Dr.Rajkumar - Interviewed By Udayadri Just After The Release From Veerappan

Singanalluru Puttaswamy Muthuraj (24 April 1929 - 12 April 2006),[2] known mononymously by his stage name Rajkumar, was an Indian film actor and playback singer in the Kannada cinema. Widely acclaimed as one of the finest actors in the history of Indian cinema, he is considered a cultural icon and holds a matinée idol status in the Kannada diaspora,[3][4] among whom he is popularly adulated as Nata Saarvabhouma (emperor of actors), Bangarada Manushya (man of gold), Vara Nata (gifted actor) and Rajanna / Annavru (elder brother, Raj).[5][6] He was honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 1983, several national and state awards. His films have been remade more than 50 times in various languages - 32 movies have been remade 54 times in 7 languages.[7]
Rajkumar entered the film industry after his long stint as a dramatist with Gubbi Veeranna's Gubbi Drama Company, which he joined at the age of eight before he got his first break as a lead in the 1954 film Bedara Kannappa.[6] He went on to work in over 220 films essaying a variety of roles and excelling in portraying mythological and historical characters in films such as Bhakta Kanakadasa (1960), Ranadheera Kanteerava (1960), Satya Harishchandra (1965), Immadi Pulikeshi (1967), Sri Krishnadevaraya (1970), Bhakta Kumbara (1974), Mayura (1975), Babruvahana (1977) and Bhakta Prahlada (1983).[8]
Trained in classical music during his theatre days, Rajkumar also became an accomplished playback singer. He mostly sang for his films since 1974. The songs "Yaare Koogadali," "Huttidare Kannada," "Hey Dinakara," "Hrudaya Samudra," and "Naadamaya" became widely popular. For his rendition of the latter song, he was awarded the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer. Well known for his highly disciplined and simple lifestyle in both personal and professional fronts, Rajkumar was also an avid Yoga, Pranayama, and Carnatic music performer. In 2000, he was kidnapped from his farmhouse at Gajanur by Veerappan and was released after 108 days.[9] He died of cardiac arrest at his residence in Bangalore on 12 April 2006 at the age of 76.[10]
In his film career, Rajkumar received eleven Karnataka State Film Awards, including nine Best Actor and two Best singer awards, nine Filmfare Awards South, and one National Film Award.[11] He holds the record of receiving Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Kannada and Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor the highest number of times. He received the NTR National Award in 2002. He was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Mysore,[12] and is a recipient of the Padma Bhushan (1983) [13] and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award (1995) for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema.[14] His 1986 movie Anuraga Aralithu was the first Indian movie to be remade in six other languages.[15]
ಡಾ. ರಾಜ್‌ಕುಮಾರ್ ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ದ ಚಲನಚಿತ್ರ ನಟರು. ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಜನಪ್ರಿಯ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಮುಖರು. ಕೇವಲ ನಟರಾಗಿ ಉಳಿಯದೆ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆ ಗಾಯಕರಾಗಿ ಸಹ ಹೆಸರು ಮಾಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ನಟಸಾರ್ವಭೌಮ ಬಿರುದು ಮತ್ತು ಮೈಸೂರು ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯದಿಂದ ಗೌರವ ಡಾಕ್ಟರೇಟ್ ಪದವಿಯನ್ನು ಪಡೆದಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಹಂಪಿ ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯದಿಂದ ನಾಡೋಜ ಪದವಿಯನ್ನು ಪಡೆದಿದ್ದಾರೆ.[೭][೮]
ನಟಸಾರ್ವಭೌಮ ಡಾ. ರಾಜ್‌ಕುಮಾರ್ (ಜನನ: ಏಪ್ರಿಲ್ ೨೪, ೧೯೨೯ - ಮರಣ: ಏಪ್ರಿಲ್ ೧೨, ೨೦೦೬) ಕನ್ನಡ ಚಿತ್ರರಂಗದ ಧ್ರುವತಾರೆ ಎಂದೇ ಹೆಸರಾದ ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧ ನಟ, ಗಾಯಕ. ಸುಮಾರು ಐದು ದಶಕ ಗಳಲ್ಲಿನ ಚಿತ್ರರಂಗದ ಬದುಕಿನಲ್ಲಿ, ೨೦೦ ಕ್ಕೂ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಚಿತ್ರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನಟಿಸಿರುವ ಡಾ. ರಾಜ್ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಜನಪ್ರಿಯ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಮುಖರು.
ಕೇವಲ ನಟರಾಗಿ ಉಳಿಯದೆ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆ ಗಾಯಕರಾಗಿ ಸಹ ಹೆಸರು ಮಾಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ನಟಸಾರ್ವಭೌಮ ಬಿರುದು ಮತ್ತು ಮೈಸೂರು ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯದಿಂದ ಗೌರವ ಡಾಕ್ಟರೇಟ್ ಪದವಿಯನ್ನು ಪಡೆದಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಹಂಪಿ ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯದಿಂದ ನಾಡೋಜ ಪದವಿಯನ್ನು ಪಡೆದಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಭಾರತ ಸರ್ಕಾರದಿಂದ ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಿತ ಪದ್ಮಭೂಷಣ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಚಿತ್ರರಂಗದಲ್ಲಿನ ಜೀವಮಾನದ ಸಾಧನೆ ಗಾಗಿ ದಾದಾ ಸಾಹೇಬ್ ಫಾಲ್ಕೆ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿಗಳು ಸಹ ಲಭಿಸಿವೆ.
ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸರ್ಕಾರದಿಂದ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರತ್ನ ಎಂದು ಪುರಸ್ಕೃತರಾದವರು. ೨೦೦೦ನೇ ವರ್ಷದಲ್ಲಿ ಕುಖ್ಯಾತ ದಂತಚೋರ ವೀರಪ್ಪನ್‌ನಿಂದ ಅಪಹರಣವಾಗಿದ್ದ ರಾಜ್‌ಕುಮಾರ್, ೧೦೮ ದಿನಗಳ ನಂತರ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆಯಾಗಿದ್ದರು. ೨೦೦೬ ಏಪ್ರಿಲ್ ೧೨ರಂದು ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿ, ಹೃದಯಾಘಾತದಿಂದ ಮರಣ ಹೊಂದಿದರು.

[@nsrmmurthy9794]

ರೇಡಿಯೋದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಣ್ಣಾವ್ರ ಸಂದರ್ಶನ ಕೇಳಿ ತುಂಬಾ ಸಂತೋಷವಾಯಿತು. ಯಾವುದೇ ಆಂಗ್ಲ ಪದವನ್ನು ಬಳಸದೇ ಶುಧ್ಧವಾಗಿ ಕನ್ನಡವನ್ನು ಮಾತನಾಡುವ ಶೈಲಿ ಅತ್ಯದ್ಬುತ ವಾಗಿತ್ತು.

[@krupaumeshkrupaumesh9847]

ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಆಕಾಶವಾಣಿ ನಿಲಯದಿಂದ ಡಾ ರಾಜ್ ಕುಮಾರ್ ಅವರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಉದಯಾದರಿ ಅವರು ನಡೆಸಿದ ಸಂದರ್ಶನ ತುಂಬಾ ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿ ಮೂಡಿಬಂತು ಇಬ್ಬರಿಗೂ ತುಂಬು ಹೃದಯದಅಭಿನಂದನೆಗಳು

[@eshag3122]

Just tears in my eyes soon after listening to legend ..... that’s Dr Raj ....

[@manjunathreddy9600]

listening to Dr Rajkumar voice feels something fresh like a breez coming from sandalwood tree.

[@ಳಳಳ]

ವಾಹ್. ನೂರಕ್ಕೆ ನೂರು.

[@srithablagmhsrithablgmh7750]

ಸಂದರ್ಶಕರ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗಳು ಆಕಾಶವಾಣಿಯ ಸುತ್ತ ಮುತ್ತಲೇ ಇವೆ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಜಾಣ್ಮೆಯಿಂದ ಪ್ರಶ್ನಿಸಿದ್ದರೆ ಅಧ್ಬುತ ವಾದ ಕಾಡಿನ ಅನುಭವವನ್ನ ವೀರಪ್ಪನ್ನ ಬಗೆಗಿನ ವಿಷಯವನ್ನ ಅಣ್ಣಾವ್ರ ಬಾಯಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕೆಳಬಹುದಿತ್ತು

[@ಳಳಳ]

ಹೌದು

[@adinarayanamurthy1638]

Each and every word is golden Rajkumar is talking very deep meaning and baby heart ,no one actor like Rajkumar in filam land.

[@vaggahanumatappa3615]

ಎಷ್ಟು ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿ ಮಾತಾಡ್ತಾರೆ ನಮ್ಮ ಅಣ್ಣಾವ್ರು 😊🙏🙏

[@bharathijayaram7298]

Thank you so much for sharing this audio clip with us. No words.....just became very emotional while hearing to his voice. Can understand what the entire family must have gone through 108 days.

[@shashikumarguttedar7304]

D Raj Kumar is great actr in the world

[@MHNingapur]

ಕನ್ನಡದ ಕಣ್ಮಣಿ. ಡಾ,, ರಾಜಕೂಮಾರರ ಈ ಕನ್ನಡದ ಪದಗಳು ಬಹಳ ಸುಲಭವಾಗಿ ಮೂಡಿ ಬರುತ್ತಿರುವುದು. ಕೇಳುವುದೇ ಒಂದು ಸಂಭ್ರಮ .

[@prakashputtaiah1745]

ನಮ್ಮ ಅಣ್ಣಾವ್ರು ಎಂದೆಂದಿಗೂ ಮುಂದಿನ ಪೀಳಿಗೆಗೆ ಕೂಡ ಕನ್ನಡದ ಮೇಸ್ಟ್ರು. ಜೈ ನಟಸಾರ್ವಭೌಮ

[@relaxationguru8936]

🌏 ಕಲಾ ವಿಶ್ವದ
ಏಕಮೇವಾದ್ವಿತೀಯ
ನಟಸಾರ್ವಭೌಮ.
🌐 ವಿಶ್ವ ರತ್ನ 🌐
🇮🇳 ಡಾ. ರಾಜ್ ಕುಮಾರ್ 🇮🇳
💖 ನಮ್ ಅಣ್ಣಾವ್ರು 💖

[@maryvirgine9159]

Raj kumar apaaji swara kelli eshto varsha vaagithu iga mathe keli thumba santhosha vaayethu thanks for presents

[@luckyyash621]

We all love you Dr Rajkumar Sir ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@KiranK-bi7ek]

ರಾಜಕುಮಾರ....ಕನ್ನಡದ ಮೇರು ಪರ್ವತ... 🙏🙏🙏

[@natesanmohan1337]

Dr Raj Anna really great person with strong heart .

[@Mitunjiva]

Rajanna... Realy Rajakumara means by heart & soul real human being with innocent Kind heart like small kids 😘🥰🙌👌... Wt a painful emotions carried those days... Cant imagine almost alk his family & friends circle more than that fans 😴😴

[@raveeshkumar8878]

Dr Rajkumar Anna nija jeevanadalli olleya dharmishta manushyataddarinda, alpaswalpa sathya ulididdarinda namma preethiya Anna vapas Bandaru devaru doddavanu. Naau Badukiruvathanaka namma jotheyalliye eruva namma rajkumar 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 by - Raveesh Army.

[@prakasholekar5834]

Very nice information

[@maheshguravsavalagi3844]

Dr Rajkumar ,🙏🙏🙏

[@chethansathi]

No words to tell .. we always love u rajkumar sir

[@subhashyaraganavi8910]

Great interview

[@savyamba2588]

Yogi, Adbutha Rushi. Devaru kotta vara ivaru. Namo Namaha.Na bhootho Na bhavishyathi. Hari Om

[@hemanthkulkarni5480]

Surkshitavagi kaadininda dr Raj naadige bandaru ondu vele kaadinalli Raj enadaru
Anahuta sambhavisiddare
Abba paristiti parinama enaguttitto devaru nijakku
Doddava super annavra maatu

[@thippeswamyg7155]

SALUTES GREAT INSTITUTION ALL INDIA RADIO.

[@rajashekar9614]

Jai Rajkumar

[@puttaswamymysuru]

ಜೈ ಮುತ್ತು ರಾಜ ರಾಜ ಕುಮಾರ..
ಕನ್ನಡ ನಾಡಿನ ಹೆಮ್ಮೆಯ ಕುವರ...

[@capriworld]

great personality.

[@shambhubhat6370]

Great actor, a part of my personality

[@chandrashekar-kg7oi]

Kannada Kannadiga Karnataka

[@dkjellyfish6368]

15/8/2023

[@sujatharavi4842]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@BasavarajS-si4ry]

"❤❤❤ಗಂಧದನುಡಿ ❤❤❤"

[@SampathKumarN]

Annavru Avara Appaji Avaranna Yaava Interview Nallu Nenapu Maadikollada Episod Galaagli Athava Sandharbagalaagli illa Dr. Raj Kumar Ge Jai

[@sharathsharath2278]

❤❤❤

[@sidduboss3025]

ಜೈ ರಾಜಣ್ಣ

[@janakisrinivas4751]

Kannadada muttu Namma annavru

[@manjunathsagar3144]

ಡಾಕ್ಟರ್ ರಾಜ್

[@krishnarajkumar8467]

🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@pillaas5494]

Interview stopped abruptly… did he say something controversial later and therefore it was edited?

[@luckyv8410]

😢🙏🙏🙏

[@chandrashekar-kg7oi]

Endendu Annavru

[@ashhashh16]

Anyone Pls translate in english

[@chandramathisomegowda3121]

Aa nai. Veerappan. Apharisadiddare. Raj. Innu. Badukiruttiddaru. Aa novinindale. Heart. Durbalavagirabahudu antananage anisutte

[@chandrashekar-kg7oi]

Idhu character andhre...
Este kasta idhru, ene nov aagidhru saha normal anno reethi maathodhu annavrige maathra saadhya