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Dorai–Bhagavan
Dorai–Bhagavan were an Indian filmmaking duo consisting of directors B. Dorai Raj (died 2000) and S. K. Bhagavan (5 July 1933 – 20 February 2023), active mainly in Kannada cinema. The duo directed twenty seven films together, most of which starred Dr. Rajkumar, Rajkumar and were highly successful at box-office. Fourteen of them were based on Kannada novels. Bhagavan was the principal of Adarsha Film Institute, Bangalore. Film career Srinivasa Krishna Iyengar Bhagavan was born on 5 July 1933. He completed his schooling in Bangalore High school. At a young age, he was acting on stage dramas with Hirannaiah Mithra Mandali. He started his film career as an assistant to Kanagal Prabhakar Shastri in 1956 through the film ''Bhagyodaya''. He then went on to direct his debut movie ''Sandhya Raga'' in 1966 though officially its direction was credited to A.C. Narasimha Murthy. However, next year, he was credited as the co-director of ''Rajadurgada Rahasya'' (1967) alongside A.C. Narasi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasturi Nivasa
''Kasturi Nivasa'' ( ) is a 1971 Indian Kannada-language Drama (film and television), drama film written and directed by the director duo Dorai–Bhagavan based on a story by G. Balasubramanium which was loosely inspired by William Shakespeare's play ''Timon of Athens''. It was produced by K. C. N. Gowda under the banner of Anupam Movies. The film stars Dr. Rajkumar, Rajkumar as Ravi Varma, an extremely generous man, who succumbs to his intention of being generous no matter what happens. It also features Jayanthi (actress), Jayanthi, K. S. Ashwath and Aarathi in supporting roles. After Balasubramaniam wrote the story exclusively for Sivaji Ganesan, director K. Shankar and producer Noor were impressed. Sivaji Ganesan however refused citing that the film had a tragic ending. In early 1971, Chi. Udayashankar and S.P. Varadaraj, S. P. Varadaraj chanced upon the project. Eventually, they coaxed Dorai–Bhagavan to listen to the story. Upon hearing the story, they agreed on making th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |