{{Use Indian English, date=December 2018 Kumara Rama (1290 - 1320) is revered as an historical figure in the history of the Indian state of

Karnataka Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...

and the inspiration for the establishment of the

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. Kumara Rama was the son of the chief Kampli Raya of Kampli or Kampli Kote (Kampli Fort). Kampli is a town in Bellary district of Karnataka and headquarters of Kampli.

As a Prince

Kumara Rama (1290-1320), was an ideal prince and an embodiment of good virtues, who stood by his father in waging relentless wars against the

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, and

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of northern India. Kumara Rama died at a very young age while battling the

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armies.

Worship in his name

Several tribes in Karnataka worship Kumara Rama in whose honor many medieval temples were built. There is a temple called located in village Mensi in Siddapur Taluk of Uttara Kannada district. Every year surrounding villagers worship Kumara Rama on an auspicious day by keeping his masks A Temple has been built in Koratagere ,Tumkur

Personal life

Kumara Rama fell in love with an aboriginal girl who later becomes his father's wife due to unusual circumstances. Though Rama took this development as a fall out of destiny, the woman did not reconcile to her fate and tried to seduce Rama. But Rama stood out for morals and was humiliated by her. Then he became the victim of her tricks and Kampila Raja ordered his execution. But his look-alike brother Chenniga Rama sacrifices his life for him and Kumara Rama wages wars against the invasion of

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's army. He dies in the battle and his dignity is restored in death.

Movie

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movie was made in honour of the exploits of Kumara Rama called as

Gandugali Kumara Rama ''Gandugali Kumara Rama'' is a 2006 Indian Kannada-language biographical film based on the life of Kumara Rama (1290 AD – 1320 AD), who is considered to be the warrior prince prior to the establishment of the Vijayanagara Empire. Directe ...

Shivaraj Kumar Dr.Shiva Rajkumar (born Nagaraju Shiva Puttaswamy; 12 July 1962) is an Indian actor, film producer and television presenter who predominantly works in Kannada cinema. In a career spanning over three decades, he has worked in over 125 films in Ka ...

, the popular Kannada actor portrayed the role of Kumara Rama. The same role was earlier portrayed by Vishnuvardhan in a play sequence of the 1978 movie '' Madhura Sangama''.

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Karnataka History
13th-century Indian people Indian princes

As a Prince

Worship in his name

Personal life

Movie

See also

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