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Singanalluru Puttaswamayya Muthuraju (24 April 1929 – 12 April 2006),〔(ಡಾ.ರಾಜ್ಕುಮಾರ್ Dr. Raj Kumar Memorial Website ). Rajkumarmemorial.com (12 April 2006).〕 known mononymously by his screen name Rajkumar, was an Indian actor and singer in the Kannada Cinema. Widely acclaimed as one of the finest actor in the history of Indian Cinema, he is considered a cultural icon, and holds a Matinée idol status in the Kannada diaspora, among whom he is popularly adulated as ''Karnataka Rathna''(Jewel of Karnataka State), ''Rajanna'' (Brother Raj), ''Varanata'' (Gifted actor), ''Natasarvabhouma'' (emperor of acting),〔 ''Gaana Gandharva'' (singer in the court of Gods), and as ''Annavru'' (beloved elder brother). A method actor, 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, and got his first break as a lead in the 1954 film ''Bedara Kannappa'', and went on to work in over 220 films, the 2000 super hit Shabdavedhi being the last one.〔 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. He is also credited for being the only Indian super star who stayed away from acting the vicious acts of drinking, smoking and uttering swear words in all the roles he performed in his long spanning career of close to 50 years. At the age of 71, he was kidnapped from his farm house at Gajanur (the place where he was brought up) by forest brigand Veerappan. He was released after 108 days.〔(Times of India – Total recall of 109 days of kidnap drama ). ''The Times of India''.indiatimes.com (29 July 2001).〕 He died of cardiac arrest at his residence in Bangalore on 12 April 2006.〔(Deccan Herald News Service – Eight deaths and a funeral ). ''Deccan Herald''. (14 April 2006).〕 In his film career, Rajkumar received eleven Karnataka State Film Awards, ten South Filmfare Awards, two National Film Awards and a National Film Award for Best Playback Singer. He received in 2002 the NTR National Award. He was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Mysore,〔 and is a recipient of the Padma Bhushan〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/LST-PDAWD.pdf )〕 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1995 for the lifetime contribution to Indian Cinema.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url= http://www.filmfed.org/DPA-Winner.html )〕 ==Early life== Rajkumar was born on April 24, 1929, at Gajanur〔 (Talavadi block),〔(Talavadi: A bone of contention ). Rediff (31 July 2000).〕 Madras Presidency〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Constable's Hand Atlas of India )〕 (now Tamil Nadu). His mother tongue was Kannada. His father, Singanalluru Puttaswamayya, was an impoverished theatre-artist, was originally from Singanallur, Coimbatore District, Madras Presidency,〔 who played roles like Kamsa, Ravana and Hiranyakashipu. His mother's name was Lakshmamma. Rajkumar dropped out of school at the age of 8 after having been discovered by a film producer, and played minor characters until he was 25 when he played his first lead role in a feature film.〔 Originally, he was named Mutturajar, after the Muthathi Raya (a name for the Hindu deity Hanuman), which is a temple deity located in Muthathi, a settlement on the banks of river Kaveri in present-day Karnataka.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/Apr122006/update103482006412.asp )〕 Before acting in what would become his first film as a male lead ''Bedara Kannappa'', Rajkumar appeared in ''Srinivasa Kalyana'', as one of the seven Saptarishi (sages). This was too small a role; he remembered only that the scene in which he acted was over before he recognized himself in the scene. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rajkumar (actor)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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