Background
Krishnamurthy was born on February 9, 1914, in Hunsur, in the erstwhile Kingdom of Mysore of British India, to M. Rajarao, who worked in the Public Works Department, and Padmavati.
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Hunsur Krishnamurthy
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He attended school in Hunsur, and completed his high school education from Sharada Vilas High School and Basayya School, Mysore.
Career
He worked with noted theatre personalities early in his career, Gubbi Veeranna, Mohammed Peer and B. R. Panthulu, before entering films. As a film director, he made films mostly in the mythological genre such as Satya Harishchandra (1965), Bhakta Kumbara (1974) and Babruvahana (1977), all of which stars Rajkumar in the lead roles. The films were major critical and commercial successes and are seen as milestones in Kannada cinema and in the career of Rajkumar.
R. P. National Film Karnataka State Film.
Achievements
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National Film s 1965 - Best Kannada Film – Sathya Harishchandra 1965 - Third Best Kannada Film – Maduve Madi Nodu Karnataka State Film s 1973-1974 - Best Dialogue Writer – Boothayyana Maga Ayyu 1974-1975 - Third Best Film – Bhaktha Kumbara 1981-1982 - Best Dialogue Writer – Edeyooru Siddalingeshwara 1986-1987 - Lieutenant Puttanna Kanagal.
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Nationality
India