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Gururajulu Naidu
Gururajulu Naidu (1931–1985) was a ''Harikathe'' storyteller. He was known as ''Harikathe'' pitamaha of Karnataka, and along with Achyuta Dasa and Keshava Dasa, he formed the trinity of ''Harikatha'' Vidwans. Gururajulu Naidu's ''Harikathe'' stories include ''Renukadevi Mahatme'', ''Bhookailasa'', ''Bheema Jarasandha'' and ''Bhakta Sudama''. He helped to popularise ''Harikathe'' in Karnataka by recording albums of the stories. Gururajulu Naidu trained Harikatha to several disciples, including Shri N. Suryanarayanadas, Smt. Kumari Malini and LakshmanaDas. His harmonist was Vidwan Shivaramu. Gururajulu Naidu was also known by the name Arun Kumar in the Kannada film industry. He acted in movies including ''Madhu Malathi ''Madhu Malathi'' is a 1966 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film, directed by S. K. A. Chari and produced by M. Sampath. The film stars Rajkumar, Udaykumar, Arun Kumar and Bharathi Vishnuvardhan. The film has musical score by G. K. Ven ...'', '' Hann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gururajulu Naidu
Gururajulu Naidu (1931–1985) was a ''Harikathe'' storyteller. He was known as ''Harikathe'' pitamaha of Karnataka, and along with Achyuta Dasa and Keshava Dasa, he formed the trinity of ''Harikatha'' Vidwans. Gururajulu Naidu's ''Harikathe'' stories include ''Renukadevi Mahatme'', ''Bhookailasa'', ''Bheema Jarasandha'' and ''Bhakta Sudama''. He helped to popularise ''Harikathe'' in Karnataka by recording albums of the stories. Gururajulu Naidu trained Harikatha to several disciples, including Shri N. Suryanarayanadas, Smt. Kumari Malini and LakshmanaDas. His harmonist was Vidwan Shivaramu. Gururajulu Naidu was also known by the name Arun Kumar in the Kannada film industry. He acted in movies including ''Madhu Malathi ''Madhu Malathi'' is a 1966 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film, directed by S. K. A. Chari and produced by M. Sampath. The film stars Rajkumar, Udaykumar, Arun Kumar and Bharathi Vishnuvardhan. The film has musical score by G. K. Ven ...'', '' Hann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harikathe
''Harikatha'' (Kannada: ಹರಿಕಥೆ : ''Harikathe''; Telugu: హరికథ : ''Harikatha;'' Marathi: हरीपाठ '': Haripatha'', ), also known as ''Harikatha Kaalakshepam'' in Telugu and Tamil (), is a form of Hindu traditional discourse in which the storyteller explores a traditional theme, usually the life of a saint or a story from an Indian epic. The person telling the story through songs, music and narration is called a ''Haridasa''. Harikatha is a composite art form composed of storytelling, poetry, music, drama, dance, and philosophy most prevalent in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka and ancient Tamil Nadu. Any Hindu religious theme may be the subject for the ''Harikatha''. At its peak ''Harikatha'' was a popular medium of entertainment, which helped transmit cultural, educational and religious values to the masses. The main aim of ''Harikatha'' is to imbue truth and righteousness in the minds of people and sow the seeds of devotion in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karnataka
Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnataka'' in 1973. The state corresponds to the Carnatic region. Its capital and largest city is Bengaluru. Karnataka is bordered by the Lakshadweep Sea to the west, Goa to the northwest, Maharashtra to the north, Telangana to the northeast, Andhra Pradesh to the east, Tamil Nadu to the southeast, and Kerala to the southwest. It is the only southern state to have land borders with all of the other four southern Indian sister states. The state covers an area of , or 5.83 percent of the total geographical area of India. It is the sixth-largest Indian state by area. With 61,130,704 inhabitants at the 2011 census, Karnataka is the eighth-largest state by population, comprising 31 districts. Kannada, one of the classical languages of India, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhu Malathi
''Madhu Malathi'' is a 1966 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film, directed by S. K. A. Chari and produced by M. Sampath. The film stars Dr. Rajkumar, Rajkumar, Udaykumar, Gururajulu Naidu, Arun Kumar and Bharathi Vishnuvardhan. The film has musical score by G. K. Venkatesh. The title card credited the story to the director with a note that it was based on a book by Bhavabhuti. The story traces its origin to the ancient Indian drama ''Mālatīmādhava'' by Bhavabhuti () and later went on to be one of the popular Vikramaditya, Vikram - Vetala, Vetal stories from ''Vetala Panchavimshati'', a Sanskrit work whose earliest recensions are found in ''Kathasaritsagara'' written by Somadeva (). The movie was dubbed in Tamil as ''Vedhalan Sonna Kathai''. The movie has the characteristics of swashbuckler films with the three male lead roles playing swashbucklers and the sole female lead playing a damsel in distress. This was the first movie where Bharathi was paired against Rajkumar. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannele Chiguridaga
''Hannele Chiguridaga'' () is a 1968 Indian Kannada-language film directed by M. R. Vittal and produced by Srikanth Enterprises. The film stars Rajkumar, R. Nagendra Rao and Kalpana. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Triveni and deals with the empowerment of women in education and also issues around widow marriage. The original score and soundtrack were composed by M. Ranga Rao and had lyrics written by R. N. Jayagopal. The film won several awards after release including the Karnataka State Film Award for First Best Film. Cast * R. Nagendra Rao as Anantha Rao * Rajkumar as Prasad * Kalpana as Malathi * Arun Kumar as Shivanand * Dinesh as Keshava * Ranga as Madhava * B. V. Radha * M. Jayashree as Raji * Papamma * Pradhan * Vijaykumar * Indira George * Baby Rani as Manju * Premalatha as Jayanthi, a stage actress Soundtrack The soundtrack music was composed by M. Ranga Rao, and lyrics written by R. N. Jayagopal. The album has six tracks. Awards ;1968 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mooroovare Vajragalu
''Mooroovare Vajragalu'' () is a 1973 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Y. R. Swamy. The film stars Rajkumar, Srinath, Jayanthi, Aarathi and Manjula. Rajkumar played a dual role in the movie. The film was Rajkumar's last full-fledged movie in black-and-white - thus also making it his last dual role in a black and white movie. ''Doorada Betta'', which released in the same year, was black and white too, but had a few sequences in Eastmancolor. Plot This story is based on the epic of Mahabharatha. Cast * Rajkumar as Narada and Sri Krishna * Srinath as Kritavarma * Jayanthi as Satyavati * Aarathi as Rukmini * Manjula as Bhama *Gururajulu Naidu as Sudama * Leelavathi as wife of Sudama *K. S. Ashwath as Dharmaja * Thoogudeepa Srinivas as Bhima *Ramesh as Arjuna * Rajashankar as Balarama *Vajramuni as Duryodhana * Prabhavati * Shanimahadevappa as Shakuni * Jaya B as Saraswathi Soundtrack The music of the film was composed by R. Sudarshanam. The lyrics of the soundtrack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Storytellers
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Artists From Karnataka
An artist is a person engaged in an activity related to creating art, practicing the arts, or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse refers to a practitioner in the visual arts only. However, the term is also often used in the entertainment business, especially in a business context, for musicians and other performers (although less often for actors). "Artiste" (French for artist) is a variant used in English in this context, but this use has become rare. Use of the term "artist" to describe writers is valid, but less common, and mostly restricted to contexts like used in criticism. Dictionary definitions The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' defines the older broad meanings of the term "artist": * A learned person or Master of Arts. * One who pursues a practical science, traditionally medicine, astrology, alchemy, chemistry. * A follower of a pursuit in which skill comes by study or practice. * A follower of a manual art, such a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Male Singers
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Harikatha Exponents
''Harikatha'' (Kannada: ಹರಿಕಥೆ : ''Harikathe''; Telugu: హరికథ : ''Harikatha;'' Marathi: हरीपाठ '': Haripatha'', ), also known as ''Harikatha Kaalakshepam'' in Telugu and Tamil (), is a form of Hindu traditional discourse in which the storyteller explores a traditional theme, usually the life of a saint or a story from an Indian epic. The person telling the story through songs, music and narration is called a ''Haridasa''. Harikatha is a composite art form composed of storytelling, poetry, music, drama, dance, and philosophy most prevalent in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka and ancient Tamil Nadu. Any Hindu religious theme may be the subject for the ''Harikatha''. At its peak ''Harikatha'' was a popular medium of entertainment, which helped transmit cultural, educational and religious values to the masses. The main aim of ''Harikatha'' is to imbue truth and righteousness in the minds of people and sow the seeds of devotion in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1931 Births
Events January * January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics. * January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa. * January 22 – Sir Isaac Isaacs is sworn in as the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia. * January 25 – Mohandas Gandhi is again released from imprisonment in India. * January 27 – Pierre Laval forms a government in France. February * February 4 – Soviet leader Joseph Stalin gives a speech calling for rapid industrialization, arguing that only strong industrialized countries will win wars, while "weak" nations are "beaten". Stalin states: "We are fifty or a hundred years behind the advanced countries. We must make good this distance in ten years. Either we do it, or they will crush us." The first five-year plan in the Soviet Union is intensified, for the industrialization and collectivization of agriculture. * February 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
