Basavanagowda Channabasavanagowda Patil is an Indian

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

film actor turned politician who is the current Minister of State for

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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 ''Karnat ...

from 7 February 2020. (He is a three-term MLA from

Hirekerur Hirekeruru is a panchayat town in Haveri district in the Indian state of Karnataka. The name "the village of the big pond" (from the components ''hire'' "ಹಿರೆ", big; ''kere'' "ಕೆರೆ", pond; and ''uru'', village). The name is pron ...

assembly constituency. B. C. Patil is a former cop, and apart from acting, he has also worked as a producer and director in the

Kannada Film Industry Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. The 1934 film '' Sati Sulochana'' directe ...

Family and early life

B. C. Patil was born on 14 November 1956 to the couple Sri. Channabasavanagowda Patil and Smt. Shivamma. He is married to Smt. Vanaja and has two daughters, Sowmya and Srushti. After completing B.A., he joined the Karnataka Police department on 1-8-1979 and was trained at Police Training College, Mysore.

Acting career

B. C. Patil debuted in the Vishnuvardhan hit ''

Nishkarsha ''Nishkarsha'' (English: ''Definite Decision'') is a 1993 Indian Kannada-language heist thriller directed by Sunil Kumar Desai, starring Vishnuvardhan, Anant Nag and B. C. Patil. The story revolves around a bank robbery where terrorists become ...

''. He has acted in the films '' Premachari'', ''Kaurava'', ''Shivappa Nayaka'' and ''Jogula''. His performance in ''Nishkarsha'' was much appreciated by Vishnu. So far, he has acted in more than 25 films.

Filmography

* ''

'' (1993) * '' Mahakshathriya'' * ''Poornasatya'' * ''

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Kiladigalu ''Kiladigalu'' is a 1994 Indian Kannada-language comedy film directed by Dwarakish and produced by M. K. Srinivasamurthy. Starring Vishnuvardhan and Dwarakish in dual roles, the film also featured Swarna, Sriraksha, Avinash and B. C. Patil in ...

'' *''Curfew'' *''Maha Chatura'' *''Nirbandha'' *''Ellaranthalla Nanna Ganda'' *''Jai Hind'' *''Kaurava'' * ''Chennappa Channegowda'' (1999) *''Premachari'' *''Hats Off India'' *''Tiger Padmini'' *''Astra'' *''Krishnaarjuna'' *''Shaapa'' *''Kanoonu'' *''Shivappa Nayaka'' *''Surya IPS'' *''Hattura Odeya'' *''Chelvi'' *''Jogula'' *''Devasura'' *''Zabardust'' *''Dadagiri'' * ''Bombugalu Saar Bombugalu''(2007) * ''

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'' * ''Pungi Daasa'' (2014) * ''

Ond Chance Kodi ''Ond Chance Kodi'' () is a 2015 Kannada-language comedy film Produced by Dr Sunilkumar R M directed by Sathyamitra. The film stars Ravishankar Gowda, Patre Ajith, debutante Linto and Shruti. The film was a remake of Malayalam film '' Best of L ...

'' (2015) * ''

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Kaafi Thota ''Kaafi Thota'' is a 2017 Indian romantic thriller Kannada film written, directed and co-produced by T. N. Seetharam. Adapting a crowd-funding methodology, Seetharam produced the film along with 29 other donors under the maiden banner "Manvanth ...

'' (2017)

References

External links

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