Kikkeri Shamanna Lakshminarasimha Swamy (21 February 1939 – 20 October 2015), popularly known as K. S. L. Swamy / Lalitha Ravee / Ravee, was an Indian film director, producer, actor and playback singer. He entered cinema at an early age as an assistant to popular directors of the time such as

G. V. Iyer Ganapathi Venkataramana Iyer (3 September 1917 – 21 December 2003) was a well-known Indian film director and actor. He was nicknamed "Kannada Bheeshma", and was the only person who made films in Sanskrit. His film ''Adi Shankaracharya'' (1983 ...

and M. R. Vittal. He debuted as an independent film director with the 1966 film, '' Thoogudeepa''. His other films such as ''Gandhinagara'' (1968) and ''

Bhagya Jyothi ''Bhagya Jyothi'' (Kannada: ಭಾಗ್ಯ ಜ್ಯೋತಿ) is a 1975 Indian Kannada film, directed by K. S. L. Swamy and produced by Gopal-Lakshman. The movie, based on a novel by Mangala Satyan is a mirror to society's take on the caste ...

'' (1975) and ''

Malaya Marutha ''Malaya Marutha'' ( Winds from the hills) is a 1986 Kannada-language musical film starring Vishnuvardhan, Saritha and Madhavi. The film was directed and written by K. S. L. Swamy (Lalitha Ravi) and produced by C. V. L Shastry under "Shastry ...

'' (1986) proved successful. His 1989 film ''Jamboo Savari'' won the

National Film Award for Best Children's Film The National Film Award for Best Children's Film is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several awards ...

at the

37th National Film Awards The 37th National Film Awards, presented by Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of Indian Cinema released in the year 1989. Ceremony took place in May ...

. Swamy was a close associate of director

Puttanna Kanagal Shubraveshti Ramaswamiah Seetharama Sharma (1 December 1933 – 5 June 1985), known popularly as S. R. Puttanna Kanagal, was an Indian filmmaker known for his work in Kannada cinema. He is often considered one of Kannada cinema's most influent ...

, and completed two of his films – ''

Masanada Hoovu ''Masanada Hoovu'' () is a 1985 Indian Kannada language film directed by Puttanna Kanagal, based on T. R. Subba Rao's novel of the same name. It stars Jayanthi, Ambareesh, Hema Choudhary and Aparna. It was Puttanna Kanagal's last as a directo ...

'' (1984) and the long delayed ''Saavira Mettilu'' that released in 2006, following the latter's death, which also turned out be his own last directorial venture. Recognizing his contribution to cinema, Swamy was awarded the Dr.

B. Saroja Devi Bangalore Saroja Devi (born 7 January 1938) is an Indian actress who has acted in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films. She acted in around 200 films in over six decades. She is known by the epithets "''Abhinaya Saraswathi''" (Saraswathi of ac ...

National Award in 2013. He was married to actress

B. V. Radha Bengaluru Vijaya Radha (15 August 1948 – 10 September 2017), commonly known as B. V. Radha, was an Indian actress and film producer. She began her career in the 1964 Kannada film ''Navakoti Narayana''. She went on to play mostly supportin ...

. Swamy was also an adept singer well known for the track "Suryangu Chandrangu" for the film ''

Shubhamangala ''Shubhamangala'' is a 1975 Indian Kannada language film directed by Puttanna Kanagal, based on a novel of the same name by Vani, starring Aarathi and Srinath. The supporting cast features Shivaram, Ambareesh, Musuri Krishnamurthy and K. S. Ash ...

'' and "Ille Swarga Ille Naraka" for '' Nagarahole''. Swamy died on 20 October 2015 due to breathing complications at Bangalore.

Filmography

As director

* '' Thoogudeepa'' (1966) * ''

Lagna Pathrike ''Lagna Pathrike'' () is a 1967 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by K. S. L. Swamy and produced by A. M. Sameevulla. The film stars Rajkumar and Jayanthi. The film has musical score by Vijaya Bhaskar. Cast * Rajkumar as Raghu * Jayan ...

'' (1967) * ''

Gandhinagara ''Gandhinagara'' is a 1968 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by K. S. L. Swamy and produced by C Venku Reddy. The film stars Rajkumar, Kalpana, K. S. Ashwath, Balakrishna and Narasimharaju. The film had musical score by Chellapilla Saty ...

'' (1968) * ''

Bhagyada Bagilu ''Bhagyada Bagilu'' is a 1968 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by K. S. L. Swamy (Ravi) and produced by B. H. Jayanna. The film stars Rajkumar, Balakrishna, Dwarakish , with K. S. Ashwath in a guest appearance. The film has musical score ...

'' (1968) * ''

Manku Dinne ''Manku Dinne'' (Kannada: ಮಂಕು ದಿಣ್ಣೆ) is a 1968 Indian Kannada film, directed by K. S. L. Swamy and produced by A. M. Sameevulla. The film stars Kalyan Kumar, B. Vijayalakshmi, Balakrishna and B. Jayashree in the lead roles ...

'' (1968) * '' Anna Thamma'' (1968) * '' Arishina Kumkuma'' (1970) * '' Lakshmi Saraswathi'' (1970) * ''

Aaru Mooru Ombhatthu ''Aaru Mooru Ombhatthu'' () is a 1970 Indian Kannada film, directed and produced by K. S. L. Swamy. The film stars Udaykumar, Srinath, Ramesh and Ravi in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Vijaya Bhaskar Vijaya Bhaskar ( kan, ...

'' (1970) * ''

Bhale Adrushtavo Adrushta ''Bhale Adrushtavo Adrushta'' (Kannada: ಭಲೇ ಅದೃಷ್ಟವೋ ಅದೃಷ್ಟ) is a 1971 Indian Kannada film, directed by K. S. L. Swamy. The film stars Kalpana, B. V. Radha, Gangadhar and Srinath in the lead roles. The film has ...

'' (1971) * ''

Sri Krishna Rukmini Satyabhama ''Sri Krishna Rukmini Satyabhama'' is a 1971 Kannada-language Hindu mythological film written and directed by K. S. L. Swamy. The film stars Rajkumar, B. Saroja Devi, Aarathi and Bharathi. The film was released under Raghunandan Movies ban ...

'' (1971) * ''

Kulla Agent 000 ''Kulla Agent 000'' is a 1972 Indian Kannada-language mystery comedy film directed by K. S. L. Swamy and produced and written by Dwaraka Films. The film stars Dwarakish, Udaykumar and Jyothi Lakshmi. Cast * Dwarakish * Jyothi Lakshmi * Uday ...

'' (1972) * '' Devaru Kotta Thangi'' (1973) * '' CID 72'' (1973) * ''

'' (1975) * ''

Makkala Bhagya ''Makkala Bhagya'' () is a 1976 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by K. S. L. Swamy (Ravi) and produced by K. Vittal Kumar and K. V. Honnappa. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Bharathi Vishnuvardhan, K. S. Ashwath and Dwarakish in the lead r ...

'' (1976) * '' Thulasi'' (1976) * ''

Devara Duddu ''Devara Duddu'' is a 1977 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by K. S. L. Swamy and produced by N. Rani. The film stars Rajesh, Srinath, Jayanthi, Hema Choudhary and Chandrashekar. The film has musical score by Rajan–Nagendra. The film w ...

'' (1977) * ''

Maagiya Kanasu ''Maagiya Kanasu'' is a 1977 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by K. S. L. Swamy and produced by K. A. Gopal and Lakshman. It is based on a novel by K. Saroja Rao. The film stars Srinath, Aarathi and Shubha (actress), Shubha in main roles. ...

'' (1977) * '' Mugdha Manava'' (1977) * ''

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'' (1977) * ''

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'' (1977) * ''

Driver Hanumanthu Driver Hanumanthu is an Indian Kannada language film released in 1980, starring Shivaram and with guest appearances by Vishnuvardhan in the role of a classical singer and Ambareesh in the role of a Church father. The film was a remake of Tamil ...

'' (1980) * ''

Bhoomige Banda Bhagavantha ''Bhoomige Banda Bhagavantha'' is a 1981 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by K. S. L. Swamy (Ravee) and produced by S. P. Varadaraj and J. Chandulal Jain. The film stars Lokesh, Lakshmi, Jai Jagadish and Vajramuni. The film has musical sc ...

'' (1981) * ''

Jimmy Gallu ''Jimmy Gallu'' is a 1982 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by K. S. L. Swamy and produced by Shashirekha. The story is written by Venugopal Kasaragod. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Sripriya, Lokesh and Hema Choudhary. The film was w ...

'' (1982) * '' Matthe Vasantha'' (1983) * ''

Kranthiyogi Basavanna ''Kranthiyogi Basavanna'' is a 1983 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by K. S. L. Swamy (Ravee). The film stars Ashok, Aarathi, Srinivasa Murthy, Manjula, Hema Chowdhary. The film has musical score by M. Ranga Rao. This movie is about li ...

'' (1983) * '' Mutthaide Bhagya'' (1983) * '' Karune Illada Kanoonu'' (1983) * ''

Huli Hejje ''Huli Hejje'' () is a 1984 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by K. S. L. Swamy (Ravee) and produced by Shashirekha. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Tiger Prabhakar, Vijayalakshmi Singh and Srigeetha. The film ran successfully for more than ...

'' (1984) * ''

Pithamaha ''Pithamaha'' is a 1985 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by K. S. L. Swamy (Ravi) and produced by Singh Brothers. The film stars Rajesh, Udaykumar, V. Ravichandran and Vijayalakshmi Singh. While M. Ranga Rao composed the music, the lyrics ...

'' (1985) * ''

'' (1986) * '' Mithileya Seetheyaru'' (1988) * '' Jambu Savari'' (1989) * '' Harakeya Kuri'' (1992) * '' Maha Edabidangi'' (1999) * '' Savira Mettilu'' (2006)... co-directed

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