Singanalluru Puttaswamayya Varadaraj (also known as S. P. Varadappa, 1935 – 8 February 2006) was an Indian actor and producer in

Kannada cinema 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'' directed ...

. He produced films such as ''

Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu ''Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu'' () is 1974 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by Siddalingaiah, who co-wrote the screenplay with Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar, based on Iyengar's short story of the same name from his novel, ''Vayyari.'' The film st ...

'' starring

Lokesh Lokesh (; 19 May 1947 – 14 October 2004) was an Indian actor who appeared in Kannada plays and films. His wife Girija Lokesh is an actress and film director. His father was Subbaiah Naidu, who is credited to be first hero of Kannada silent mo ...

, and ''Hemavathi'' starring

Udaykumar Bommasandra Srinivasaiah Suryanarayana Murthy (16 March 1933 – 26 December 1985), known by his screen name Udaykumar, was an Indian actor and producer in Kannada cinema. He, along with Kalyan Kumar and Rajkumar, were called the ''Kumarathr ...

. He was an architect in shaping up Sri Vajreshwari Combines, one of the most successful banners in the Kannada film industry, under which his sister-in-law

Parvathamma Rajkumar Dr.Parvathamma Rajkumar (6 December 1939 – 31 May 2017) was an Indian film producer and distributor. She was the wife of veteran Kannada actor Dr. Rajkumar. She produced successful films featuring Rajkumar and their sons Shiva Rajkumar, Punee ...

produced films starring his brother Rajkumar, and his sons Shiv RajKumar,

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, and

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He was born at Gajanur – situated in the

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–

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border – to Singanalluru Puttaswamayya, a theatre-artist, and Lakshmamma as a third child; Rajkumar, a Kannada film icon, is his elder brother while Sharadamma and Nagamma) are his sisters. He began his career as an actor part of ''Gubbi company'' (drama troupe) along with his father, elder brother – S.P. Muthuraj – popularly known as Rajkumar – and his younger sister. Later, he acted in couple of movies as a child artist in ''Makaranda'' and ''Krishnaleela''. As an adult, he played minor roles in Kannada movies such as ''Sarvagnamoorthy'' released in 1965, ''Satishakti'', and ''Dharma Vijaya'' released in 1959, in which his brother Rajkumar played a lead role. He produced ''Bhootayyana Maga Aiyyu'' and ''Hemavathi'' movies along with his friend –

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. Varadappa aradaraj after the success of

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– starring Rajkumar – he stood behind his brother and his family when they settled in

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– then

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; He remained a most trusted guide and friend to Rajkumar to the extent of his involvement in selection of stories for home productions – ''Vajreshwari Combines''. It is believed that without the efforts of Varadappa, Kannada filmdom would have missed out a great actor – Rajkumar. It is said that, he was an integral part of Rajkumar and his family, and was responsible for the success of Rajkumar's films along with his sister-in-law

. He died at an age of 71 in

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due to heart ailment on 8 February 2006. An award on his name ''S.P. Varadaraju Awards'' has been instituted to honour the theatre personalities annually.

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the efforts of his brother Varadaraju, Kannada filmdom might have missed out on a great actor. It is said that Varadaraju's recent death had created a vacuum in Rajkumar's life. Rajkumar joined his father Singanallur Puttaswamayya and brother Varadappa's (Varadanna as he is called) in performing for a drama troupe.

DR. RAJKUMAR – Brother : S.P.Varadaraju – Father : Singanallooru Puttaswamayya – Mother : Laxmamma

Biography of Dr. Rajkumar – Annavaru – Family – Rajkumar had a brother S.P.Varadaraju who worked with him in his production company. He also had a sister by name Sharadamma.
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