Sugganahalli Rudramurthy Shastry ( kn, ಸುಗ್ಗನಹಳ್ಳಿ ರುದ್ರಮೂರ್ತಿ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಿ) (born 11 November 1948), is a
Kannada novelist and lyricist whose works are popular in state of
Karnataka, India.
He has written lyrics to more than 100 films, screenplay and dialogues for ten Kannada movies, story to biographical historical drama film
Gandugali Kumara Rama
''Gandugali Kumara Rama'' is a 2006 Indian Kannada-language biographical film based on the life of Kumara Rama (1290 AD – 1320 AD), who is considered to be the warrior prince prior to the establishment of the Vijayanagara Empire. Directed ...
, and screenplay and dialogues to many Kannada TV serials.
Biography
Early life
Su Rudramurthy Shastry was born at Suggenahalli, a village in the
Magadi taluk,
Bengaluru Rural District, about 70 km from
Bengaluru
Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...
. His father is S N Shivarudrayya, and mother is Siddagangamma.
Education
Primary education from Sugganahalli, Magadi taluk, and highschool education from Ramangara, MA(Kannada) from Bangalore University, Bengaluru.
Works
He has written more than 130 books including 16 poetry works, more than 30 historical, fiction, social novels, more than 23 story collections.
Collections of Poems
*Pari
*Antaranga-Bahiranga
*Chitra Kalpane
*Naadaroopaka
*Kempana Vachanagalu
*Alpajjana Vachanagalu
Novels
*Aurangajeba
*BaNNada Hakki
*Bheeshma
*
Chanakya
*Chaarudatta
*Dharma Chakravarthi Ashoka
*Kanakadaasa
*Kumara Rama
*MaNNina Rhuna
*Raadharajani
*Sarvajna
*Swapna Gaana
Other books
*Arabian Nights Kathegalu
*Basava Vachana Sangraha
*Kanaka Daasara Padagalu (1997), Bhagya Laksmi Publishers, Bengaluru
*Durasimhana Panchatantra, IBH Publications, Bengaluru
*Bharatada Charitre - Makkaligagi Sachitra
*Harihara Kaviya Ragale Kathegalu
*Sarvajnana Vachana Sangraha
Su Rudramurthy Shastry's works on screen
Movies
*
Gandugali Kumara Rama
''Gandugali Kumara Rama'' is a 2006 Indian Kannada-language biographical film based on the life of Kumara Rama (1290 AD – 1320 AD), who is considered to be the warrior prince prior to the establishment of the Vijayanagara Empire. Directed ...
* Hosamane Aliya
TV serials
*Anna Basavanna
*Venkatesha Mahime
*NaLa Damayanthi
*Vikrama and Bethala
* Maha Bharatha
See also
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Kannada
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Kannada literature
Kannada literature is the Text corpus, corpus of written forms of the Kannada language, a member of the Dravidian language, Dravidian Language family, family spoken mainly in the Indian state of Karnataka and written in the Kannada script.
A ...
References
External links
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Screenwriters from Bangalore
Kannada-language writers
Living people
Kannada people
1984 births
Kannada-language lyricists