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Channapatna Ramaswami Simha (16 June 1942 – 28 February 2014), better known as C. R. Simha, was an Indian actor, director, dramatist and playwright. He was best known for his work in
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films and for his work in stage shows. Starting his career in
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, a theatre group based in Bangalore, he acted in numerous Kannada plays which reached the
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status. He started his own theatre group called "Nataranga" in 1972 and directed many successful plays such as ''
Kakana Kote ''Kakana Kote'' ( kn, ಕಾಕನ ಕೋಟೆ) is a 1977 Indian Kannada biographical drama film adapted from Masti Venkatesh Iyengar's stage play of the same name. The film plot tells the story of Kaka Nayaka who was instrumental in stoppi ...
'', ''Thughlaq'' and ''Sankranthi''. Simha also directed and acted in the Kannada adaptation of
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''. These plays found a widespread presentation across many states in India. Following this, he directed and acted in many English plays written by eminent personalities such as Moliere,
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among others. Apart from theatre, Simha acted in more than 150 feature films in Kannada which include both artistic and commercially viable projects. He also directed about five feature films with the most prominent being his own film adaptation of ''Kakana Kote''. Simha received many awards in both the cinema and theatre fields. In 2003, he was awarded with the prestigious
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by the
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recognising his contribution to theatre acting and direction.


Early life

Simha was born in
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on 16 June 1942 into a Hoysala Karnataka Brahmin family. His younger brother
Srinath Narayana Swamy (born 28 December 1944), known by his stage name Srinath, is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Kannada cinema. He holds the position of vice-president of the Kannada television channel Udaya TV. He is ...
is a film actor who acted in several mainstream Kannada cinema as both the leading actor and supporting actor. Simha appeared on stage at the age of twelve. He wrote a book at the age of thirteen titled "Family Doctor" and got a publisher for a remuneration of 15. He was a student of National College at Basavanagudi, Bangalore. In 1959, he joined the National College Histrionics Club, an institution nurtured by Dr. H. Narasimhaiah. Simha then acted in many Kannada plays like "Bahaddur Ganda" and "Manavemba Markata".


Career


Theatre

Simha, along with his friends, started a theatre group called "Nataranga" in 1972. He acted in and directed many successful plays like ''Kakana Kote'' and ''Tughlaq''. Simha also acted in and directed straight translations of
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's plays such as ''
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'' and ''
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'', which besides Karnataka, were also performed in Delhi, Bombay (Mumbai), Madras (Chennai) & Calcutta (Kolkata). In 1960, Simha became a member of "Bangalore Little Theatre" (BLT) and since then directed some of the reputed English plays which included his portrayal of Cyrano de Bergerac which was hailed as a memorable performance. His other notable works for BLT were
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's ''Suryashikar'' and
Girish Karnad Girish Karnad (19 May 1938 – 10 June 2019) was an Indian actor, film director, Kannada writer, playwright and a Jnanpith awardee, who predominantly worked in South Indian cinema and Bollywood. His rise as a playwright in the 1960s marked the ...
's ''Thuglaq''. In 1983, Simha started another theatre group called "Vedhike" in which his one-man show ''Typical Kailasam'' became a success. It was the first amateur Kannada play to be performed abroad (in the United States of America, Canada and England). Some of the other notable plays which made news through "Vedhike" are ''Meese Bandoru'', ''Bhairavi'', ''Karna'', ''Rasa Rishi Kuvempu'', ''Macbeth'', ''Maduve Maduve'', ''Haavu Yeni'' and ''8/15''. Among these, ''Rasa Rishi Kuvempu'', based on the life and literature of
Kuvempu Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa (29 December 1904 – 11 November 1994), popularly known by his pen name Kuvempu, was an Indian poet, playwright, novelist and critic. He is widely regarded as the greatest Kannada poet of the 20th century. He was ...
, was made into a film, directed by Simha's son Rithwik Simha, in which Simha plays the role of Kuvempu.


Films

Besides making his strong presence in theatre, Simha was also a popular mainstream character actor in numerous Kannada films. He acted in close to 150 feature films. His portrayal of roles varied from critically acclaimed award-winning films like '' Samskara'', '' Bara'', ''Chithegoo Chinte'' and ''Anuroopa'' and also in commercially acclaimed films such as ''Indina Ramayana'', ''
Nee Bareda Kadambari ''Nee Bareda Kadambari'' () is a 1985 Indian Kannada-language film directed and produced by Dwarakish in his directorial debut. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Bhavya, Hema Chaudhary and C. R. Simha. The music was composed by Vijay Anand and t ...
'', ''
Parameshi Prema Prasanga ''Parameshi Prema Prasanga'' is a 1985 Indian Kannada language film, directed by and starring Ramesh Bhat, with Arundhati Nag, Master Manjunath, Ananth Nag, Shankar Nag and C. R. Simha. Plot Parameshi (played by Ramesh Bhat) is happily married ...
'', ''
Rayaru Bandaru Mavana Manege ''Rayaru Bandaru Mavana Manege'' is a 1993 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Dwarakish and produced by P. Balaram. The film stars Vishnuvardhan along with Dolly Minhas and Bindiya. The music is scored by Raj–Koti and ...
'' and ''Nee Thanda Kanike''. Simha played negative roles, against
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in
Ramapurada Ravana ''Ramapurada Ravana'' is a 1984 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Rajachandra and produced by C. Jayaram and G. Radhakrishna. The film stars Anant Nag, Aarathi, Geetha and Thoogudeepa Srinivas. The film has musical score by Rajan–N ...
(1984) and with
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in
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(1990). Simha's villainous role in
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was said to be very menacing. Besides acting, Simha has directed five films including ''
Kakana Kote ''Kakana Kote'' ( kn, ಕಾಕನ ಕೋಟೆ) is a 1977 Indian Kannada biographical drama film adapted from Masti Venkatesh Iyengar's stage play of the same name. The film plot tells the story of Kaka Nayaka who was instrumental in stoppi ...
'' (1977), ''Shikaari'', ''Simhasana'', ''
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'' (1990) and ''Angayalli Apsare'' (1993).


Television

Simha made his strong presence in television too and acted in several tele-serials in Kannada, Hindi and English languages. This includes the serial '' Malgudi Days''. Another serial was ''Goruru in America'' based on the travelogue written by the humorist
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. Simha played the part of Gorur and the serial was shot extensively in America including New York, Washington D.C., Niagara Falls, Disneyland and Universal Studios – Hollywood.


Publications

Simha wrote and published five plays in Kannada. He was a popular columnist, he wrote a column called "Nimma Simha" every Friday for six years in the popular daily newspaper
Vijaya Karnataka ''Vijaya Karnataka'' is a Kannada newspaper published from a number of cities in Karnataka. The newspaper is published from Bengaluru, Hubballi, Mangaluru, Shivamogga, Kalaburagi, Gangavathi, Belagavi, Davanagere, Hassan, Chitradurga. It wa ...
and three volumes of this are published in the Book forum.


Filmography


Actor

* '' Samskara'' (1970) * ''Sankalpa'' (1973) * ''
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'' (1977) * '' Anuroopa'' (1977) * '' Chitegu Chinte'' (1978) - Gajasimha * '' Bhoomige Banda Bhagavanta'' (1981) * '' Praya Praya Praya'' (1982) * '' Ajith'' (1982) * '' Bara'' (1983) * ''
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'' (1983) * '' Sukha Samsarakke 12 Suthragalu'' (1984) * ''
Ramapurada Ravana ''Ramapurada Ravana'' is a 1984 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Rajachandra and produced by C. Jayaram and G. Radhakrishna. The film stars Anant Nag, Aarathi, Geetha and Thoogudeepa Srinivas. The film has musical score by Rajan–N ...
'' (1984) * ''Madhuve Madhu Tamashe Nodu'' (1984) * ''
Indina Ramayana ''Indina Ramayana'' () is a 1984 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Rajachandra and produced by Dwarakish. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Gayathri, Sridhar and Tulasi. The film has musical score by Vijayanand. The movie is a remake of th ...
'' (1984) * '' Thayi Kanasu'' (1985) * ''
Parameshi Prema Prasanga ''Parameshi Prema Prasanga'' is a 1985 Indian Kannada language film, directed by and starring Ramesh Bhat, with Arundhati Nag, Master Manjunath, Ananth Nag, Shankar Nag and C. R. Simha. Plot Parameshi (played by Ramesh Bhat) is happily married ...
'' (1985) * '' Brahma Gantu'' (1985) * ''
Savira Sullu ''Savira Sullu'' (Kannada: ಸಾವಿರ ಸುಳ್ಳು; English: Thousand Lies) is a 1985 Indian Kannada film, directed by B. Subba Rao and produced by N. Veeraswamy. The film stars V. Ravichandran, Radha (in her first Kannada significan ...
'' (1985) * ''
Nee Bareda Kadambari ''Nee Bareda Kadambari'' () is a 1985 Indian Kannada-language film directed and produced by Dwarakish in his directorial debut. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Bhavya, Hema Chaudhary and C. R. Simha. The music was composed by Vijay Anand and t ...
'' (1985) * ''Jeevana Chakra'' (1985) * '' Beegara Pandya'' (1986) * '' Maduve Madu Tamashe Nodu'' (1986) * '' Nenapina Doni'' (1986) * '' Bete'' (1986) * '' Digvijaya'' (1987) * '' Bedi'' (1987) * ''
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'' (1988) * ''
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'' (1988) * ''
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'' (1988) * ''
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'' (1988) * ''
Ranaranga ''Ranaranga'' () is a 1988 Indian Kannada-language action film directed by V. Somashekhar and written by N. T. Jayarama Reddy. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar, Sudharani and Tara. Produced by Shivarajkumar's mother, Parvathamma Rajkumar under th ...
'' (1988) * ''
Avane Nanna Ganda ''Avane Nanna Ganda'' is a 1989 Kannada-language film starring Kashinath and Sudharani. The film was directed by S. Umesh and K. Prabhakar for Vijay Films. Most of the film's cast and crew reprises from the 1988 film ''Avale Nanna Hendthi ...
'' (1989) * ''Amanusha'' (1989) * '' Avathara Purusha'' (1989) * ''
Sharavegada Saradara ''Sharavegada Saradara'' () is a 1989 Indian Kannada-language action film starring Kumar Bangarappa, Ashwini Bhave and Poonam Javeri. The film has musical score by Sangeetha Raja. The film is based on a novel by ''Sudarshan Desai''. Director ''K ...
'' (1989) * ''
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'' (1989) * ''
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'' (1989) * ''
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'' (1989) * ''
Krishna Nee Kunidaga ''Krishna Nee Kunidaga'' is a 1989 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film written, directed and produced by Dwarakish. The film stars Vinod Raj and Sudharani, along with C. R. Simha, Jaggesh and Hema Choudhary in supporting roles. The ...
'' (1989) * '' Nammoora Hammera'' (1990) * '' Khiladi Thata'' (1990) * '' Poli Kitty'' (1990) * '' Nakkala Rajakumari'' (1991) * '' Navathare'' (1991) * '' S. P. Bhargavi'' (1991) * ''Ksheera Sagara'' (1992) * '' Belliyapppa Bangarappa'' (1992) * '' Jhenkara'' (1992) * ''
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'' (1993) * ''
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'' (1993) - Ramachandra Rayaru; the father of Suma * '' Apoorva Jodi'' (1993) * '' Chamatkara'' (1994) * '' Keralida Sarpa'' (1994) * '' Kona Eedaithe'' (1995) * ''
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'' (1995) * ''
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'' (1995) * ''Emergency'' (1995) * ''
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'' (1996) * ''Choo Baana'' (1997) * '' Jenina Hole'' (1997) * ''
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'' (1997) * ''Kandalli Gundu'' (1997) * '' Laali'' (1997) * ''
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'' (1997) * '' Jagadeeshwari'' (1998) * ''
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'' (1998) * '' Suvvi Suvvalali'' (1998) * ''
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'' (1999) * ''Rambhe Nee Vayyarada Gombe'' (1999) * ''
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'' (1999) * ''Aaha'' (1999) * ''Nannaseya Hoove'' (1999) * ''Balarama'' (2002) * ''Devara Makkalu'' (2003) * ''Om Ganesh'' (2004) * ''Pathi Pathni Avalu'' (2004) * ''
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'' (2005) * ''Lancha Samrajya'' (2007) * ''
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'' (2007) * '' Hani Hani'' (2008) * ''Aathmeeya'' (2008) * ''Chikkamagaloora Chikkamallige'' (2009) * ''Swatantra Palya'' (2009) * '' Savaari'' (2009) * ''Rasarushi Kuvempu'' (2010) * ''
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'' (2010) * ''
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'' (2011) * '' Gandhi Smiles'' (2012) * '' Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna'' (2012) * '' Veera'' (2013)


Director

*''Shikari'' (1981) *''Ashwamedha'' (1992) *''Angaili Apsare'' (1993)


Death

In February 2014, Simha was admitted to Sevakshetra Hospital,
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having been suffering from
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from over a year. He died on 28 February 2014. On 1 March, his body was kept at the Samsa Bayalu Rangamandira for people to pay homage and his favourite songs were sung by theatre artists. He was cremated at the Banashankari crematorium in Bangalore the same day. Simha's last public appearance was at the press meet of the film ''Rasarishi Kuvempu'' in which he played the lead role.


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