Hunsur Krishnamurthy

• Name — Hunsur Krishnamurthy • Born — 9 February 1914 • Birthplace — Hunsur, Kingdom of Mysore, British India • Died — 13 February 1989 • Occupation — * Playwright • film director • producer • actor • screenwriter • lyricist • Relatives — H. R. Bhargava Dwarakish Hunsur Krishnamurthy (9 February 1914 – 13 February 1989) was an Indian playwright, film director, producer, actor, screenwriter and lyricist in Kannada cinema. He worked with noted theatre personalities early in his career; Gubbi Veeranna, Mohammed Peer and B. R. Panthulu before entering films. As a film director, he made films mostly in the mythological genre such as Satya Harishchandra (1965), Bhakta Kumbara (1974) and Babruvahana (1977), all of which star Rajkumar. The films were major critical and commercial successes and are seen as milestones in Kannada cinema and in the career of Rajkumar.

Prior to working in films, Krishnamurthy worked in theatre as a playwright, writing plays such as Swarga Samrajya. He then worked for the Bangalore-based Bharat Nataka Company as a playwright and a scenarist, following which, he had a stint at Bombay Talkies. He then worked as a part of Marathi stage actor Bal Gandharva's theatre troupe. During that time, he also worked with famed Kannada theatre personalities Gubbi Veeranna and Mohamed Peer. In 1936, during his work with the latter in his drama company Chandrakala Natak, he worked with B. R. Panthulu, another popular theatre personality at the time, in his play Samsara Nauke, as an assistant director.

• Year — |Title — |Language — Director — Producer — Screenwriter — Actor — Lyricist — Role — Notes • 1945 — Hemareddy Mallamma — Kannada • 1947 — Krishnaleele — Kannada • 1950 — Shiva Parvathi — Kannada • 1951 — Janganmohini — Kannada • 1953 — Sowbhagya Lakshmi — Kannada • 1954 — Madiddunno Maharaya — Kannada • 1954 — Kanyadana — Kannada • 1954 — Devakannika — Kannada • 1955 — Sodari — Kannada • 1956 — Muttaide Bhagya — Kannada • 1957 — Nala Damayanti — Kannada • 1958 — Shree Krishna Gaarudi — Kannada • 1960 — Aasha Sundari — Kannada • 1960 — Bhakta Kanakadasa — Kannada • 1961 — Mera Suhaag — Hindi • 1961 — Nagarjuna — Kannada • 1961 — Bhakta Cheta — Kannada • 1962 — Shri Dharmasthala Mahatme — Kannada • 1962 — Ratnamanjari — Kannada • 1964 — Veera Sankalpa — Kannada • 1965 — Satya Harishchandra — Kannada — Won, National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada • 1965 — Maduve Madi Nodu — Kannada • 1966 — Sri Kanyaka Parameshwari Kathe — Kannada • 1967 — Devara Gedda Manava — Kannada • 1967 — Devuni Gelichina Manavudu — Telugu • 1968 — Adda Dari — Kannada — (final film role) • 1971 — Vishakanya — Kannada • 1972 — Jaga Mechida Maga — Kannada • 1972 — Bangaarada Manushya — Kannada • 1974 — Bhakta Kumbara — Kannada • 1975 — Mantra Shakthi — Kannada • 1977 — Babruvahana — Kannada • 1977 — Veera Sindhoora Lakshmana — Kannada • 1979 — Kurubara Lakkanu Elizabeth Raniau — Kannada • 1980 — Bhakta Siriyala — Kannada • 1980 — Guru Sarvabhowma Sri Raghavendra Karune — Kannada • 1981 — Edeyuru Siddalingeshwara Mahatme — Kannada • 1981 — Shiva Mahima — Malayalam • 1982 — Bhakta Dnyanadeva — Kannada • 1984 — Shiva Kanye — Kannada • 1985 — Shiva Kotta Sowbhagya — Kannada