Dr Rajkumar

Dr. Rajkumar (Kannada:ಡಾ. ರಾಜ್ಕುಮಾರ್, Real Name: Singanalluru Puttaswamayya Muthuraju Kannada:ಸಿಂಗನಲ್ಲೂರು ಪುಟ್ಟಸ್ವಾಮಯ್ಯ ಮುತ್ತುರಾಜು, born on April 24, 1928—April 12, 2006) was a popular actor in Kannada film industry. "Dr. Raj" or "Natasarvabhouma" or "Annavru" ((Kannada: ಅಣ್ಣಾವ್ರು) (Big Brother)) to millions of his fans, he was also called as the John Wayne of South Indian cinema. He acted in more than 200 Kannada movies in a career spanning over five decades. Most of his movies were epic films in Kannada film industry. He was also a well-known singer, as a playback singer as well as of devotional songs. His voice is referred as kogile kanta. Rajkumar is the only Indian actor who has received national awards for both acting and singing. He won the National Award for the song "Naadamaya" from the movie Jeevana Chaitra. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.