Honnappa Bhagavathar
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- Full Name
- Honnappa Bhagavathar
- Born
- January 14, 1915
- Birthplace
- Nelamangala
- Age
- Died aged 77
- Zodiac Sign
- Capricorn
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- Nationality
- 🇮🇳 India
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- Profession
- Actor
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Biography
Honnappa Bhagavathar is 111 years old, an actor, from India.
Chowdasandra Honnappa Bhagavathar was an Indian theatre and film actor, producer, musician and singer. He was best known as a singer and as one of the pioneers of Kannada cinema. He was also active in Tamil cinema. Bhagvathar is known for bringing actress Saroja Devi into the industry. His son Bharath was also an actor who worked in Kannada films and serials.
Career & Filmography
Known For
Movies(7)
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1959 | Uzhavukkum Thozhilukkum Vandhanai Seivom |
| 1955 | Mahakavi Kalidasa |
| 1953 | Gunasagari |
| 1949 | Bhakta Kumbara |
| 1948 | Gokuladasi |
| 1943 | Arundhati |
| 1942 | Prabhavathi |
Interesting Facts
- He was born in 1915 at Chowdasandra, Nelamangala to Chikkalingappa and Kallamma.
- At age 5 he lost his father and grew up listening to his mother's Bhajans and music.
- He moved to Bangalore for work, learned classical music, then accidentally he met his guru Sambandha Murthy Bhagavathar (Hari katha vidwan in three south Indian languages & also classical musician) in a relative's marriage function and became his disciple for learning classical music.
- He first became a pupil of his relative Murthy, then a pupil of harmonium player Arunachalappa.
- Honappa staged a play in Salem and at the same time M.
- Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, who was a rising star in Tamil cinema, recommended Bhagvathar to director Ellis R.
- Duncan for a supporting role in his film Ambikapathi.
- Bhagvathar play was a success and he was honoured with the title "Bhagavathar" and was from then on credited as Honnappa Bhagavathar.
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