Quick Facts
- Full Name
- M. S. Umesh
- Born
- April 24, 1945
- Birthplace
- Mysore
- Age
- 81 years
- Zodiac Sign
- Taurus
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- Nationality
- 🇮🇳 India
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- Profession
- Actor
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Biography
M. S. Umesh is 81 years old, an actor, from India.
Mysore Srikantayya Umesh, popularly known as M. S. Umesh or simply Umesh, was an Indian actor in Kannada cinema who had a career spanning over six decades. After having featured in several stage shows as an actor in his childhood, he was hired for the lead character in the film Makkala Rajya (1960). Thereafter, he acted in over 350 feature films. Brother of actor MS Sathya, Umesh was renowned for his unique dialogue delivery, facial expressions and comedy timing.
He was also the music director of the television serial Jeevanada Jenahanigalu produced by Sundar Raj.
Interesting Facts
- His basic schooling was in Mysore where he was drawn towards theatre and stage performances.
- At the age of 4, he joined the popular theatre troupe run by K.
- Soon he joined the more famous Gubbi Veeranna's company and performed various roles as a child artist.
- It was in one such stage plays that the then assistant director Puttanna Kanagal noticed him and recommended his name to B.
- Umesh's first appearance as an actor on the silver screen was with Makkala Rajya in 1960 directed by veteran actor-director B.
- This film also featured veteran Tamil actor Sivaji Ganesan in a cameo role.
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