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Fans, family pay homage to Rajkumar

Hundreds of people, on Monday, gathered at the late actor Rajkumar’s grave in Kanteerava Studios and paid homage to their favourite actor on the occasion of his fourth death anniversary. Rajkumar passed away on April 12, 2006. Members of Rajkumar’s family including Parvathamma, Shivaraj Kumar, Raghavendra Rajkumar and Punit Rajkumar performed special pooja. The family [...]

Dr. Rajkumar remembered

It’s a golden day today for the fans of the doyen of Kannada cinema Dr. Rajkumar, who was born on April 24, 1929. Even though Three years have passed after his demise, Rajkumar still lives in the hearts of his millions of fans. Dr. Rajkumar Pratishtana today organized his 80th birthday celebrations at ‘Shikshakara Sadhana’ [...]

A taste of Rajkumar on his birthday

Kannada Cinema Matinee idol Dr Rajkumar’s 80th birthday was celebrated with pomp and glory across the city on Friday. At many places, auto-rickshaw drivers were seen celebrating the thespian’s birthday. On Magadi road, members of ‘Kannadada Kanmani Dr Rajkumar Abhimaanigala Sangha’ were seen distributing ladoos to the public. At many places his fans were seen [...]

Thousands pay tributes to ‘Annavaru’

Even three years after his demise, Kannada legendary actor Rajkumar lives in their hearts. Thousands of fans thronged Rajkumar memorial site at Kanteerava Studio here today to pay glowing tributes to their matinee idol on the occasion of the third death anniversary of Dr. Rajkumar. Fans in large numbers kept streaming into the Studio from [...]

Karunadu Sangeetha Vaibhava

“Karunadu Sangeetha Vaibhava”, is a musical repertoire from the golden era of Kannada film music. A tribute to the evergreen music directors, Rajan-Nagendra, this Platinum collection has 60 of the all time hit songs of these music directors categorized into 5 Genres or CDs of 12 songs each – an endeavour to bring yesteryears’ golden [...]

Rajkumar memorial will be made culture centre

Two years and seven months after Rajkumar’s death, the much-delayed foundation stone for his memorial was laid by chief minister B S Yeddyurappa at Kanteerava Studio on Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion, Yeddyurappa promised the government’s complete support in establishing the memorial. He said, “Today if Dr Rajkumar were alive, he would have rejoiced the [...]

Dr Rajkumar memorial on Nov 12

On a land of 2.5 acres at Kanteerava studio the Dr.Rajkumar Memorial foundation stone laying event is taking place today, November 12. Via Sify

Dr. Rajkumar honoured with postal stamp

Dr. Rajkumar honoured with postal stampA postal stamp with the picture of Dr. Rajkumar, the iconic figure in Kannada films will be released soon in his honour by the Central Government. This information was revealed in a letter written by the State Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Raja to M. Veerappa Moily, former Chief [...]

Dr. Rajkumar’s song in Vamshi

‘O Thaayi Laali Thaayi….Bhoomi Thaayi’ was song sung by Dr. Rajkumar for Hoovu Hannu made in 1993. The film, an adaptation of the novel Triveni, had Lakshmi, Ajay Gundu Rao, Vyjayanthi and Baby Shyamili in the lead and was directed by S.V. Rajendra Singh Babu. The song was featured on Ajay Gundu Rao, son of [...]

Stamp on Dr.Raj soon

The Union Government has, at last, come forward to release postal stamp on Kannada matinee idol Dr. Rajkumar and there is a possibility that the stamp would be released this year itself. The stamps on Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and St. Joseph’s Boys High School, Bangalore, would also be released along with Dr. Rajkumar [...]