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Book about Rajkumar in English

admin — Mon, 05 May 2008 03:01:39 +0000

An Inimitable Actor with a Golden Voice, a book about Rajkumar, the icon of Kannada cinema, was released on Thursday at the press club of Bangalore by Smt Parvathamma Rajkumar, leading producer and wife of Rajkumar. The book is a translation of Bangaradha Manushya, a Kannada book on the actor by A.N. Prahallada Rao.

Smt Parvathamma said that she is very happy with the English version of the book. “I feel happy about the analysis made by writer A.N. Prahallada Rao in Bangaradha Manushya,” She said. Professor Nissar, the famous poet who was present on the occasion, recalled that the two persons who moved him very much are Dr. Rajkumar and Dr. K.V. Puttappa (Kuyempu National poet).

The English version is by Prof. C.N. Ramachandran and he intends to write another book on the life of Dr. Rajkumar. An Inimitable Actor with a Golden Voice will be released again in New Jersey on May 10.

Source: http://kannada.galatta.com/entertainment/kannada/livewire/id/
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Legendary Rajkumar goes global

admin — Sat, 03 May 2008 02:52:57 +0000

Dr Rajkumar, The Inimitable Actor With a Golden Voice, the English version of a book covering the life, films and achievements of the legendary Kannada hero will be released on May 10 in New Jersey. uthored by A N Prahalada Rao, who contributes daily to leading Kannada dailies, the book will be released by the Karnataka Cultural Organisation-Brindavana, a registered and cultural organisation based in New Jersey which has close to 1000 Kannadigas as its members.

Originally written in Kannada titled as Bangarada Manushya (A man of Gold) and published in 2005 to mark the Sarthaka Suvarna, 50 years of the thespian’s film career, the book has had three editions and sold over 15,000 copies, said Rao during the release of the English version in India. The English version of the book has been translated by Jayshree Alladi, a scribe, and Prof C N Ramchandaran.

“The aim of the book was to reach out to a global audience. Rajkumar was a cult figure and cannot be restricted to just the local geography, he has a large fan following even abroad among Kannadigas”, Rao said. The 204-page book, comprising 18 chapters, takes a close look at Rajkumar’s films, providing factual details about each of his films.

It also provides information on his films based on mythology, those based on novels, the social dramas and even his role as the Indian version of James Bond. The book explores his role as the ‘singing star’ one, who lent his golden voice to the characters he enacted be it the village simpleton, a great mythological character or even as the do-gooder or the protagonist of many a social drama.

Source: PTI/ NDTV

http://www.ndtvmovies.com/newstory.asp?

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Book on Rajkumar released

admin — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 11:44:18 +0000

The late thespian’s sons Shivarajkumar and Puneet Rajkumar were also present at the function. A book that offers an insight into the life and thoughts of late Kannada matinee idol Rajkumar – titled Kannada da Muttina Kathe: Rajkumar – was released on Thursday.

The book was released by Sandhya S Pai, editor of Taranga, a Kannada weekly. Written by noted film journalist B Ganapathi, the book is a compilation of interviews of Rajkumar conducted over six years.

Speaking on the occasion, litterateur Baragur Ramachandrappa said though Rajkumar rose to become a phenomenon, he never forgot his poor, rustic roots. The late thespian’s sons Shivarajkumar and Puneet Rajkumar were also present at the function.

Source: http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/june22006/city21546200661.asp