Musuri Krishnamurthy

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Musuri Krishnamurthy
Born Krishnamurthy
(1930-03-10)10 March 1930
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Nationality Indian
Occupation Actor
Spouse(s) Susheelamma
Children 3

Musuri Krishnamurthy (10 March 1930 – 16 March 1985) was an Indian actor, film director, producer, working in Kannada cinema. He was known mostly for his roles as a comedian.[1]

Early life

Krishnamurthy was born on 10 March 1930 to B. S. Vishweshwaraiah and Subbamma. His father, Vishweshwaraiah was a zamindar in Bettadapura, Mysore. As a young boy, Krishnamurthy was drawn towards singing and acting. He exhibited his singing talent during a Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations in front of carnatic vocalist Musiri Subramania Iyer and the then Maharaja of Mysore, Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV. Having been impressed by his performance, the Maharaja compared him to Musiri Subramania Iyer, after which Krishnamurthy was known as Musuri Krishnamurthy to all.

Career

Krishnamurthy made his film debut in the 1943 Kannada language film Vani which was also the debut of actress Pandari Bai,[2] who like Krishnamurthy was later considered one of Kannada cinema's finest actors. He then appeared in films after a span of 10 years, in 1953 with Mangala Gowri, Kanyadana and Kokilavani which marked his debut as a lead actor. Krishnamurthy then began to assist well known film directors like Shankar Singh, B. Vittalacharya, B. R. Panthulu and others. He also worked as an assistant to well known lyricist and director Kanagal Prabhakara Shastry and learnt the art of writing poems. As filmmaking was less during the 1950s, Krishnamurthy slowly shifted his base to theatre and worked for some of the very famous stage companies of that time. He worked for K. Hirannaiah, Subbaiah Naidu, Gubbi Company and other prominent stage troupes of that era. In 1962, he started his own stage troupe called Amba Prasada Nataka Mandali. But, finding it difficult to manage the company due to heavy expenses, he shut it down in 1966 and returned to films.

In his second innings in films, Krishnamurthy played roles as comedian, villain and supporting artist. He became known for his role as Connection Kalappa in Puttanna Kanagal's 1978 film Paduvaaralli Pandavaru. Following this and with roles in films in the 1970s and '80s like Dharmasere, Ranganayaki, Guru Shishyaru, Antha, Nanna Devaru, Haalu Jenu and Kaviratna Kalidasa, Krishnamurthy became one of Kannada cinema's most wanted actors. In 1981, he started his film production company called Yashaswini Enterprises under which he produced the film Number 5 Ekka. Being a film producer, he continued appearing in films with his last appearance coming in the 1985 film Veeradhi Veera.

Personal life

Musuri Krishnamurthy married Sushilamma and had three children with her; sons Gurudutt and Jayasimha and daughter Vishalakshi.

Partial filmography

Year Film Role
1943 Vani Debut
1953 Mangala Gowri
1954 Devakannika
1954 Kanyadana
1954 Muttidella Chinna
1956 Bhagyodhaya
1956 Kokilavaani
1957 Rathnagiri Rahasya
1974 Upasane
1977 Pavana Ganga
1978 Paduvaaralli Pandavaru Connection Kalappa
1979 Dharmasere
1980 Bangarada Jinke
1981 Guru Shishyaru
1981 Antha
1981 Ranganayaki
1982 Haalu Jenu
1982 Mullina Gulabi
1982 Nanna Devaru
1983 Kaviratna Kalidasa
1983 Ibbani Karagithu
1983 Gandharva Giri
1984 Bandhana Okkannu Shuklachari
1984 Olavu Moodidaga
1985 Veeradhi Veera Last film

References

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