Vol.19 No. 5. May - 2018
[email protected] 1 2 RECIPIENT OF PADMABHUSHANA DR. B. SAROJA DEVI NATIONAL AWARD FOR THE YEAR 2018 – SHRI. S.V. RAJENDRA SINGH BABU acted as a child artist in the film ‘Bhakta Cheta’. He made his debut as a Director with the film ‘Nagakanye’ in 1975 followed by Nagarahole and Kiladi Jodi which received audience acclaim. ‘Antha’ in 1980 paved a new path for Kannada cinema. His 1984 film ‘Bandana’ was judged the Best feature Film in Sri. Rajendra Singh Babu Kannada at the 32nd National Film Awards. ‘Mera Faisla’, Kannada Film Industry’s ‘Sharara’, ‘Ek se bhale do’ most celebrated Director and were some Hindi films directed Producer S.V. Rajendra Singh by Babu that received accolades. (Babu) was born on 22 October Returning to Kannada cinema 1952. His illustrious father after a brief hiatus with ‘Bannada Shankar Singh through his Gejje’, Babu brought out the Mahatma Pictures gave this film trauma of World War II through industry a strong Foundation. his film ‘Muttina Haara’. ‘Maha His mother Smt. Prathima Devi Kshatriya’, ‘Mungaarina Minchu’, was a prominent actress too. ‘Hoovu Hannu’, ‘Hima Paatha’, Rajendra Singh (Babu) ‘Kaanchana Ganga’ were a series imbibed a passion for films right of successful films. His films in from his childhood when he the genre of humor ‘kurigalu saar 3 kurigalu, ‘kotigalu saar kotigalu’, Chalanachitra Nirdeshakara kattegalu saar kattegalu’, gave Sangha. As the Chairman of new direction to Kannada Karnataka Chalana Chitra cinema. Academy he has been able to Rajendra Singh Babu promote publication of books is an outstanding Director relating to Kannada cinema.