Hunsur Krishnamurthy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hunsur Krishnamurthy

Indian film director, producer, actor, screenwriter and lyricist

Date of Birth: 09-Feb-1914

Place of Birth: Hunsur, Karnataka, India

Date of Death: 13-Feb-1989

Profession: screenwriter, actor, poet, songwriter, lyricist, film producer

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Hunsur Krishnamurthy (9 February 1914 – 13 February 1989) was an Indian playwright, film director, producer, actor, screenwriter and lyricist in Kannada cinema. He worked with noted theatre personalities early in his career; Gubbi Veeranna, Mohammed Peer and B.
R.
Panthulu before entering films.
As a film director, he made films mostly in the mythological genre such as Satya Harishchandra (1965), Bhakta Kumbara (1974) and Babruvahana (1977), all of which star Rajkumar in the lead roles.
The films were major critical and commercial successes and are seen as milestones in Kannada cinema and in the career of Rajkumar.