Acting
Honnappa Bhagavathar
Born — Died
1915-01-14 — 1992-10-02
Place of birth
Chowdasandra, Nelamangala, Bangalore, British India
Known for
Acting
Credits
9 titles
Honappa Bhagavatar, also known as C. Honnappa Bhagavathar (born Honappa, 14 January 1915 – 2 October 1992, Kannada: ಹೊನ್ನಪ್ಪ ಭಾಗವತರು, Tamil: ஹொன்னப்ப பாகவதர்), was a Kannada – Tamil theatre artist, film actor, producer, musician and singer. He was best known as a singer and as one of the pioneers of Kannada cinema. His son Bharath Bhagavathar was also an actor who worked in Kannada films and serials.
Known for
A film on the life and teachings of Madhavacharya, the renowned teacher and philosopher of the Dvaita school of Vedanta.
Madhavacharya
1986
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Burma Rani
1945
8.0Based on the story of the Hindu sage Valmiki who starts as a bandit and eventually undergoes spiritual transformation into a religious mendicant. Valmiki falls in love with a princess,who is kidnapped by the villain
Valmiki
1946
No synopsis available yet.
Sri Murugan
1946
1955 Kannada film
Mahakavi Kalidasa
1955
8.5The life of Basava, a philosopher and social reformer from Karnataka who lived in the 12th century A.D.
Jagajyothi Basveshwara
1959
Film credits
1950s · 2 titles
1940s · 4 titles
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Burma Rani
1945
8.0Based on the story of the Hindu sage Valmiki who starts as a bandit and eventually undergoes spiritual transformation into a religious mendicant. Valmiki falls in love with a princess,who is kidnapped by the villain
Valmiki
1946
No synopsis available yet.
Sri Murugan
1946
Gora Kumbhar, a potter who turned into a saint who lived in the 13th and 14th century in Teredoki supposedly lost his child while curing the clay by his legs for making pots, because he did not notice his child fumbling under his feet as he immersed himself in chanting the name of God. He was called Saint Gora Kumbara by the people of Maharastra and Karnataka.
Bhakta Kumbara
1948
Behind the camera
1955 Kannada film
Mahakavi Kalidasa
1955
Gora Kumbhar, a potter who turned into a saint who lived in the 13th and 14th century in Teredoki supposedly lost his child while curing the clay by his legs for making pots, because he did not notice his child fumbling under his feet as he immersed himself in chanting the name of God. He was called Saint Gora Kumbara by the people of Maharastra and Karnataka.
Bhakta Kumbara
1948