Kalyan Kumar

Acting

Kalyan Kumar

Born — Died

1928-07-28 — 1999-08-01

Place of birth

Bangalore, Kingdom of Mysore, British India

Known for

Acting

Credits

36 titles

Kalyan Kumar (28 July 1928 – 1 August 1999), born as Chokkanna, was an Indian film actor, and an occasional film director and producer, who worked primarily in Kannada and Tamil cinema. Making his acting debut in the mythological drama Natashekara (1954), Kumar went on to star in over 200 films in a span of over five decades. He was among the much sought after actors in the 1950s through 1970s for lead roles. Kalyan Kumar has the credit of being the first ever Kannada actor to star in a color film in Amarashilpi Jakanachari (1963). Alongside Kumar, the 1960s and 1970s in Kannada cinema was dominated by two other actors, Rajkumar and Udayakumar. At a time when actors had a tough time establi…

Known for

Film credits

1990s · 9 titles

Paattu Paadava poster
8.0

Murali goes through a traumatic childhood and lands in a mental asylum due to his abusive father. He falls in love with Devi, a social worker, who is in love with Rishi, a doctor.

Paattu Paadava

1995

Rasukutti poster
8.0

Rasukutti is the spoiled and idle son of rich parents who, upon falling in love with a respected society girl named Aishwarya, must prove his value and worth to her and her family. Will his lazy and irresponsible ways and lack of education mean Rasukutti loses the woman of his dreams? Determined to win over Aishwarya, Rasukutti sets about proving his love and character and, in the process, learns something about life.

Rasukutti

1992

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Engirundho Vandhan

1995

Muddina Aliya poster
NR

A man and a woman fall in love and get married. Soon, she gives birth to a baby girl and dies due to childbirth complications, leaving the husband to take care of their daughter.

Muddina Aliya

1996

Periya Kudumbam poster
9.0

Three brothers lead a respectable and harmonious life. All attempts by their cousins to divide them fail until they take advantage of a delicate situation and join forces with like-minded allies.

Periya Kudumbam

1995

Gokulam poster
NR

Chellappa (Jayaram), an orphan, runs a photo studio in deficit with his friends (Chinni Jayanth and Vadivelu). Mary (Bhanupriya) comes to his village to learn singing to a guru (Kalyan Kumar) and she helps her guru's family in many ways. Kannan (Arjun Sarja), her guru's son, is supposed to be in the city. Chellappa falls in love with Mary and he proposes to marry her. Mary reveals that she was married and she tells him her past. Her real name was Gayatri, she was a rich girl and she was in love with Kannan. Kannan had lot of responsibility and had to help his poor family. Gayatri's guardian (Jaishankar) accepted for their marriage but Vasanth (S. N. Vasanth), his son, also wanted to marry her and sent henchmen to kill him. Kannan died at Gayatri's birthday party where her guardian had arranged for their engagement after Gayatri promised to help his family. Vasanth's father sent his son to jail and he apologized to Gayatri. She went to her friend Mary's village instead of her.

Gokulam

1993

Jai Hind poster
6.2

After his brother is killed in a terrorist attack, Bharath, a policeman, assures his mother that he will resign. However, when he learns of a secret terrorist organisation he sets out to capture them.

Jai Hind

1994

Aliya Alla Magala Ganda poster
NR

Raja, an orphan, arrives at his maternal village to find a job. With the help of the village headman, he gets a job but gradually falls in love with the latter's daughter.

Aliya Alla Magala Ganda

1997

Bhanda Alla Bahaddur poster
NR

Following a misunderstanding, Krishna's grandfather throws him out of the house. His life takes a huge turn when he moves to the town and gets married to a rich girl.

Bhanda Alla Bahaddur

1997

1980s · 8 titles

No artwork available
8.0

A rich man, gets fed up of his gambling brother and his spoilt son, Vijay. Upon his death, his son and brother learn that the property will be inherited by Rakayi, a poor girl, if she marries Vijay.

Sakkarai Panthal

1988

Sidilu poster
NR

Kishore gets falsely accused of killing his sister after she is assaulted by three rich men. Soon, he escapes from police custody to prove his innocence and seek revenge on his sister's murderers.

Sidilu

1984

Devarelliddane poster
NR

The film's plot revolves around the trials and tribulations of a family struggling to maintain their honor while facing complex societal and familial issues.

Devarelliddane

1985

Guru Bhakti poster
NR

Guru Bhakthi is a 1984 Kannada drama film directed by K. N. Chandrashekar Sharma.

Guru Bhakti

1984

Simha Gharjane poster
NR

Jaysimha, a lawyer, is in love with Radha, the daughter of a corrupt policeman. The policeman asks Jaysimha to drop a crucial case, but he ignores this request and ends up inviting trouble.

Simha Gharjane

1983

Africadalli Sheela poster
8.0

After her parents are killed, Sheela, a young girl, is raised in a jungle by animals. However, as she grows up, she comes across a young man and falls in love with him.

Africadalli Sheela

1986

Police Papanna poster
7.0

Papanna, a simpleton, is the only son of a sincere policeman. While on his deathbed, his father requests his friend to help Papanna become a police officer.

Police Papanna

1984

Arjun poster
NR

Nagaraj and David frame Rajshekhar for the murder of his business partner, Samson. A convicted Rajshekhar escapes the law. Decades later, his son Arjun discovers a tape which leads him to his father, who is now living under the alias Dayanand. Eventually, Arjun learns the truth about Rajshekhar and swears to take revenge on the people who betrayed him. Will Arjun be able to fulfill his promise?

Arjun

1988

1960s · 10 titles

Annapoorna poster
10.0

Annapoorna is a 1964 Kannada film that stars Dr. Rajkumar in a lead role.

Annapoorna

1964

No artwork available
NR

An ordinary man embarks on an extraordinary journey towards becoming a reputed sculptor. Though he encounters many hurdles, it never deters him from achieving his dreams.

Amarashilpi Jakanachari

1964

Bedi Bandavalu poster
NR

Kannada film inspired by Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre

Bedi Bandavalu

1968

Gaali Gopura poster
9.5

No synopsis available yet.

Gaali Gopura

1962

Mane Aliya poster
6.0

Mane Aliya is a 1964 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by S. K. A. Chari and produced by A. V. Subba Rao. The film stars Kalyan Kumar, Jayalalitha, K. S. Ashwath and Balakrishna in the lead roles. The film has musical score by T. Chalapathi Rao

Mane Aliya

1964

Mysuru Tanga poster
8.0

Mysore Tanga is a 1968 Indian Kannada film, directed by G. V. Iyer and produced by B Vijayalakshmi. The film stars Kalyan Kumar, B. Vijayalakshmi, Udaykumar and Balakrishna in lead roles. The film had musical score by Vijaya Bhaskar.

Mysuru Tanga

1968

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Thayilla Pillai

1961

No artwork available
8.0

A doctor returns home and learns that his lover is now married. After he dedicates his life to treating cancer, he meets a critical patient, only to learn that his wife is his ex-lover.

Nenjil Oor Aalayam

1962

Nenjam Marappathillai poster
8.3

A college sophomore, on a visit to his friend's village, explores a dilapidated and haunted villa, falls unconscious and learns completely about his past life of love and sorrow.

Nenjam Marappathillai

1963

No artwork available
7.3

The movie examines the tumults in the lives of the people residing in the Belli Moda estate. Indira is the heiress of her father's estate, named Belli Moda. A young man, Mohan, is engaged to her and is desirous of owning the Belli Moda, once Indira's father passes away. Mohan returns from the US, only to discover that his fiancee's mother has died in labor, leaving behind a son - the new inheritor of Belli Moda. This shatters Mohan's dreams of the estate and he bitterly refuses to marry Indira. One day, Mohan meets with a car accident and is severely injured. He is nursed by Indira, and presently, Mohan falls truly in love with her and proposes for marriage. However, this time, Indira refuses to marry him and breaks his heart, for he only cared about her money.

Belli Moda

1966