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C. R. Simha

Acting Born Jun 16, 1942 Channapatana, Karnataka 24 credits

Biography

Channapatna Ramaswami Simha (16 June 1942 – 28 February 2014), better known as C. R. Simha, was an Indian actor, director, dramatist and playwright. He was best known for his work in Kannada films and for his work in stage shows. Starting his career in Prabhat Kalavidaru, a theatre group based in Bengaluru he acted in numerous Kannada plays which reached the cult status. He started his own theatre group called "Nataranga" in 1972 and directed many successful plays such as Kakana Kote, Thughlaq and Sankranthi.

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Known for

Film

Samskara

1970

Frequent co-stars

Girish Karnad 1 shared title
Snehalata Reddy 1 shared title
B.R. Jayaram 1 shared title
P. Lankesh 1 shared title
Pradhan 1 shared title
Dasharathi Dixit 1 shared title
Lakshmi Krishnamurthy 1 shared title
Jayadev 1 shared title
Arputa Rani 1 shared title
Loknath 1 shared title

Career timeline

Prithvi
Tuvvi Tuvvi Tuvvi
Suvvi SuvvalaliGadibidi Krishna
ShivaranjaniLaaliMommaga
Karnataka Suputhra
America AmericaThumbida Mane
Raayaru Bandaru Maavana Manege
Ksheera Sagara
Navathare
New DelhiKrishna Nee KunidagaRanaranga
DigvijayaBedi
Bete
Nee Bareda Kadambari
AjithBara
Sankalpa
Samskara

Full filmography

  • Digvijaya (1987) as Dasayya
  • Bete (1986)
  • Shivaranjani (1997)
  • Bedi (1987)
  • Suvvi Suvvalali (1998)
  • Samskara (1970)
  • Ajith (1982)
  • America America (1995)
  • New Delhi (1988)
  • Gadibidi Krishna (1998)
  • Navathare (1991)
  • Thumbida Mane (1995)
  • Tuvvi Tuvvi Tuvvi (1999)
  • Krishna Nee Kunidaga (1988)
  • Ranaranga (1988) as Lawyer Ramnath
  • Nee Bareda Kadambari (1985)
  • Laali (1997)
  • Bara (1982) as Bhimoji
  • Karnataka Suputhra (1996)
  • Ksheera Sagara (1992)
  • Raayaru Bandaru Maavana Manege (1993)
  • Sankalpa (1972)
  • Prithvi (2010)
  • Mommaga (1997)