On this day, 66 years ago, Indian film industry witnessed the birth of a superstar on the silver screen with the release of Kannada feature film which introduced Rajkumar in the lead character portraying the character of Bedara Kannappa.
History 25 - Rajkumar's First Film
The film went onto create a milestone in the Indian film industry with the lead actor eventually turning out to be as one of the greatest actors on the planet. Rajkumar soon became the premier actor of Kannada film industry and later the only actor to act in more than 200 plus films, in the lead as hero with 100 per cent success rate.
History 27 - Landmark Film Bedara Kannappa
The film - Bedara Kannappa, directed by H L N Simha and produced by Gubbi Veeranna and two others released on May 7, 1954. It also featured Pandari Bai, Raja Sulochana, and even marked the debut of one of the greatest comedian Narasimharaju.
The movie was also remade in Telugu, which was again a huge hit. It stands out to be the only non-Kannada movie featuring Dr. Rajkumar in his long drawn career.
Apart from winning national award for best film, the film was remade in other languages such as Tamil, Telugu and Hindi which makes it the first-ever pan-India movie from the Kannada film industry.
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