Rajendra Singh Babu

S. V. Rajendra Singh is a Kannada film maker and producer. He was born and brought up in Mysore. His father, the late Shankar Singh was one of the great producers in Kannada Film Industry and has produced many films under the banner Mahatma Pictures (Mysore). Rajendra Singh Babu has made movies in various genres. He has written and directed love stories, War, suspense thrillers and comedy movies. Many of his films have been adapted from novels or short stories.^[1] He is not only famous in Karnataka, but also across all of India. Babu has won numerous awards for his films and has also directed movies in the Hindi and Telugu languages. His sister Vijayalakshmi is the wife of actor Jai Jagadish.

Early life

Rajendra Singh Babu born in Mysore, Karnataka. His father, the late Shankar Singh, was a producer and director of Kannada films. His mother, Prathima Devi, was an actress in Kannada cinema. In an interview, Babu mentioned that his father wanted him to become a doctor, but his own passion for the camera propelled him to the film industry. Hailing from a family of movie makers, Babu was fascinated with films such as The Great escape, Guns of Navarone and Bridge on the river Kwai. He believed that:

Filmography

Year	Film	Credited as			Language	Notes
		Director	Screenplay	Producer
1975	Nagakanye	Y	Y	Y	Kannada	Debut feature
1977	Nagara Hole	Y	Y	N	Kannada
1978	Kiladi Jodi	Y	Y	N	Kannada
1981	Bhaari Bharjari Bete	Y	Y	N	Kannada
1981	Antha	Y	Y	N	Kannada	Remade as Antham Kadidi Aarambam and Meri Aawaz Suno
1981	Simhada Mari Sainya	Y	Y	N	Kannada	Screened at International Children film festival Corebeil – Essonnes, France[3]
1981	Meri Aawaz Suno	Y	Y	N	Hindi film	Remake of Antha (film)
1982	Thirugu Baana	N	N	Y	Kannada	Remake of Benaam (1974 film)
1982	Tony	N	N	Y	Kannada
1984	Kaliyuga	N	N	Y	Kannada
1984	Gandu Bherunda	Y	Y	N	Kannada	Based on Mackenna's Gold
1984	Bandhana	Y	Y	Y	Kannada	Screened at Moscow International Film Festival
1984	Mera Faisla	Y	Y	N	Hindi
1984	Sharara	Y	Y	N	Hindi
1985	Pithamaha	N	N	Y	Kannada	Remake of Vidhaata
1985	Ek Se Bhale Do	Y	Y	N	Hindi
1985	Brahma Vishnu Maheshwara	N	N	Y	Kannada	Remake of Mugguru Mithrulu
1986	Karna	N	N	Y	Kannada	Remake of Saaheb
1986	Krishna Nee Begane Baro	N	N	Y	Kannada	Remake of Souten
1986	Maneye Manthralaya	N	N	Y	Kannada
1987	Kurukshetra	N	N	Y	Kannada
1987	Yuga Purusha	N	N	Y	Kannada	Remake of Karz (film)
1990	Bannada Gejje	Y	Y	N	Kannada
1990	Prema Yuddham	Y	Y	N	Telugu	Remake of Bannada Gejje
1990	Muthina Haara	Y	Y	Y	Kannada
1990	Aag Ka Darya	Y	Y	N	Hindi
1990	Sri Sathyanarayana Pooja Phala	N	N	Y	Kannada
1992	Mallige Hoove	N	N	Y	Kannada
1993	Hoovu Hannu	Y	Y	Y	Kannada	[4]
1994	Mahakshathriya	Y	Y	N	Kannada
1995	Himapatha	Y	Y	N	Kannada	Based on Kannada novel of same name by T. K. Rama Rao
1995	Kalyanothsava	Y	Y	N	Kannada
1997	Mungarina Minchu	Y	Y	Y	Kannada	Based on Italian movie Quattro passi fra le nuvole (Four Steps in the Clouds)
1998	Doni Saagali	Y	Y	N	Kannada
1998	Bhoomi Thayiya Chochchala Maga	Y	Y	Y	Kannada
2000	Mechanic Mamaiah	Y	Y	Y	Telugu
2001	Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu	Y	Y	Y	Kannada
2002	Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu	Y	Y	Y	Kannada	Remade as Sandade Sandadi and Shaadi No. 1
2003	Katthegalu Saar Katthegalu	Y	Y	Y	Kannada
2004	Love	Y	Y	Y	Kannada
2004	Kanchana Ganga	Y	Y	N	Kannada
2006	Mohini 9886788888	Y	Y	Y	Kannada
2008	Buddhivantha	N	N	Y	Kannada	Remake of Naan Avanillai (2007 film)
2010	Thipparalliya Tarlegalu	Y	Y	N	Kannada
2011	Love in Kashmir	Y	Y	N	Hindi
2015	Rebel	Y	Y	N	Kannada
2018	Raktaaksha"	Y	N	N	Kannada

Awards Honor and Recognition

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He is the winner of the president's Rajat Kamal Award for best film and director thrice for the movies Bandhana, Muttina Haara and Mungarina Minchu. Babu has won many state awards for his films.^[6] and has been honoured with the prestigious Puttanna Kangal Award given by the Karnataka State Govt. to a film personality on the lines of the Dada Saheb Phalke Award in Karnataka. Babu's films Simhada Mari Sainya and Bandhana are screened at international film festivals. Here is the list of a few important awards.

Books

Rajendra Singh Babu wrote the book titled "Nenanpina Muthina Hara" in memory of the great Kannada actor Vishnuvardhan. The book was a tribute to Vishnuvardhan, where Babu shares his numerous experiences with Vishnuvardhan. The book reveals the special bond Babu claims to have had with Vishnuvardhan. The book also reveals Babu's constant drive to work on meaningful cinema, wanting to make an impact. His endless dreams of making cinemas involving Vishnuvardhan and Dr. Rajkumar and how great those cinemas might have been and how it would have contributed to Kannada Cinema.

Organizations/Committees

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References

External links

• Rajendra Singh Babu on IMDb
• Rishika Singh his daughter
• Her daughter in Kanteerava
• Next in the list Rebel with Upendra
• Aaditya his son
• About his future project Srikrishna Leela