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Bengaluru was on high alert after the death of Puneeth Rajkumar. Offices and shops in Bengaluru were shut down on Friday, an unofficial bandh was declared and police were brought in to control swarming crowds of fans in anticipation of violence after Puneeth died. India's biggest IT services firm, Tata Consultancy Services,[79] sent its employees an advisory around 15:00 local time, asking them to go home early. Television channels showed crowds of fans swarming toward the hospital where he was being treated, and police were out in force trying to control them. Several cinema halls across Bengaluru closed for the day and stopped screening movies in the city. Several popular pubs across the city also closed down after news of Puneeth Rajkumar's death came in.
He had lead roles in 205 movies.[49] He owned a production company called Sri Vajreshwari Combines under the banner Dakshayani Combines. Bhagyada Bagilu was his 100th film,[50] Devatha Manushya was his 200th film and Shabdavedhi was his last film.[51]
His historical movies such as Ranadheera Kanteerava, Immadi Pulikeshi, Sri Krishnadevaraya and Mayura presented a populist version of Karnataka's history, focusing on the Karnataka kingdoms such as Mysore royalty, The Chalukyas, The Vijayanagara Empire and The Kadambas respectively[53] - thereby making him the only Indian actor to have portrayed the role of four prominent kings of Indian history - Kanthirava Narasaraja I, Pulakeshin II, Krishnadevaraya and Mayurasharma. He also appeared as Bijjala II in Jagajyothi Basveshwara and as Raja Mallasarja in Kittur Chennamma.
His movies were also noted to include drama sequences where he performs various mythological, historical or literary characters such as Romeo and Babruvahana in Amma (1968), Gautama Buddha in Uyyale (1969), Echchamanayaka in Bhale Jodi (1970) [60] and as Bhima in Havina Hede(1981).
He has acted in around 50 movies based on novels, plays and short stories,[61] which is the highest for any actor in India. He made movies from Kannada novels and made movies against perceived social evils in movies like Jeevana Chaitra (on evils of drinking) and Shabdavedhi (on drug abuse).[62]
Between 1954 and 1969, Kannada film industry produced 207 movies within a span of 15 years and Rajkumar starred in 100 of those.[63] While the early 60s saw him appearing in fantasy genre movies such as Rani Honnamma (1960), Aasha Sundari (1960), Devasundari (1962), Bala Nagamma(1966) and Devara Gedda Manava(1967), he was also noted for doing swashbuckler films such as Vidhivilasa (1962), Veera Kesari (1963), Katari Veera (1966), Madhu Malathi (1966), Simha Swapna (1968), Jaga Mecchida Maga (1972), Bahaddur Gandu (1976) and Huliya Haalina Mevu (1979) at regular intervals in the 1960s and the 1970s.
Rajkumar's 1971 movie Kasturi Nivasa was colorized and released in 2014. Even close to a decade after his death, the movie garnered a grand opening with the actor's life-size cutout being immersed in milk. The colorized release also performed well at the box office over taking other Kannada movies released at the time.[82] His 35 movies have been remade 58 times in nine languages by 34 actors.[83]
He was also praised for his ability to integrate actors' virtues with the power of a superstar without letting one erase the other by acting as a gulf between mainstream popular movies and artistic cinemas.[117] It was also noted that it was his subtle acting prowess, spontaneous style and his flair to give the reel characters a real credibility which singled him out to the top and helped him to never be out of the running by withstanding the onslaught of time, age and the ever changing demands of celluloid world.[118]
Rajkumar made movies against perceived social evils throughout his career. His debut movie Bedara Kannappa (1954) addressed social discrimination.[126] The 1957 movie Rayara Sose speaks against the evil practice of dowry.[127] The 1958 movie Shree Krishna Gaarudi, which narrates the bickering and squabbling among the Pandavas for portfolios, allegorizes the politics in the then newly formed Mysore state.[128][129]
Veteran journalist and writer Patil Puttappa had described Rajkumar as a natural strength of Kannada whose mass appeal was much more than any leader in Indian politics.[152] He was also praised for confining himself to the Kannada cinema through a conscious decision.[71] His movies were praised for showing consistent interest in building a Kannada society and not a Kannada nation as such.[153] They were also noted for holding up the value of civility and refrain from peddling hatred.[154] His presence was reported to have filled the void between the state and the nation which neither the littérateurs nor the politicians could accomplish.[155]
Some observers are of the opinion that his star appeal helped bring together the diverse regions of Karnataka. The state was carved out in 1956, bringing together different regions like Hyderabad Karnataka, which were areas ruled by the erstwhile Nizam of Hyderabad; Mumbai Karnataka, which has a strong Marathi influence; Old Mysore region ruled by the Mysore royal family and the hilly regions and coastal belt. Each region has a distinct identity within the state and Rajkumar was accepted as a Kannada icon across all regions. He spoke Kannada in a distinct way which had a universal appeal across the state. This was an important aspect since his career played out when the state's identity was still evolving.[156] Rajkumar's movies were largely credited for creating a unified Kannada cultural space after the formation of the state.[157] It was reported that before linguistic reorganization of the states, the default state border for the Kannada speaking population was the last point where Rajkumar films were distributed.[158]
He was considered as a strong symbol of Kannada identity.[159] Bollywood actor Prithviraj Kapoor had requested Rajkumar to act with him in a Hindi movie but Rajkumar had refused the offer in spite of Hindi movies having wider market than Kannada. Later, Prithviraj Kapoor went on to share the screen with him in the Kannada movie Sakshatkara directed by Puttanna Kanagal.[160] He had also refused to appear in a cameo for Amitabh Bachchan's 1983 Hindi movie Coolie as he did not want to appear in a non-Kannada movie. Further, he thought that it would not be good for an actor to look down on another actor as the scene involved Amitabh touching the feet of Rajkumar's character - a sequence which appeared before the introduction song of Amitabh's character.[161] In spite of having appeared only in Kannada movies, he was reasonably popular amongst the non- Kannadigas too.[162] His films have inspired many non-Kannadigas to learn the language.[163] In spite of strong Kannada conservatism in his movies, they were noted to have transcended the barriers of language to connect with the ethos of the nation.[164]
On the occasion of Rajkumar's 90th birthday, an audio-visual musical extravaganza fund raiser programme titled Raj Vaibhava was conducted in Greater Boston for the benefit of a retirement home in Mumbai.[180] In 2012, an entertainment programme called Dr.Raj Vaibhava based on his movies and songs was conducted in Kuwait in his honour.[181]
In 2011, during the 83rd birth anniversary of Rajkumar, the Chief Minister of Karnataka announced that the state government recommended that he be awarded a Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award of the country, for his outstanding contributions to the film industry.[216] He was reported to be the first actor whose first movie won the National Award for Best Picture ( Certificate of Merit).[217] He was also the first actor to complete 100 movies in the lead role in Kannada.[34]
Shiva Rajkumar started his acting career with the film Anand in 1986 [8] Before that, he had appeared as a child artist in a small role in the 1974 movie Sri Srinivasa Kalyana.[13][14] In his career spanning over 36 years, he played a variety of roles. The most notable movies of his career are Janumada Jodi, Jogi, Anand, Ratha Sapthami, Nammoora Mandara Hoove, Om and Chigurida Kanasu.[8] He acted in Sugreeva, which was shot in 18 hours. His Om, directed by Upendra, set a trend for gangster movies in Kannada and other film industries in India. It continues to be shown even to this day.[15]
Shiva Rajkumar made a cameo in his brother Puneeth's posthumous release James (2022), also dubbing for him in the film's end portions.[25] In Vijay Milton's Bairagee, an adaptation of his Kadugu (2017), he plays Shivappa, a folk artist specialising in pulivesha, who gets entangled in the politics of the region. A critic wrote, "Shivarajkumar convincingly pulls off the role of a pulivesha artist and gives a stellar all-around performance. Shivanna takes us back to the classic characters that he played in films like Om, Jogi, and Kaddipudi."[26] In his fourth collaboration with A. Harsha, and his 125th film, he starred in an eponymous role in the revenge drama Vedha.[27] Shiva Rajkumar's first release of 2023 came through a cameo as gangster Siddhantha in R. Chandru's Kabzaa.[28] The year marked his debut in Tamil cinema, with his next release coming in the Rajinikanth-starrer, Nelson Dilipkumar's action-comedy titled Jailer (2023).[29] In another cameo, he played Narasimha, which was well received by audiences.[30] The critic from The Hindu called it "excellent".[31] Shiva Rajkumar's role in another Tamil film, Captain Miller, was confirmed in December 2022,[32] and in an eponymous role in Bhairathi Ranagal, a prequel to Mufti, in May 2023.[33] His heist film Ghost was released in October of 2023.[34] The film received positive feedback from critics and became a box office success. Owing to the film's success that marked Rajkumar's first collaboration with Sreenivas, the duo has planned more films in the Ghost Universe, with a spin-off based on the character Dalavayi Muddanna.[35]
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