Kumar Bangarappa

Sarekoppa Vasanth Kumar ( Kumar Bangarappa)(born 1963) is a Kannada film actor and politician - former minister in S.M. Krishna cabinet.[1][2][3]

Personal details

Born to S. Bangarappa, former Chief Minister, and Shakuntala. He married Vidyullatha and had a son - Arjun, and daughter - Lavayna.[1][4]

Filmography

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Politics

He entered politics dramatically in 1996 after a brief stint as a film actor donning lead roles in many Kannada films, when he was asked to contest the byelection to fill the vacancy in the Sorab constituency of Shimoga district - which his father represented from 1967 to 1994 - seven times in a row - till he got elected to Loksabha, making way for his sons. He was elected to Legislative Assembly of Karnataka on Karnataka Congress Party, a regional political party founded by his father in 1994 after he was asked to resign as Chief Minister.[10][11]

He was again elected from same assembly constituency in 1999 as a Congress candidate after the merger of Karnataka Congress Party with Congress for second-term. He won as MLA from Sorab constituency on INC for third-term successively in 2004 election. He was inducted into S.M. Krishna government as minister of state for Municipal Administration (Independent Charge). Prior to that, he also worked as Minister of State for Minor Irrigation. For few days, he resigned Indian National Congress party and joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for 20 days to revert Congress again.[3][12][13][14][15]

He lost in 2008 election on Congress ticket, including his brother - Madhu Bangarappa on Samajwadi Party ticket -, to Hartalu Halappa from BJP.[16][17][18]

Family feud and a rift

He entered politics as a stranger from film industry without wielding any influence even when his father was Chief Minister; however, a rift in the family developed ahead of 2004 elections, apparently, when his father wanted Madhu Bangarappa, his younger brother, to contest on BJP ticket while Kumar Bangarappa contested on Congress and retained the seat.[19] At one stage, he even resigned Congress and left his minister of state portfolio to join BJP as per the directions of his father, returned to Congress soon when he felt uncomfortable in the BJP camp, bringing the family feud matters into the open public.[12] The family feud fueled till Bangarappa and both his sons lost the elections, including the continuance of disturbances between both the brothers during the family ritual celebrations after the death of S. Bangarappa.[10][20][21][22]

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "AT LAST LAVANYA TOWERS INAUGURATED". chitratara.com. August 3, 2009. Retrieved March 24, 2012. Kumar Bangarappa (also politician and actor) - launch of his son and daughter – Arjun and Lavayna on stage as singers in Hindustani style - ‘Sri Renukamba Editing studio and recently come up Srigandha preview hall’ at Lavanya towers in Malleswaram 18th cross were inaugurated by former chief minister S.Bangarappa and his wife - Bangarppa lauded his grand daughter Lavanya and grandson Arjun for good voice they have.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Kumar Bangarappa to launch historical film". clapzz.com. July 21, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2012. Former minister and son of former chief minister S Bangarappa – actor turned politician Kumar Bangarappa is all set to launch the historical film Keladhi Shivappa Nayaka
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Kumar Bangarappa rejoins Congress". tribuneindia.com. March 27, 2004. Retrieved March 27, 2012. Kumar Bangarappa, son of former Karnataka Chief Minister S. Bangarappa and former Minister in the S.M. Krishna Governmen
  4. ↑ "Kumar Bangarappa's assets worth Rs 4.8 cr". archive.deccanherald.com. April 25, 2008. Retrieved March 27, 2012. Kumar Bangarappa has Rs 12 lakh cash, Rs 4,90,481 bank deposits, jewellry worth Rs 7,07,600, Rs 1,74,90,692 claims, agriculture land worth Rs 14,28,899 and buildings worth Rs 2,75,43,801. His wife Vidyullatha is in possession of Rs 3 lakh cash, Rs 18,000 bank deposit and Rs 20,10,504 claim, the total worth of which is Rs 23,28,504.
  5. ↑ "KUMAR BANGARAPPA - Filmography". popcorn.oneindia.in. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Navataare - Ashwamedha (Soundtrack) Audio CD". kannadastore.com. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Belliyappa Bangarappa – Kannada Movie (1992) - Teja – Kannada Movie". mangalorelink.com. Retrieved March 28, 2012. Cast: Kumar bangarappa
  8. ↑ "NIRBANADHA KANNADA MOVIE WATCH ONLINE". watchonlinekannadamovies.blogspot.in. Retrieved March 28, 2012. Star Cast : Shashikumar, Ananthanag, Kumar Bangarappa, JayAmala,
  9. ↑ "Kumar Bangarappa - All Movie Database". allmoviedatabase.com. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Kumar Bangarappa had no alternative". hindu.com. March 4, 2004. Retrieved March 28, 2012. Known as a mild and gentle person, Mr. Kumar Bangarappa makes a striking contrast to his father, who is assertive. He had a brief stint as a film actor and donned the main roles in many Kannada films. He was a stranger to politics and never wielded influence even when his father was the Chief Minister.
  11. ↑ "Karnataka polls: It's Bangarappa vs Bangarappa again". rediff.com. January 13, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2012. The former chief minister has won the elections from this constituency seven times in a row, between 1967 and 1994, before making way for his sons.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Just after 20 days, Kumar Bangarappa quits BJP". NY Times Co. March 25, 2004. Retrieved March 24, 2012. Kumar Bangarappa has decided to quit the Bharatiya Janata Party just 20 days after he joined it.
  13. ↑ "Governor accepts Kumar Bangarappa's resignation". articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. March 3, 2004. Retrieved March 27, 2012. On the recommendation of the Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna, the Governor T N Chaturvedi, has accepted the resignation submitted by the Minister of State for Municipal Administration (Independent Charge) Kumar Bangarappa.
  14. ↑ "THE RELEASE AND AFTER". frontlineonnet.com. December 8, 2000. Retrieved March 25, 2012. An emotional Rajkumar arrives at the Vidhana Soudha on his return to Bangalore on November 16 to a popular welcome. His son Raghavendra Rajkumar, son-in-law and Karnataka's Minister of State for Minor Irrigation Kumar Bangarappa are in the photograph
  15. ↑ "Kumar Bangarappa defends govt, father". articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. February 4, 2002. Retrieved March 25, 2012. Minister of state for minor irrigation kumar bangarappa found himself on a sticky wicket on sunday when a poser about the vishwa scheme launched by his father was hurled at him.
  16. ↑ "Name: Kumar Bangarappa: Constituency: Sorab". ibnlive.in.com. Retrieved March 26, 2012. Kumar Bangarappa belongs to the Congress party and was competing against his real brother, Madhu Bangarappa of Samajwadi Party.
  17. ↑ "Karnataka polls: It's Bangarappa vs Bangarappa again". rediff.com. May 14, 2008. Retrieved March 26, 2012. It is all in the family for the Bangarappas. While Bangarappa senior is taking on B S Yeddyurappa [ Images ] at Shikaripura, his sons are battling hard for his legacy. Kumar and Madhu Bangarappa, from the Congress and the Samajwadi Party respectively, are competing against each other at the Soraba constituency in Shimoga -- 38 km from Shikaripura.
  18. ↑ "Karnataka: Big names bite the dust". boston.com. rediff.com. May 25, 2008. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
  19. ↑ "All about the family for many former CMs". boston.com. indianexpress.com. April 27, 2008. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
  20. ↑ "Kumar Bangarappa faults father". hindu.com. April 9, 2004. Retrieved March 26, 2012. The former Minister and Congress candidate for the Sorab Assembly seat, Kumar Bangarappa, has taken exception to his father and the former Chief Minister, S. Bangarappa, bringing family matters into the open. - Mr. Kumar Bangarappa said he left the Congress and joined the BJP as per the directions of his father. "But I rejoined the Congress not because I was denied the BJP ticket but because I became uncomfortable in the BJP camp," he said.
  21. ↑ "Kumar Bangarappa decries political wedge". ibnlive.in.com. December 30, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2012. Addressing the media over a few supporters of Madhu Bangarappa stopping him from offering pooja at the spot where his father was cremated, Kumar said that this was because he was with the Congress. “Is having an individual ideology and commitment wrong?” he asked.“Had I reacted adversely during the last rites, it would have disrupted the entire function. My relatives could have doused the situation, but they did not. As a son, there are many rituals that I have to follow. Hence, I have come here with my family,” he said.
  22. ↑ "Shimoga: Bangarappa's Death Gives Rise to Battle of Succession". daijiworld.com. December 29, 2011. Retrieved March 26, 2012. Bangarappa's fans, who have rallied behind their icon’s younger son Madhu, have shown their impatience towards elder son Kumar Bangarappa. The situation turned ugly on Wednesday December 28 at Kubatoor in Sorab taluk in the district, where Kumar Bangarappa had arrived to perform puja ritual to the ashes of his father. The police had to resort to light lathi charge to bring the situation under control.

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