Rajendra Singh Babu

S. V. Rajendra Singh Babu is a Kannada film maker and producer. He was born and brought up in Mysore. His father 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 different 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 camera propelled him to the film industry. Hailing from a family of movie makers, Babu was fascinated with films like 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
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
1982	Thirugu Baana	N	N	Y	Kannada
1982	Tony	N	N	Y	Kannada
1984	Kaliyuga	N	N	Y	Kannada
1984	Gandu Bherunda	Y	Y	N	Kannada
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
1985	Ek Se Bhale Do	Y	Y	N	Hindi
1985	Brahma Vishnu Maheshwara	N	N	Y	Kannada
1986	Karna	N	N	Y	Kannada
1986	Krishna Nee Begane Baro	N	N	Y	Kannada
1986	Maneye Manthralaya	N	N	Y	Kannada
1987	Kurukshetra	N	N	Y	Kannada
1987	Yuga Purusha	N	N	Y	Kannada
1990	Bannada Gejje	Y	Y	N	Kannada
1990	Prema Yuddham	Y	Y	N	Kannada	Remake of Bannada Gajje
1990	Muthina Haara	Y	Y	Y	Kannada
1990	Aag Ka Darya	Y	Y	N	Hindi
1990	Sri Sathyanarayana Pooja Phala	N	N	Y	Kannada
1993	Hoovu Hannu	Y	Y	Y	Kannada	[4]
1994	Mahakshathriya	Y	Y	N	Kannada
1995	Himapatha	Y	Y	N	Kannada
1995	Kalyanothsava	Y	Y	N	Kannada
1997	Mungarina Minchu	Y	Y	Y	Kannada
1998	Doni Saagali	Y	Y	N	Kannada
1998	Bhoomi Thayiya Chochchala Maga	Y	Y	Y	Kannada
2001	Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu	Y	Y	Y	Kannada
2002	Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu	Y	Y	Y	Kannada
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
2010	Thipparalliya Tarlegalu	Y	Y	N	Kannada
2011	Love in Kashmir	Y	Y	N	Hindi
2014	Raktaaksha	Y	Y	N	Kannada	Under production
2014	Bhimoos Bang Bang Kids	Y	Y	N	Kannada	Shelved

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

Rajendra Singh Babu getting award from President of India

Organizations/Committees

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References

External links

• Rajendra Singh Babu at the Internet Movie Database
• Rishika Singh his daughter
• Her daughter in Kanteerava
• Next in the list Rebel with Upendra
• Aaditya his son
• About his future project Srikrishna Leela