H. R. Bhargava | |
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 Doddarangegowda,Syed Sallauddin Pasha, H. R. Bhargava (Left to right in front) in 2019 | |
| Born | Hunsur Ramachandra Bhargyachandra Hunsur,Mysore State (now Karnataka), India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, producer |
| Relatives | Hunsur Krishnamurthy (uncle)Dwarakish (cousin) |
Hunsur Ramachandra Bhagyachandra (Kannada:ಹು. ರಾ. ಭಾರ್ಗವ), known mononymously as Bhargava, is an Indian film director who worked primarily inKannada cinema. Originally a producer, he came to be considered one of the best directors in Kannada cinema, and he was awarded thePuttanna Kanagal Award, the highest award in Kannada cinema, in 2012. He has directed 50 films.[citation needed]
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Bhargava was born in brahmin family, Hunsur taluk in theMysore State (now Karnataka). Before becoming an independent director, he worked as an associate/assistant director with stalwarts of the time like Hunsur Krishnamurthy,S. Siddalingaiah, Vijay,Geethapriya and K.S.R. Das in many successful movies likeBangaarada Manushya,Bhaktha Khumbara,Babruvaahana,Naa Ninna Marayalaare,Mayor Muthanna, etc. This gave him a rich experience and moulded his career to become a famous director. He has many disciples who have become successful directors likeS. Narayan,Phani Ramachandra, Chandrashekar Sharma. In many of his interviews he has expressed gratitude to director Hunsur Krishnamurthy and famous comedian Dwarakeesh.
Bhargava began his career in films as a film producer. Having produced eight films, he turned to direction.[1] He made his debut as a director in 1977 withBhagyavantharu withRajkumar andB. Saroja Devi playing the lead roles. His next filmOlavu Geluvu (1977) had Rajkumar andLakshmi in lead roles. His next filmAsaadhya Aliya was with Vishnuvardhan and proved successful. He has directed 23 films for Dr. Vishnuvardhan with a high success rate for the combination likeJeevana Chakra,Karunamayi,Jana Naayaka,Hrudaya Geethe,Karna,Mathe HaadithuKogile,Onde Guri,Krishna Nee Begane Baaro and many more. He has directed seven films for Ambareesh, four films for Anant Nag, two films for Shankar Nag, two films for Shiva Rajkumar and many other actors. He has three decades of film-making to his credit and also produced seven successful films. He is the only film director to have two silver Jubilee functions at the same place and same time. The mighty and historicalGandugali Kumara Rama was his 50th film. Music Directors Rajan-Nagendra have worked with him in more than 20 films. He has also worked with nationally noted music directors such as Laxmikant Pyarelal, Bappi Lahiri, Satyam and Gurukiran.
