R. Rathnam
R. Rathnam | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jeeva Rathna 16 May 1923 |
| Died | 9 January 2021 (aged 97) Bengaluru |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Music composer |
Jeeva Rathna also known as R Rathna mononymously as R. Rathnam[citation needed] (16 May 1923 - 9 January 2021) was an Indian music composer [1] who had worked in Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Tulu and Telugu film industry[2]
Career
[edit]Jeeva Rathna entered the Tamil film industry as an actor with Danashura Karna. He didn't get success in acting Later he showed interest in composing music to films and joined as an assistant music director Tamil film industry.[2] After getting experience in music he become full-fledged music composer in the movie "Mane Katti Nodu" in 1961starring Uday Kumar, Dwarakish, Meenakumari and others which became hit.[3]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Film | Language | Director | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Mane Katti Nodu | Kannada | Sri Sadguru | C. V. Shivashankar and Friends | |
| 1967 | Padavidhara | Kannada | C. V. Shivashankar | C. K. Gowda | [citation needed] |
| 1968 | Namma Ooru | Kannada | C. V. Shivashankar | J N Shetty, S N Rao, B S Narayan | [citation needed] |
| 1969 | Kappu Bilupu | Kannada | Puttanna Kanagal | Ravikumar | |
| 1969 | Chaduranga | Kannada | N C Rajan | Sakkamma | [citation needed] |
| 1971 | Bandhavya | Kannada | K M Rathnakar, R Madhusudhan | Sorat Ashwath, K M Rathnakar, R Madhusudhan | [citation needed] |
Awards
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "ಹಿರಿಯ ಸಂಗೀತ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ ರತ್ನಂ ನಿಧನ! ಹಳೆಯ ನೆನಪುಗಳನ್ನು ಹಂಚಿಕೊಂಡ ಹಿರಿಯ ನಟ ರಾಜೇಶ್". Vijay Karnataka (in Kannada). Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ a b "ಅಗಲಿದ ಹಿರಿಯ ಸಂಗೀತ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ - ಆರ್.ರತ್ನಂ". ಸಂಪದ. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ "A glance into the past". Deccan Herald. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ "Karnataka Government". karnataka.gov.in. Retrieved 30 November 2022.