Kalyan Kumar

Acting

Kalyan Kumar

Born July 28, 1928 · Bangalore, Kingdom of Mysore, British India

Died August 1, 1999 · aged 71

Kalyan Kumar (28 July 1928 – 1 August 1999), born as Chokkanna, was an Indian film actor, and an occasional film director and producer, who worked primarily in Kannada and Tamil cinema. Making his acting debut in the mythological drama Natashekara (1954), Kumar went on to star in over 200 films in a span of over five decades. He was among the much sought after actors in the 1950s through 1970s for…

Known For

Katha SangamaKatha Sangama · 1976
Katha Sangama
8.01976
MovieDrama
An anthology of short stories centred on a poor university teacher's dilemma, an old woman's life story and a man who is about to marry a woman who is visually impaired.
Paattu PaadavaPaattu Paadava · 1995
Paattu Paadava
8.01995
MovieRomanceDrama
Murali goes through a traumatic childhood and lands in a mental asylum due to his abusive father. He falls in love with Devi, a social worker, who is in love with Rishi, a doctor.
Mugdha ManavaMugdha Manava · 1977
Mugdha Manava
1977
MovieFamilyDrama
The film is based on a Kannada novel of the same name by Mrs. S Mangala Satyan.
DevarelliddaneDevarelliddane · 1985
Devarelliddane
1985
MovieFamilyDrama
The film's plot revolves around the trials and tribulations of a family struggling to maintain their honor while facing complex societal and familial issues.
SidiluSidilu · 1984
Sidilu
1984
MovieActionDrama
Kishore gets falsely accused of killing his sister after she is assaulted by three rich men. Soon, he escapes from police custody to prove his innocence and seek revenge on his sister's murderers.
GokulamGokulam · 1993
Gokulam
1993
MovieComedyRomance
Chellappa (Jayaram), an orphan, runs a photo studio in deficit with his friends (Chinni Jayanth and Vadivelu). Mary (Bhanupriya) comes to his village to learn singing to a guru (Kalyan Kumar) and she helps her guru's family in many ways. Kannan (Arjun Sarja), her guru's son, is supposed to be in the city. Chellappa falls in love with Mary and he proposes to marry her. Mary reveals that she was married and she tells him her past. Her real name was Gayatri, she was a rich girl and she was in love with Kannan. Kannan had lot of responsibility and had to help his poor family. Gayatri's guardian (Jaishankar) accepted for their marriage but Vasanth (S. N. Vasanth), his son, also wanted to marry her and sent henchmen to kill him. Kannan died at Gayatri's birthday party where her guardian had arranged for their engagement after Gayatri promised to help his family. Vasanth's father sent his son to jail and he apologized to Gayatri. She went to her friend Mary's village instead of her.
Guru BhaktiGuru Bhakti · 1984
Guru Bhakti
1984
MovieDramaFamily
Guru Bhakthi is a 1984 Kannada drama film directed by K. N. Chandrashekar Sharma.
Bedi BandavaluBedi Bandavalu · 1968
Bedi Bandavalu
1968
Movie
Kannada film inspired by Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre

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GokulamGokulam · 1993
Gokulam
1993
MovieComedyRomance
Chellappa (Jayaram), an orphan, runs a photo studio in deficit with his friends (Chinni Jayanth and Vadivelu). Mary (Bhanupriya) comes to his village to learn singing to a guru (Kalyan Kumar) and she helps her guru's family in many ways. Kannan (Arjun Sarja), her guru's son, is supposed to be in the city. Chellappa falls in love with Mary and he proposes to marry her. Mary reveals that she was married and she tells him her past. Her real name was Gayatri, she was a rich girl and she was in love with Kannan. Kannan had lot of responsibility and had to help his poor family. Gayatri's guardian (Jaishankar) accepted for their marriage but Vasanth (S. N. Vasanth), his son, also wanted to marry her and sent henchmen to kill him. Kannan died at Gayatri's birthday party where her guardian had arranged for their engagement after Gayatri promised to help his family. Vasanth's father sent his son to jail and he apologized to Gayatri. She went to her friend Mary's village instead of her.