Biography Movies List
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Sage Kabir who taught people the love of God. A movie based on his life
A 1962 Kannada movie by P Srinivas
Actors & Actresses: Dr Rajkumar, KrishnaKumari, Uday kumar, T N Balakrishna, M N Lakshmi Devi, Kuchala Kumari
Religious, Drama, Biography
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Story of Tenali Ramakrishna and Krishnadevaraya
A 1982 Kannada movie by B S Ranga
Actors & Actresses: Ananth Nag, Aarathi, Srinath, Manjula, Sripriya, K S Ashwath
Historical, Comedy, Biography
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A 1991 Kannada movie by Basavaraja Kesthur
Actors & Actresses: Chiranjeevi Vinay, Master Amith, Master Umesh, Theertha Prasad, Jagannatha Rao, Mahendra
Drama, Biography
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Navakoti Narayana, a wealthy banker becomes the devotee of Lord Krishna by the turn of the events
A 1964 Kannada movie by S K A Chari
Actors & Actresses: Dr Rajkumar, Sahukar Janaki, Dikki Madhava Rao, H Ramachandra Shastry, Kemparaj Urs, Maala
Mythology, Philosophical, Biography
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Rajkumar plays the role of an emperor Kanthirava Narasaraja I of the Wodeyar dynasty, Mysore who was fondly named as Ranadheera Kanteerava
A 1960 Kannada movie by N C Rajan
Actors & Actresses: Dr Rajkumar, R Nagendra Rao, M S Subbanna, T N Balakrishna, S M Veerabhadrappa, H R Hanumantha Rao
Historical, Biography
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Story of the life of great saint Tukaram of Maharashtra
A 1963 Kannada, Tamil movie by Sundara Rao Nadakarni
Actors & Actresses: Dr Rajkumar, M Leelavathi, Uday kumar, Pandari Bai, K S Ashwath, T N Balakrishna
Religious, Philosophical, Historical, Drama, Biography
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Biography of the great sculptor Jakanaachaari, famous for his works during chalukya era
A 1964 Kannada movie by B S Ranga
Actors & Actresses: Kalyan Kumar, B Saroja Devi, Uday kumar, Chittor V. Nagaiah, Dhulipala Seetarama Sastry, B Ramadevi
Historical, Biography
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A biographical picture of Raghavendra Swamy of Mantralaya
A 1966 Kannada movie by T V Singh Thakur
Actors & Actresses: Dr Rajkumar, Jayanthi, Uday kumar, Adavani Lakshmidevi, Ramesh, Suguna
White and Black, Religious, Philosophical, Biography
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Movie is based on the real life incidents of the Madhva saint of Karnataka- Sri Purandara Dasa
A 1967 Kannada movie by C V Raju, R Ramamurthy
Actors & Actresses: K S Ashwath, R Nagendra Rao, Pandari Bai, Uday kumar, Harini, Raja shankar
Religious, Biography
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The film was based on a popular Punjabi devotional story which was a change for New Theatres from their regular films based on traditional Bengali stories, Saints and novels
A 1933 Hindi movie by Debaki Kumar Bose
Actors & Actresses: Umasashi, Tarabai, Kumar, Anwari Begum, Sadiq Ansari, K. L. Saigal
White and Black, Religious, Biography
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the film is “Based on the life problems of the poet Chandidas –A problem India has not been able to solve”, which involved the caste schism in India
A 1934 Hindi movie by Nitin Bose
Actors & Actresses: Nawab, Umasashi, K. L. Saigal, Siddiqui, Pahadi Sanyal, Parvati
White and Black, Drama, Biography
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Basaveshwara- Lamp of the world. Story of Basava who tried to unite people under one God, one religion.
A 1959 Kannada movie by T V Singh Thakur
Actors & Actresses: Honnappa Bhagavathar, Dr Rajkumar, Sandhya, T R Narasimha Raju, K S Ashwath, B Saroja Devi
Historical, Drama, Biography
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Kittur Chennamma, the queen of Kittur fights the British with honour
A 1961 Kannada movie by B R Panthulu
Actors & Actresses: B Saroja Devi, M V Rajamma, Dr Rajkumar, M Leelavathi, Chindodi Leela, T R Narasimha Raju
War, Historical, Biography, Action
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Story of the Kingdom of Vijaya Nagara, a great kingdom of Southern India
A 1961 Kannada movie by R Nagendra Rao
Actors & Actresses: B Saroja Devi, R N Sudarshan, R Nagendra Rao, Kalyan Kumar, Uday kumar, Sandhya
War, Historical, Biography, Action
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Story of the brave warrior Echhamma nayaka
A 1964 Kannada movie by Hunsur Krishnamurthy
Actors & Actresses: Hunsur Krishnamurthy, B M Venkatesh, Adavani Lakshmidevi, M Jayashree, B S Dwarakish, M P Shankar
War, Historical, Drama, Biography, Action
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Biographical film of the kannada poet/ philosopher Sarvajna who lived in the 16th century
A 1965 Kannada movie by Aruru Pattabhi
Actors & Actresses: Dr Rajkumar, Harini, Uday kumar, Mynavathi, K S Ashwath, Rajamma Gokak
Biography
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Biographical story of the King Pulikeshi the 2nd of Chalukya Dynasty
A 1967 Kannada movie by N C Rajan
Actors & Actresses: Dr Rajkumar, Uday kumar, Jayanthi, T N Balakrishna, T R Narasimha Raju, Kalpana
War, Political, Biography, Adventure, Action
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Biographical picture of the freedom fighter Rayanna of Sangolli
A 1967 Kannada movie by B T Athani, Gurubala
Actors & Actresses: Abhi Bhattacharya, V S Patil, Kamini Kadama, Dada Salvi, Rajashekhar, Leela Gandhi
War, Drama, Biography, Action
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1935 Marathi biopic "Dharmatma" on life and times of Sant Eknath. A legendary stage actor and singer "Bal Gandharva" plays roll of Sant Eknath. Sant Eknath worked to eliminate social injustice based on a caste
A 1935 Hindi movie by Rajaram Vankudre Shantaram
Actors & Actresses: Bal Gandharva, Ratna prabha, Vasanti, Master Chhotu, Keshav Narayan Kale, Chandra Mohan
White and Black, Drama, Biography
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A Biographical movie based on the story of saint Purandara Dasa.
A 1937 Kannada movie by B. Chawan
Actors & Actresses: G Krishnaswamy Iyengar, Tripuramba, J T Balakrishnarao
Religious, Historical, Biography
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Movie is famous for beautifully orchestrating the folk songs of Kannada. The film is based on the life of Kalidasa, a famous poet who lived during the 4th and 5th Century CE
A 1955 Kannada movie by K R Seetarama Sastry
Actors & Actresses: Honnappa Bhagavathar, B Raghavendra rao, T R Narasimha Raju, B Saroja Devi, P Rajasulochana, G V Iyer
White and Black, Musical, Historical, Drama, Biography
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Bollywood/Hindi 1932 Movie Directed by "Fram Madan". In the main lead role Master Nissar, Jehanara Kajjan, Patience Cooper Acted.
A 1932 Hindi movie by Jamshedji Framji Madan
Actors & Actresses: Master Nissar, Jehanara Kajjan, Patience Cooper, Nawab, Sharifa, Mohamed Ishaq
White and Black, Religious, Biography
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A 1972 Kannada movie by Girish Karnad
Documentary, Biography
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Story of the freedom fighters of India who died in the cause
A 1974 Kannada movie by K M Shankarappa
Actors & Actresses: Kodanda Rao, G V Shivanand, Girija Lokesh, Sudheer, Dr Govinda Manur, Dikki Madhava Rao
Historical, Drama, Biography
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A 1934 movie by G.S. Devare
Actors & Actresses: Fatma Begum, Navin chandra (Narhari Narayan Joshi), Shanta Kumari, Raja Babu, Usha, Allavali
White and Black, Biography
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A 1983 Kannada movie by K S L Swamy (Ravi)
Actors & Actresses: Ashok, Aarathi, Srinivasamurthy, Manjula, Tiger Prabhakar, Vajramuni
Philosophical, Historical, Biography
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A 1986 Kannada movie by K S L Swamy (Ravi)
Actors & Actresses: Vishnuvardhan, Madhavi, Saritha, S Shivaram, M S Umesh, Dinesh
Musical, Biography
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A 1993 Kannada movie by Om Saiprakash
Actors & Actresses: Om Saiprakash, Sudha Rani, Thara, Srinath, Dheerendra Gopal, Mukhyamantri Chandru
Religious, Drama, Biography
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A 2010 Kannada movie by Rithwik Simha
Actors & Actresses: C R Simha, Padmaja Srinivas, Harish, Anil, Nanda kishor, Alakananda
Drama, Biography
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A 2012 Kannada movie by B Naganna
Actors & Actresses: Darshan Thoogudeep, Shashikumar, Jayaprada, Nikita Thukral, Umashree, Srinivasamurthy
Historical, Drama, Biography
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A 2013 Kannada movie by A M R Ramesh
Actors & Actresses: Arjun Sarja, Kishore, Suresh Oberoi, Ravi Kale, Jayachithra, Sampath Raj
Drama, Biography, Adventure, Action
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The film portrays the story of an aspiring actress who is ready to go to any extent to make it big in the cinema industry. It was inspired by the life of Silk Smitha, a South Indian actress noted for her erotic roles.
A 2013 Kannada movie by Thrishul
Actors & Actresses: Akshay, Veena Malik, Sanah, Srinivasamurthy, Sadhu Kokila, Avinash
Drama, Biography
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The film is based on the life of actress Kalpana
A 2015 Kannada movie by Sathish Pradhan
Actors & Actresses: Pooja Gandhi, P Ravi Shankar, Atul Kulkarni, Makrand Deshpande, Ramesh Bhat, Achyutha Rao
Drama, Biography
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A 2015 Kannada movie by M R Balakrishna
Religious, Drama, Biography, Animation
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The film is based on the life story of Paritaala Ravi, a gangster in the Rayalaseema province of Andhra Pradesh
A 2015 Kannada movie by Sreejay
Actors & Actresses: Duniya Vijay, Akanksha Puri, P Ravi Shankar, Sadhu Kokila, Shobhraj, Bullet Prakash
Drama, Crime, Biography, Action
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A 2015 Kannada movie by Om Saiprakash
Actors & Actresses: Harish Raj, Naveen Krishna, Srinivasamurthy, Ramesh Bhat, Jai jagadish, Bank Janardhan
Religious, Drama, Biography
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A 2015 Kannada movie by Sharath
Actors & Actresses: Vishnu Vallabha, Shwetha Rao, Rathnamala, Muguru Suresh, Rekha Das, Ganesh S Rao
Religious, Drama, Biography
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The film is based on the events leading to Operation Cocoon to capture or kill the forest bandit Veerappan
A 2016 Kannada, Telugu movie by Ram Gopal Varma
Actors & Actresses: Srinivas, Rockline Venkatesh, K S Sridhar, Sathyanarayana, Rohith, Sathya
Documentary, Drama, Biography, Action
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The film is based on the real life of Pandit Puttaraja Gawai (1914 - 2010), who was a scholar and a Hindustani traditional musician who was well noted for his social services.
A 2016 Kannada movie by Hamsa Shyam Vijeth
Actors & Actresses: Shashikumar, Umesh Navale, Shankaralinga Sugnalli, Shruti, Abhijith, Vijay Raghavendra
Drama, Biography
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Based on the life of Ramabai Ambedkar, the first wife of Indian social reformer and politician B. R. Ambedkar.
A 2016 Kannada movie by M Ranganath
Actors & Actresses: Nagaraj, Bank Janardhan, Sumathishree, Mysore Ramananda, Yagna Shetty, Auditor Srinivas
Drama, Biography
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A 2016 Kannada movie by Narendra Babu
Actors & Actresses: Ananth Nag, Avinash, Shivarajkumar, Sharath Lohitashwa, Dattatreya, Vaishali Deepak
Drama, Biography
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Biography of Saint Allama, the son of a temple dancer
A 2017 Kannada movie by T S Nagabharana
Actors & Actresses: Lakshmi Gopalaswamy, Meghana Raj, Sanchari Vijay, Dhananjay, M Thousheer
Drama, Biography
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Biography of Shankaracharya, the foremost proponent of Advaitic philosophy
A 1983 Sanskrit movie by G V Iyer
Actors & Actresses: G V Iyer, M V Narayana Rao, G V Shivanand, Gopal, Manohar, L V Sharada
Religious, Philosophical, Drama, Biography
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Biography of two warrior brothers Koti & Chennayya
A 1973 Tulu movie by Vishu Kumar
Actors & Actresses: Vamanraj, Subashchandra Padival
White and Black, Drama, Biography
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Koti Chennaya is a film based on the lives of Koti and Chennayya
A 2007 Tulu movie by Anand P Raju
Actors & Actresses: Vinaya Prasad, Shekhar Kotian, Chethan Rai, Neethu, Naveen Padil, S Balakrishna Shetty
War, Drama, Biography, Action
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Dangal is a biopic on the Phogat family which has given this country some of the best women wrestlers.
A 2016 Hindi movie by Nitesh Tiwari
Actors & Actresses: Aamir Khan, Mahesh Balraj, Girish Kulkarni, Sakshi Tanwar, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra
Sports, Drama, Biography, Action
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