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U R Ananthamurthy

U R Ananthamurthy

U R Ananthamurthy (1932-2014) is a Kannada Writer known for the movies Bara(1980), Ghatashraddha(1977), Samskara(1970)

U R Ananthamurthy : Biography Filmography Trivia

Name	U R Ananthamurthy (ಉಡುಪಿ ರಾಜಗೋಪಾಲಾಚಾರ್ಯ ಅನಂತಮೂರ್ತಿ)
Other Names	Udupi Rajagopalacharya Ananthamurthy
Date Of Birth	21 December 1932
Age	(Age at Death: 81 years 8 months 1 days)
Place Of Birth	Tirthahalli, Shivamogga
Date Of Death	22 August 2014
Place Of Death	Bangalore, Karnataka
Son	Sharath
Wife	Esther(m.1956)
Daughter	Anuradha
Biography a contemporary writer and critic in the Kannada language born in Thirtahalli Taluk and is considered as one of the pioneers of the Navya movement. his education started in a traditional Sanskrit school in Doorvasapura and continued in Tirthahalli and Mysore. His main works include Samskara, Bhava, Bharathi Pura, and Avasthe. He has written numerous short stories as well. He died of renal failure and cardiac arrest on 22 August 2014.

Interesting Facts and Trivia

He was the vice-chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University in Kerala during the late 1980s
In 1998, he received the Padma Bhushan award from the Government of India
He was one of the finalists of Man Booker International Prize for the year 2013

U R Ananthamurthy: Filmography (6)

(All U R Ananthamurthy Movies)

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2013	Prakruthi[Writer (story)]
2003	Mouni[Writer (Novel)]
1987	Avasthe[Writer (Novel),Writer (Dialogue)]
1980	Bara[Writer (story)]
1977	Ghatashraddha[Writer (Novel)]
1970	Samskara[Writer (Novel)]