Early Life
Dr.Raj Kumar was born on April 24, 1929 at Gajanur (Talavadi block), Madras Presidency situated in the Karnataka-Tamil Nadu border. His mother tongue was Kannada. His father, Singanalluru Puttaswamayya, was an impoverished theatre-artist who was widely popular for portraying powerful roles like Kamsa, Ravana and Hiranyakashipu. His mother's name was Lakshmamma. Whereas, the thespian Rajkumar's father was from Singânallur which next to the Coimbatore Town on the Coimbatore-Sulur Road. Rajkumar dropped out of school at the age of 8 after having been discovered by a movie producer, and played minor characters until he was 25 when he played his first lead role. Originally, he was named Mutturaju after the Lord Muthathi Raya, which is a temple deity located in Muttatti of Malavalli Taluk, Mandya district, Karnataka.
Before acting in Bedara Kannappa, Rajkumar acted in a movie Srinivasa Kalyana in which he was one of Saptharshis. This was a too small role that he remembered the scene in which he acted was over before he recognized himself in the scene.
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