Milestone in Dr Rajkumar's life

Milestone

Birth: April 21, 1929

Marriage with Parvathamma in 1953

First film: Bedara Kannappa (1954) at the age of 25

Re-christened Rajkumar by HLN Simha (1954)

Began singing in his movies with Sampattige Sawal

150th film: Gandada Gudi

Honorary Doctorate from Mysore University in 1976

Padma Bhushana in 1981

Dada Saheb Phalke award in 1996

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