Dwarakish

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

8/19/1942

Place of Birth

Hunasur, Mysore

Also Known As

Bungle Shama Rao Dwarakanath B.S. DwarakishB. S. Dwarakish

Dwarakish

Biography

Bungle Shama Rao Dwarakanath (19 August 1942 – 16 April 2024), known by his stage name Dwarakish was an Indian actor, comedian and filmmaker who predominantly worked in Kannada cinema in addition to few Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films. Starting his career as a supporting actor in Veera Sankalpa (1964) and co-producer for the film Mamatheya Madilu in 1966, Dwarakish went on to work over five decades in cinema. He debuted as a director with the film Nee Bareda Kadambari (1985). Fondly remembered as "Karnatakada Kulla" (lit. 'Dwarf of Karnataka'), Dwarakish produced over 50 films under his home pr...

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