U. R. Ananthamurthy

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U. R. Ananthamurthy

Writing December 21, 1932

Thirthahalli, Karnataka, India

Udupi Rajagopalacharya Ananthamurthy (21 December 1932 – 22 August 2014) was an Indian contemporary writer and critic in the Kannada language. He was born in Thirtahalli Taluk and…

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Samskara

Samskara

7.7 1970 Movie
Ghatashraddha

Ghatashraddha

6.8 1977 Movie
Diksha

Diksha

6.5 1991 Movie
Sookha

Sookha

9.0 1983 Movie
Avasthe

Avasthe

1987 Movie
Mouni

Mouni

2003 Movie
Bara

Bara

8.0 1982 Movie
Suryana Kudure

Suryana Kudure

2008 Movie

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Udupi Rajagopalacharya Ananthamurthy (21 December 1932 – 22 August 2014) was an Indian contemporary writer and critic in the Kannada language. He was born in Thirtahalli Taluk and is considered one of the pioneers of the Navya movement. In 1994, he became the sixth Kannada writer to be honored with the Jnanpith Award, the highest literary honour conferred in India. In 1998, he received the Padma Bhushan award from the Government of India.[4] He was the vice-chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University in Kerala during the late 1980s.

Filmography

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  1. 2018
    Revisiting Samskara

    Movie

  2. 2008
    Suryana Kudure

    Movie Original Story

  3. 2003
    Mouni

    Movie Original Story

  4. 1991
    Diksha

    Movie Novel

  5. 1987
    Avasthe

    Movie Novel

  6. 1983
    Sookha

    Movie Novel

  7. 1982
    Bara

    Movie Novel

  8. 1977
    Ghatashraddha

    Movie Novel

  9. 1970
    Samskara

    Movie Novel