S. Siddalingaiah

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{{Infobox person
| name = Siddalingaiah
| image = S.SiddalingaiahImg.jpg
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = 15 December 1936
| birth_place =
| nationality = Indian
| years_active = 1969–1999
| death_date = 12 March 2015 (aged 78)
| death_place = [[Bangalore]], India
| occupation = Writer, film director and producer
| spouse = Dhanalakshmi
| children = [[Murali (Tamil actor)|S. D. Murali]] (elder son) <br> S.D. Suresh (younger son)
| relatives = [[Adharvaa]] (grandson)
}}

'''Siddalingaiah''' (15 December 1936 – 12 March 2015) was an Indian film director and writer in the [[Cinema of Karnataka|Kannada film industry]]. He made his directorial debut in 1969 with ''[[Mayor Muthanna]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chitraloka.com/history/3886-history-51-siddalingaiah-enters-industry.html|title=History 51 – Siddalingaiah Enters Industry|publisher=Chitraloka}}</ref> He directed films including ''[[Bangaarada Manushya]]'' (1972) and ''[[Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu]]'' (1974). He frequently starred actor [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmysphere.com/blog/view/puttanna-and-siddalingaiah-the-social-directors-2014-07-21|title=Puttanna and Siddalingaiah – The Social Directors|publisher=Filmysphere}}</ref>

In 1993–94, he was awarded the [[Puttanna Kanagal Award]] for his contribution to the Kannada film industry as a director.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.supergoodmovies.com/13424/sandalwood/sr-puttanna-kanagal-awards-exclusives-details|publisher=Supergoodmovies|title=SR Puttanna Kanagal Awards!|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822203138/http://www.supergoodmovies.com/13424/sandalwood/sr-puttanna-kanagal-awards-exclusives-details|archive-date=22 August 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Family and early life==

Siddalingaiah joined the film industry as both a floor and a spot boy for Navajyothi studios. He became an assistant for director Shanker Singh and later worked as junior actor and assistant as the [[protégé]] of [[B. Vittalacharya]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/siddalingaiah-at-belli-hejje-kannada-news-54367|title=Siddalingaiah at Belli Hejje|publisher=Indiaglitz}}</ref>

Siddalingaiah's son [[Murali (Tamil actor)|Murali]] was an actor in Tamil films. Murali died on the morning of 8 September 2010 in Chennai due to a massive heart attack.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/sep-10-02/murali-08-09-10.html|title=Popular Hero Passes Away|publisher=Behindwoods}}</ref> His grandson [[Atharvaa]] started his acting career in ''[[Baana Kaathadi]]'' in 2010.

==Career==

Siddalingaiah directed ''Mayor Muthanna'' in 1969 starring Rajkumar, [[Bharathi (actress)|Bharathi]] and [[Dwarakish]] in his film debut. He cast the same lead pair in ''[[Baalu Belagithu]]'', ''[[Namma Samsara]]'', ''Thayi Devaru'' and ''[[Bangaarada Manushya]]''.

After ''Bangaarda Manushya'', he worked with other actors including [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]], [[Ananth Nag]], [[Lokesh]] and [[Srinivasa Murthy]]. He introduced his son Murali in the 1983 romantic drama ''Prema Parva''. He also directed a Tamil film ''[[Puthir]]'' in 1986 with Murali as the lead actor. His last film, ''Prema Prema Prema'', was released in 1999 after which he retired from directing.

==Death==

Siddalingaiah died on 14 March 2015 in Bangalore where he had been hospitalized for treatment of [[H1N1]] influenza.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/veteran-kannada-film-director-siddalingaiah-dies/|title=Veteran Kannada film director Siddalingaiah dies|publisher=Indian Express|date=12 March 2015}}</ref>

==Filmography==

{|class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Film Title !! Sources
|-
| 1969 || ''[[Mayor Muthanna]]'' ||
|-
| 1970 || ''[[Baalu Belagithu]]'' ||
|-
| 1971 || ''[[Namma Samsara]]'' ||
|-
| 1971 || ''[[Thayi Devaru]]'' ||
|-
| 1971 || ''[[Nyayave Devaru]]'' ||
|-
| 1972 || ''[[Bangaarada Manushya]]'' ||
|-
| 1973 || ''[[Doorada Betta]]'' ||
|-
| 1974 || ''[[Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu]]'' ||
|-
| 1977 || ''[[Hemavathi (film)|Hemavathi]]'' ||
|-
| 1979 || ''[[Bhoolokadalli Yamaraja]]'' ||
|-
| 1980 || ''[[Narada Vijaya]]'' ||
|-
| 1980 || ''[[Biligiriya Banadalli]]'' ||
|-
| 1981 || ''Naari Swargakke Daari'' ||
|-
| 1981 || ''Koodi Balidare Swarga Sukha'' ||
|-
| 1982 || ''Parajitha'' ||
|-
| 1983 || ''Prema Parva'' ||
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Ajeya]]'' ||
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Puthir]]'' || Tamil film
|-
| 1988 || ''Sambhavami Yuge Yuge'' ||
|-
| 1990 || ''Baare Nanna Muddina Rani'' ||
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Baa Nanna Preethisu]]'' ||
|-
| 1994 || ''Bhootayi Makkalu'' ||
|-
| 1999 || ''Premaa Prema Prema'' ||
|-
|}

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|1151007}}

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[[Category:1936 births]]
[[Category:2015 deaths]]
[[Category:Screenwriters from Bangalore]]
[[Category:Kannada film directors]]
[[Category:Kannada people]]
[[Category:Deaths from multiple organ failure]]
[[Category:Kannada screenwriters]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian film directors]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights]]
[[Category:Film directors from Bangalore]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Rajyotsava Award 2003]]

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