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{{Infobox person
| name = M. V. Subbaiah Naidu
| image = SubbaiahNaiduImg.jpg
| caption =
| birth_name = Mysore Venkatappa Subbaiah Naidu
| birth_date = 1896<ref name = 'IMDB'>{{cite web|title=M.V. Subbaiah Naidu|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0619663/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm|work=IMDB|publisher=IMDB|accessdate=21 March 2014}}</ref>
| birth_place = Madapura, Heggadadevana Kote [[Kingdom of Mysore]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1962|7|21|1896|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Mandya]], [[Mysore State]], India
| othername =
| occupation = Actor, film director
| yearsactive =
| spouse = Munivenkatamma
| children = 4, including [[Lokesh]]
| website =
}}

'''Mysore Venkatappa Subbaiah Naidu''' (1896 – 21 July 1962) was an Indian stage artiste in the silent movies era. He was an actor and director, well known for the movies ''[[Sati Sulochana]]'' (1934) in [[Kannada]], which was also the first [[Cinema of Karnataka|Kannada]] [[Sound film|talkie]], ''[[Bhookailas (1940 film)|Bhookailas]]'' in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and ''[[Bhakta Prahlada (1958 film)|Bhakta Prahlada]]'' (1958) in Kannada.<ref name = 'IMDB'/> He acted in the first Kannada movie and brought distinction to Kannada cinema.<ref name = 'Lokesh'>{{cite news|title=Actor Lokesh is dead|url=http://hindu.com/2004/10/15/stories/2004101508280400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050327102227/http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/15/stories/2004101508280400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 March 2005|accessdate=21 March 2014|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=15 October 2014}}</ref> He was the father of Kannada actor [[Lokesh]] and the grandfather of Kannada TV personality [[Srujan Lokesh]].<ref name = 'Lokesh'/> Recognizing his work in theatre, he was awarded the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in 1961.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sangeet Natak Akademi Awardee|url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/Awardees.php?section=aa|work=[[Sangeet Natak Akademi]]|publisher=sangeetnatak.gov.in|accessdate=21 April 2017}}</ref>

==Career==
Naidu began his acting career appearing in [[Bit part|bit roles]] in stage plays. He soon flourished as an actor and began to play lead roles and had gained a "sizable fan following" in the Kannada theatre circles. ''[[The Indian Express]]'', on his obituary wrote, "Brawny roles played with vigour and a mellifluous voice through which flowed the typical elan of stage music were his forte."<ref name="ie">{{cite web|title=Subbaiah Naidu Passes Away|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19620722&printsec=frontpage|work=The Indian Express|accessdate=11 April 2017|page=5|date=22 July 1962}}</ref> His film career was marked with frequent collaborations with [[R. Nagendra Rao]], another famed stage and film personality. They made early Kannada films such as ''[[Vasantsena (1941 film)|Vasantsena]]'' (1941), ''[[Satya Harishchandra (1943 film)|Satya Harishchandra]]'' (1943) and ''[[Mahatma Kabir (film)|Mahatma Kabir]]'' (1947) among others. Naidu's final screen appearance came in the 1958 film ''[[Bhakta Prahlada (1958 film)|Bhakta Prahlada]]'' on the sets of which he burnt his fingers, and following which he quit films while continuing to perform on stage.<ref name="ie"/>

==Death==
Naidu died on 21 July 1962 of a [[cardiac arrest]] in [[Mandya]]. In the weeks leading to his death, he was actively involved in theatre with his troupe, Sahitya Samrajya Nataka Mandali. He was in Mandya with the troupe and was playing the role of [[Ambarisha]] in a play. His body was brought to [[Bangalore]] the same day and a public viewing was held at Subedar Chatram Road. Funeral services were held on 22 July. Hearing the news of his death, his wife Munivenkatamma died the same day.<ref name="ie"/>

==Partial filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role
|-
| 1934
| ''[[Sati Sulochana]]'' || [[Indrajit]]
|-
| 1940
| ''[[Bhookailas (1940 film)|Bhookailas]]'' || [[Ravana]]
|-
| 1941
| ''[[Vasantsena (1941 film)|Vasantsena]]'' || [[Charudatta]]
|-
| 1943
| ''[[Satya Harishchandra (1943 film)|Satya Harishchandra]]'' || [[Harischandra]]
|-
| 1947
| ''[[Mahatma Kabir (film)|Mahatma Kabir]]'' ||
|-
| 1958
| ''[[Bhakta Prahlada (1958 film)|Bhakta Prahlada]]'' ||
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|nm0619663}}

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[[Category:1896 births]]
[[Category:1962 deaths]]
[[Category:Male actors in Kannada cinema]]
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:Male actors from Karnataka]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian film directors]]
[[Category:Indian male silent film actors]]
[[Category:Indian male stage actors]]
[[Category:Film directors from Karnataka]]
[[Category:People from Kodagu district]]

Subbaiah Naidu - Revision history

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