Dikki Madhava Rao

Dikki Madhava Rao
Born
Murali Madhava Rao

(1919-01-15)15 January 1919
Mysore, Kingdom of Mysore
Died14 July 1985(1985-07-14) (aged 66)
NationalityIndian
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
Children5

Dikki Madhava Rao (born Murali Madhava Rao; 15 January 1919 – 14 July 1985) was an Indian actor and singer known for his work as a character actor in Kannada-language films.[1][2] He spent much of his early years as a stage actor in the 1920s and 1930s before appearing in Kannada films. He gained popularity with his role as the antagonist Kanyakumari Dikshit "Dikki" in the 1936 film Samsara Nauka. Subsequently, the name stuck to him as prefix.[3]

As a stage actor, Rao worked with theatre companies of Mohammed Peer, H. L. N. Simha and B. R. Panthulu.[1] Subsequently, he became a frequent collaborator of the latter two and D. Shankar Singh in films, and in a film career spanning four decades, appeared in 120 films.[4]

  1. ^ a b "The Darshan vs Jayamala showdown". Rediff.com. 20 March 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  2. ^ Randor Guy (23 April 2010). "Samsara Nowka (1948)". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Kannada movies have roots OUTSIDE the state". The Times of India. 29 August 2010. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  4. ^ "ಢಿಕ್ಕಿ ಮಾಧವರಾಯರ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಯಾನ.. | Cinema Swarasyagalu Part 54 | Hariharapura Manjunath | Total Kannada". Total Kannada. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.