D. Rajendra Babu

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{{Infobox person
| name = D. Rajendra Babu
| image = D. Rajendra Babu.jpg
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| other_names = Babu
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1951|03|30}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2013|11|3|1951|3|30}}
|death_place = [[Bangalore]], Karnataka, India
| years_active = 1984–2013
| spouse = [[Sumithra (actress)|Sumithra]] <br> (m.1980- 2013)
| children = [[Umashankari]] (b.1982)<br />[[Nakshatra (actress)|Nakshatra]] (b.1990)
| occupation = Director and writer
}}

'''D. Rajendra Babu''' (30 March 1951 – 3 November 2013) was an Indian filmmaker and screenplay writer in [[Kannada cinema]]. He has directed over 50 films in various genres, most of them being sentimental films. He wrote and directed numerous blockbuster films, though many of them are re-makes. Apart from Kannada films, he directed a [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] and a [[Hindi cinema|Hindi]] film each. He is considered one of the most revered directors of the Kannada film industry.

Some of the notable works of Babu are ''Nanu Nanna Hendathi'' (1985), ''Olavina Udugore'' (1987), ''[[Ramachaari]]'' (1991), ''Ramarajyadalli Rakshasaru'' (1990), ''[[Halunda Thavaru]]'' (1994), ''[[Appaji]]'' (1996), ''Diggajaru'' (2000), ''Amma'' (2001), ''Encounter Dayanayak'' (2005) and ''[[Bindaas (2010 film)|Bindaas]]'' (2010).

==Early career==
Babu joined the Kannada film industry in the early 1980s as an actor, but later on became a filmmaker. He worked as an associate to many top directors such as [[Rajendra Singh Babu]], [[K. S. R. Das]] and V. Somashekhar.

Babu became an independent director with ''Jiddu'', starring [[Tiger Prabhakar]] and [[Jayamala]]. Though the film was not a big success, his subsequent films such as ''Swabhimaana'' and ''Naanu Nanna Hendthi'' were massive silver jubilee hits. He has so far directed 50 films including a Hindi film, ''[[Pyaar Karke Dekho]]'' (1987).

==Personal life==
Babu was married to [[Sumithra (actress)|Sumithra]], a multi-lingual actress. They have two daughters – [[Umashankari]] and [[Nakshatra (actress)|Nakshatra]]. Nakshatra has made her acting debut in a Tamil film ''Doo''.

==Death==
Babu was admitted to M. S. Ramaiah Hospital on 2 November 2013 after he complained of abdominal pain. He died of a heart attack in the hospital on the morning of 3 November.<ref>{{cite news |title= Kannada film director Rajendra Babu dead |url= http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/kannada-film-director-rajendra-babu-dead/article5309411.ece |newspaper= The Hindu |date= 3 November 2013 |access-date= 3 November 2013}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width:35px;"| Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:200px;"| Film
! colspan="2" style="width:195px;"| Credited as
! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:80px;"| Language
! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:350px;" class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
! width=65 | Director
! width=65 | Screenplay
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Jiddu (film)|Jiddu]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{Qmark}} || [[Kannada language|Kannada]] ||
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Kalinga Sarpa]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{Qmark}} || Kannada ||
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Hosa Ithihaasa]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{Qmark}} || Kannada ||
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Swabhimana]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kannada ||
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Naanu Nanna Hendthi]]'' ||style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kannada ||
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Asambhava]]'' ||style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kannada ||
|-
| 1986 || ''Rekthabhishekam'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{Qmark}} || [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] ||
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Olavina Udugore]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kannada ||Also co-produced
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Pyaar Karke Dekho]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || [[Hindi language|Hindi]] ||
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Yuga Purusha]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kannada ||Remake of ''[[Karz (film)|Karz]]''
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Samsara Nouke]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kannada ||
|-
| 1990 || ''[[Ramarajyadalli Rakshasaru]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kannada ||
|-
| 1990 || ''[[Chakravarthy (1990 film)|Chakravarthy]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kannada ||
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Kaala Chakra]]'' ||style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kannada || Also story
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Ramachaari]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} ||Kannada ||Remake of ''[[Chinna Thambi]]''
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Entede Bhanta]]'' ||style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||Kannada ||Based on novel by Sudarshan Desai
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Sriramachandra]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kannada ||Remake of ''Kalyanaraman''
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Annayya (1993 film)|Annayya]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kannada||Remake of ''Beta''
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Haalunda Thavaru]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kannada || Also dialogues
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Karulina Koogu]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kannada
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Appaji]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kannada ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Jeevanadhi]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||Kannada ||
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Jodi Hakki]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kannada || Also writer<br />[[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay]]
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Kurubana Rani]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||Kannada || Also writer and dialogues
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Yaare Neenu Cheluve]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || Kannada ||Remake of Tamil film ''Kadhal Kottai''
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Habba]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||Kannada ||[[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay]]
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Devara Maga]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kannada ||
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Krishna Leele]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kannada ||Remake of Tamil film ''[[Gokulathil Seethai (film)|Gokulathil Seethai]]''
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Preethse]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kannada ||Remake of Hindi film ''Darr''
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Yare Nee Abhimani]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kannada ||Remake of Hindi film ''Aaina''
|-
| 2001 ||''Amma'' ||style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kannada ||Remake of Telugu film ''Amma Rajinama''
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Diggajaru]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || Kannada ||Remake of ''[[Natpukkaga]]''
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Nandhi (2002 film)|Nandhi]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kannada ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Naanu Naane]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kannada ||Remake of ''[[Raja Hindustani]]''
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Swathi Muthu]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || Kannada ||Remake of Telugu film ''Swathimutyam''
|-
| 2005 || ''Encounter Dayanayak'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || Kannada ||Based on the life of encounter specialist [[Daya Nayak]]<ref>{{cite news |title= Police-underworld skirmishes |url= http://www.hindu.com/lf/2005/02/13/stories/2005021312820200.htm |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131105093055/http://www.hindu.com/lf/2005/02/13/stories/2005021312820200.htm |url-status= dead |archive-date= 5 November 2013 |date= 13 February 2005 |newspaper= [[The Hindu]] |access-date= 3 November 2013}}</ref>
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Auto Shankar (film)|Auto Shankar]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} ||Kannada ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Uppi Dada MBBS]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kannada ||Remake of Hindi film ''Munnabhai MBBS''
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Bindaas (2008 film)|Bindaas]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kannada ||Based on Telugu film ''Dhana 51''
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Bombaat]]'' ||style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kannada ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Aryan (2014 film)|Aryan]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kannada || Also writer and dialogues<br />[[wikt:Special:Search/posthumous|Posthumously released]]
|-
|2018 ||''[[Kuchiku Kuchiku]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kannada ||[[wikt:Special:Search/posthumous|Posthumously released]]
|}

==Awards & Honors==
* 2011 – [[Karnataka State Film Awards|Karnataka State]] Award for Lifetime Achievement.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/prasad-gets-best-film-award-for-2011/article4509435.ece 'Prasad' gets best film award for 2011]</ref>
* 2012 – [[Puttanna Kanagal Award]] for Outstanding contribution in Kannada cinema.<ref>[http://www.chitraloka.com/component/content/article/12-interviews/2621-rajendra-babu-elated.html Rajendra Babu Elated]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://kannada.oneindia.in/movies/news/kannada-director-d-rajendra-babu-passes-away-078910.html D. Rajednra Babu demise: Oneindia Kannada]
* {{IMDb name|id=1321189|name=D. Rajendra Babu}}
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