Biography
Udupi Rajagopalacharya Ananthamurthy (21 December 1932 β 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. He was the vice-chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University in Kerala during the late 1980s.
Filmography
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Movies 8
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Mouni (2003)
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Novel

Diksha (1991)
Movie
Novel

Avasthe (1987)
Movie
Novel

Sookha (1983)
Movie
Novel

Bara (1982)
Movie
Novel

Samskara (1970)
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GenderMale
Birthday1932-12-21
Deathday2014-08-22 (81 years old)
Birth PlaceThirthahalli, Karnataka, India
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