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| T K Ramarao |
T K Rama Rao (October 7, 1929 – November 10, 1988) was a
novelist of Kannada literature. He became popular in the early 1970s when his
book Bangaaradha Manushyawas made into a hit movie in the Kannada film
industry. It inspired many youths to leave the city and return to their
villages to look after their ancestral land. He won the Kannada Sahitya Academy
award. Many of his works are detective novels, which sold millions of copies.
Biography
Rao was born in a Madhwa family in Hosadurga, Karnataka. He
was the second child of Krishnamurthy and Indira. His father was a railway
stationmaster, who died of a heart attack when TK Ramarao was 18 year old. Rao
left his education to take care of his mother and six brothers and sisters. He
started his own tutorials in Channapatna, Karnataka, and ran a pharmacy to take
care of his family while continuing to write.[citation needed] Several of his
novels were adapted to movies and television.
He has several novels to his credit, including Bangarada
Manushya, Maralu Sarapani, Varna Chakra, Payanada kone, Paschinmada Betta,
Kahale Bande, Manninadoni, Shodha, Trikonada Mane, Golada Melondu Suttu, and
Kempu mannu. Most of his novels are detective novels. He was the first novelist
in Karnataka to write thrillers. He has won several awards
from the Kannada Sahitya Academy and Madras Sahitya Academy.
Rao had a heart attack when he was returning from an award
ceremony. He died at the age of 59 and was survived by his wife Shakuntala
- Bangarada Manushya (Dr. Rajkumar acted, Directed by Dr. Siddalingaiah)
- Premada Kaanike (Dr. Rajkumar Acted)
- Maralu Sarapani
- Mannina Doni (Dr. Ambarish acted)
- Varna Chakra
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