# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/h-g-dattatreya
# Generated: 2026-08-15T03:38:28.468Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/h-g-dattatreya"
name: "H. G. Dattatreya"
slug: "h-g-dattatreya"
description: "Harihar Gundurao Dattatreya, popularly known as Dattanna, is an Indian actor who has appeared in more than 204 films and several plays. Alongside his career as an actor, he served in the Indian Air Force as an Aeronautical Engineer for over 20 years and also occupied academic positions with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). He is best known for his work in Kannada cinema, in which he appears in mostly supporting roles. In a film career of almost three decades, he has won two National Film Award – Special Jury Awards, one National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor and two Karnataka State Film Awards. He is known for his performances in Munnudi (2000), Bettada Jeeva (2011) and Bharath Stores (2012). In 2022, he was awarded the Rajyotsava Prashasti by the Government of Karnataka."
tagline: "Indian actor, theatre personality"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/HGDattatreya.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "India"
  isoCode: "IN"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1942"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             2.067134616218717
  historical:           6.668472
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     50
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm1227718"
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    title: "ایچ جی دتاتریہ"
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    title: "اچ.جی. داتاتریا"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump