93,733 profiles ranked live

Chandrashekhara Kambara

✓ Source-basedfalling

Indian writer

IndiaDirectorsBorn 1937 · age 89
CompareClaim
Fame48.8
MomentumNot measured
Languages18
In century#40,764

Chandrashekhara Basavanneppa Kambara is a prominent Indian poet, playwright, folklorist, film director in Kannada language and the founder-vice-chancellor of Kannada University in Hampi also president of the Sahitya Akademi, country's premier literary institution, after Vinayak Krishna Gokak (1983) and U.R....

Photos 1

Filmography 1

Harakeya Kuri1992

4 credits on file

Television 1

Weekend With Ramesh2014

Awards 5

2021Padma Bhushan
2017Gangadhar National Award
2010Jnanpith Award
1991Sahitya Akademi Award in Kannada
Padma Shri in literature and education

Connected to Chandrashekhara 6

About this person

Chandrashekhara Basavanneppa Kambara is a prominent Indian poet, playwright, folklorist, film director in Kannada language and the founder-vice-chancellor of Kannada University in Hampi also president of the Sahitya Akademi, country's premier literary institution, after Vinayak Krishna Gokak (1983) and U.R. Ananthamurthy (1993). He is known for effective adaptation of the North Karnataka dialect of the Kannada language in his plays, and poems, in a similar style as in the works of D.R. Bendre.

Country
India
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
living
Dates
Born 1937 · age 89
Written about in
18 languages

Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.