Kannada and Indian cinema Dr. Rajkumar - actor, singer, producer Sandeep Chowta - Music Director, Producer Sudeepa - actor, director, producer, singer, host Dr. Vishnuvardhan -actor, singer Ramesh Aravind - actor Guru Dutt - actor, director, producer Dwarkeesh - actor, comedian Chi. Udayashankar - dialogue writer and lyricist Bangalore Latha - playback singer Hamsalekha - music director, lyricist, dramatist Jaggesh - actor Puttanna Kanagal - late director Girish Kasaravalli - director Kashinath - actor Feroz Khan - actor, editor, producer, director Sanjay Khan - producer, director and actor Malashree - actress Nithya Menen - actress Anant Nag - actor, brother of Shankar Nag Shankar Nag - late actor, producer, director Deepika Padukone - model, actress Nayanthara - actress, producer (born in Bengaluru from Malayali ancestry) Prema - actress Rajinikanth - actor Puneeth Rajkumar - actor, son of Dr. Rajkumar Yash - actor Raghavendra Rajkumar - actor, son of Dr. Rajkumar Shiva Rajkumar - actor, son of Dr. Rajkumar Ramya - actress, politician Kiran Rao - producer, screenwriter, and director V. Ravichandran - actor, director, producer, music director, editor Soundarya - actress Srinath - actor, Pranaya Raja, Shubha Mangala Manjula - actress Kamala Kumari Jayanthi - Actress Producer Kalpana - actress, Minugutare Darshan Thoogudeep - actor Upendra - director, actor, producer Rockline Venkatesh - actor, film producer Amoghavarsha JS - filmmaker Prakash Raj - actor, director, producer Anushka Sharma - actress Architects K. Jaisim Kamal Sagar Spiritual leaders Shivakumara Swami Balagangadharanatha Swamiji Notable people R. K. Baliga – founder of the Electronics City in Bangalore Shakuntala Devi – known as the "human calculator" Trivikrama Mahadeva – organiser of funerals for tens of thousands of paupers Thomas Mohan (born 1959) – wildlife photographer and civil engineer Maya Rao (1928–2014) – Kathak Guru; founder of Natya Institute of Kathak and Choreography Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan AC, (15 March 1977 – 28 November 2008) – Military officer See also List of people by India state List of people from Karnataka References Bangalore people people from Bangalore