Krishnamurthy entered the Kannada cinema primarily as a dialogue writer for films such as '' Hemareddy Mallamma '' ( 1945 ) and '' Krishnaleele '' ( 1947 ) . He also wrote the screenplay for the films . Writing lyrics for the soundtracks of films such as '' Kanyadana '' , ( 1954 ) , '' Devakannika '' ( 1954 ) and '' Sodari '' ( 1955 ) , he made his debut as a director in the 1958 mythological film '' Shree Krishna Gaarudi '' , that features Rajkumar in the lead role , an actor who would go on to dominate Kannada cinema as an actor for over two decades . Krishnamurthy followed this up with other films such as '' Veera Sankalpa '' ( 1964 ) , '' Satya Harishchandra '' ( 1965 ) , '' Sri Kannika Parameshwari Kathe '' ( 1966 ) , '' Bhakta Kumbara '' ( 1974 ) , '' Babruvahana '' ( 1977 ) , '' Bhakta Siriyala '' ( 1980 ) , '' Bhakta Dnyanadeva '' ( 1982 ) and '' Shiva Kotta Sowbhagya '' ( 1985 ) . Most of his films in the mythological genre had Rajkumar playing the lead role . Commercial successes during the time , they were instrumental in shaping Rajkumar 's career as an actor . His film '' Satya Harishchandra '' won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada at the 13th National Film Awards , and is seen as a milestone in Kannada cinema . His 1977 film '' Veera Sindhoora Lakshmana '' , which was based on the life of Lakshmana , a freedom fighter who fought the British during the Indian freedom struggle , was major commercial success
13th National Film Awards
13th National Film Awards
Hunsur Krishnamurthy