▁at ▁G aj an ur ▁– ▁situated ▁in ▁the ▁K arn ata ka – T amil ▁N adu ▁border ▁– ▁to ▁Sing an all uru ▁P utt as w am ay ya , ▁a ▁theatre - art ist , ▁and ▁Lak sh m amma ▁as ▁a ▁second ▁child ; ▁Raj k umar , ▁a ▁K ann ada ▁film ▁icon , ▁is ▁his ▁elder ▁brother ▁while ▁Sh ar ad amma ▁( N ag amma ) ▁is ▁his ▁younger ▁sister . ▁ ▁He ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁an ▁actor ▁part ▁of ▁G ub bi ▁company ▁( d rama ▁tr oupe ) ▁along ▁with ▁his ▁father , ▁elder ▁brother ▁– ▁S . P . ▁M uth ur aj ▁– ▁popular ly ▁known ▁as ▁Raj k umar ▁– ▁and ▁his ▁younger ▁sister . ▁Later , ▁he ▁acted ▁in ▁couple ▁of ▁mov ies ▁as ▁a ▁child ▁artist ▁in ▁Mak ar anda ▁and ▁Kr ish n ale ela . ▁As ▁an ▁adult , ▁he ▁played ▁minor ▁roles ▁in ▁K ann ada ▁mov ies ▁such ▁as ▁ ▁Sar v agn amo orth y ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁Sat ish ak ti , ▁and ▁D har ma ▁V ij aya ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁in ▁which ▁his ▁brother ▁Raj k umar ▁played ▁a ▁lead ▁role . ▁He ▁produced ▁B ho ot ay y ana ▁Mag a ▁A i yy u ▁and ▁Hem av ath i ▁mov ies ▁along ▁with ▁his ▁friend ▁– ▁Ch and ul al ▁J ain . ▁ ▁Var ad appa