Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

June 16, 1942(71)

Day of Death

February 28, 2014

Place of Birth

Channapatana, Karnataka

Also Known As

C R Simha C.R. Simha

C. R. Simha

Acting

Biography

Channapatna Ramaswami Simha (16 June 1942 – 28 February 2014), better known as C. R. Simha, was an Indian actor, director, dramatist and playwright. He was best known for his work in Kannada films and for his work in stage shows. Starting his career in Prabhat Kalavidaru, a theatre group based in Bengaluru he acted in numerous Kannada plays which reached the cult status. He started his own theatre group called "Nataranga" in 1972 and directed many successful plays such as Kakana Kote, Thughlaq and Sankranthi.