Kumar Bangarappa

Kumar Bangarappa

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Kumar Bangarappa Profile

  • Name:
  • Kumar Bangarappa
  • Other Name:
  • Vasanth Kumar
  • Born:
  • September 28, 1963
  • Father:
  • S. Bangarappa
  • Mother:
  • Shankuntala
  • Spouse:
  • Vidyullatha

Kumar Bangarappa Biography

Kumar Bangarappa is a noted actor and politician from Karnataka. He is the son of S. Bangarappa, a very influential politician who has served as the chief minister of Karnataka. His brother Madhu Bangarappa is a politician and actor, while his brother-in-law Shiva Rajkumar, son of the legend Rajkumar is also an actor. Kumar Bangarappa started off his career in the early 1980s and has been active in the cine industry throughout 1990s, before he turned active in politics. He was most recently seen in the film – Chakravarthy in 2017 playing a pivot role, after hiatus of more than 12 years.

 

Many of his family members and close relatives are closely associated with politics and cinema. Kumar also shared cold vibes with his father and younger brother for political reasons. He has been associated with Congress party for many years, while his father is a very influential leader of BJP. Kumar Bangarappa has defended Sorab constituency for many years since 1999.

 

The Bangarappa family plunged into a feud ahead of the 2004 polls, and the brothers contested for the same seat from two different parties and Kumar Bangarappa won it. For a short period, Kumar even resigned Congress and left his minister of state portfolio to join BJP as per the directions of his father. But he felt uncomfortable in the BJP camp and returned to Congress. He has served as Minister for Irrigation and Minister of State for Municipal Administration in S. M. Krishna's cabinet - the youngest minister of Karnataka state.

 

About his film career – He was known as the ′Action Hero′ of the late 80s and 90s, and he worked in Kannada and Telugu movies. Ashwamedha is one among his major hits. His love for animals is also shown in many of his movies. Ksheera Sagara, Apoorva Jodi, Theja, Navathare, Amara Prema etc are some of his major films.

 

Published: September 18, 2018

Updated: September 18, 2018

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