
Bungle Shama Rao Dwarakanath (19 August 1942 – 16 April 2024), known by his stage name Dwarakish was an Indian actor, comedian and filmmaker who predominantly worked in Kannada cinema in addition to few Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films. Starting his career as a supporting actor in Veera Sankalpa (1964) and co-producer for the film Mamatheya Madilu in 1966, Dwarakish went on to work over five decades in cinema. He debuted as a director with the film Nee Bareda Kadambari (1985). Fondly remembered as "Karnatakada Kulla" (lit. 'Dwarf of Karnataka'), Dwarakish produced over 50 films under his home production called "Dwarakish Chitra". Mayor Muthanna (1969) was the first film to be produced under his banner. He is referred to be the "First showman of Kannada cinema" for his daring and lavish experiments and his films were known for grand sets, songs and exotic locations.

as Self

as Colonel (Bharathi's father)

as Shyam

as Mohan

as Dose Damodara

as Krishna alias Kulla

as Vamana

as John / Vincent

as Sundar

as Sathyananda

as Venugopal

as Guest Appearance

as Puttu / Kutti

as Muthanna

as Raja

as Subbu

as Panju's friend

as Ramesh 'Kulla'

as Anand Rao's Son

as Shivalingu

as Makaranda

as Mugur Mukunda

as Mallanna

as Shekhar

as Ranga

as Hanumantha

as Prabhakara

as Ganesha

as Simhadri

as disciple of Kalakoushika