Baraguru Ramachandrappa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Baraguru Ramachandrappa

Kannada writer

Date of Birth: 18-Oct-1946

Place of Birth: Tumkur, Karnataka, India

Profession: screenwriter, poet, film director

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Baraguru Ramachandrappa (Kannada: ?????? ???????????; born in Baraguru village in Sira taluk, Tumkur district, Karnataka state on 18 October 1947) is an Indian writer in the Kannada language from Karnataka.
He is a successful film director, Screenplay writer (in the Kannada film industry) and a well known name in Indian documentary films as well.
In 2008, he was bestowed a Honorary Doctorate by the Kuvempu University and Rani Chennamma university Belagaavi, Karnataka.Ramachandrappa was conferred upon the Pampa Award in 2011 by the Government of Karnataka for his contribution in Kannada literature.
His directorial debut film, Ondu Oorina Kathe (1978), fetched him the State award for best story writer for the year 1978–79.
Since then, he has been the recipient of several awards, both national and international.
His novel Suntaragali won the Karnataka Sahitya Academy award.