N. S. Rajkumar

N.S.Rajkumar is a South Indian film producer and distributor. He is mostly known for his regional Kannada language films, namely Myna and Mythri.^[1]

N.S.Rajkumar
N.S. Rajkumar
Born	Nathella Sarath Rajkumar
Occupation(s)	Film producer, distributor
Years active	1997-present
Spouse	Sujatha ​ (m. 1993)​
Children	2

He has also received numerous Filmfare, SIIMA and Karnataka State Film awards and nominations for his works in the Kannada film industry.

Personal life and career

Rajkumar has been working in the Kannada Film Industry for the past 40 years. He did his schooling at Kesari Higher Secondary School, Chennai.^[2] He initially entered the film industry as a production manager and assistant cameraman in the early 90s. After working in the industry as a technician, he ventured into producing Kannada serials, such as Thulasi, Godhooli^[3] and Vathsalya which ran successfully. After this, he produced his first debut movie Kaamannana Makkalu. In the following years he has collaborated with Puneeth Rajkumar on the films Prithvi and Mythri.

Filmography

Movie	Year
Kaamannana Makkalu	2008
Hatrick Hodi Maga	2009
Prithvi	2010
Myna	2013
Jatta	2013
Crazy Star	2014
Mythri	2015
Nataraja Service[4]	2016
Kataka	2017
Girmit	2019
Kannadiga[5]	2021

Awards

N.S. Rajkumar 2022 SIIMA awards

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2014	Filmfare Awards South	Best Film - Kannada	Myna	Won	[6]
2014	South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Film - Kannada	Myna	Won	[7]
2014	Karnataka State Film Awards	Second Best Film - Kannada	Jatta	Won	[8]
2016	Karnataka State Film Awards	Third Best Film - Kannada	Mythri	Won	[9]
2016	Filmfare Awards South	Best Film - Kannada	Mythri	Nominated	[10]
2016	South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Film - Kannada	Mythri	Won	[11]
2022	South Indian International Movie Awards	Special Appreciation Movie	Kannadiga	Won	[12]