Theatre Prior to working in films, Krishnamurthy worked in
theatre as a
playwright, writing plays such as
Swarga Samrajya. He then worked for the
Bangalore-based Bharat Nataka Company as a playwright and a scenarist, following which, he had a stint at
Bombay Talkies. He then worked as a part of Marathi stage actor
Bal Gandharva's theatre troupe. During that time, he also worked with famed Kannada theatre personalities
Gubbi Veeranna and Mohamed Peer. In 1936, during his work with the latter in his drama company Chandrakala Natak, he worked with
B. R. Panthulu, another popular theatre personality at the time, in his play
Samsara Nauke, as an assistant director. His 1977 film
Veera Sindhoora Lakshmana, which was based on the life of Lakshmana, a freedom fighter who fought the British during the
Indian freedom struggle, was major commercial success. Actors
M. P. Shankar and
Rajesh were introduced by him in his films; Shankar in
Rathnamanjari (1962) and Rajesh in
Veera Sankalpa. ==Filmography==