H. Hunsur Krishnamurthy was an Kannada , director, producer, actor, screenwriter and lyricist who worked in both films and theatre. His has mostly made mythological films such as Satya Harishchandra (1965), Bhakta Kumbara (1974) and Babruvahana (1977) and wrote plays such as Swarga Samrajya. He won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada for Satya Harishchandra and Third Best Kannada Film –for Maduve Madi Nodu. He has also received Karnataka State Film Awards for Best Dialogue Writer – for Boothayyana Maga Ayyu and Edeyooru Siddalingeshwara.s