Honnappa Bhagavathar was aKannada–Tamiltheatre artist, film actor, producer, musician and singer. He was born on 14 January 1915 in Nelamangala,Bangalore and is best known as a singer and authors ofKannada cinema. He became a member of the Kannada Film Advisory Board and worked as a member of Karnataka Sangeeta Nruthya Academy.