C. Basavalingaiah
| C. Basavalingaiah | |
|---|---|
| Born |
29 July 1958 Bangalore, India |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Alma mater |
National School of Drama University of Mysore |
| Occupation |
Theatre Director Director National School of Drama, Bangalore Centre |
| Known for | Theatre Direction of Kuvempu's Malegalalli madumagalu |
| Awards | Shivakumara State Level Award (2010) Sri K.V. Shankaregowda Award (2010) Karnataka State Award (Rajyotsava Award) (2001) Karnataka Nataka Academy Honorary Fellowship (1996) |
C. Basavalingaiah (born 29 July 1958, India) is an Indian theatre director and theatre activist. He has been appointed as the first director of the National School of Drama Bangalore Centre. Prior to this Basavalingaiah has worked as Director of ‘Rangayana’ a dramatic academy in Mysore and also with the Regional Research Centre of NSD in Bangalore. He was involved in ‘Samudaya’ a street theatre movement. He directed several stage plays that received wide attention. He is an alumnus of the National School of Drama. He has directed many successful plays and has directed notable Kuvempu’s Malegalalli madumagalu. In this nine-hour long play, he made attempts to put Kuvempu’s 750-page novel, ‘Malegalalli madumagalu’, on stage is in indeed Kannada theatre’s most ambitious endeavour in a long time. The views expressed by him on challenges faced by theatre in India today are thought provoking He received many awards including Karnataka State Award Rajyotsava Award in 2001.
C. Basavalingaiah was born in Bangalore, Karnataka. After his school and college he was selected for a three-year course in the National School of Drama.
Inspired by B. V. Karanth, his subsequent efforts have significantly contributed to develop theater as a medium of entertainment and a tool for social change Mr. Basavalingaiah studied direction at NSD and directed some landmark plays in Kannada, including Malegalalli madumagalu a nine-hour-long theatrical adaptation of a classic by Kuvempu. Popular Kannada Play Malegalalli madumagalu was directed by C Basavalingaiah Kuvempu’s Malegalalli madumagalu (The Bride in the Mountains) a popular play was directed by Basavalingiah. This play was staged more than 15 times in Bangalore and Mysore, and this play was showcased to nearly 60,000 audience.
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