Bengaluru, 04 December (H.S.) : Dr Rajkumar the legendary Kannada film actor singer was a huge fan of Carnatic classical music vocalist Bharat Ratna MS Subbulakshmi.

Being a Carnatic classical musician himself he was in awe of the great singer that MS Subbulakshmi was.

It is worth noting that MS Subbulakshmi and her husband Sadasivam had made a huge impact in the field of Carnatic classical music circles not only in Madras but also all over the world .

MS Subbulakshmi's career was mentored by Sadasivam. Being a media professional Sadasivam was an absolute Public Relations expert, had all the contacts at the right places which he effectively used in creating the Brand MS Subbulakshmi.

Kalki Gardens, the couple's abode was a beehive of creative pursuits.

While MS Subbulakshmi concentrated on her

career as a vocalist, Sadasivam was the anchor in her personal and professional life.

Dr Rajkumar had reminisced, As residents of Trust Puram in Madras, we were in proximity to Kalki Gardens, the abode of Sadasivam couple. I am a great fan of MS Subbulakshmi and held her in high esteem.

I knew the efforts by Sadasivam in curating a brand like MS Subbulakshmi was phenomenal. The situation with me was very similar to that of MS Subbulakshmi and her husband Sadasivam.

Dr Rajkumar was far away from the materialistic things, business and commerce. Performing Arts was the only faculty he was good at.

That meant I had to take charge of his needs not only in the personal life but also in his professional life...

...By 1975 he was two decades old in Kannada film industry and had acted in more than 150 movies. Due to unforeseen incidents I had to start our own business enterprise under the banner M/s Vajreshwari Combines. It was a conscious decision to create a new identity and brand name for Dr Rajkumar...

...By 1980, our team at M/s Vajreshwari Combines had our foot very firm to curate the professional life of Dr Rajkumar to the level next.

Movies like Trimurti, Shankar Guru and Ravichandra consolidated the belief that Dr Rajkumar was a trusted, reliable, profitable

and successful Brand...

...I was very happy that our team at M/s Vajreshwari Combines had worked together as a team in the professional life of Dr Rajkumar...

...As a matter of fact, I was inspired by the life and times of MS Subbulakshmi and her husband Sadasivam and it was very easy to adopt the success story of the legendary Carnatic musician, Mrs Parvathamma Rajkumar had confessed with this writer during an interaction.

In life one needs to look around to understand and adopt success stories.

And in the case of Dr Rajkumar and Parvathamma Rajkumar the inspiration came around by the legendary Carnatic classical musician Bharat Ratna award winner MS Subbulakshmi and her husband Sadasivam.

No wonder they held the couple in high esteem.

Hindusthan Samachar / Manjunath Chavan