[1] R. N. Jayagopal, known to friends and fans as RNJ, was born in 1935 to R. Nagendra Rao, another great of Kannada cinema.

He had directed eight films, including Dhumaketu, Kesarina Kamala and Avala Antaranga.

He did direct many serials as well, but he remained preoccupied by writing lyrics for Kannada films.

[2] Jayagopal started the first school in Chennai to offer Kannada as a second language - Vidya Vinaya Vinoda Mat.

He also made his mark in the Tamil film industry with his well acclaimed roles in movies like Nayakan and Michael Madana Kama Rajan.