Mayamruga has seen a DVD avatar, probably a first for a Kannada serial. Fame and recognition came when he directed Mayamruga, a daily Kannada serial which stood apart for its take on reality. He was noticed when he started directing TV serials for Doordarshan. He also made appearances as an actor in some movies. He was also associated with the famous director Puttanna Kanagal and had written scripts for his movies. He played a pivotal role in the Lankesh directed National Award winning film Pallavi (1976). Seetharam began his career as an associate to playwright and film director, P. Seetharam, during the making of Mayamruga In 2014, during his appearance in the talk show Weekend with Ramesh, Seetharam said that many of his plays were made as tributes to his father and his television serials were made as tributes to women, inspired mainly by his deceased sister, Padma. Saddened by his decision, his father, a patient, stopped consuming medicine and died shortly thereafter leaving Seetharam with guilt. Ananthamurthy, he believed owning a piece of land is a sin. He rejected his father's request to return to his village and involve himself in agriculture and to practice as a lawyer. Seetharam decided to stay in Bangalore after completing his education, by participating in plays. This was when he decided to take keen interest in plays, having worked with playwright P. He then obtained his degree in Bachelor of Science before obtaining his bachelor's degree in Law. He completed his high school education in Doddaballapur Municipal School, Doddaballapura, and pre-university course in National College, Bangalore. He was the third child to his parents Narayanrao and Sundaramma. Seetharam was born on 6 December 1948 in Thalagavara village near the Doddaballapura town in the erstwhile Mysore State. Seetharam has written, directed, and produced plays, movies, and top-rated television series which have attracted millions of viewers. He has become a cultural icon in Karnataka, India, through his work in several art mediums. Thalagavara Narayanarao Seetharam (born 6 December 1948) is a prominent Kannada film and TV serial director, actor and screenwriter.

Talagavara, Chintamani Taluk Chikkaballapur district Mysore State, (now Karnataka)

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