caption years_active nationality birth_date residence article_title name occupation
lokanath in pushpaka vimana 1969 -- present indian 1929 bangalore , india loknath
 ಲ ಕನ ಥ lokanath actor actor
loknath

c. h. lokanath -lrb- -rrb- is a noted indian kannada language veteran stage and cine artist of more than 1000 plays and 650 films to his credit .
lokanath has been in the industry for decades and is affectionately addressed as `` uncle lokanath '' or `` uppinakayi '' by the industry people .
he has the same look in all his films throughout the career .
some of his noted characters he has played are - galileo in `` galileo '' , rajaram in `` aspota '' , dr. faustus in `` dr. faustus '' , kakaji in `` tanavu ninnade manavu ninnade '' , dushtabudhi in `` chandrahasa '' and many such plays .
his most famous films include `` bhootayyana maga ayyu '' , `` minchina ota '' , `` collegu ranga '' , `` naagarahaavu '' , `` katha sangama '' , `` hosa neeru '' , `` singapurinalli raja kulla '' , `` minchina hota '' and `` mane mane kathe '' .
he has even acted in several episodes of malgudi days .
