Malati Sirdeshpande

On July 11th, 1968, in Bilagi, Malati Sirdeshpande was born to Vasantrao and Kusuma Umarji. She had a good attachment with singing ever when she was at school in Bilagi. She so took part in singing, speech, debate, etc. competitions. In 1984.

She studied in JSS College for her PUC and CSI College for her B.Com in Dharwad. She excelled in singing and won several awards at university contests. She completed her music master's degree from Karnataka College in Dharwad. She performed in many plays throughout her time in college, including Disobedience Holidays, Tollu Gatti, and Hayavadana.

She inherited her talent for acting from her grandfather, Shri Madhvaraj Umarji, who was well-known for his acting prowess. In Dharwad, she also learned the sitar from Pandit Balekhan. She married renowned Kannada actor Shri Yashavant Sirdeshpnade in 1991. Malathi played a significant part in the drama "All The Best," which Yashavant produced and directed in 1998 and ran for more than a hundred performances. She has also appeared in the Kannada comedy "Sahi Ri Sahi." She now plays the lead in "Heegeke Ni Doora Oduve."

Since 2000, she had been in Kannada television series. At first, it was difficult, but she persevered because of her tenacity, acting talent, dedication, and enthusiasm. Her performance in the Shri T. N. Sitaram-directed television series "Manvantara" is praiseworthy. To her credit, she has played a variety of characters in more than 100 Teleserials and more than 100 Kannada films. She has received several awards, including the Cine Artist Award and Mrs. Karnataka (Cine). She has received praise from several cultural organizations, groups, and communities for her tireless efforts in Kannada theatre, television, and movie.  

She has toured the united States, Australia, and other Arab nations to perform Kannada plays, and she currently resides in Bengaluru.

Bidari Siddappa Mayappa

 Siddappa Mayappa Bidari, who was born in Bilagi and comes from a family of shepherds, grazed sheep and goats in the adjacent hills and agricultural areas until he was thirty years old.

During those days, People relied only on the neighboring plants and herbal healers because it was quite difficult to find doctors. It was inevitable that Siddappa would perfect the technique of healing human and animal ailments by using herbs. 

By chance, Siddappa met a saint who taught him the skill of treating illnesses and ailments. He gradually honed the technique of treating and healing humans and cattle. 

The counselling days were on Sunday and Thursday (except Amavasya), and the location was next to a bus stop and under a large neem tree. 

There used to be a tremendous throng of cattle due to his undistracted focus on diagnosing the illnesses and sick calves. He would describe the problem and recommend plants, medication components, and application methods. He used to pierce the tongue to extract impure blood and cut holes in the feet of livestock to remove pus. He used to utilize his aid in locating the plants from various locations because the livestock owners and patients were unaware of the plants.  As it has been seen, He also used to treat paralysis by putting marks on the body by red hot iron needles. Similar to acupuncture,

He never requested or accepted payment in exchange for his services. People used to hold him in the high respect because of his charitable work without expecting anything in return.  He was known as Bidari Siddapa or Siddanna by Bilgi people.