C. V. Shivashankar
Chittanahalli Venkatakrishna Shivashankar Shastry (23 March 1933 – 27 June 2023), also known as Chittanahalli Venkatakrishna Bhatta, was an Indian film director and producer, screenwriter, lyricist and dialogue writer who predominantly worked in the Kannada film industry.
C. V. Shivashankar | |
|---|---|
| Born | Chittanahalli Venkatakrishna Bhatta 23 March 1933 |
| Died | 27 June 2023 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Film Director, Writer, Producer, Lyricist |
| Years active | 1961–2023 |
Career
C. V. Shivashankar began his career as an actor and assistant director from the Kannada movie Rathna Manjari starring Udaykumar, M. P. Shankar, Narasimharaju, Leelavathi and others. Later he acted in few Kannada movies, and he become full-fledged director from the movie Padavidhara starring Udaykumar, Kalpana, T. N. Balakrishna and Narasimharaju in the lead roles.
Death
Shivashankar died from a heart attack on 27 June 2023, at the age of 90.[1]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Language | Cast | Director | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Rathna Manjari | Kannada | Udaykumar, M. P. Shankar, Narasimharaju, Leelavathi and others | Hunsur Krishnamurthy | Hunsur Krishnamurthy, D. Puttaswamy | |
| 1965 | Mane Katti Nodu | Kannada | Sri Sadguru | C. V. Shivashankar and Friends | ||
| 1967 | Padavidhara | Kannada | Udaykumar, Kalpana, T. N. Balakrishna, Narasimharaju and others | C. V. Shivashankar | C. K. Gowda | |
| 1968 | Namma Ooru | Kannada | C. V. Shivashankar | J N Shetty, S N Rao, B S Narayan | ||
| 2015 | A Day in the City | Kannada | Venkat Bharadhwaj | C. V. Shivashankar and Shankar | [2] | |
| 2016 | Bablusha | Kannada | Avinash, Shobhraj, Mrudhula Bhaskar | Venkat Bharadhwaj | C. V. Shivashankar | [3] |
Awards
References
- "Kannada veteran actor and director dies".
- "Let's be agents of change". The Hindu. 20 July 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- "Cinema Suddi: Bringing on Bablusha". The Hindu. 27 May 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- "Karnataka Government". karnataka.gov.in. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
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