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.[citation needed]
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 edit
C. V. Shivashankar began his career as an actor and assistant director from the Kannada movie Rathna Manjari [citation needed] 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 edit
Shivashankar died from a heart attack on 27 June 2023, at the age of 90.[1]
Filmography edit
| 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 | [citation needed] |
| 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 | [citation needed] |
| 1968 | Namma Ooru | Kannada | C. V. Shivashankar | J N Shetty, S N Rao, B S Narayan | [citation needed] | |
| 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 edit
References edit
- ^ "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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