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| name = H. R. Shastry<br />
| image = H Ramachandra Shastry.jpeg<br />
| caption = Shastry in [[Sri Srinivasa Kalyana]], 1974<br />
| birth_name = H. Ramachandra Shastry<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date |df=ymd|1905|11|02}}<br />
| birth_place = Halebeedu, [[Pandavapura]] Taluk, [[Mandya district|Mandya]], [[Mysore State]], [[British Raj|British India]] (present-day [[Karnataka]], India)<br />
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| occupation = {{hlist|Actor}}<br />
| years_active = 1940–1976<br />
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1976|12|12|1905|11|02|df=y}}<br />
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'''Halebeedu Ramachandra Shastry''' ({{lang-kn|ಹೆಚ್. ರಾಮಚಂದ್ರ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಿ}}) (2 November 1905 – 12 December 1976), popularly known as '''H. R. Shastry/H. Ramachandra Shastry''', was an Indian actor who worked predominantly in [[Kannada language|Kannada]] films. In his career spanning more than 40 years, Shastry played a variety of supporting roles. Some of his best movies are [[Bedara Kannappa]] (1954), [[Rayara Sose]] (1957), [[Bhoodana]] (1962), [[Sri Srinivasa Kalyana]] (1974) and [[Upasane]] (1974).<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Ramachandra Shastry was born in Halebeedu village near [[Melukote]], [[Mandya district]]. He discontinued his schooling and joined Railway workshop as a worker. Interested in theatre and music, Shastry left his job and joined A. V. Varadacharya's ''Rathnavali theatrical group''.<ref name=H.R.Shastry>{{ cite web | title=H. Ramachandra Shastry: Filmography | url=https://chiloka.com/celebrity/h-ramachandra-shastri| website= Chiloka.com | accessdate= 20 Sep 2020}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Shastry made his debut in Varadacharya's ''Bhakta Amabareesha'' which was made in [[Tamil language|Tamil]]. In 1941, he acted his first Kannada film [[Subhadra]] produced by [[Gubbi Veeranna]] where he played the role of Dharmaraya.<br />
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Shastry played the role of Lord Shiva in [[Bedara Kannappa]] which won [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada|Certificate of Merit for the Best Feature Film in Kannada]] at [[2nd National Film Awards]] in 1954.<ref name="2ndawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/2nd_nff_1955.pdf|title=2nd National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|accessdate=20 Sep 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= Bedara Kannappa 1954 |url= http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/05/17/stories/2008051751051100.htm |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121103123459/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/05/17/stories/2008051751051100.htm |url-status= dead |archive-date= 3 November 2012 |newspaper= [[The Hindu]] |date= 20 Sep 2020}}</ref> He played the major role of a father-in-law who demands dowry, in 1957 social drama [[Rayara Sose]], which was a big hit.<ref>{{ cite web | title= Bipolar – Kannada cinema| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=3vQtDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT46&lpg=PT46&dq=Mahishasura+Mardini+kannada+movie+released+in+eight+languages#q=Mahishasura%20Mardini%20kannada%20movie%20released%20in%20eight%20languages| accessdate=20 Sep 2020}}</ref> In his career as actor Shastry has acted more than 90 Kannada movies. [[Mantralaya Mahatme]], a black and white Kannada movie in which Shastry had played a major role, is said to be re-released in digitally coloured version.<ref>{{ cite news | url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/dr-rajkumars-mantralaya-mahatme-to-be-re-release-in-colour-soon/amp_articleshow/76685852.cms | title=Dr. Rajkumar's Mantralaya Mahatme to be re-released in color soon | date=20 June 2020 | publisher=Entertainment Times.com | accessdate=20 Sep 2020}}</ref><ref>{{ cite news | url=https://www.chitraloka.com/news/22893-mantralaya-mahatme-to-release-in-color.html | title=Mantralaya Mahatme to release in color | publisher=Chitraloka.com | date=29 June 2020 | accessdate= 20 Sep 2020}}</ref><br />
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== Selected filmography ==<br />
* [[Subhadra]] (1941)<br />
* ''Mahatma Kabir'' (1947)<br />
* [[Bedara Kannappa]] (1954)<br />
* Ohileshwara (1956)<br />
* Bhakta Kanakadasa (1960)<br />
* [[Mantralaya Mahatme]] (1966)<br />
* [[Upasane]] (1974)<br />
* [[Bhakta Kumbara]] (1974)<br />
* [[Pavana Ganga]] (1977)<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb name|2334379}}<br />
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[[Category:Male actors in Tamil cinema]]<br />
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