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| birth_name = S.M. Joe Simon
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| occupation = {{hlist|Film director|actor|screenplay & story writer|lyricist}}
| birth_place = [[Karnataka]], India
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| children = 4
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'''S.M. Joe Simon''' is an Indian film director, actor, lyricist, screenplay and story writer, known for his work in [[Kannada cinema]]. Some of the films directed by Simon are ''[[List of Kannada films of 1995|Mr. Vasu]]'' (1995), ''[[List of Kannada films of 1993|Wanted]]'' (1993), ''[[Ravivarma (film)|Ravivarma]]'' (1992), ''[[Snehada Kadalalli]]'' (1992).<ref>{{cite news |title= Veteran actor Padmadevi honoured |url= http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/veteran-actor-padmadevi-honoured/article8311496.ece |newspaper= The Hindu |date= 4 March 2016 |url-status= live |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20180425211811/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/veteran-actor-padmadevi-honoured/article8311496.ece |archivedate= 2018-04-25 |last1= Khajane |first1= Muralidhara }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= SONG RECORDING FOR RAGINI STARRER HULI DEVARA KAADU ON |url= http://www.cinecircle.in/cinema_news/HULI_DEVARA_KAADU_film.html |website= cinecircle.in |url-status= live |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160401003134/http://cinecircle.in/cinema_news/HULI_DEVARA_KAADU_film.html |archivedate= 2016-04-01 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title= Bipolar Identity: Region, Nation, and the Kannada Language Film |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=3vQtDwAAQBAJ&q=joe+simon+kannada+director&pg=PT127 |isbn = 9780199088430|url-status= live |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20180423170226/https://books.google.com/books?id=3vQtDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT127&lpg=PT127&dq=joe+simon+kannada+director&source=bl&ots=hhPay2d3uh&sig=QE2mdiT1clwVvfDt2V3Lbd8B5yY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjRmKrHq8_aAhUHuY8KHZZWC-k4ChDoATAJegQIABBa#v=onepage&q=joe%20simon%20kannada%20director&f=false |archivedate= 2018-04-23 |last1 = k Raghavendra|first1 = M.|date = 22 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= Beware of the monster in saint's garb |url= https://www.deccanherald.com/content/356945/beware-monster-saints-garb.html |website= deccanherald.com |date= 14 September 2013 |url-status= live |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20180423102207/https://www.deccanherald.com/content/356945/beware-monster-saints-garb.html |archivedate= 2018-04-23 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= JURY PROFILE |url= http://www.radiomirchi.com/mma2013/kannada/jury_profile.html |website= radiomirchi.com |url-status= live |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150616084542/http://www.radiomirchi.com/mma2013/kannada/jury_profile.html |archivedate= 2015-06-16 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= About |url= http://www.manjulagururajsadhana.org/masasinger.html |website= manjulagururajsadhana.org |url-status= live |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101127172542/http://www.manjulagururajsadhana.org/masasinger.html |archivedate= 2010-11-27 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= Hero Hedge! |url= http://www.rediff.com/movies/aug/21heg.htm |website= rediff.com |url-status= live |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140618214741/http://www.rediff.com/movies/aug/21heg.htm |archivedate= 2014-06-18 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= UMESH – SOCIALLY RELEVANT FILM |url= http://www.chitratara.com/show-content.php?key=Kannada%20Cinemas/Movies%20Latest%20News,%20Kannada%20New%20Cinemas/Movies,%20Latest%20Kannada%20Cinema/Movies&title=UMESH%20%96%20SOCIALLY%20RELEVANT%20FILM&id=4861&ptype=Reviews |website= chitratara.com |url-status= live |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20180425211810/http://www.chitratara.com/show-content.php?key=Kannada%20Cinemas%2FMovies%20Latest%20News%2C%20Kannada%20New%20Cinemas%2FMovies%2C%20Latest%20Kannada%20Cinema%2FMovies&title=UMESH%20%96%20SOCIALLY%20RELEVANT%20FILM&id=4861&ptype=Reviews |archivedate= 2018-04-25 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title= Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=3mzyPGSfwKMC&q=joe+simon+kannada+director&pg=PT87 |isbn = 9788184757965|url-status= live |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20180423170034/https://books.google.com/books?id=3mzyPGSfwKMC&pg=PT87&lpg=PT87&dq=joe+simon+kannada+director&source=bl&ots=60Hhurqefn&sig=i6sazW2ddNszXWJhre9adO7xjBc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjj8MHdt8_aAhXDsI8KHQ1cAHM4HhDoATAHegQIABBK#v=onepage&q=joe%20simon%20kannada%20director&f=false |archivedate= 2018-04-23 |last1 = Ramachandran|first1 = Naman|date = 15 January 2014}}</ref>

==Selected filmography==

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=== As a director ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film(s)
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Dadagiri]]''
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| 2000 || ''[[Krishnarjuna]]''
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Chiranjeevi Rajegowda]]''
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Mr. Vasu]]''
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Time Bomb (1994 film)|Time Bomb]]''
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Wanted (Kannada Movie)|Wanted]]''
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Ravivarma (film)|Ravivarma]]''
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Samara Simha]]''
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Snehada Kadalalli]]''
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Shivaraj]]''
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Hongkongnalli Agent Amar]]''
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Raja Simha (1989 film)|Raja Simha]]''
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Bharath (Kannada Movie)|Bharath]]''
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Prema Jaala]]''
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Maha Purusha]]''
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Raktha Thilaka]]''
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Odeda Haalu]]''
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Prema Jyothi]]''
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Rowdy Raja]]''
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Sididedda Sahodara]]''
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Nyaya Geddithu]]''
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Oorige Upakari]]''
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Sahasa Simha ]]''
|-
| 1981 || ''[[Maha Prachandaru]]''
|-
| 1980 || ''[[Nanna Rosha Nooru Varusha]]''
|-
| 1980 || ''[[Simha Jodi]]''
|-
| 1977 || ''[[Ondu Premada Kathe]]''
|}

== Career ==
Simon has been a part of more than 100 films in Kannada, either as actor, dialogue writer or director.<ref>{{cite web |title= Joe Simon Person filmography |url= https://chiloka.com/celebrity/joe-simon#filmography |publisher=Chiloka.com|url-status= live |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20180423102148/https://chiloka.com/celebrity/joe-simon#filmography |archivedate= 2018-04-23 }}</ref> He has served as the Vice-president of Kannada Film Directors Association (KANFIDA).<ref>{{cite web |title= Elected to Kannada Film Directors Assn. |url= https://starofmysore.com/tag/kannada-film-directors-association/ |website= starofmysore.com |url-status= live |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20180423170039/https://starofmysore.com/tag/kannada-film-directors-association/ |archivedate= 2018-04-23 }}</ref>

== See also ==

*[[List of people from Karnataka]]
*[[Kannada cinema|Cinema of Karnataka]]
*[[List of film and television directors]]
*[[List of Indian film actors]]
*[[Cinema of India]]
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==References==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|nm1497573}}

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