1933-03-23
Film director, writer, producer, lyricist
1961–2023
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.Template:Citation needed
Career
C. V. Shivashankar began his career as an actor and assistant director from the Kannada movie Rathna Manjari Template: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.
Personal life
Both of his sons Venkat Bharadwaj and Karthik Urs initially worked in the IT industry before transitioning to film careers.[1][2] Shivashankar died from a heart attack on 27 June 2023, at the age of 90.[3]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Rathna Manjari | Director | [4] |
| 1965 | Mane Katti Nodu | [5] | |
| 1967 | Padavidhara | [6] | |
| 1968 | Namma Ooru | [7] | |
| 2015 | A Day in the City | Producer | [8] |
| 2016 | Bablusha | [9] |
Awards
References
- ↑ Veteran Kannada filmmaker CV Shivashankar passes away, M, Shashiprasad S.. The South First(June 28, 2023).
- ↑ People don't believe it is me, says a man who is senior manager at Capgemini and has written this Kannada film's story, dialogues. Bangalore Mirror(2017-11-14). Retrieved 2025-04-22.
- ↑ Kannada veteran actor and director dies.
- ↑ RathnaManjari (1962) Tamil, Kannada movie: Cast & Crew. chiloka.com. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ↑ Mane Katti Nodu (1966) Kannada movie: Cast & Crew. chiloka.com. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ↑ Padavidhara (1967) Kannada movie: Cast & Crew. chiloka.com. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ↑ Namma Ooru (1968) movie: Cast & Crew. chiloka.com. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ↑ Let's be agents of change. The Hindu(2014-07-20). Retrieved 2022-12-11.
- ↑ Cinema Suddi: Bringing on Bablusha. The Hindu(2016-05-27). Retrieved 2022-12-11.
- ↑ Karnataka Government. karnataka.gov.in. Retrieved 2022-12-11.