Shiva Rajkumar

In this Indian name, the name Rajkumar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Shiva.

Shiva Rajkumar
Shiva Rajkumar in 2019
Born
Nagaraju Shiva Puttaswamy

(1962-07-12) 12 July 1962 (age 62)
Madras, Madras State, India[1]
Other namesShivanna
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Actor
  • film producer
  • television presenter
  • playback singer
Years active1986–present
WorksFull list
Parents
RelativesSee Rajkumar family

Shiva Rajkumar (born Nagaraju Shiva Puttaswamy; 12 July 1962)[2] is an Indian actor, film producer and television presenter who predominantly works in Kannada cinema.[3] In a career spanning over three decades, he has worked in over 125 films in Kannada and has received several awards, including four Karnataka State Film Awards, four Filmfare Awards South and six South Indian International Movie Awards.[4]

Shiva Rajkumar is the eldest son of matinee idol Dr. Rajkumar. He is also fondly known as Shivanna by his fans.[5][6] He made his onscreen debut with Sri Srinivasa Kalyana (1974) as a child artiste. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Shiva Rajkumar began his film career at the age of 24 by starring in the leading role in his mother's production Anand (1986), which was a critical and commercial success. His performance in Anand which fetched him the Cinema Express Award for Best Actor. He then followed it up with Ratha Sapthami (1986) and Manamecchida Hudugi (1987), both of which were commercially successful, earning him the nickname of Hat-trick Hero, coined by the media and his fans.[7] He then appeared in several successful films in the late 1980s with the romantic-thriller film Samyuktha (1988), the comedy-thriller Inspector Vikram (1988), the action-drama film Ranaranga (1988) and the comedy Aasegobba Meesegobba (1988).[8]

Shiva Rajkumar achieved further critical and commercial success for his films in the 1990s, including his performances in the cult gangster-drama film Om (1995), which catapulted him into superstardom in Karnataka and won him his first Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor and Filmfare Award for Best Actor and, the romantic dramas Janumada Jodi (1996) and Nammoora Mandara Hoove (1996), the action drama Simhada Mari (1997), the biographical film Bhoomi Thayiya Chochchala Maga (1998), the action-thriller film A. K. 47 (1999) and the romantic drama film Hrudaya Hrudaya (1999), which won him his second Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor. His acclaimed performances as the film director Manoj in Nammoora Mandara Hoove and the vigilante Raam in A. K. 47 won him his second and third Filmfare Award for Best Actor respectively.

Anand, Ratha Sapthami (1986), Om (1995), Janumada Jodi, Nammoora Mandara Hoove, A. K. 47, Jogi, Bhajarangi, Mufti, Shivalinga and Tagaru which became milestones in the Kannada film industry and made records at the box office. In 2010, he made his television debut with the talk show Naaniruvude Nimagagi, aired on Zee Kannada.[9] He made his first film appearances outside of Kannada cinema through the Telugu film Gautamiputra Satakarni (2017) and the Tamil film Jailer (2023) in cameo appearances. He produced a TV serial – Manasa Sarovara. He was also the co-producer of two web series – Hate You Romeo[10] and Honeymoon.

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  2. ^ "60 ವರ್ಷದ ಬಳಿಕ ಶಿವಣ್ಣ ರಿವಿಲ್ ಮಾಡಿದ ಸತ್ಯ | Shivanna". YouTube. 6 July 2022.
  3. ^ Shiva Rajkumar (28 September 2014). Weekend With Ramesh – Episode 17 – September 28, 2014. ozee.com. Event occurs at 6:08. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  4. ^ 25 years of Shivaraj Kumar! Archived 8 March 2011 at archive.today. Cinecurry.com (3 February 2011). Retrieved on 29 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Kannada star Shivarajkumar elated as his performance in Jailer gets massive reception; Rajinikanth's videos from Himalayan voyage go viral". The Indian Express. 16 August 2023. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  6. ^ M, Shashiprasad S. (12 July 2023). "Hit films of Kannada superstar Shivanna that were remade in other languages". The South First. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Shivaraj Kumar aiming for a third award". The Hindu. 7 June 2005. [dead link]
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference hatrick was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "Shivrajkumar to make TV debut". Rediff.com. 13 August 2010. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Shivarajkumar's first web series to be shot in foreign locale", New Indian Express, 2 June 2018, archived from the original on 12 September 2018, retrieved 12 September 2018