| Kulshekar | |
| Settlement Type: | Locality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Karnataka |
| Subdivision Type2: | City |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mangalore |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
Kulshekar is a locality in Mangalore city, Karnataka, India.[1] It lies on national highway 13 which connects Mangalore to Chitradurga. It is nearly 5 km from Mangalore central railway station. This city was built by a Alpua king Kulshekara 1 according to the stone inscription found in Shree veeranarayana temple, kulshekara .This happens to be the oldest Tulu lipie writing found till date.