Raja Shankar Explained

Raja Shankar
Birth Date:	18 August 1931
Occupation:	Film actor
Birth Place:	Madhugiri, Karnataka, India
Death Place:	Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Other Names:	Rajashankar
Spouse:	B.R. Shanthakumari
Children:	5

Raja Shankar or Rajashankar was an Indian actor in Kannada cinema.^[1] His films include Bhakta Kumbara (1974), Sampathige Saval (1974) and Sri Srinivasa Kalyana (1974). He also co-produced the 1974 Kannada movie Bangaarada Panjara starring Dr. Rajkumar and the 1976 Kannada movie Vijaya Vani.

Career

Shankar has appeared in more than 50 movies in Kannada.^[2]

Personal life

His family lives in Malleswaram, Bangalore. There is a park and playground named after him at 1st Cross, Malleswaram, Bangalore. His youngest daughter, Chaya, contested the 17th Lok Sabha elections from Tumakuru representing the political party of the actor Upendra.

Selected filmography

• Abba Aa Hudugi (1959)
• Kittur Chennamma (1961)
• Malli Maduve (1963)
• Saaku Magalu (1963)
• Kanyarathna (1963)
• Jenu Goodu (1963)
• Mangala Muhurta (1964)
• Manassiddare Marga (1967)
• Sri Purandara Dasaru (1967)
• Manassiddare Marga (1967)
• Broker Bheeshmachari (1969)
• Vaagdaana (1970)
• Hoo Bisilu (1971)
• Kasturi Nivasa (1971)
• Hoo Bisilu (1971)
• Signalman Siddappa (1971)
• Bangaarada Panjara (1974)
• Hemareddi Mallamma (1974)
• Sampathige Savaal (1974)
• Sri Srinivasa Kalyana (1974)
• Daari Tappida Maga (1975)
• Mayura (1975)
• Daari Tappida Maga (1975)
• Bahaddur Gandu (1976)
• Premada Kanike (1976)
• Aarada Gaaya (1980)

See also

• List of people from Karnataka
• Cinema of Karnataka
• List of Indian film actors
• Cinema of India

External links

• • RajaShankar on Chiloka

Notes and References

1. News: A charming off screen persona. Deepa Ganesh . The Hindu . 22 April 2016. 25 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144147/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/honnavalli-krishna-remembers-dr-rajkumar/article8509105.ece . 12 June 2018 . live .
   - Web site: 14 Brilliant Supporting Actors in Kannada Who Were (Are) Nothing Less Than A Hero in the Movie . Metrosaga. 23 June 2018 . 25 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180725122836/https://metrosaga.com/supporting-actors-in-kannada/ . 25 July 2018. live .
   - Web site: 60 years of Romance with the Camera. B.C. Thimmaiah . Star of Mysore. 28 March 2021 . 25 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180725092609/https://starofmysore.com/60-years-romance-camera/ . 25 July 2018 . live .
   - Web site: Movie review: Kasturi Nivasa. Shyam Prasad S . Bangalore Mirror. 12 November 2014. 25 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180725124304/https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/movie-review-kasturi-nivasa/articleshow/45125779.cms . 25 July 2018 . live .
2. Web site: Raja shankar . Chiloka . 25 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180725092640/https://chiloka.com/celebrity/raja-shankar . 25 July 2018 . live .