Shashank (director)
| Shashank | |
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| Born |
June 24 Taalya, Karnataka, India |
| Occupation | Filmmaker, Kannada Movie Director |
| Years active | 2007 - Present |
Shashank is a maverick Indian director, who makes films in Kannada, Whose applauded for his experimentation with different genres. Along with critical acclaim, his films have set money ball rolling in box office right from his debut movie SIXER (2007) and then later on with Moggina Manasu (2008), Krishnan Love Story (2010) and Jarasandha (2011). He has also introduced many budding new talents to the film industry, some of whom have become influential stars i.e. Prajwal Devaraj, Yash, Radhika Pandit etc.
Early life
Shashank was born in a small village called TAALYA, in Chitradurga district, Karnataka. He is the third child of his parent’s Hanumanthappa and Lakkamma, his father was a small farmer. However he was later adopted by his maternal uncle and aunt, Chandrashekarappa and Shantamma. Since Chandrashekarappa worked in VISL, Bhadravati, Shashank completed his matriculation in Bhadravati.
Later he did his diploma in civil engineering (1988–91) in Chikmagalur.
Shashank birth name was Umesh B.H. which he later changed to Shashank at his mentor Hamsalekha’s advice. He is married to Veena H.M and has two beautiful daughters, Chaitra and Khushi.
Career
Though Shashank had an engineering certificate, his passion, aspiration and dream was always on the paths of camera, lights and action. He took up a job in Bangalore as a site engineer, the sole intention of getting into the film industry. After a heavy turmoil of attempting for nearly two years, he became an assistant to S.Mahendar, in the film “Taayi illada tavaru” (1994). The journey continued for next 9 movies. Here he met legendary music director Hamsalekha and learned the tricks of screenplay constructions and musical narration. And after 13 years of patient Endeavour, he became an independent director with the movie SIXER (2007), which was produced by the great Ramoji rao and music was composed by Hamsalekha.
Apart from writing story, screenplay and dialogues for films, he has also penned the lyrics for Hudugigaagi, Giri, Ok sir ok, Yeshwant, Baa baaro Rasika, Moggina Manasu, Krishnan Love Story, Lucky and Jaraasandha. Songs like Moggina manasali, I Love You (Moggina Manasu), Mosa madalende (Krishnan Love Story), Neerige baare channi, Avarivara jothe serade (Jaraasandha) are among the list of evergreen songs.
Filmography
| Year | Film Title | Notes |
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| 2007 | Sixer | A love story blended with good commercial elements .It launched Prajwal Devraj as Hero. The film got decent reviews, ran for 75 days and declared as hit. |
| 2008 | Moggina Manasu | A saga of teenage confusions and growing up seen through girls perspective. Reviewers heralded it as the most matured film of the decade. The Film introduced so many new comers including two of the top actors of sandal wood- Yash and Radhika Pandit. The film ran for 100 days in many centers, won 5 filmfare awards and Karnataka state award for best actress. |
| 2010 | Krishnan Love Story | A dark interpretation of love's labour lost in today's economical jumble. The film was critically acclaimed, became a huge hit and ended a one year draught in film industry. The film ran for 125 days in several centers, got 4 Filmfare awards and many T.V. Channel awards. |
| 2011 | Jarasandha | An experimental action film which ventured into the criminal analysis of every mind and dared to tell the bitter truth of 'CRIMINALS ARE NOT MADE, THEY ARE BORN'. The film got mixed reviews from critics but the audience responded positively and film ran for 50 days in several centers making it a Box-Office Hit. |
| 2013 | Bachchan | A high voltage action/thriller starring Kiccha Sudeep, Bhavana Menon, Parul Yadav, Nasser, Ashish Vidyarthi andt Jagapathi Babu. |
Its an action film made with a budget of 11 crore and went to collect 25 crores at the box office. It was released in overseas countries like dubai sharjah germany canada and many more countries .
Awards
- Moggina Manasu(2008) : Filmfare Award for Best Direction.
- Krishnan Love Story (2010) : Udaya & Suvarna channel film award for Best Direction.
References
External links
- Shashank at the Internet Movie Database
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