C. V. Shivashankar

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.^{[citation needed]}

C. V. Shivashankar
Born	Chittanahalli Venkatakrishna Bhatta (1933-03-23)23 March 1933
Died	27 June 2023(2023-06-27) (aged 90)
Nationality	Indian
Occupation(s)	Film Director, Writer, Producer, Lyricist
Years active	1961–2023
Children	Venkat Bharadwaj (son)

Career

C. V. Shivashankar began his career as an actor and assistant director from the Kannada movie Rathna Manjari ^{[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

• 1991 – Karnataka Rajyotsava Award by Government of Karnataka^[10]