Shashikumar

Shashi Kumar

Shashi Kumar

Indian politician


Shashi Kumar (born 2 December 1965) is an actor and politician from Karnataka. He works predominantly in Kannada films.[1] He is originally from Andrapradesh; he acted with many leading ladies in 1990s and he acted as Rajnikanth's brother in Blockbuster movie Baashha (1995). He is credited with the title 'Supreme Hero' by the Kannada audience.[2]

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Acting career

Shashi Kumar's first released film was Chiranjeevi Sudhakara starring Raghavendra Rajkumar.[3] In 1989 he became popular with Yuddha Kaanda starring V. Ravichandran and Poonam Dhillon and C.B.I Shankar with Shankar Nag. In 1990 two successful films Rani Maharani and Baare Nanna Muddina Rani established him as a top hero of Kannada cinema. Shashi Kumar and Malashri, who acted together in several hit films together are considered one among the all-time popular pairs of Kannada cinema.[4] He was also paired with actresses Sudha Rani, Tara, Mahalakshmi, Soundarya, Sithara and Shruti.

He met with a car accident near the Bangalore Turf Club in 1998.[5][6] The surgeries altered his looks and offers for lead roles from big banners stopped coming his way.[7] For a few years, he starred in supporting roles in multi-starrers like Yajamana, Habba, Kanasugara, Snehaloka and Yaarige Saluthe Sambala.[8] He later decided to take the plunge into politics.[9]

Political career

He was a member of the 13th Lok Sabha representing Chitradurga and contesting on a Janata Dal (United) ticket. He has successfully contested and won the Member of Parliament elections for Chitradurga constituency.[10] He joined the Indian National Congress in 2006.[11]

Selected filmography

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References

  1. https://www.facebook.com/kannadanewslive. "ನಟ ಶಶಿಕುಮಾರ್ ಗೆ ಅಪಘಾತವಾದಾಗ ಅವರ ಪತ್ನಿ ಅನುಭವಿಸಿದಂತಹ ಸಂಕಟ ಅಷ್ಟಿಷ್ಟಲ್ಲ! ಅಷ್ಟಕ್ಕೂ ಅಂದು ಆಗಿದ್ದೇನು ಗೊತ್ತಾ?". Kannada News Today (in Kannada). Retrieved 15 July 2023. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help); External link in |last= (help)
  2. "On Kannada Actor Shashi Kumar's 57th Birthday, A Look At His Cinematic Journey". News18. News18. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  3. "Shashi Kumar, Vinaya Prasad on Weekend with Ramesh". The Times of India. The Times of India. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  4. "Shashi Kumar quits JD(S), joins Congress". The Hindu. 23 December 2006. Retrieved 15 March 2018.

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