With 125 plus films under his belt, the sensational Kannada actor Dr Shiva Rajkumar, who is fondly referred to as Shivanna by his diehard fans, is on a pan-India roll these days.
Post Jailer Shivanna will now be seen in an epic avatar in the upcoming film of Telugu actor Vishnu Manchu’s pan-India project — Kannappa. It is helmed by Mukesh Kumar Singh.
Shiva Rajkumar’s Kannada father late Dr Rajkumar made his debut in a lead role with the film Bedara Kannappa (1954). It was written by veteran GV Iyer and directed by HLN Simha.
In 1988, Shiva Rajkumar played the lead role in Shiva Mecchida Kannappa. Directed Vijay, the film featured Dr Rajkumar as Lord Shiva and senior actress Geetha as Goddess Parvathi.
While rumours have it that Baahubali (2015 & 2017)-fame Prabhas will be playing Lord Shiva in the modern epic tale, Vishnu Manchu is playing the role of Kannappa.
Post the blockbuster hit Jailer where Shivanna played the role of a gangster Narasimha, the actor is awaiting his next biggest release in Kannada titled Ghost on 19 October.
While the expectations with Ghost have certainly skyrocketed, the film is hitting at least 350 screens and is being released in multiple languages — Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Hindi.