Shashank (director)

Shashank
Shashank
Born	24 June 1972 (age 51); Taalya, Chitradurga, Karnataka, India
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter, lyricist
Years active	2007–present

Shashank (born 24 June 1972) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and lyricist who works in Kannada cinema. He made his debut as a director with the 2007 film Sixer. His second directorial Moggina Manasu (2008) received critical acclaim for its screenplay and its coming-of-age theme. He went on to direct other successful films in the romance genre such as Krishnan Love Story (2010) and Krishna-Leela (2015). He is also credited to have introduced actors Yash and Radhika Pandit who went on to become successful actors in Kannada cinema.

Early life

Shashank was born in a small village called Thaalya, 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 from Bhadravati. Later he did his diploma in civil engineering (1988–91) in Chikmagalur. His birth name was Umesh B.H. which he later changed to Shashank at his mentor Hamsalekha’s insistence.

Personal life

He is married to Smt. Veena H.M and has two daughters, Chaitra and Khushi.

Career

Shashank trained as an engineer, and worked as a site engineer in Bangalore as a site engineer. He became an assistant to S. Mahendar for the film Taayi illada tavaru (1994). He subsequently worked with music director Hamsalekha. His first movie as an independent director was Sixer from 2007, produced by Ramoji Rao with music composed by Hamsalekha.

In addition to writing screenplays, dialogues and storylines for films, he has also written song lyrics.

Filmography

Year	Film	Cast	Notes
2007	Sixer	Prajwal Devaraj Avinash Rangayana Raghu	Also screenwriter
2008	Moggina Manasu	Yash Radhika Pandit Shubha Poonja Sudha Belawadi	Also screenwriter and lyricist
2010	Krishnan Love Story	Ajai Rao Radhika Pandit	Also screenwriter and lyricist
2011	Jarasandha	Duniya Vijay Pranitha	Also screenwriter and lyricist
2013	Bachchan	Sudeep Bhavana Jagapati Babu Parul Yadav	Also screenwriter and lyricist
2015	Krishna-Leela	Ajai Rao Mayuri Kyatari	Also screenwriter and lyricist
2016	Mungaru Male 2	Ganesh Neha Shetty V. Ravichandran	Also screenwriter and lyricist
2018	Thayige Thakka Maga	Ajai Rao Ashika Ranganath	Also Screenwriter, Lyricist and Producer