Shashank (director)

Shashank (born 24 June 1972) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and lyricist who works in Kannada cinema.^[1][2][3] 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), Bachchan (2013), Krishna-Leela (2015), Mungaaru Male 2 (2016) and Love 360 (2022) He is also credited to have introduced actors Yash, Radhika Pandit, Prajwal Devraj and Neha Shetty who went on to become successful actors in Kannada cinema.

Shashank
Born	(1972-06-24) 24 June 1972 (age 52) Taalya, Chitradurga, Karnataka, India
Occupations	Film director screenwriter lyricist
Years active	2007–present
Spouse	Veena H.M
Children	2

Early life

Shashank was born in a small village called Talya, in Chitradurga district, Karnataka. He is the third child of his parents 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, Karnataka. 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.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

He is married to Veena H.M and has two daughters, Chaitra and Khushi.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Shashank, Upendra in 2019

Logo of Shashank Cinemass

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.^{[citation needed]}

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

Filmography

Year	Film	Director	Story & Sreenplay	Producer	Notes
2007	Sixer	Yes	Yes	No
2008	Moggina Manasu	Yes	Yes	No	Also lyricist
2010	Krishnan Love Story	Yes	Yes	No	Also lyricist
2011	Jarasandha	Yes	Yes	No	Also lyricist
2013	Bachchan	Yes	Yes	No	Also lyricist
2015	Krishna-Leela	Yes	Yes	No	Also lyricist
2016	Mungaru Male 2	Yes	Yes	No
2018	Thayige Thakka Maga	Yes	Yes	Yes	Also Lyricist
2022	Love 360	Yes	Yes	Yes	Also Lyricist
2023	Kousalya Supraja Rama	Yes	Yes	Yes	Also Lyricist
2024	Untitled with Upendra & Hariprriya†	Yes	Yes	Yes	Filming[4][5]

Awards and nominations

Year	Film	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2008	Moggina Manasu	56th Filmfare Awards South	Best Director	Won	[6][7]
			Best Lyricist	Nominated
2010	Krishnan Love Story	58th Filmfare Awards South	Best Director	Nominated	[8]
		Udaya Film Awards	Best Director	Won
		Suvarna Film Awards	Best Director	Won	[9]
		Bengaluru Habba Award	Best Director	Won
2013	Bachchan	Chitra Santhe Awards	Blockbuster Director	Won
2015	Krishna Leela	2015 Karnataka State Film Awards	Best Screenplay	Won	[10]
			Best Family Entertainer	Won
		63rd Filmfare Awards South	Best Director	Nominated	[11]
		1st IIFA Utsavam	Best Director	Nominated	[12] [13]
			Best Lyrics	Nominated
2022	Love 360	Critics Award	Best Lyrics	Won
		Chitra Santhe Award	Best Thriller Movie Of The Year	Won
2024	Kousalya Supraja Rama	3 August 2024	Best Film – Kannada	Nominated	[14][15]