Shani Mahadevappa

Acting

Shani Mahadevappa

Born 1933-03-19 · Mandya, Karnataka, India

Shivaprakash, known by his screen name Shani Mahadevappa (19 March 1933 – 3 January 2021), was an Indian actor who worked in Kannada cinema. Having made his acting debut on stage in the 1950s, he became popular for his portrayal of deity Shani in Shanishwara Mahatme. His film career began with Sri Dharmasthala Mahathme (1962) and was known for his portrayal of supporting characters, notably the poet Dindima in Kaviratna Kalidasa (1983). He appeared in over 400 films.

Acting credits

Akasmika poster
4.0

Murthy saves Indira from Vyasaraya, who plans to sell her, but on the way to her home, Murthy is hit by Vyasaraya's car and Indira gets kidnapped. Murthy tries to do everything he can to save her.

Akasmika

1993

Janumada Jodi poster
7.0

A lovelorn village boy and girl cross all barriers of caste and tradition to unite in a meaningful manner.

Janumada Jodi

1996

Chithralekha poster
NR

A young woman is accused of being possessed as all her marriage prospects ended up dead

Chithralekha

1992

Shivaranjani poster
NR

The son of a miser and the daughter of a wealthy man get married. However, their parents try to separate them as they oppose their union.

Shivaranjani

1997

Modada Mareyalli poster
NR

Ramanna wishes his son to become a police inspector someday. However, things take a turn when Ramanna is killed by Kaali, a goon.

Modada Mareyalli

1991

Gandanige Thakka Hendthi poster
NR

Movie starring Shashikumar, Malashri, Doddanna and is directed by Bhargava.

Gandanige Thakka Hendthi

1991

Thayigobba Karna poster
NR

Thayigobba Karna is a 1988 Kannada-language film directed by Raj Kishor.

Thayigobba Karna

1988

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Navathare

1991

Aahuthi poster
10.0

A young woman is married against her will. After she delivers a baby, the child grows up to become a fine girl, who fights to ensure that her mother gets justice for everything she went through.

Aahuthi

1985

Halli Rambhe Belli Bombe poster
NR

In order to resolve her sister's marital problems, a young woman decides to marry her sister's brother-in-law. Things take a turn when she marries him under the guise of a village belle.

Halli Rambhe Belli Bombe

1991

Point Parimala poster
8.0

A gangster agrees to pay Rajesh and his friends INR one crore in exchange for a bicycle that contains diamonds. However, things take a turn when Rajesh's sister gets kidnapped.

Point Parimala

1980

Muddina Aliya poster
NR

A man and a woman fall in love and get married. Soon, she gives birth to a baby girl and dies due to childbirth complications, leaving the husband to take care of their daughter.

Muddina Aliya

1996

Dhani poster
NR

Two despicable brothers cheat their employer, steal his wealth, kill him and throw his son into the river. When the boy survives and grows up, he decides to take revenge on the men who ruined him.

Dhani

1996

Aathma Bandhana poster
NR

The film is a revenge drama of a woman, played by Vaishnavi, who is killed by her in-laws mercilessly and her spirit entering into a doll. The doll takes up the revenge against each of them who was involved in her murder. The film was a remake of Tamil film Vaa Arugil Vaa (1991) which itself was loosely inspired from 1988 American film Child's Play. The film's music was composed by Rajan-Nagendra and cinematography is by D. V. Ramana.

Aathma Bandhana

1992

Mathsara poster
NR

A son seeking revenge for his father's death at the hands of a rich businessman.

Mathsara

1990

Bal Nan Maga poster
NR

Jagdeesh, who does menial jobs, loves Sangeetha and tries to win her father's approval. However, her father asks him to arrange INR 1 lakh in order to marry her.

Bal Nan Maga

1995

Mutthinantha Manushya poster
NR

Shivu, an honest man, lives a simple life with his family. However, years later, Shivu's old rival and the enmity between his two sons threaten to create a rift within his family.

Mutthinantha Manushya

1989

Sanaadi Appanna poster
10.0

Based on a novel of same name by K Puranik, which is loosely based on real life events of Appanna, a rural shehnai artist from Karnataka. Appanna, falls in love with a dancer, Basanti. But when Basanti dies, things changes a lot for Appanna.

Sanaadi Appanna

1977

Babruvahana poster
7.6

Babhruvahana, like Arjuna at the beginning of the Kurukshetra war, faces a moral dilemma. Can he risk harming his parents? While Chitarangada alerts Arjuna to shoot an arrow at their son and take advantage of Babhruvahana’s momentary lapse due to a sense of devotion towards them (as Arjuna did with Karna), Uluci, the Naga princess and yet another abandoned wife of Arjuna’s, reminds Babhruvahana of the teaching of the Kurukshetra battle that in the battlefield there is no space for feelings even towards parents. What Babhruvahana must do is to establish his mother’s good name and thereby his own character. This film captures this conflict spectacularly. The eerie parallels with the moral dilemmas of the great Mahabharata battle aside, here all the familial relationships (in particular, strong mothers and dutiful sons) become exaggerated and demand our attention.

Babruvahana

1977

Jagath Kiladi poster
NR

Despite being a police officer, Vijay is scared of goons, while Bhaskar, his lookalike, is a brave ex-convict. However, when their worlds collide, they discover a shocking truth.

Jagath Kiladi

1998

Chakravarthy poster
NR

It is a remake of the 1988 Malayalam film Aryan.

Chakravarthy

1990

Asadhya Aliya poster
8.0

Aruna, a bride, finds her wedding to Vishwa interrupted by Ashok, a man who claims to be her husband. As the situation evolves, she discovers that Ashok is not all he seems.

Asadhya Aliya

1979

Girikanye poster
10.0

An estate manager sets his eyes on a beautiful girl. When he tries to misbehave with her, a good-hearted man comes to her rescue.

Girikanye

1977

Huliya Halina Mevu poster
10.0

Chengumani is commander-in-chief in the 18th-century Coorg region of present-day Karnataka. He becomes the king's commander-in-chief after saving his life, but his life gets complicated when he falls in love with Poovi and marries her in disguise. The movie was dubbed in Telugu as Prachanda Bheri. This was also Rajkumar's first cinemascope movie.

Huliya Halina Mevu

1979