Shani Mahadevappa

Acting

Shani Mahadevappa

Born — Died

1933-03-19 — 2021-01-03

Place of birth

Mandya, Karnataka, India

Known for

Acting

Credits

59 titles

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.

Known for

Film credits

1990s · 26 titles

Aathma Bandhana poster
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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

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

Chithralekha

1992

Modada Mareyalli poster
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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

Shivaranjani poster
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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

Dhani poster
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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

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

Nammoora Hammeera poster
NR

The film is a remake of the 1986 Tamil film Amman Kovil Kizhakale. The plot centers on a harmonium player and a rich man's daughter who fall in love, get married, and then have to fight to prove his innocence when her father frames him for murder.

Nammoora Hammeera

1990

Gandanige Thakka Hendthi poster
NR

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

Gandanige Thakka Hendthi

1991

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Navathare

1991

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

Mathsara poster
NR

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

Mathsara

1990

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

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

Muddina Aliya poster
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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

Poli Kitty poster
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Diffident Kitti works for an ad agency. His accidental wedding with Lakshmi remains unconsummated, and he gets implicated in the murder of an aspiring model. He now has to prove his innocence.

Poli Kitty

1990

Bhagavan Sri Saibaba poster
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The movie portrays Sai Baba as a child abandoned by his Hindu parents and raised by a Muslim couple, who later returns to Shirdi, preaches communal harmony, and performs miracles. The film also depicts the transition from Shirdi Sai Baba to Sathya Sai Baba, considered his reincarnation.

Bhagavan Sri Saibaba

1993

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

Shivashankar poster
NR

Shankar earns a living by running a poultry farm. He earns the wrath of a notorious criminal when he helps Moorthi, a police officer, arrest his henchmen.

Shivashankar

1990

Jana Mecchida Maga poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Jana Mecchida Maga

1993

Chakravarthy poster
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It is a remake of the 1988 Malayalam film Aryan.

Chakravarthy

1990

Swathi poster
NR

A love story that goes wrong creates a rivalry between two villages. Years later, a couple from the warring villages, unaware of the past, sets out on the journey of love.

Swathi

1994

Suryodaya poster
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Chandrakanth, a fugitive, makes the police believe that he is dead. However, an intelligent officer, Suresh, is convinced that he is still at large and vows to catch him.

Suryodaya

1993

Ramarajyadalli Rakshasaru poster
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Surya, a newspaper editor, exposes the scams of a corrupt contractor who is later arrested by his brother, Chandra. Soon, the contractor seeks revenge against them.

Ramarajyadalli Rakshasaru

1990

Guru Brahma poster
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Guru and Bramha, two brothers belonging to a lineage of twins on their paternal side, deliberate upon marriage as their family insists.

Guru Brahma

1992

Maathina Malla poster
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Krishna is falsely accused of murdering Alisha, a singer. When her sister, Monisha, falls for the lie and tries to kill him, he must protect his life and prove his innocence.

Maathina Malla

1998

Odahuttidavaru poster
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Two brothers live in harmony until the younger brother's wife creates misunderstandings between the brothers.

Odahuttidavaru

1994

1980s · 9 titles

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

Thayigobba Karna

1988

Maduve Maadu Thamashe Nodu poster
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Ganesh arranges his sister Gauri's marriage but faces humiliation by her in-laws. His misunderstanding with his childhood friend and neighbour, Raja, makes matters worse.

Maduve Maadu Thamashe Nodu

1984

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

Nee Thanda Kanike poster
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A young boy, who is never loved by his father, grows up to become a spoilt and alcoholic man. However, he turns his life around when he falls in love with a simple woman.

Nee Thanda Kanike

1985

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

Chalisuva Modagalu poster
7.0

Mohan and his wife, Leela, are the leading lawyers. Trouble brews in their marital life and careers when Mohan defends his past lover who murdered her husband.

Chalisuva Modagalu

1982

Mutthinantha Manushya poster
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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

Jayasimha poster
NR

Jayasimha, a forest officer, endeavours to stop animal poaching in a village he is transferred to. However, his efforts land him and his family in trouble.

Jayasimha

1987

Jeevana Jyothi poster
9.0

Radha, a village girl, comes to the city in search of her brother Venkatesh Murthy. Soon, she meets a Samaritan, Ravi, who decides to help her find her brother.

Jeevana Jyothi

1987

1970s · 23 titles

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

Doorada Betta poster
9.0

The film starred Rajkumar and Bharathi Vishnuvardhan. It had Balakrishna, K. S. Ashwath and Sampath playing supporting roles. The film, along with Mooruvare Vajragalu (1973), was Rajkumar's last movie in black-and-white. However, this movie had a few sequences shot in colour. This was also the last film where Rajkumar and Bharathi were seen together. This was also Rajkumar's last collaboration with Siddalingaiah. The film is seen as a landmark in the career of Siddalingaiah.The movie saw a theatrical run of 25 weeks.

Doorada Betta

1973

Daari Thappida Maga poster
8.7

Two estranged brothers, who could not be more different from one another, choose different paths in life and are eventually reunited by an unexpected twist of fate.

Daari Thappida Maga

1975

Bahaddur Gandu poster
9.5

Bahaddur Gandu is a 1976 Indian Kannada film, directed by A V Sheshgiri Rao and produced by Srikanth Nahatha and Srikanth Patel. The film Stars Dr Rajkumar, Jayanthi, Aarathi and Shantha in lead roles. The music of the film was composed by M Ranga Rao.

Bahaddur Gandu

1976

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

Shankar Guru poster
8.7

Rajashekhar earns the enmity of his business partners when he opposes their illegal plans. Circumstances force him to run from the police and he is separated from his wife in the process.

Shankar Guru

1978

Trimurthy poster
10.0

The film stars Rajkumar, Jayamala, R. Sampath, Balakrishna and Vajramuni. Rajkumar plays 3 different roles in the film- A police inspector Vijay, a hippie vagabond Shekhar, Servant Sheshagiri and the main protagonist Sridhar. The movie was the debut movie of Tamil director C. V. Rajendran in Kannada. The film is divided into 3 stories – Thrimurthy, Undoo Hoda Kondoo Hoda and Aalaagaballava Arasaagaballa. The movie was Parvathamma's first production venture under Poornima Enterprises banner. It was also her maiden distribution venture.

Trimurthy

1975

Bhaktha Kumbara poster
9.7

Bhakta Kumbara is a 1974 Indian Kannada biographical film, directed by Hunsur Krishnamurthy and produced by N R Anuradha Devi. The film stars Rajkumar, Leelavati and Balkrishna in lead roles. The film had a musical score by G.K. Venkatesh. Actress Sridevi essayed the role of Muktha Bai (as a child artist), thereby the latter making her Kannada film debut. The movie is based on the life of Gora Kumbhar, a potter turned into a saint who lived in the 13th and 14th centuries in Teredoki village. He supposedly lost his child while curing the clay by his legs for making pots, because he did not notice his child fumbling under his feet as he immersed himself in chanting the name of God. He was called Saint Gora Kumbara by the people of Maharashtra.

Bhaktha Kumbara

1974

Naa Ninna Bidalaare poster
9.0

Krishna refuses to accept Kamini's love for him. But when Kamini dies and her ghost possesses Krishna, his wife, Gayatri, tries to save him from this situation.

Naa Ninna Bidalaare

1979

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

Sampatthige Savaal poster
7.8

The movie is based on the play Saahukaara written by B. P. Dhuttharagi. The film was a musical blockbuster with all the tracks composed by G. K. Venkatesh considered evergreen hits. Rajkumar became popular as a playback singer with the track Yaare Koogadali from the film which became an instant hit among the audiences. He would then go on to sing regularly for his films. The film was remade in Telugu in 1975 as Thota Ramudu starring Chalam, in Tamil in 1975 as Pudhu Vellam starring Sivakumar and in Malayalam in 1976 as Themmadi Velappan starring Prem Nazir.

Sampatthige Savaal

1974

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

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

Badavara Bandhu poster
9.5

Badavara Bandhu is a 1976 Indian Kannada language drama film directed by Vijay. It stars Rajkumar and Jayamala. The movie is also notable for the negative character played by K. S. Ashwath.The movie saw a theatrical run of 25 weeks and was declared a Blockbuster at the box office.

Badavara Bandhu

1976

Thaayige Thakka Maga poster
10.0

At his detective wife's request, a young man joins a boxing club to find out about the illegal activities carried out by the head of the establishment.

Thaayige Thakka Maga

1978

Olavu Geluvu poster
9.5

Olavu Geluvu is a 1977 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by H. R. Bhargava and produced by S. A. Srinivas. The film stars Rajkumar, Lakshmi, Balakrishna and Sampath. The film has musical score by G. K. Venkatesh.

Olavu Geluvu

1977

Bangarada Panjara poster
9.0

Janaki leaves her son, Beera, with Kenchi and Jungappa. Years later, Janaki returns to take her son along with her, but Kenchi refuses to let Beera go.

Bangarada Panjara

1974

Swayamvara poster
9.0

Vasantha, a feminist, is promised her ancestral inheritance only if she gets married. In order to secure her riches so that she can help women in distress, she hatches a plan.

Swayamvara

1973

Baala Bandhana poster
NR

Orphaned as an infant, Ranga (played by Rajkumar) is brought up by his distant relative Chandrashekhar Rao Bahadur (Sampath) and his compassionate wife Parvathi (M Jayashree). Life takes a cruel turn for Chandrashekhar Rao when he loses all his wealth in share market. His daughter's marriage is called off, his sons attitude change and he is forced to send Ranga and Lakshmi out. How Ranga sets right the turmoil in the family and reunites them forms rest of the story.

Baala Bandhana

1971

Bidugade poster
9.5

The movie is about a reporter who concocts a false case so as to get himself convicted for first degree murder so that he can prove that the death sentence can be given based on circumstantial evidence and that it be done away with. However, by the time he is out of the prison proving his innocence, his father is falsely arrested in another murder case and is awarded a death penalty!

Bidugade

1973

Operation Diamond Racket poster
9.0

Prakash is called in to investigate the theft of diamonds and the kidnapping of scientists; a trail that takes him to distant Nepal.

Operation Diamond Racket

1978

Premada Kanike poster
8.7

A tutor hired by a wealthy family witnesses a murder, while travelling by a train. She faces a dilemma when she realizes that the murderer is the patriarch of the family she has been hired by.

Premada Kanike

1976

Mooruvare Vajragalu poster
8.7

This story is based on the epic of Mahabharatha.

Mooruvare Vajragalu

1973