Chitnahalli Udayashankar (18 February 1934 – 2 July 1993; born in Chitnahalli) was an Indian lyricist and dialogue writer in the

Kannada film industry Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. The 1934 film '' Sati Sulochana'' directe ...

for over three decades, who penned more than 3000 songs for films and

devotional song A devotional song is a hymn that accompanies religious observances and rituals. Traditionally devotional music has been a part of Hindu music, Jewish music, Buddhist music, Islamic music and Christian music. Each major religion has its own trad ...

s. His dialogues, screenplay and lyrics were instrumental in the success of many movies of Rajkumar. Udayashankar received four

Karnataka State Film Award for Best Dialogue Karnataka State Film Award for Best Dialogue Writer is a state film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards. The award honors Kannada language films. Superlative Winners Award winners The fol ...

and two

Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay is a state film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards. The award honors Kannada language films. Superlative Winners Award winners The first ...

. He was the son of lyricist Chi. Sadashivaiah. His son

Chi. Guru Dutt Chitnahalli Guru Dutt is an Indian actor and director, primarily concentrating on Kannada and Tamil films. He is the son of Chi. Udaya Shankar. Career He debuted along with Shivrajkumar in the Kannada film '' Anand'' (1986). He was launched i ...

is an actor and director in Kannada and

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feature films.

Career

In 1963, Chi Udayshankar wrote dialogues for the first time. This was for the film ''Santa Tukaram'' starring Rajkumar.http://www.chitraloka.com/history/3849-history-42-chi-udayshankar-writes-dialogues.html Udaya Shankar wrote dialogues He co-wrote dialogues and lyrics for many Kannada movies. He worked with his father in his early career. He directed the movie '' Manku Dinne'' in 1968. He supplied a great deal of dialogues and lyrics for many Rajkumar movies. He worked with Rajkumar from 1963 to 1993 in 92 movies. He also acted in movies like ''

Haalu Jenu ''Haalu Jenu'' () is a 1982 Indian Kannada-language tragicomedy film directed by Singeetham Srinivasa Rao, starring Rajkumar, Madhavi and Roopa Devi. The movie is famous for its evergreen songs, which were composed by G. K. Venkatesh. The mo ...

'', ''

Nee Nanna Gellalare ''Nee Nanna Gellalare'' is a 1981 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Vijay and produced by S.A. Srinivas. The film stars Rajkumar and Manjula . Though the movie managed to recover its budget, the movie's performance is considered to be ...

'', ''

Halli Rambhe Belli Bombe ''Halli Rambhe Belli Bombe'' is a 1991 Indian Kannada-language romance film directed by M. S. Rajashekar, written by Panju Arunachalam based on his own 1988 Tamil film ''Manamagale Vaa'' and produced by M. P. Shankar. The film stars Malashri an ...

'' and '' Anand''.

Style

Chi Udayashakar used to write his lyrics in simple and easily understood words. He was given the title 'Sahithya Rathna' (gem of literature) for his work.

Filmography

Awards

Karnataka State Film Awards Karnataka State Film Awards are the most notable and prestigious film awards given for Kannada film industry in Karnataka, India. These are considered the highest awards for Kannada language films. They are given annually by the Government ...

* 1970–71 –

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Kula Gourava ''Kula Gourava'' () is a 1971 Indian Kannada language romantic drama film directed by Peketi Sivaram and written by G. Balasubramanyam. It stars Rajkumar in triple roles along with Bharathi and Jayanthi. The film was produced under Sri Eswari ...

* 1972–73 –

–

Naagarahaavu ''Naagarahaavu'' () is a 1972 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Puttanna Kanagal, based on T. R. Subba Rao's three novels ''Nagarahavu'', ''Ondu Gandu Eradu Hennu'' and ''Sarpa Mathsara'', and starring Vishnuvardhan (actor), Vishnuvardha ...

* 1975–76 –

–

Premada Kanike ''Premada Kanike'' () is a 1976 Indian Kannada-language thriller film directed by V. Somashekhar and produced by Jayadevi. The film starred Rajkumar, Aarathi and Jayamala. The songs composed by Upendra Kumar were received extremely well and ...

* 1985–86 –

–

Bhagyada Lakshmi Baramma ''Bhagyada Lakshmi Baramma'' () is a 1986 Indian Kannada-language comedy film. The title of the film was borrowed from a devaranama written by 12th century Haridasa Purandara Dasa. This film was written and directed Singeetham Srinivasa Rao who ...

(Shared with

Singeetam Srinivasa Rao Singeetam Srinivasa Rao (born 21 September 1931), commonly known as Singeetam, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, composer, and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the most versatile directors of India. He is credited with hav ...

) * 1986–87 –

– Anand (Shared with

) * 1992–93 –

–

Jeevana Chaitra ''Jeevana Chaitra'' () is a 1992 Indian Kannada language film directed by the duo Dorai–Bhagavan starring Rajkumar and Madhavi. It marked the re-entry of Rajkumar in films after a hiatus of 3 years, and was an instant hit. The film is based on ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Udayashankar, Chi. 1934 births 1993 deaths Kannada-language lyricists Indian male songwriters Film musicians from Karnataka People from Hassan district Screenwriters from Karnataka 20th-century Indian musicians Indian male screenwriters Kannada screenwriters 20th-century male musicians 20th-century Indian screenwriters 20th-century Indian male writers