Shimoga Venkatesh (died 4 February 2007) was an Indian actor. He was best known for his work on

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appearing in plays in

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during the modern theatre movement 1970s and 1980s. He was involved with theatre groups such as Benaka, Rangasampada and Nataranga of

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. Venkatesh also appeared in films and television.

Biography

Venkatesh was involved in the modern theatre movement in his home State of

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starting the 1970s. He appeared in ''Bhutto'', ''

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'', ''Kattale Belaku'', ''Nammolagobba Najookaiah'', ''Aaspota'', ''

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'', ''Mooru Kaasina Aata'', ''

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'', '' Macbeth'', ''Hayavadana'', '' Oedipus Rex'' and ''Uttama Prabhutwa Lolalotte'' among others. He frequently collaborated with theatre personalities such as T. N. Seetharam, T. S. Nagabharana,

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and

M. S. Sathyu Mysore Shrinivas Sathyu ( kn, ಮೈಸೂರು ಶ್ರೀನಿವಾಸ ಸತ್ಯು) (born 6 July 1930) is a leading film director, stage designer and art director from India. He is best known for his directorial ''Garm Hava'' (1973), ...

. On screen, he starred as a character actor, and appeared in films such as ''

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'' (1975), ''

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'' (1975), ''

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'' (1977), '' Kittu Puttu'' (1977), ''

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'' (1985), ''

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'' (1990), '' S. P. Bhargavi'' (1991) and ''

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'' (1992). On telelvision, he appeared in ''Namma Nammalli'', ''Bhagya'', ''Sankranti'', ''Aaghagata'', ''

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'' and ''Pa Pa Pandu''.

Filmography

Films

* ''

'' (1975) * ''

'' (1977) * '' Kittu Puttu'' (1977) * ''

'' (1985) * ''Balondu Bhavageethe'' (1988) * ''

'' (1990) * ''Kalyana Mantapa'' (1991) * '' S. P. Bhargavi'' (1991) * ''Gandharva'' (1992) * ''

Midida Shruthi ''Midida Shruthi'' is a 1992 Indian Kannada-language romance drama film directed by M. S. Rajashekar and produced by S. A. Govindaraj. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar, Sudharani, Srinath, Hema Choudhary and Vinaya Prasad. The film's plot is b ...

'' (1992) * ''

Undu Hoda Kondu Hoda ''Undoo Hoda Kondoo Hoda'' (Kannada:''ಉಂಡೂ ಹೋದ ಕೊಂಡೂ ಹೋದ'') is a 1992 Indian Kannada-language satirical film directed and written by Nagathihalli Chandrashekar, making his debut in film direction. The film stars An ...

'' (1992) * ''Bahaddur Hennu'' (1993) * ''Sangharsha'' (1993) * '' Kotreshi Kanasu'' (1995) * ''

Munnudi '' Munnudi '' ( kn, ಮುನ್ನುಡಿ, ''The Preface'') is a 2000 Indian Kannada language film directed by P. Sheshadri, based on Bolwar Mahammad Kunhi's short story ''Muthucchera'', and starring Tara, H. G. Dattatreya, Shashikumar a ...

'' (2000) * ''Odu'' (2003) * ''Sacchi'' (2003)

Television

* ''Aaghaata'' * ''Namma Nammalli'' * ''Bhagya'' * ''Sankranti'' * ''

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'' * ''Pa Pa Pandu''

References

External links

* {{IMDb name, nm5562284 2007 deaths People from Shimoga 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors in Kannada theatre Indian male film actors Male actors from Karnataka Male actors in Kannada cinema Indian male television actors 20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights