Tarun Shivappa ( kn, ತರುಣ್ ಶಿವಪ್ಪ) is an Indian

film producer A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, di ...

best known for his work in

Kannada cinema 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'' directed ...

. Shivappa has produced three feature films. His latest venture is '' Victory 2'', the sequel to ''

victory The term victory (from Latin ''victoria'') originally applied to warfare, and denotes success achieved in personal Duel, combat, after military operations in general or, by extension, in any competition. Success in a military campaign constitu ...

''.

Early life

Tarun Shivappa was born on 1 April 1983 to Shivappa and Susheelamma in

Attibele Attibele is Town Municipality Council (TMC) in Anekal taluk, Bengaluru Urban district Karnataka, India. The Karnataka check post border is situated here, which is marked by an arch. It is 32 km from Bengaluru on NH 7 National Highwa ...

, a town in

Bangalore Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...

, Karnataka. He graduated with

Bachelor of Commerce A Bachelor of Commerce (abbreviated BComm or BCom; also, ''baccalaureates commercii'') is an undergraduate degree in business, usually awarded in Canada, Australia, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Ireland, New Zealand, Ghana, South Africa, Myanmar, ...

degree from BTL Degree College & BES College. He is married to Mansa Tarun and is a full-time entrepreneur and producer.

Career

Shivappa broke into spotlight industry as an

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for a

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in 2007. He acquired the positions of film section head and programming head. Shivappa launched 9 Thots Media Solutions, his advertising agency and an event management company hosting film award and audio launch functions. He then moved into film production. Tarun started his production company Tarun Talkies and debuted with the

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

language film ''Rose'' in 2014 starring

Ajay Rao Ajay Rao (also credited as Krishna Ajay Rao) is an Indian actor who works primarily in Kannada film industry. He rose to fame with 2003 blockbuster movie '' Excuse Me''. Career Ajay Rao debuted as a lead with the film '' Excuse Me'' (2003) and ...

and Shravya in lead roles. Shivappa is an ardent fan of

Shiva Rajkumar Nagaraju Shiva Puttaswamy (born 12 July 1962) known by his screen name Shiva Rajkumar, is an Indian actor, producer and television presenter, predominantly works in Kannada cinema.

. He had pitched the project of '' Mass Leader'' in 2014 to Shivrajkumar and received approval on the venture. Mass Leader had huge star cast including

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, Loose Mada Yogi, Gururaj Jaggesh,

Ashika Ranganath Ashika Ranganath is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Kannada language films. She is known for her lead role in the 2016 film Crazy Boy and Raambo 2 (2018). Early life and personal life Ashika was born in a Kannada family to Ran ...

Sharmiela Mandre Sharmiela Mandre (born 28 October 1990) is an Indian actress and producer. She is well known for her works predominantly in Kannada cinema. Career Mandre was the third generation of a family with film connections. Her grandfather R. N. Mandre ...

and

Prakash Belawadi Prakash Belawadi is an Indian theatre artist, film director, television and media personality, who's also a teacher, activist and a journalist. He hails from Bangalore. He has participated in many seminars, conferences and festivals in India an ...

. The mega flick directed by Narasimha and co-produced by Hardik Gowda went into two and half years of pre-production alone and included an 18-day shoot schedule in

Kashmir Kashmir () is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range. Today, the term encompas ...

. The film opened in theatres with appreciation from critics and public too. Tarun teamed up with director Hari Santhosh to produce the sequel to

Victory The term victory (from Latin ''victoria'') originally applied to warfare, and denotes success achieved in personal Duel, combat, after military operations in general or, by extension, in any competition. Success in a military campaign constitu ...

. The name of the sequel was retained. The film reportedly received positive audience reception.

Indian Express ''The Indian Express'' is an English-language Indian daily newspaper founded in 1932. It is published in Mumbai by the Indian Express Group. In 1999, eight years after the group's founder Ramnath Goenka's death in 1991, the group was split betw ...

wrote "Victory 2 - A sequel that offers four times the entertainment". The song "Naav Maneg Hogodilla, Namge Baglu Thegiyorilla" by

Arjun Janya Arjun Janya (born Lokesh Kumar) is an Indian Film composer, film score soundtrack composer and singer. Arjun made his film debut in the 2006 Kannada film ''Autograph Please''. Since then he has composed and scored music for successful films suc ...

was featured in the film. Victory 2 stands one of the major successes for Sandalwood in 2018 crossing 50 Days. Tarun is producing

Chiranjeevi Sarja Chiranjeevi Sarja (died 7 June 2020) was an Indian actor who appeared in Kannada films. Hailing from a family of actors, Sarja acted in more than 20 films in a career spanning 11 years. Early life and family Sarja was born as the first child ...

's next film titled ''Khaki'' with debutant Naveen Reddy. After Khaki, Tarun reunites with Sharan once again for Navneeth’s upcoming directorial film, 'Choo Mantar,' which features Chikkanna and Aditi Prabhudeva in the lead roles. The first look of the movie was released by Crazy Star V. Ravichandran and the trailer was also released in February.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shivappa, Tarun Film producers from Bangalore Kannada film producers 1983 births Living people