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 songs. 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 Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally ...

and two Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay. 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 Tamil 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'', ''

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'' 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 * 1970–71 –

– Kula Gourava * 1972–73 –

– Naagarahaavu * 1975–76 –

– Premada Kanike * 1985–86 – Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay – Bhagyada Lakshmi Baramma (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 – Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay – Anand (Shared with

) * 1992–93 –

– Jeevana Chaitra

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* {{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