M. S. Rajashekar

M S Rajashekar was an Indian Kannada Film Director and Assistant Director. He has mainly worked in the Kannada film industry. M. S. Rajashekar was born in Bangalore, Karnataka. His father’s name was Subbanna, who was a makeup artist. His son is Raghavendra (Dharani), who marked his directorial debut with the film Bala Shiva Bala shiva is a Hindi-language TV serial aired on >> Read More... in 2003.

He started his career in the film industry as an assistant director in the early 1980s. In 1985, he marked his directorial debut career in the Kannada film, Dhruva Thare, starring Rajkumar, Geetha, and Deepa. This movie was a big hit at the box office and earned the Karnataka State Award for Second Best Film. In 1986, he directed his second film, Anuraga Aralithu, based on the Kannada novel ‘Anuragada Anthahpura’ authored by H. G. Radhadevi. This movie was then remade in Bengali, Odia, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi. He directed successful films like Nanjundi Kalyana and Ratha Sapthami.

He has also worked with the many matinee idols in several movies. In the 1990s, he was only the second director after Singeetam Srinivasa Rao Singeetam Srinivasa Rao has born on 21st September >> Read More... to direct the superstar Rajkumar and his two sons, namely Raghavendra Rajkumar Raghavendra Rajkumar is a producer and Kannada mov >> Read More... and Shiva Rajkumar Shiva Rajkumar is the populous Kannada actor, who >> Read More... . He directed Shiva Rajkumar in the films Ratha Sapthami and Manamecchida Hudugi. Both films became successful, which earned him the tag of “Hat Trick Hero.”  M. S. Rajashekar again directed him in many films during the 1980s, including Ade Raaga Ade Haadu and Aasegobba Meesegobba, which later super hit at the theatre. He mainly worked in movies that were either remade or adapted from books (novels). The films Hrudaya Haadithu (1991) and Mannina Doni (1992) adapted from the novels. Both the movie starred Ambareesh.

He was also known for his directing in the movie Modada Mareyalli (1991), Vijaya Simha (2003), Dakota Express (2002), Hrudaya Hrudaya (1999), and so many. In 2006, he directed his last film, Ravi Shastri Ravi Shastri born as Ravishankar Jayadritha Shastr >> Read More... , starring V. Ravichandran. He lived for 75 years. He died on October 29, 2018, in Bangalore. He suffered from widespread lung infection and multi-organ failure.

MS Rajashekar Family Tree (Infographic Family Tree)