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M. P. Shankar is a Actor, Scriptwriter and Producer born on 20 august 1935

M. P. Shankar

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Birth 20 august 1935
Death 17 july 2008 (at 72 years) at Mysore (Inde)

M. P. Shankar (Kannada: ಎಮ್. ಪಿ. ಶಂಕರ್) (20 August 1935 – 17 July 2008) was a veteran Kannada film actor. He acted in films like Satya Harishchandra as 'Veera Baahu', Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu, Ratnamanjari etc.

He produced the film Gandhada Gudi starring Rajkumar. He died on 17 July 2008 in Mysore.

Shankar became famous for his rich voice and strong build. He dominated the villain space in the Kannada film industry for nearly a decade. He is also known as a director. All his films carried a message and many of them like Gandhada Gudi (starring Rajkumar and Vishnuvardhan) were strong commentaries on dwindling forests and fate of wild animals. He was the great lover of wild animals and forest all in his films he used to give message regarding wild life protection.

Usually with

Rajkumar
Rajkumar
(19 films)
T. R. Narasimharaju
T. R. Narasimharaju
(16 films)
T. N. Balakrishna
T. N. Balakrishna
(13 films)
K. S. Ashwath
K. S. Ashwath
(13 films)
Vishnuvardhan
Vishnuvardhan
(8 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of M. P. Shankar (45 films)

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Anatharu
Anatharu (2007)
, 2h23
Directed by Sadhu Kokila
Actors Upendra, Darshan, Radhika Kumaraswamy, Sanghavi, Rambha, M. P. Shankar

Rudra (Upendra) is an orphan. He grows up in the graveyard. He is very innocent by nature but has a lot of strength like a demon. One day he goes into the village. But the people shun him and ask him to return to the graveyard. But a village girl Parvathi (Sanghavi) befriend him and helps him out. The village chief ( Ramaraju) and a drug peddler use Rudra to peddle drugs. Rudra is caught in a drug peddling case and is put into prison. At this time Sathya (Darshan) joins him in jail after being framed in a false case. Sathya and Rudra become very close friends and share a special bond with each other. Sathya helps Rudra with a lot of things but is unfortunately murdered by the village chief and the drug peddler and they implicate Rudra in the murder case. This enrages Rudra and he takes on the evil men and avenges Sathya's death. After that he goes back to his home - the graveyard.
Kallarali Hoovagi
Kallarali Hoovagi (2006)
, 2h28
Directed by T. S. Nagabharana
Actors Vijay Raghavendra, Uma Shankari, Sumalatha, M. P. Shankar, Kishore, Avinash

The film is set in the time of Madakari Nayaka, a palegar of Chitradurga. The story revolves around a young Hindu Lingayat boy who falls in love with a Muslim girl of an enemy kingdom whom he meets at the war-ruined area.
Mariya My Darling
Mariya My Darling (1980)
, 2h6
Directed by S. K. Bhagavan, Durai
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Kamal Haasan, Sripriya, M. P. Shankar, Udaykumar, Thengai Srinivasan, Vajramuni
Rating57% 2.8881452.8881452.8881452.8881452.888145
Maria, My Darling is the story of Maria, a bold lady with devil may care attitude. She has a revenge to complete and she is in search of her mother's killer.
Narada Vijaya
Narada Vijaya (1980)
, 2h13
Actors Anant Nag, M. P. Shankar
Rating73% 3.6855353.6855353.6855353.6855353.685535
Ananth Nag plays a dual role of Narada in the celestial world and a normal human on earth. It so happens that Narada is forced to descend on earth and interact with human. A series of humorous incidents occur.