Shashank

Shashank (born 24 June 1972) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and lyricist who works in Kannada cinema. He made his debut as a director with the 2007 film Sixer. His second directorial Moggina Manasu received critical acclaim for its screenplay and its coming-of-age theme. He went on to direct other successful films in the romance genre such as Krishnan Love Story (2010), Bachchan (2013), Krishna-Leela (2015), Mungaru Male 2 (2016) and Love 360 (2022) He is also credited to have introduced actors Yash, Radhika Pandit, Prajwal Devraj and Neha Shetty who went on to become successful actors in Kannada cinema.

Early life Shashank was born in a small village called Talya, in Chitradurga district, Karnataka. He is the third child of his parents Hanumanthappa and Lakkamma, his father was a small farmer. However he was later adopted by his maternal uncle and aunt, Chandrashekarappa and Shantamma. Since Chandrashekarappa worked in VISL, Bhadravati, Karnataka. Shashank completed his matriculation from Bhadravati. Later he did his diploma in civil engineering (1988–91) in Chikmagalur. His birth name was Umesh B.H. which he later changed to Shashank at his mentor Hamsalekha's insistence.

Personal life He is married to Veena H.M and has two daughters, Chaitra and Khushi.

Career

Shashank trained as an engineer, and worked as a site engineer in Bangalore as a site engineer. He became an assistant to S. Mahendar for the film Taayi illada tavaru (1994). He subsequently worked with music director Hamsalekha. His first movie as an independent director was Sixer from 2007, produced by Ramoji Rao with music composed by Hamsalekha.

In addition to writing screenplays, dialogues and storylines for films, he has also written song lyrics.

Filmography

Other crew positions Year Film Writer Lyricist Notes 2003 Hudugigagi 2004 Bhagath Baa Baaro Rasika 2005 Yashwanth 2011 Ee Bhoomi Aa Bhanu Aacharya Aata 2012 Lucky Rana 2015 Muddu Manase 2021 Love You Rachchu

Awards and nominations