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Shani Mahadevappa (1933[1] – 3 January 2021)[2] was an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. His films include Shankar Guru (1978), Kaviratna Kalidasa (1983), Sri Srinivasa Kalyana (1974), Shivashankar (1990), Guru Brahma (1992).^{[citation needed]}

Shani Mahadevappa
Mahadevappa as Dindima kavi in Kaviratna Kalidasa in 1983
Born	Mahadevappa 1933 Belakavadi, Malavalli, Mandya
Died	3 January 2021 (aged 88) Bengaluru, Karnataka
Occupation	Actor
Children	2

Career

Mahadevappa first became a theatre actor and worked in many theatrical groups including Gubbi Veeranna's company. His role of Lord Shani in the play Shani Prabhava brought him wider recognition and he became known as Shani Mahadevappa.[1]

Mahadevappa has been part of more than 500 movies in Kannada.his native is belakavadi malavalli taluk mandya dist.in his early acting career he played lots of dramas with great legend DR raj kumar all over karnataka^{[citation needed]}

Death

Mahadevappa died from complications of COVID-19 in Bengaluru on 3 January 2021, at age 88, during the COVID-19 pandemic in India.[3] He is survived by his son and daughter.[4]

Selected filmography

Awards

• Varadaraju Award 2009[5]
• Rajkumar Souharda Award

See also

• List of people from Karnataka
• Cinema of Karnataka
• List of Indian film actors
• Cinema of India

References

External links

• Shani Mahadevappa at IMDb
• Shani Mahadevappa honored

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