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Shiva Rajkumar (Nagaraju Shiva Puttaswamy) was born on 12 July, 1962 in Madras, Madras State, India, is an Indian actor (born 1962). Discover Shiva Rajkumar's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 61 years old?

Popular As Nagaraju Shiva Puttaswamy
Occupation Actor · Film Producer · Television presenter · Singer
Age 61 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 12 July, 1962
Birthday 12 July
Birthplace Madras, Madras State, India
Nationality India

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Shiva Rajkumar Height, Weight & Measurements

At 61 years old, Shiva Rajkumar height is 1.73 m .

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Height 1.73 m
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Who Is Shiva Rajkumar's Wife?

His wife is Geetha (m. 1986)

Family
Parents Dr. Rajkumar Parvathamma Rajkumar
Wife Geetha (m. 1986)
Sibling Not Available
Children 2

Shiva Rajkumar Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Shiva Rajkumar worth at the age of 61 years old? Shiva Rajkumar’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from India. We have estimated Shiva Rajkumar's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
Salary in 2023 Under Review
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Source of Income Actor

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1962

Shiva Rajkumar (born Nagaraju Shiva Puttaswamy; 12 July 1962) is an Indian actor, film producer and television presenter, who predominantly works in Kannada cinema.

In a career spanning over three decades, he has worked in over 125 films in Kannada and has received several awards, including four Karnataka State Film Awards, four Filmfare Awards South and six South Indian International Movie Awards.

Shiva Rajkumar is the eldest son of matinee idol Dr. Rajkumar.

He is also fondly known as Shivanna by his fans.

1974

He made his onscreen debut with Sri Srinivasa Kalyana (1974) as a child artiste.

1980

He then appeared in several successful films in the late 1980s with the romantic-thriller film Samyuktha (1988), the comedy-thriller Inspector Vikram (1988), the action-drama film Ranaranga (1988) and the comedy Aasegobba Meesegobba (1988).

1983

Shiva Rajkumar joined an acting school in Chennai after completing his graduation from Madras University in 1983.

After training in Kuchipudi dance form under Vempetti Chinni Sathyam in Chennai during his college days, he made his entry into the Kannada film industry with Anand.

1986

After graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Shiva Rajkumar began his film career at the age of 24 by starring in the leading role in his mother's production Anand (1986), which was a critical and commercial success.

His performance in Anand which fetched him the Cinema Express Award for Best Actor.

He then followed it up with Ratha Sapthami (1986) and Manamecchida Hudugi (1987), both of which were commercially successful, earning him the nickname of Hat-trick Hero, coined by the media and his fans.

Anand, Ratha Sapthami (1986), Om (1995), Janumada Jodi, Nammoora Mandara Hoove, A. K. 47, Jogi, Bhajarangi, Mufti, Shivalinga and Tagaru which became milestones in the Kannada film industry and made records at the box office.

Shiva Rajkumar started his acting career with the film Anand in 1986 Before that, he had appeared as a child artist in a small role in the 1974 movie Sri Srinivasa Kalyana.

In his career spanning over 36 years, he played a variety of roles.

The most notable movies of his career are Janumada Jodi, Jogi, Anand, Ratha Sapthami, Nammoora Mandara Hoove, Om and Chigurida Kanasu.

He acted in Sugreeva, which was shot in 18 hours.

His Om, directed by Upendra, set a trend for gangster movies in Kannada and other film industries in India.

It continues to be shown even to this day.

1990

Shiva Rajkumar achieved further critical and commercial success for his films in the 1990s, including his performances in the cult gangster-drama film Om (1995), which catapulted him into superstardom in Karnataka and won him his first Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor and Filmfare Award for Best Actor and, the romantic dramas Janumada Jodi (1996) and Nammoora Mandara Hoove (1996), the action drama Simhada Mari (1997), the biographical film Bhoomi Thayiya Chochchala Maga (1998), the action-thriller film A. K. 47 (1999) and the romantic drama film Hrudaya Hrudaya (1999), which won him his second Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor.

His acclaimed performances as the film director Manoj in Nammoora Mandara Hoove and the vigilante Raam in A. K. 47 won him his second and third Filmfare Award for Best Actor respectively.

1998

In Bhoomi Thayiya Chochchala Maga (1998), Shiva Rajkumar played Karna, a friend of legislator Bharath Kumar, played by Ramesh Aravind, out on a mission to achieve the latter's unfulfilled goal of having a dam constructed in a village.

His performance received praise; Srikanth Srinivasa of Deccan Herald called it his "best... till date".

2003

Srinivasa also praised Shiva Rajkumar for his performance in Don (2003), where he played a lawyer-turned-serial-killer, and wrote, "Shivanna excels in his role as the don. He has put in a spirited yet collected and controlled performance."

His film Cheluveye Ninne Nodalu was shot at the seven wonders of the world.

2010

In 2010, he made his television debut with the talk show Naaniruvude Nimagagi, aired on Zee Kannada.

His 100th movie, Jogayya, is the sequel to his blockbuster Jogi.

2017

He made his first film appearances outside of Kannada cinema through the Telugu film Gautamiputra Satakarni (2017) and the Tamil film Jailer (2023) in cameo appearances.

He produced a TV serial - Manasa Sarovara.

He was also the co-producer of two web series - Hate You Romeo and Honeymoon.

Shiva Rajkumar was born in Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu, to actor Rajkumar and film producer Parvathamma as the first of five children.

His mother tongue is Kannada.

His two brothers are Raghavendra, a film producer and actor Puneeth.

He did his schooling in T. Nagar, Chennai and then studied at the New College, Chennai.

In his last release of 2017, Shiva Rajkumar starred as mobster Bhairathi Ranagal in the crime drama, Mufti. The film was critically acclaimed and commercially successful.

In Vijay Milton's Bairagee, an adaptation of his Kadugu (2017), he plays Shivappa, a folk artist specialising in pulivesha, who gets entangled in the politics of the region.

2018

In his second collaboration with director Duniya Suri, Shiva Rajkumar played a cop that takes on the underworld in the latter's Tagaru (2018).

The film proved to be another success and is seen as a landmark in his career.

The Hindu called it "one of the biggest hits" of his career, and "... [t]his happens to be one of Shivanna's most mature performances."

His only other release of 2018, Prem's The Villain, was not received well and a critic wrote, "[Shiva] expectedly, doesn’t disappoint but he is let down by a weak role."

Shiva Rajkumar made a cameo in his brother Puneeth's posthumous release James (2022), also dubbing for him in the film's end portions.