Shiva Rajkumar

Shiva Rajkumar is the kind of regional titan global audiences shamefully overlook. Over three decades, 125-plus Kannada films, four Filmfare Awards South and a clutch of state honors, he built an empire outside Bollywood's gravity and stayed loyal to his own language and people. Actor, presenter, singer, producer; the range alone commands respect. What I admire most is the rootedness: he became a household deity in Karnataka without chasing a wider spotlight. I wish more film fans abroad knew that some of cinema's biggest kings reign far from the obvious capitals.

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Name (English)

Shiva Rajkumar

Name (Japanese)

シヴァ・ラージクマール

Reading

しゔぁ・らーじくまーる

Born

July 12, 1961 (age 65)

Origin

Karnataka, India

Occupation

actor / television presenter / playback singer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Ox

University

University of Madras

Awards & achievements

• Filmfare Awards South

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/nimmashivarajkumar/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiva%20Rajkumar
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%82%AF%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7499430

Tags

• Karnataka
• actor
• television presenter
• playback singer

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.