H. R. Shastry

Halebeedu Ramachandra Shastry (Kannada: ಹೆಚ್. ರಾಮಚಂದ್ರ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಿ) (2 November 1905 – 12 December 1976), popularly known as H. R. Shastry/H. Ramachandra Shastry, was an Indian actor who worked predominantly in Kannada films. In his career spanning more than 40 years, Shastry played a variety of supporting roles. Some of his best movies are Bedara Kannappa (1954), Rayara Sose (1957), Bhoodana (1962), Sri Srinivasa Kalyana (1974) and Upasane (1974).

H. R. Shastry
Shastry in Sri Srinivasa Kalyana, 1974
Born
H. Ramachandra Shastry

(1905-11-02)2 November 1905
Halebeedu, Pandavapura Taluk, Mandya, Mysore State, British India (present-day Karnataka, India)
Died12 December 1976(1976-12-12) (aged 71)
Occupation
  • Actor
Years active1940–1976

Early life

Ramachandra Shastry was born in Halebeedu village near Melukote, Mandya district. He discontinued his schooling and joined Railway workshop as a worker. Interested in theatre and music, Shastry left his job and joined A. V. Varadacharya's Rathnavali theatrical group.[1]

Career

Shastry made his debut in Varadacharya's Bhakta Amabareesha which was made in Tamil. In 1941, he acted his first Kannada film Subhadra produced by Gubbi Veeranna where he played the role of Dharmaraya.

Shastry played the role of Lord Shiva in Bedara Kannappa which won Certificate of Merit for the Best Feature Film in Kannada at 2nd National Film Awards in 1954.[2][3] He played the major role of a father-in-law who demands dowry, in 1957 social drama Rayara Sose, which was a big hit.[4] In his career as actor Shastry has acted more than 90 Kannada movies. Mantralaya Mahatme, a black and white Kannada movie in which Shastry had played a major role, is said to be re-released in digitally coloured version.[5][6]

Selected filmography

References
  1. "H. Ramachandra Shastry: Filmography". Chiloka.com. Retrieved 20 Sep 2020.
  2. "2nd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 20 Sep 2020.
  3. "Bedara Kannappa 1954". The Hindu. 20 Sep 2020.
  4. "Bipolar – Kannada cinema". Retrieved 20 Sep 2020.
  5. "Dr. Rajkumar's Mantralaya Mahatme to be re-released in color soon". Entertainment Times.com. 20 June 2020. Retrieved 20 Sep 2020.
  6. "Mantralaya Mahatme to release in color". Chitraloka.com. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 20 Sep 2020.

H. R. Shastry at IMDb


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