Shiva Rajkumar: Net Worth, Family, Biography, And More!

Born Nagaraju Shiva Puttaswamy, Shiva Rajkumar is an Indian actor, producer, and television presenter who works majorly in Kannada films. He started his career as a child artist in the 1974 movie ‘Sri Srinivasa Kalyana’.

Later, Shiva Rajkumar appeared in a lead role for the first time in the Singeetham Srinivasa Rao-directed film ‘Anand’ in 1986.

A recipient of four Karnataka State Film Awards and four Filmfare Awards South, Shiva later went on to act in several hit films such as Om, Janumada Jodi, Jogi, Ratha Sapthami, Nammoora Mandara Hoove, and Chigurida Kanasu.

Physical Stats

Shiva Rajkumar Family

Shiva Rajkumar was born on 12 July 1962 in Madras (now Chennai). His father Rajkumar was a famous Kannada actor and his mother Parvathamma was a film producer.

Shiva was the eldest of five children and his brother Raghavendra is an actor and producer another brother Puneet was also an actor.

Relationships

On May 19, 1986, Shiva got married to Geeta, daughter of Bangarappa, the former Chief Minister of Karnataka. The couple has two daughters, Nirupama and Niveditha. The elder daughter Nirupama is a doctor by profession and the younger one Niveditha is a producer.

Education

The actor did his schooling in T. Nagar, Chennai. Subsequently, Shiva joined New College in Chennai and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Madras University.

Later, upon Tamil film director K. Balachander’s recommendation, he joined an acting school in Chennai after completing his graduation.

Controversies

Prashant Sambargi, a former Bigg Boss contestant made controversial remarks about Shiva campaigning for the Congress party in the 2023 Karnataka elections. In his tweet, Prashant wrote that Shiva is not bothered about the script of films, but only money.

He went on to say that even when his movies flopped, the actor continued signing films, just for money. Prashant sarcastically mentioned that Shiva is using the same formula in politics.

However, Shiva responded to Prashant’s tweet by saying that money is not important to him. The actor also asked him to take back his post. Following Shiva’s statement, Prashant deleted his controversial social media post.

Shiva Rajkumar Profession

Shiva debuted in acting as a child artist in the 1974 film ‘Srinivasa Kalyana’. Later, he appeared in a lead role for the first time in the 1986 film ‘Anand’ produced by his mother. The movie was a commercial hit and Shiva received wide critical acclaim for his performance.

It was followed by two back-to-back hits, Ratha Sapthami in 1986 and Manamecchida Hudugi in 1987. Later, Shiva acted in several other films such as Samyuktha, Inspector Vikram, Ranaranga, and Aasegobba Meesegobba.

In 1995, Shiva portrayed the role of Satyamurthy “Satya” Shastri in the film ‘Om’, a cult gangster-drama film. Directed and written by actor Upendra, the film turned out to be a blockbuster and elevated Shiva to stardom. The movie also fetched him the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor and Filmfare Award for Best Actor. The other hit films from Shiva include Janumada Jodi, Nammoora Mandara Hoove, AK 47, Jogi the King, Bhajarangi, Shivalinga, Mufti, and Tagaru. 

In 2010, Shiva made his debut on television with ‘Naaniruvude Nimagagi’, a talk show telecast on Zee Kannada. Later in 2017, he made his first appearance outside of the Kannada film industry with the Telugu film ‘Gautamiputra Satakarni’. Later, in 2023, he acted in the  Tamil movie ‘Jailor’. The upcoming film from Shiva is ‘Ghost, directed by MG Srinivas.

Shiva turned producer with the Television serial Manasa Sarovara. He also became the co-producer of two web series – Hate You Romeo and Honeymoon.

Shiva Rajkumar Net worth

Shiva’s main source of income is from acting in films. The actor is also the brand ambassador of the IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kalyan Jewelry and earns money by endorsing those brands. Reportedly, Shiva’s net worth stands at Rs.210 crores.

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