Tarun Shivappa | |
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Born | 1 April 1983 |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation(s) | Film producer , Entrepreneur |
Years active | 2007–present |
Known for | Victory 2 , Mass Leader |
Spouse | Manasa Tarun |
Tarun Shivappa (Kannada : ತರುಣ್ ಶಿವಪ್ಪ) is an Indian film producer best known for his work in Kannada cinema. As of 2023, Shivappa had produced five films.
Tarun Shivappa was born on 1 April 1983 to Shivappa and Susheelamma in Attibele, a town in Bangalore, Karnataka. He graduated with Bachelor of Commerce degree from BTL Degree College & BES College. He is married to Mansa Tarun. [1]
Shivappa's career in the industry began as an assistant director for a TV channel in 2007. From there, he became a film section head and programming head. [2] Shivappa founded 9 Thots Media Solutions, an advertising agency and event management company that hosts film awards and audio launch functions. [1] He then moved into film production.
Shivappa started his production company Tarun Talkies and debuted with the Kannada language film Rose in 2014. [3] [4]
Shivappa teamed up with director Hari Santhosh to produce the sequel to Victory. [5] The name of the sequel was retained. [6] The film received a positive review from Indian Express who wrote, "Victory 2 - A sequel that offers four times the entertainment". [7] [8]
Shivappa produced the film Khaki which was released in 2020. [9] [10] In 2023, he produced Choo Mantar . [11] [12]
No | Year | Film | Role | Director | Actors | Language |
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1 | 2014 | Rose | Producer | Sahana Murthy H.S | Ajay Rao, Shravya | Kannada |
2 | 2017 | Mass Leader | Producer | Narasimha | ShivrajKumar, Pranitha Subhash | Kannada |
3 | 2018 | Victory 2 | Producer | Hari Santhosh | Sharan, Asmita Sood | Kannada |
4 | 2020 | Khaki | Producer | Naveen Reddy | Chiranjeevi Sarja | Kannada |
5 | 2023 | Choo Mantar | Producer | Navneeth | Sharan | Kannada |
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