Tarun Shivappa

Tarun Shivappa
Born1 April 1983
Attibele, Bangalore
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Film producer, Entrepreneur
Years active2007–present
Known forVictory 2, Mass Leader
SpouseManasa 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.

Early life

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]

Career

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]

Filmography

No Year Film Role Director Actors Language
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

References

  1. ^ a b "Kannada Producer Tarun Shivappa Biography, News, Photos, Videos". nettv4u. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Actor, AD, event manager and producer". The Times of India. 9 August 2017.
  3. ^ "'Rose' Release Trailer - Kannada News". IndiaGlitz.com. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Rose - Cast and Crew". filmibeat.com. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Sharan in Tarun production". indiaglitz.com. 7 March 2018.
  6. ^ "VICTORY-2 WILL WIN VICTORY: TARUN SHIVAPPA". eveningtoday.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2018.
  7. ^ "'Victory 2' review': A sequel that offers four times the entertainment". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Victory sequel gets a thumbs up". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Chiranjeevi Sarja's film with Naveen Reddy titled Khaki". newindianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Chiranjeevi Sarja on signing spree, bags his next film". newindianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 30 January 2019.
  11. ^ "Navneeth: Choo Mantar will be a visual feast with 50 minutes of VFX". Cinema Express. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Sharan s Chu Mantar Unveils Title Track ?". indiaherald.com. Retrieved 10 November 2023.