Lohithaswa T.S is a noted Kannada film actor and playwright and a retired English professor.
He has acted in more than five hundred Kannada movies, stage plays, and television serials. He is popularly known for his dominating voice in the Kannada film industry. His son Sharath Lohitashwa

Sharath Lohitashwa

Sharath Lohithaswa is aprominent Film Actor, Kannada stage artist born on 5 May, son of veteran Kannada artist Lohithaswa. He hails from Tumkur settled in Bengaluru now...

 (Kotwal Ramchandra of Aa Dinagalu

Aa Dinagalu

Aa Dinagalu is a 2007 Indian Kannada film based on the book Daadaagiriya Dinagalu by Agni Shridhar. The film is about the rowdyism that prevailed in Bengaluru during 1986.-The plot:...

 fame) is a versatile actor and has won awards from Filmfare

Filmfare

Filmfare is an English-language tabloid-sized magazine about Indian cinema. Published by The Times Group, India's largest media services conglomerate, in Mumbai , it highlights the doings of the Bollywood film scene...

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Personal life

He married Vatsala in 1971, and they have three children. Their son is noted film actor Sharath Lohitashwa

Sharath Lohitashwa

Sharath Lohithaswa is aprominent Film Actor, Kannada stage artist born on 5 May, son of veteran Kannada artist Lohithaswa. He hails from Tumkur settled in Bengaluru now...

, and they have a daughter, Vinaya, and another son, Rahul. He is a retired principal currently focused on literary work and social activism.

Education

Lohithaswa completed his post-graduate research in English literature

English literature

English literature is the literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; for example, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Joseph Conrad was Polish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, J....

 from Manasagangotri Mysore University.

Filmography

• Marjala
• Geetha
  Geetha (film)
  Geetha is a 1981 Kannada film in the romance genre starring Shankar Nag and Akshata Rao in the lead roles . The film has been directed and written by actor Shankar Nag and produced by Pramod Narayan . "Music Meastro" Ilayaraaja has composed the soundtrack and the background score...
  
  
• Gajendra
• Ondu Orina Kathey
• Huliya
• Shivaraj
• Sahasaveera
• Galigey
• S.P Sangliana
• Simhasana
• Pratap
• Samayadagombey
• Kadana
• Indrajit
• Chaduranga
• Chandu

Television Serials

• Gruhabangha directed by Girish Kasaravalli
  Girish Kasaravalli
  Girish Kasaravalli is a noted film director, and one of the pioneers of the Parallel Cinema in Kannada cinema, who has won the National Film Award for Best Film four times, Ghatashraddha , Tabarana Kathe , Thaayi Saheba and Dweepa...
  
  
• Malgudi days
  Malgudi Days
  Malgudi Days is an Indian television series based on the works of R.K. Narayan. The series was directed by the late Kannada actor and director, Shankar Nag and Carnatic musician L. Vaidyanathan composed the score. R. K Narayan's brother and acclaimed cartoonist R. K. Laxman was the sketch artist....
  
  directed by Shankar Nag
  Shankar Nag
  Shankar Nagarkatte , 9 November 1954 - 30 September 1990) popularly known as Shankar Nag was a popular actor and director of Kannada cinema. He also directed and acted in the teleserial, Malgudi days, based on celebrated novelist R.K.Narayan's short stories. Besides these, he was actively involved...
  
  
• Prathidhwani directed by M.S. Sathyu
• Antim Raja directed by M.S Sathyu
• Om Namo directed by K.M. Chaitanya
• Natyarani Shantala directed by G.V. Iyer

Literary works

• Hottu Hoguva Munna--A Poetry Collection- released on 21 September 2009
• Akkadi Saalu-- Prose collection released on 21t September 2009
• Santheyalli Nintha Kabeera and Dr Thippeshi--Play- released on 21 September 2009
• Sallapa
• Mukhyamantri
• Madusikkadalla
• A Million Mansions
• Siddagangeya Siddapurusha

Stage Play

• Katthaley Daari Doora –Directed by T.N. Narasimhan
• Panchama- Directed by C.G Krishanswamy
• Huttava Badidarey-Directed by Prasanna
• Kubi Mathhu Iyala-Directed by Prasanna
• Huliya Neralu- Directed by Prasanna
• Mote Raman Sathyagraha- M.S. Sathyu
• Dhangey Munchina Dinagalu- Directed by Prasanna
• 27 Mavalli Circle-Directed by [T.N Narasimhan]
• Meravanigey- Directed by Gangandharswamy
• Bharatha Darshana
• Belchi
• Chasnala Tragedy

Awards

• Suvarna Karnataka Rajyotsava award- 2006
• Karnataka State Nataka Academy Award- 1997

External links

• Thatskannada Interview
• Hindu
• Gulf Varthey
• Moviedost
• Telegraph India
• The Hindu
• The Hindu Saturday, Feb 19, 2005
• Karnataka News