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Date: 12 July 1961
By JUNE OWEN
June OWEN
Shiva Rajkumar Birthday, Date of Birth
Dr. Shiva Rajkumar (born Nagaraju Shiva Puttaswamy; 12 July 1962) is an Indian actor, film producer and television presenter who predominantly works in Kannada cinema. In a career spanning over three decades, he has worked in over 125 films in Kannada and has received several awards, including four Karnataka State Film Awards, four Filmfare Awards South and six South Indian International Movie Awards.
Shiva Rajkumar is the eldest son of matinee idol Dr. Rajkumar. He is also fondly known as "Shivanna" by his fans. He made his first onscreen appearance in a blink and miss role in the 1968 movie Dhoomakethu - alongside V.Ravichandran. He was then seen in the 1974 movie Sri Srinivasa Kalyana as a child artiste. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Shiva Rajkumar began his film career at the age of 24 by starring in the leading role in his mother's production Anand (1986), which was a critical and commercial success. His performance in Anand which fetched him the Cinema Express Award for Best Actor. He then followed it up with Ratha Sapthami (1986) and Manamecchida Hudugi (1987), both of which were commercially successful, earning him the nickname of Hat-trick Hero, coined by the media and his fans. He then appeared in several successful films in the late 1980s with the romantic-thriller film Samyuktha (1988), the comedy-thriller Inspector Vikram (1988), the action-drama film Ranaranga (1988) and the comedy Aasegobba Meesegobba (1988).
Shiva Rajkumar achieved further critical and commercial success for his films in the 1990s, including his performances in the cult gangster-drama film Om (1995), which catapulted him into superstardom in Karnataka and won him his first Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor and Filmfare Award for Best Actor and, the romantic dramas Janumada Jodi (1996) and Nammoora Mandara Hoove (1996), the action drama Simhada Mari (1997), the biographical film Bhoomi Thayiya Chochchala Maga (1998), the action-thriller film A. K. 47 (1999) and the romantic drama film Hrudaya Hrudaya (1999), which won him his second Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor. His acclaimed performances as the film director Manoj in Nammoora Mandara Hoove and the vigilante Raam in A. K. 47 won him his second and third Filmfare Award for Best Actor respectively.
Anand, Ratha Sapthami (1986), Om (1995), Janumada Jodi, Nammoora Mandara Hoove, A. K. 47, Jogi, Bhajarangi, Mufti, Shivalinga and Tagaru which became milestones in the Kannada film industry and made records at the box office. In 2010, he made his television debut with the talk show Naaniruvude Nimagagi, aired on Zee Kannada. He made his first film appearances outside of Kannada cinema through the Telugu film Gautamiputra Satakarni (2017) and the Tamil film Jailer (2023) in cameo appearances. He produced a TV serial – Manasa Sarovara. He was also the co-producer of two web series – Hate You Romeo and Honeymoon.
Read more...- Birthday, Date of Birth
- Wednesday, July 12, 1961
- Place of Birth
- Karnataka
- Age
- 64
- Star Sign
- ♋
The July 12, 1961 was a Wednesday under the star sign of ♋. It was the 192 day of the year. President of the United States was John F. Kennedy.
If you were born on this day, you are 64 years old. Your last birthday was on the Saturday, July 12, 2025, 66 days ago. Your next birthday is on Sunday, July 12, 2026, in 298 days. You have lived for 23,442 days, or about 562,631 hours, or about 33,757,870 minutes, or about 2,025,472,200 seconds.
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12th of July 1961 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on July 12, 1961
TRANSPORT NEWS STRIKE WRIT KEPT; Court Denies Sea Union Plea to Modify the Terms
Date: 13 July 1961
Ryan denies MEBA motion, backed by SIU, to modify injunction
LLOYD STRATTON, A.P. OFFICER, DIES; Retired May 1 as Corporate Secretary of News Agency
Date: 13 July 1961
Special to The New York Times
Stratton, Lloyd
CHANGES SLIGHT IN SLOW MARKET; Average Falls by 0.38 Point, to 385.55 -- 585 Issues Drop and 437 Advance DIP COMES NEAR CLOSE Business News Largely Good -- Brokers Are Bullish -- Martin Is Most Active CHANGES SLIGHT IN SLOW MARKET
Date: 12 July 1961
By BURTON CRANE
Burton CRANE
Stock listed on ASE
KOREAN ENVOY IN PLEDGE; Ambassador to U.S. Says Civil Rule Will Be Restored
Date: 12 July 1961
Amb Chung Il Kwon pledges junta will restore civil govt as soon as feasible, news conf, NYC
SNAG ON PARLIAMENT HINTED BY TSHOMBE
Date: 13 July 1961
Tshombe hedges on pledge to send reprs to Parliament and to merge army with Congo army, news conf; Hammarskjold and Belgian Min Spaak conf on Congo, Geneva