B. C. Gowrishankar (25 February 1950 â€" 16 November 2004) was an
Indian cinematographer and an occasional film director and
screenwriter who worked primarily in Kannada cinema. He was known for
his unorthodox style as a cinematographer and was recognised for his
work in both art and commercial films.[1] His daughter Rakshita was a
popular actress during the 2000s. Rakshita's mother Mamatha Rao was a
Kannada actress who acted in movies like Hosa Belaku, Praaya Praaya
Praaya and Antharala. One of the most good looking men in the Kannada
film industry at that time, Gowrishankar fell in love with budding
actress Mamatha Rao during the shooting of Raj Kumar's Hosa Belaku
(1982) and later married her. Gowrishankar won six Karnataka State
Film Awards during his career as a cinematographer.[2] In 1988 he
directed the fairly successful Elu Suttina Kote with Ambarish,
Gauthami and a young Ramesh Aravind.Gowrishankar was born on 26
February 1950 to B. Channabasappa and Shashimukhi in Bangalore. He
received the Diploma in Cinematography from Jayachamarajendra
Polytechnic and worked in the Kanteerava Studios, Bangalore for some
time.Gowrishankar debuted as a cinematographer in the 1977 Kannada
language film Anuroopa. Along with Anuroopa, his work in 1970s films
like Spandana (1978) and Arivu (1979) won his critical acclaim.[2]
Indian cinematographer and an occasional film director and
screenwriter who worked primarily in Kannada cinema. He was known for
his unorthodox style as a cinematographer and was recognised for his
work in both art and commercial films.[1] His daughter Rakshita was a
popular actress during the 2000s. Rakshita's mother Mamatha Rao was a
Kannada actress who acted in movies like Hosa Belaku, Praaya Praaya
Praaya and Antharala. One of the most good looking men in the Kannada
film industry at that time, Gowrishankar fell in love with budding
actress Mamatha Rao during the shooting of Raj Kumar's Hosa Belaku
(1982) and later married her. Gowrishankar won six Karnataka State
Film Awards during his career as a cinematographer.[2] In 1988 he
directed the fairly successful Elu Suttina Kote with Ambarish,
Gauthami and a young Ramesh Aravind.Gowrishankar was born on 26
February 1950 to B. Channabasappa and Shashimukhi in Bangalore. He
received the Diploma in Cinematography from Jayachamarajendra
Polytechnic and worked in the Kanteerava Studios, Bangalore for some
time.Gowrishankar debuted as a cinematographer in the 1977 Kannada
language film Anuroopa. Along with Anuroopa, his work in 1970s films
like Spandana (1978) and Arivu (1979) won his critical acclaim.[2]
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