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| name | | name = Lohithaswa T.S | ||
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| birth_date | | birth_date = {{birth date|1942|8|5|df=y}} | ||
| birth_place = Thondagere, [[Tumkur district|Tumkur]], [[Kingdom of Mysore]] | | birth_place = Thondagere, [[Tumkur district|Tumkur]], [[Kingdom of Mysore]], [[British Raj]] | ||
| death_date | | death_date = {{death date and age|2022|11|8|1942|8|5|df=y}} | ||
| death_place = | | death_place = [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], India | ||
| occupation | | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|writer}} | ||
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| children = [[Sharath Lohithaswa]] | |||
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'''Lohithashwa T. S.''' (5 August 1942 – 8 November 2022) was an Indian [[Kannada]] film actor and playwright and an English professor. He acted in more than five hundred Kannada movies, stage plays, and television serials. He was popularly known for his dominating voice in the Kannada film industry. His son is actor [[Sharath Lohitashwa]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.filmysouth.com/Kannada_Movie_News/SharathLohitashwa/September-16-2008/Sharath_Lohitashwa_achieves_a_rare_feat.html |title=Sharath Lohitashwa achieves a rare feat |access-date=19 September 2009 |archive-date=30 July 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730184442/http://www.filmysouth.com/Kannada_Movie_News/SharathLohitashwa/September-16-2008/Sharath_Lohitashwa_achieves_a_rare_feat.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
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== | ==Life and career== | ||
Lohithaswa | {{Expand section|date=November 2024}} | ||
Before entering the Kannada film industry, actor T.S. Lohithashwa did many roles in stage plays and television series.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Lohithaswa T S Biography {{!}} Lohithaswa T S Girlfriend, Wife, Family & Net Worth - FilmiBeat |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/lohithaswa-t-s/biography.html |access-date=2025-12-21 |website=www.filmibeat.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Features |first=C. E. |date=2022-11-08 |title=Veteran actor TS Lohithaswa passes away |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/kannada/news/2022/Nov/08/veteran-actor-ts-lohithaswa-passes-away-36413.html |access-date=2025-12-21 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref> | |||
He married his wife Vatsala in 1971, and they had three children, two sons named Sharath Lohithashwa (first child) and Rahual (third child), and a daughter named Vinaya (second child).<ref name=":0" /> | |||
While hospitalized for an infection, he suffered a heart attack.<ref name=":1" /> He died on 8 November 2022, at the age of 80.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lohithaswa, Veteran Kannada Actor, Dies at 80 |url=https://www.latestly.com/socially/entertainment/south/lohithaswa-veteran-kannada-actor-dies-at-80-4434486.html |access-date=8 November 2022 |publisher=Latest LY |date=8 November 2022}}</ref> | |||
==Partial filmography== | ==Partial filmography== | ||
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* ''[[ | * ''[[Ondu Oorina Kathe]]'' (1978) | ||
* ''[[Muniyana Madari]]'' (1981) | |||
* ''[[Simhasana]]'' (1983) | |||
* ''[[Chanakya]]'' (1984) | |||
* ''[[Gajendra]]'' (1984) | |||
* ''[[Indina Ramayana]]'' (1984) | |||
* ''[[Mooru Janma]]'' (1984) | |||
* ''[[Olavu Moodidaga]]'' (1984) | |||
* ''[[Preeti Vathsalya]]'' (1984) | |||
* ''[[Samayada Gombe]]'' (1984) | |||
* ''[[Hosa Neeru]]'' (1985) | |||
* ''[[Kadina Raja]]'' (1985) | |||
* ''[[Nee Bareda Kadambari]]'' (1985) | |||
* ''[[Bete (1986 film)|Bete]]'' (1986) | |||
* ''[[December 31 (1986 film)|December 31]]'' (1986) | |||
* ''Marjala'' (1986) | |||
* ''[[Aapadbandhava]]'' (1987) | * ''[[Aapadbandhava]]'' (1987) | ||
* ''[[Athiratha Maharatha]]'' (1987) | * ''[[Athiratha Maharatha]]'' (1987) | ||
* ''[[Banda Mukta]]'' (1987) | * ''[[Banda Mukta]]'' (1987) | ||
* ''[[Bedi (film)|Bedi]]'' (1987) | * ''[[Bedi (film)|Bedi]]'' (1987) | ||
* ''[[ | * ''[[Deva (1987 film)|Deva]]'' (1987) | ||
* ''[[Jayasimha (1987 film)|Jayasimha]]'' (1987) | |||
* ''[[Mr. Raja]]'' (1987) | |||
* ''[[Sangrama]]'' (1987) | |||
* ''[[Avatara Purusha (1989 film)|Avatara Purusha]]'' (1988) | |||
* ''[[Chaduranga]]'' (1988) | * ''[[Chaduranga]]'' (1988) | ||
* ''[[Daada]]'' (1988) | * ''[[Daada]]'' (1988) | ||
* ''[[Hello Daddy]]'' (1988) | * ''[[Hello Daddy]]'' (1988) | ||
* ''[[Navabharatha]]'' (1988) | * ''[[Navabharatha]]'' (1988) | ||
* ''[[New Delhi (1988 Kannada film)|New Delhi]]'' (1988) | * ''[[New Delhi (1988 Kannada film)|New Delhi]]'' (1988) | ||
* ''[[Olavina Aasare]]'' (1988) | * ''[[Olavina Aasare]]'' (1988) | ||
* ''[[ | * ''[[Sahasa Veera]]'' (1988) | ||
* ''[[ | * ''[[Sambhavami Yuge Yuge]]'' (1988) | ||
* ''[[ | * ''[[Sangliyana]]'' (1988) | ||
* ''[[ | * ''[[Indrajith (1989 film)|Indrajith]]'' (1989) | ||
* ''[[Abhimanyu (1990 film)|Abhimanyu]]'' (1990) | |||
* ''[[Chakravarthy (1990 film)|Chakravarthy]]'' (1990) | |||
* ''[[Ekalavya]]'' (1990) | |||
* ''[[Prathap (1990 film)|Pratap]]'' (1990) | * ''[[Prathap (1990 film)|Pratap]]'' (1990) | ||
* ''[[ | * ''[[S. P. Sangliyana Part 2]]'' (1990) | ||
* ''[[C. B. I. Shiva]]'' (1991) | |||
* ''[[Kadana]]'' (1991) | |||
* ''[[Ranachandi]]'' (1991) | |||
* ''[[Readymade Ganda]]'' (1991) | * ''[[Readymade Ganda]]'' (1991) | ||
* ''[[ | * ''[[Shivaraj]]'' (1991) | ||
* ''[[ | * ''[[Sundarakanda (1991 film)|Sundarakanda]]'' (1991) | ||
* ''[[ | * ''[[Mysore Jaana]]'' (1992) | ||
* ''[[ | * ''[[Police Lockup]]'' (1992) | ||
* ''[[ | * ''[[Midida Hrudayagalu]]'' (1993) | ||
* ''[[ | * ''[[Chinna (1994 film)|Chinna]]'' (1994) | ||
* ''[[ | * ''[[Lockup Death]]'' (1994) | ||
* ''[[ | * ''[[Time Bomb (1994 film)|Time Bomb]]'' (1994) | ||
* ''[[Anuraga Sangama]]'' (1995) | |||
* ''[[Emergency (1995 film)|Emergency]]'' (1995) | |||
* ''[[Kona Edaithe]]'' (1995) | |||
* ''[[Savyasachi (1995 film)|Savyasachi]]'' (1995) | * ''[[Savyasachi (1995 film)|Savyasachi]]'' (1995) | ||
* ''[[Tumbida Mane]]'' (1995) | |||
* ''[[Geetha (1996 film)|Geetha]]'' (1996) | |||
* ''[[Huliya (film)|Huliya]]'' (1996) | |||
* ''[[Ellaranthalla Nanna Ganda]]'' (1997) | |||
* ''[[Kalavida]]'' (1997) | |||
* ''[[Shanthi Nivasa]]'' (1997) | * ''[[Shanthi Nivasa]]'' (1997) | ||
* ''[[Simhada Guri]]'' (1998) | * ''[[Simhada Guri]]'' (1998) | ||
* ''[[ | * ''[[A. K. 47 (1999 film)|A. K. 47]]'' (1999) | ||
* ''[[Snehaloka]]'' (1999) | * ''[[Snehaloka]]'' (1999) | ||
* ''[[Vishwa]]'' (1999) | * ''[[Vishwa]]'' (1999) | ||
* ''[[Chandu (2002 film)|Chandu]]'' (2002) | |||
* ''[[Saarathi]]'' (2011) | |||
* ''[[Drama (2012 film)|Drama]]'' (2012) | |||
* ''[[Kaveri Nagara]]'' (2013) | |||
* ''[[Onthara Bannagalu]]'' (2018) | |||
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==Television serials== | ==Television serials== | ||
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*''Antim Raja'', directed by [[M.S. Sathyu]] | *''Antim Raja'', directed by [[M.S. Sathyu]] | ||
*''[[Gruhabhanga]]'', directed by [[Girish Kasaravalli]] | *''[[Gruhabhanga]]'', directed by [[Girish Kasaravalli]] | ||
*''[[Malgudi days]]'', directed by [[Shankar Nag]] | *''[[Malgudi days]]'', directed by [[Shankar Nag]] | ||
*''Natyarani Shantala'', directed by [[G.V. Iyer]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mysoresamachar.com/shantala.htm |title= | *''Natyarani Shantala'', directed by [[G.V. Iyer]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mysoresamachar.com/shantala.htm |title=Shantala - A mega serial by G.V.Iyer |access-date=22 September 2009 |archive-date=18 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081118194723/http://www.mysoresamachar.com/shantala.htm |url-status=usurped }}</ref> | ||
*''Om Namo'', directed by [[K.M. Chaitanya]] | *''Om Namo'', directed by [[K.M. Chaitanya]] | ||
*''Prathidhwani'', directed by M.S. Sathyu | *''Prathidhwani'', directed by M.S. Sathyu | ||
* "MAANASA VEENA" produced by Chetan Chaman for Zee Kannada 2006-2007 mega serial of the Zee launch | |||
==Literary works== | ==Literary works== | ||
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*''Akkadi Saalu'' - prose collection, released on 21 September 2009<ref>{{cite web |url=http://karnatakanews.com/default.php |title= | *''Akkadi Saalu'' - prose collection, released on 21 September 2009<ref>{{cite web |url=http://karnatakanews.com/default.php |title=:: Karnataka Photo News |accessdate=2009-09-22 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090621053909/http://karnatakanews.com/default.php |archivedate=21 June 2009 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> | ||
*''Hottu Hoguva Munna''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thisweekbangalore.com/issue149/news2-four_books.html |title= | *''Hottu Hoguva Munna''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thisweekbangalore.com/issue149/news2-four_books.html |title=Prof. T.S. Lohithaswa |access-date=30 September 2009 |archive-date=17 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717051214/http://www.thisweekbangalore.com/issue149/news2-four_books.html |url-status=live }}</ref> - poetry collection, released on 21 September 2009<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/21/stories/2009092159390400.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=21 September 2009 |archive-date=25 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090925015758/http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/21/stories/2009092159390400.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=2009-09-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
*''Madusikkadalla'' | *''Madusikkadalla'' | ||
*''A Million Mansions'' | *''A Million Mansions'' | ||
*''Mukhyamantri''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.buzzintown.com/bangalore/event_a-festival-kalagangotris-plays-08-mukhya-mantri--id_15171.html |title= | *''Mukhyamantri''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.buzzintown.com/bangalore/event_a-festival-kalagangotris-plays-08-mukhya-mantri--id_15171.html |title=A Festival of Kalagangotris Plays 08 - Mukhya Mantri in Bangalore - Buzzintown | event details, venue, address |access-date=1 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427020021/http://www.buzzintown.com/bangalore/event_a-festival-kalagangotris-plays-08-mukhya-mantri--id_15171.html |archive-date=27 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
*''Sallapa'' | *''Sallapa'' | ||
*''Santheyalli Nintha Kabeera and Dr Thippeshi'' - play, released on 21 September 2009<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/22/stories/2009092254480500.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=21 September 2009 |archive-date=25 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090925162203/http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/22/stories/2009092254480500.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=2009-09-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | *''Santheyalli Nintha Kabeera and Dr Thippeshi'' - play, released on 21 September 2009<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/22/stories/2009092254480500.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=21 September 2009 |archive-date=25 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090925162203/http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/22/stories/2009092254480500.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=2009-09-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
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'''Stage plays''' | '''Stage plays''' | ||
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*''27 Mavalli Circle'', directed by [T.N Narasimhan] | |||
*''27 Mavalli Circle'', directed by [[T.N. Narasimhan]] | |||
*''Belchi'' | *''Belchi'' | ||
*''Bharatha Darshana'' | *''Bharatha Darshana'' | ||
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*''Meravanigey'', directed by Gangandharswamy | *''Meravanigey'', directed by Gangandharswamy | ||
*''Mote Raman Sathyagraha'', [[M.S. Sathyu]] | *''Mote Raman Sathyagraha'', [[M.S. Sathyu]] | ||
*''[[Panchama]]'', directed by [[C.G Krishanswamy]] | *''[[Panchama]]'', directed by [[C.G. Krishanswamy]] | ||
==Awards== | ==Awards== | ||
*Karnataka State Nataka Academy Award, 1997 | *Karnataka State Nataka Academy Award, 1997{{citation needed|date= January 2023}} | ||
*Suvarna [[Karnataka Rajyotsava]] Award, 2006 | *Suvarna [[Karnataka Rajyotsava]] Award, 2006{{citation needed|date= January 2023}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Kannada people]] | [[Category:Kannada people]] | ||
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[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]] | [[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]] | ||
[[Category:Male actors in Kannada television]] | [[Category:Male actors in Kannada television]] | ||
[[Category:Recipients of the Rajyotsava Award 2006]] | [[Category:Recipients of the Rajyotsava Award 2006]] | ||
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Lohithashwa T. S. (5 August 1942 – 8 November 2022) was an Indian Kannada film actor and playwright and an English professor. He acted in more than five hundred Kannada movies, stage plays, and television serials. He was popularly known for his dominating voice in the Kannada film industry. His son is actor Sharath Lohitashwa.[1]
Life and career[edit | edit source]
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Before entering the Kannada film industry, actor T.S. Lohithashwa did many roles in stage plays and television series.[2][3] He married his wife Vatsala in 1971, and they had three children, two sons named Sharath Lohithashwa (first child) and Rahual (third child), and a daughter named Vinaya (second child).[2]
While hospitalized for an infection, he suffered a heart attack.[3] He died on 8 November 2022, at the age of 80.[4]
Partial filmography[edit | edit source]
This section does not cite any sources. (January 2023) |
- Ondu Oorina Kathe (1978)
- Muniyana Madari (1981)
- Simhasana (1983)
- Chanakya (1984)
- Gajendra (1984)
- Indina Ramayana (1984)
- Mooru Janma (1984)
- Olavu Moodidaga (1984)
- Preeti Vathsalya (1984)
- Samayada Gombe (1984)
- Hosa Neeru (1985)
- Kadina Raja (1985)
- Nee Bareda Kadambari (1985)
- Bete (1986)
- December 31 (1986)
- Marjala (1986)
- Aapadbandhava (1987)
- Athiratha Maharatha (1987)
- Banda Mukta (1987)
- Bedi (1987)
- Deva (1987)
- Jayasimha (1987)
- Mr. Raja (1987)
- Sangrama (1987)
- Avatara Purusha (1988)
- Chaduranga (1988)
- Daada (1988)
- Hello Daddy (1988)
- Navabharatha (1988)
- New Delhi (1988)
- Olavina Aasare (1988)
- Sahasa Veera (1988)
- Sambhavami Yuge Yuge (1988)
- Sangliyana (1988)
- Indrajith (1989)
- Abhimanyu (1990)
- Chakravarthy (1990)
- Ekalavya (1990)
- Pratap (1990)
- S. P. Sangliyana Part 2 (1990)
- C. B. I. Shiva (1991)
- Kadana (1991)
- Ranachandi (1991)
- Readymade Ganda (1991)
- Shivaraj (1991)
- Sundarakanda (1991)
- Mysore Jaana (1992)
- Police Lockup (1992)
- Midida Hrudayagalu (1993)
- Chinna (1994)
- Lockup Death (1994)
- Time Bomb (1994)
- Anuraga Sangama (1995)
- Emergency (1995)
- Kona Edaithe (1995)
- Savyasachi (1995)
- Tumbida Mane (1995)
- Geetha (1996)
- Huliya (1996)
- Ellaranthalla Nanna Ganda (1997)
- Kalavida (1997)
- Shanthi Nivasa (1997)
- Simhada Guri (1998)
- A. K. 47 (1999)
- Snehaloka (1999)
- Vishwa (1999)
- Chandu (2002)
- Saarathi (2011)
- Drama (2012)
- Kaveri Nagara (2013)
- Onthara Bannagalu (2018)
Television serials[edit | edit source]
This section does not cite any sources. (January 2023) |
- Antim Raja, directed by M.S. Sathyu
- Gruhabhanga, directed by Girish Kasaravalli
- Malgudi days, directed by Shankar Nag
- Natyarani Shantala, directed by G.V. Iyer[5]
- Om Namo, directed by K.M. Chaitanya
- Prathidhwani, directed by M.S. Sathyu
- "MAANASA VEENA" produced by Chetan Chaman for Zee Kannada 2006-2007 mega serial of the Zee launch
Literary works[edit | edit source]
- Akkadi Saalu - prose collection, released on 21 September 2009[6]
- Hottu Hoguva Munna[7] - poetry collection, released on 21 September 2009[8]
- Madusikkadalla
- A Million Mansions
- Mukhyamantri[9]
- Sallapa
- Santheyalli Nintha Kabeera and Dr Thippeshi - play, released on 21 September 2009[10]
- Siddagangeya Siddapurusha
Stage plays
A still from the play Huliya Neralu | |
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- 27 Mavalli Circle, directed by T.N. Narasimhan
- Belchi
- Bharatha Darshana
- Chasnala Tragedy
- Dhangey Munchina Dinagalu, directed by Prasanna
- Huliya Neralu, directed by Prasanna
- Huttava Badidarey, directed by Prasanna
- Katthaley Daari Doora, directed by T.N. Narasimhan
- Kubi Mathhu Iyala, directed by Prasanna
- Meravanigey, directed by Gangandharswamy
- Mote Raman Sathyagraha, M.S. Sathyu
- Panchama, directed by C.G. Krishanswamy
Awards[edit | edit source]
- Karnataka State Nataka Academy Award, 1997[citation needed]
- Suvarna Karnataka Rajyotsava Award, 2006[citation needed]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Sharath Lohitashwa achieves a rare feat". Retrieved 19 September 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Lohithaswa T S Biography | Lohithaswa T S Girlfriend, Wife, Family & Net Worth - FilmiBeat". www.filmibeat.com. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Features, C. E. (8 November 2022). "Veteran actor TS Lohithaswa passes away". Cinema Express. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ↑ "Lohithaswa, Veteran Kannada Actor, Dies at 80". Latest LY. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ↑ "Shantala - A mega serial by G.V.Iyer". Archived from the original on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
- ↑ ":: Karnataka Photo News". Archived from the original on 21 June 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
- ↑ "Prof. T.S. Lohithaswa". Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
- ↑ "Archived copy". The Hindu. 21 September 2009. Archived from the original on 25 September 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "A Festival of Kalagangotris Plays 08 - Mukhya Mantri in Bangalore - Buzzintown | event details, venue, address". Archived from the original on 27 April 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
- ↑ "Archived copy". The Hindu. 22 September 2009. Archived from the original on 25 September 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links[edit | edit source]
- Lohitashwa on IMDb

