M. P. Shankar

Who was M. P. Shankar?

M. P. Shankar was a veteran Kannada film actor. He acted in films like Satya Harishchandra as 'Veera Baahu', Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu, Ratnamanjari etc.

He produced the film Gandhada Gudi starring Rajkumar. He died on 17 July 2008 in Mysore.

Shankar became famous for his rich voice and strong build. He dominated the villain space in the Kannada film industry for nearly a decade. He is also known as a director. All his films carried a message and many of them like Gandhada Gudi were strong commentaries on dwindling forests and fate of wild animals. He was the great lover of wild animals and forest all in his films he used to give message regarding wild life protection.