Veteran Kannada actor Chandrashekhar, also known as Chandru and Edakallu Chandrashekhar passed away on Saturday morning in Canada. Started his career as a child actor, Chandrashekhar acted in more than 40 movies.
Here we are presenting top 10 films of Edakallu Chandrashekhar.
1. Edakallu Guddad Mele (1973)
Director: S R Puttanna Kanagal
This film made him to rose to fame. His style in the movie became a synonym to Chandru. He added 'Edakallu' as his first name after the success of this movie.
2. Hamsageethe (1975)
Director: G. V. Iyer
This film was based on the novel with the same name written by T. R. Subba Rao (Ta Ra Su) and earned two national awards.
3. Sampathige Savaal (1974)
Director: A. V. Sheshgiri Rao
Chandrashekhar appeared in this film as a cameo.
4. Sose Thanda Sowbhagya (1977)
Director: A. V. Sheshagiri Rao
This is the first Kannada CinemaScope.
5. Shankar Guru (1978)
Director: V. Somashekar
This film was a huge success and run one-year in theatres and considered as one of the greatest films in the 1970s.
6. Parivarthane (1976)
Director: Dr V M Chitagopi
7. Raja Nanna Raja (1976)
Director: A. V. Sheshgiri Rao
This movie is based on the theme of reincarnation.
8. Besuge (1976)
Director: Geethapriya
Based on a novel of the same name by Ashwini.
9. Samskara (1970)
Director: Pattabhirama Reddy
Based on the celebrated novel Samskara written by U R Ananthamurthy.
10. Vamsha Vriksha (1972)
Director: B. V. Karanth & Girish Karnad
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