Sharatchandra Lohithaswa (born 5 May 1972),^[2] known popularly asSharath Lohithaswa, is an Indian actor who works predominantly inKannada cinema alongside someTamil andTelugu films. He has had a successful career intheatre, where he continues to work, and television. After working as a lecturer for a brief period, Sharath took to acting as a full-time profession and worked on stage following the footsteps of his fatherLohithaswa. He began working in films in 1995 and has today established himself as acharacter actor.^[3]

Sharath had an inclination towardscricket andtheatre as a child, and "dramatise[d]Bhagat Singh on stage when in school." He "used to read a lot of plays written by people likeKambar" and rated himself as a "fairly good singer too."^[4] He accompanied his fatherLohithaswa, to his rehearsals for plays, and also took part in "many stage and radio plays before doing amateur theatre in Bengaluru."^[3] This led his fatherLohithaswa to suggest that Sharath take English-language as his graduation subject. Sharath also obtained a master's degree in English fromBangalore'sNational College, where he also went on to work as lecturer.^[4]

After a while, "boredom and monotony" led Sharath to quit and taking to acting as a full-time profession starting with stage. He performed inVasamsi Jirnani, based on aMarathi-language play, andNanna Thangige Ondu Gandu Kodi among others. His made his film debut playing abit part inM. S. Sathyu's non-commercial film, and his commercial film debut withHuliya (1996).^[3] In an interview toDeccan Herald in 2003, he recalled, "I was offered the role ofHuliya for which I was supposed to sport a funny haircut. After that, I could not go into teaching again. The roles that I was offered after Huliya were repetitive. I got fed up. Fortunately or unfortunately, I met with an accident and was forced to off work for at least two to three years.Godhuli came as a major break in my career." He received appreciation for his role as Cheluvanayaka inChi. Guru Dutt'sGodhuli, also fetching him the Aryabhata Award.^[1] While he began working in films starting in 1995, it was television that gave him recognition. He appeared in Sathyu'sKhayar andPoli Kitty.^[4] Work inKicchu andChidambara Rahasya led him to become a popular face in Kannada television.^[5]

In films, Sharath was cast asKotwal Ramachandra inAa Dinagalu (2007), a performance that received praise.R. G. Vijayasarathy ofRediff.com called his performance "wonderful".^[6] He received multiple awards for his performance,^[7] including theSouth Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.^[8]

Sharath's debut in Tamil films came withEthir Neechal.^[4] He appeared in other Kannada films such asSanju Weds Geetha (2011) andBheema Theeradalli (2012). He is known mostly for portrayal of villainous roles in theSouth Indian films.^[9] For his performance inMatthe Satyagraha (2014), he received theKarnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actor.^[3]

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Karnataka State Film Awards

• 2013:Best Supporting Actor:Matthe Satyagraha

Udaya Sunfeast Awards

• 2008 - Won—Best Villain Award forAa Dinagalu^[13]

Airtel Kasturi Awards

• 2008 - Won—Best Villain Award forAa Dinagalu^[13]

Mysore Minerals' Awards

• 2008 - Won—Best Supporting Actor forAa Dinagalu^[13]

Filmfare Awards

• 2008 - Won—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor in Kannada cinema forAa Dinagalu^[13][14]
• 2013 - Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor - Kannada forKaddipudi

South Indian International Movie Awards

• 2012: Nominated, Best Actor in a Negative Role – Kannada:Bheema Theeradalli
• 2014: Nominated, Best Actor in a Negative Role – Kannada:Ambareesha

Santosham Film Awards

• 2012 - Won—Best Supporting Actor - Kannada:Bheema Theeradalli^[15]

Bangalore Times Film Awards 2012

• 2012 - Nominated—Best Actor in a Negative Role forBheema Theeradalli^[16]

• Sharath Lohithaswa atIMDb

• 1972 births
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• Indian male stage actors
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