50
years
ago,
Kannada
film
industry
saw
the
birth
of
a
star
in
the
form
of
Shivaraj
Kumar,
the
son
of
late
Dr
Rajkumar.
Today,
he
is
one
of
India's
most
versatile
actors.
In
an
exclusive
interview
with
Prakash
Upadhyaya
from
Oneindia,
the
superstar
speaks
on
his
100-film
journey,
Shiva,
etc.
Here
are
the
excerpts
from
the
interview:
To
begin
with,
tell
us
about
the
100-film
journey?
The
credit
for
making
me
a
Century
Star
should
go
to
the
filmmakers,
who
trusted
me
and
my
abilities.
Without
them,
I
would
not
have
reached
here.
They
have
lifted
me
up
and
I
cannot
forget
them
in
my
life.
And
then,
there
are
my
fans,
who
helped
me
grow
and
be
what
I
am
today.
They
never
let
me
down
in
the
world.
I
would
also
like
to
thank
god
for
giving
me
the
strength
when
I
was
going
through
physical
or
mental
stress.
What
is
Shiva
all
about?
Shiva
is
a
pakka
commercial
movie,
which
has
given
me
youthful
looks
again.
It
is
a
revenge
story
told
in
very
subtle
and
jovial
way.
But
the
movie
is
not
harsh
rather
a
pleasant,
humorous
and
lovable
tale.
All
the
ingredients
of
success
are
perfectly
blended
in
the
story.
And
more
importantly,
we
have
tried
to
give
some
messages
to
fans.
All
in
all,
it
caters
for
all
sections
of
audience.
In
recent
years,
your
movies
have
not
lived
up
to
the
audience
expectations
and
you
are
due
for
a
massive
hit
after
Jogi.
Would
you
like
to
believe
that
Shiva,
which
is
the
most-anticipated
movie
of
the
year,
can
make
any
difference?
I
don't
know
because
it
is
left
to
the
people.
It
can
only
happen
with
the
blessings
of
god,
people,
all
elderly
people
and
the
support
of
the
entire
industry.
I
hope
Shiva
will
impress
the
audience.
You
have
joined
hands
with
Om
Prakash
Rao
with
whom
you
have
delivered
quite
a
few
blockbusters.
How
was
the
experience
this
time?
Om
Prakash
Rao
is
a
very
good
director
and
knows
the
trend
very
well.
He
has
made
a
youthful
film
with
a
bunch
of
young
technicians
like
Sathya
Hegde,
Deepu,
choreographers,
actions
directors,
etc.
This
is
entirely
different
from
AK
47
or
Simhada
Mari.
All
I
can
say
is
that
he
has
made
a
youthful
film,
keeping
the
new-age
sensibilities
in
mind.
About
Ragini
Dwivedi...
I
think
she
is
really
good,
glamorous,
and
she
has
performed
very
well
in
the
film.
I
would
also
like
to
tell
you
that
it
is
not
a
Shivaraj
Kumar
film
but
everybody's
film.
Everybody
made
me
Shiva
and
I
would
not
have
become
Shiva
by
myself
without
the
support
of
all
the
characters.
All
the
technicians
and
cast
have
given
their
best
for
the
movie.
What
would
you
want
your
fans
to
expect
from
this
film?
They
can
see
what
they
love
to
see
in
Shivanna.
Be
it
dancing,
actions
or
dialogue
delivery,
they
can
enjoy
every
bit
of
Shiva.
Finally,
which
are
all
your
upcoming
movies?
Lakshmi,
Andar
Bahar,
Kaddi
Pudi
and
Anna
Thamandiru.