Global InformationShashidhar Adapa information
Shashidhara MG | |
|---|---|
| Born | Shashidhar Adapa B. 1 September 1955 Mangalore, Mysore State, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Production designer Set designer Proprietor of Prathiroopi |
Shashidhar Adapa (born 1 September 1955)[1] is an Indian production designer, set designer and puppet designer, known predominantly for his work in Kannada cinema.[2] In 1984, he formed Prathiroopi, a television, film, and stage set design company.
In his career spanning over 30 years, Adapa has worked with theatre personalities such as B. V. Karanth, Shankar Nag, M. S. Sathyu, C. G. Krishnaswamy, B. Jayashree, Prakash Belawadi, and filmmakers T. S. Nagabharana, Girish Karnad, Girish Kasaravalli, T. N. Seetharam, Mani Ratnam and Yogaraj Bhat.[3] He has worked in over 45 Kannada films, in addition to Tamil, Hindi and French films. He is a four-time recipient of Karnataka State Film Award for Best Art Direction and in 2004, was awarded the Chaman Lal Memorial Award for his "outstanding contribution to stagecraft".[4]
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