Shiva Rajkumar is an Indian film actor, producer, and television host who is best known for his work in Kannada cinema. Rajkumar, a Kannada matinee hero, is his father. Shiva has appeared in over 120 films during his three-decade career. For his on-screen talents, he has received numerous Karnataka State Film Awards, Filmfare Awards South, SIIMA Awards, and other honors. Shiva made his movie debut in Singeetham Srinivas Rao's Anand (1986), for which he won the Cinema Express Award for Best Actor, after graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. His first three films, Anand (1986), Ratha Sapthami (1986), and Mana Mechchida Hudugi (1987), were all box office hits, earning him the moniker "Hat-trick Hero" from the press and his fans.