{{short description|Indian singer, musician and actor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Shashidhar Kote | image = <!-- filename only, no "File:" or "Image:" prefix, and no enclosing brackets --> | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = <!-- {{Birth date and age|df=y|YYYY|MM|DD}} for living people supply only the year with {{Birth year and age|YYYY}} unless the exact date is already widely published, as per WP:DOB. For people who have died, use {{Birth date|df=y|YYYY|MM|DD}}. --> | birth_place = Kalanja village, Mangalore, Karnataka, India<ref name=":2"/> | other_names = ''Bengaluru Ratna, Gayana Mantrika, Vishwamanava, Gana Gandharva, Kannada Saarathi,''<ref name=":1"/> ''Gana Gandharva, Gana Garudiga, Aryabhata Shreshta Gayaka, Sangeetha Rathna''<ref name=":2"/> | occupation = Singer, musician, actor, teacher | citizenship = India | years_active = | notable_works = | known_for = Kote Music and Arts Foundation | website = {{URL|www.kotemusic.com/}} }} '''Shashidhar Kote''' is an Indian singer,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/city/life-in-bengaluru/mes-pu-college-vidyaranyapura-celebrates-annual-day-711275.html |title=MES PU college, Vidyaranyapura, celebrates annual day |date=3 January 2019 |work=Deccan Herald|location=India |access-date=3 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203120736/https://www.deccanherald.com/city/life-in-bengaluru/mes-pu-college-vidyaranyapura-celebrates-annual-day-711275.html |archive-date=3 February 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> musician and actor.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=https://vijaykarnataka.com/tv/news/shashidhar-kote-and-sita-kote-acting-couple-role-in-meenakshi-wedding-serial/articleshow/52132264.cms |title=ತೆರೆ ಮೇಲೆ ದಂಪತಿಯಾಗಿ... |date=6 May 2016 |website=Vijaya Karnataka |publisher=Vijaya Karnataka |location=Karnataka, India |language=kn |access-date=3 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203120735/https://vijaykarnataka.com/tv/news/shashidhar-kote-and-sita-kote-acting-couple-role-in-meenakshi-wedding-serial/articleshow/52132264.cms |archive-date=3 February 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Personal life== Kote was born to Havyaka Brahmins parents, Kote Vasanth Kumar and Parvathi Kote, in Kalanja village, Mangalore, Karnataka.<ref>{{cite web | title=Sullia: Veteran of Co-oprative and Kannada Movement Kote Vasant Kumar Breathes His Last | url=https://daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=50773 }}</ref> He had his master's degree in English literature from Mangalore University. He taught literature in the same university later for three years.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |url=http://www.kotemusic.com/AboutMe.htm |title=About Me |publisher=Kote Music and Arts Foundation |location=Karnataka, India |access-date=3 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215092708/http://kotemusic.com/AboutMe.htm |archive-date=15 February 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> Being a singer in the Mysore maharaja's court, he received honors from the king.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |url=http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/mar/15/south-kannada-singer-shashidhar-kote-gets-candid.htm |title=Being Junior Yesudas! |website=Rediff |publisher=Rediff |access-date=3 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203120735/http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/mar/15/south-kannada-singer-shashidhar-kote-gets-candid.htm |archive-date=3 February 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
He is married to Seetha Kote, and has a son.<ref name=":1"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/Mukta-Magic/articleshow/21889217.cms |title=Mukta Magic |date=15 April 2010 |work=The Times of India|location=India |access-date=3 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203122238/https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/Mukta-Magic/articleshow/21889217.cms |archive-date=3 February 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Career== Kote's was trained in music by Satyabhame, Gopalkrishna Iyer and Vid. Gurudutt. He sings in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi languages. As of 2010, Kote had performed in more than 4,000 concerts.<ref name=":1"/>
=== Geetha Chitra === Kote organizes an event named ''′Geetha Chitra′'', where music and painting programs are held. Artist B. K. S. Verma paints the subject of the song Kote sings. The event gained popularity in Bangalore, Chennai and Mumbai.<ref name=":1"/>
===Selected filmography=== * ''Madhuram Milanam Mounam'' (2018–19)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.chitratara.com/show-content.php?id=11327&ptype=News&title=MADHURAM%20MILANAM%20MOUNAM%20STARTS |title=MADHURAM MILANAM MOUNAM STARTS |website=Chitratara |location=Karnataka, India }}</ref> * ''Asthitva (2016)''
===Television=== Kote has been a host in TV reality shows as, ''Little Star Singer, Sangeetha Lahari, Hadondu Haduvenu and Sangeetha Sambrahma''.<ref name=":1"/>
====Serials==== * ''Triveni Sangama'' * ''Meenakshi Maduve''<ref name=":0"/> * ''Kanaka''<ref name=":0"/> * ''Gejjepooje''<ref name=":0"/> * ''Bhagyalakshmi''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/stand-up-comedian-sudarshan-rangaprasad-forays-into-small-screen/articleshow/94751969.cms|title=Stand-up comedian Sudarshan Rangaprasad forays into small screen|last=Lokesh|first=Vinay|date=10 October 2022|work=The Times of India}}</ref> * ''Paaru''<ref name=":0"/>
{{Authority control}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.kotemusic.com/ Kote Music and Arts Foundation] * [https://www.youtube.com/user/ShashidharKoteMusic On YouTube] * [https://www.facebook.com/kotemusic/ On Facebook] * [https://soundcloud.com/shashidharkotemusic On SoundCloud] * [https://www.raaga.com/kannada/singer/Shashidhar-Kote On Raaga] * [https://gaana.com/artist/shashidhar-kote On Gaana] * {{IMDb name|10729624}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kote, Shashidhar}} Category:Living people Category:Bhajan singers Category:Male actors in Kannada cinema Category:Indian male film actors Category:Indian male playback singers Category:Kannada-language playback singers Category:Tamil-language playback singers Category:Telugu-language playback singers Category:Malayalam-language playback singers Category:Kannada film score composers Category:Singers from Karnataka Category:20th-century Indian singers Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:20th-century Indian male singers Category:21st-century Indian male singers