At any given point in time, Century Star Shivarajkumar is the Kannada actor with the most projects in hand, with filmmakers queueing up to get collaborate, even if the film will take off only after a few years. He’s also the actor who has at least 1-2 releases in a year to justify this schedule. At 63, the actor has no intention of slowing down and has at least a dozen projects, if not more, lined up to take off.

Shivarajkumar's upcoming filmography

Shivanna, as the actor is fondly known, was last seen in a cameo in his daughter Niveditha’s production, Firefly, but as a leading man, it was Bhairathi Ranagal that he got to theatres before putting his focus entirely on his cancer treatment and recovery. Amid the promotions of the Mufti prequel, the Hattrick Hero also wound up the shoot of 45, the directorial debut of composer Arjun Janya, which will be his next release, scheduled for August 15, 2025. This film, though, is likely to get postponed owing to the deluge of big-ticket movies that week, including Coolie and War 2.

What’s next then? Well, there’s Karthik Adwaith’s as-yet-untitled #Shivanna131, which the actor resumed shooting for after his return from the US. This is expected to be the Century Star’s first release in 2026. Thereafter, it is Hemanth M Rao who has jumped the queue to the very front, despite being among the last to join the bandwagon of filmmakers waiting for the actor’s dates.

Hemanth was to do the action-packed Bhairavana Kone Paata with Shivanna, but given that the actor’s not back to full physical fitness, the filmmaker has squeezed in another quick project. Called 666 Operation Dream Theatre, the film, reportedly, has Shivanna play a spy in this retro thriller, which also stars Daali Dhananjaya.

The actor has another project with Dhananjaya to complete - the two-part gangster saga Uttarakaanda, which was put on hold owing to the former’s health issue. There’s no timeline on when Shivanna will resume this actioner, and the team went ahead and made Ekka with Yuva Rajkumar in the interim.

In this adaptation of Toto Chan: The Girl By the Window, in which Shivanna plays the title role of a teacher, MG Srinivas, who created the action heist drama Ghost with the Century Star, is on board to helm their upcoming home production, a children's film titled A for Anand. The release date of Srinivas's movie A for Anand is still unknown because he is now filming the sequel to his movie Birbal. As part of his intentions with the actor, Srini has also revealed a Ghost sequel and a spin-off of Dalavayi Muddanna.

Since then, there have been a number of initiatives, but it is unclear which will advance up the queue considering that several have been simply announcements since 2022. For example, Tejasvi, the director of Ellide Illi Tanaka, had revealed a Shivanna directorial, but it has not yet materialized. Kotresh Chaparadalli's project, titled Rathotsava, has made some headway. As have Nandakishore's Shivagana, Ravi Arasu's Jawa, Simple Suni's Manamohaka, and Lohith H's Satyamangala, the creator of Mummy Save Me and Devaki. With Shivanna, Naveen Shetty this year released a movie titled Dheera, but he gave no further information.

Like many other untitled projects, those with directors Pavan Wadeyar, Nagashekar, R Chandru, Dinakar Thoogudeepa, Balaji Madhavan, and Tagaru producer KP Sreekanth lack a defined timetable and may or may not start in the near future. Ram Dhulipudi's Nee Sigovaregu, which may or may not be resurrected, is a film that started and then disappeared. However, in addition to these movies in which Shivanna will play the main character, the actor will also star in important roles in the highly anticipated Jailer 2, which is headlined by Rajinikanth, as well as Ram Charan's Peddi.

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