Happy Birthday Shivarajkumar: Top 5 movies of the actor

Superstar Shivarajkumar is celebrating his 57th birthday today. He is the elder son of Sandalwood's legendary star Dr. Rajkumar who enjoys a huge fanbase across the state. He has acted in more than 125 movies. On the occasion of his birthday let's take a look at some of his best movies:

'Anand' is one of the best movies in the career Shivarajkumar. He marked his debut with this movie and played the role of a student. This movie ran for more than 33 weeks in theatres and record a new Kannada box office record in the past. This movie was directed by Singeetham Srinivasa Rao, Sudha Rani played female lead role along with Shivarajkumar.

Directed by Upendra, 'Om' was a career-changing movie for the star which was released in 1995. The film featured real-life rowdies Jedarahalli Krishnappa, Bekkina Kannu Rajendra, Tanveer, Korangu Krishna, for supporting role in the movie. Om movie starts with a journalist who motivates real-life gangsters to leave the underworld.

'Janumada Jodi' gave a social message to the society on caste system.Directed by T.S. Nagabharana starring Shivarajkumar and Shilpa in lade role. It was based on Gujarati novel ‘Malela Jeev’ by Pannalal Patel. Janumada Jodi became one of the biggest musical hit which attracted the people after the release of the movie. V. Manohar composed music for this movie. The movie won many awards in 44th Filmfare Awards and Karnataka State Film Awards.

'Jogi' was an action-oriented movie, which showcased the story of a boy who comes to the city to buy a pair of bangles for his mother, however, went on to become rowdy of the town. The movie was commercially hit at the box office.

2018's release 'Tagaru' is considered as one of the best crime movies in Sandalwood starring Shivarajkumar in a lead role. The movie is directed and written by Duniya Soori, which is the biggest commercial blockbuster. This movie was produced by K.P. Srikanth, which had Charan Raj music. It is the first Kannada movie to release in Kenya and Japan. Tagaru cast stars like Shivarajkumar, Devaraj, Dhananjay, Vasishta N. Simha, Manvitha and Bhavana. The movie is about the clash between the police and underworld. The movie got huge recognition for Dhananjay, Vasishta N. Simha for playing a negative role.