Shashidhar Kote

Shashidhar Kote is an Indian singer, musician and actor.

Personal life
Kote was born to Kote Vasanth Kumar and Parvathi Kote, in Kalanja village, Mangalore, Karnataka. He had his master's degree in English literature from Mangalore University. He taught literature in the same university later for three years. Being a singer in the Mysore maharaja's court, he received honors from the king.

He is married to Seetha Kote, and has a son.

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.

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.

Selected filmography

 * Madhuram Milanam Mounam (2018–19)
 * Asthitva (2016)

Television
Kote has been a host in TV reality shows as, Little Star Singer, Sangeetha Lahari, Hadondu Haduvenu and Sangeetha Sambrahma.

Serials

 * Triveni Sangama
 * Meenakshi Maduve
 * Kanaka
 * Gejjepooje