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Producer Needita Shivarjkumar. , Photo Credit: Ravichandran n

Growing in a film family, dinner table conversation will not always be about films, unlike the general perception, Needita Shivarjkumar says. “I think it was Abhishek Bachchan who once said that, as a child, he believed that everyone’s house would be similar. I belong to his statement. As a child, as a child, I saw many fans outside my house, and I felt that it is normal. Nobody is normal and told me that my dad and grandfather were superstars,” they say.

Kannada superstar Shivrajkumar’s daughter, Needitha has produced her first feature film, Firefly, Stayed and directed by Left. The Kannada film hits on screen on April 24, 2025, which is the grandfather of The Birvedi, veteran actor Dr. The prince’s birth is anniversary.

“This is a special day for us. He (prince) was a gentle person who would sit and sing for us. rent With them. My grandfather’s only dramatic film I saw Shabdvedi (2000), his last film. His whole life was about films. She knew all, “she remembers.

Actor-director Vamshi on the set of ‘Jugnu’. , Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Needita remembers to go to the sets of Shivarjkumar’s films during the summer holidays. However, he considered films to be a serious career option only after completing his education. “I was never interested in becoming an actor. The conversation changed me to start a business or support a family business. I was not interested in it. So, I got into production without enough experience in it. It was like shooting in darkness, but I learned it to work.”

with Firefly, She tries to prove that there is no shortage of good producers in the Kannada film industry. “The film revolves around Vicky, which is in its 20s. She has passed something in her life. The film is about her journey, as she meets many people, and how she tries to overcome loneliness and sorrow,” she says.

Indra created in ‘Jugnu’. , Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

In a conversation Hindu in November, Shivrajkumar compared his daughter’s ability to do justice and decide as his mother, Parvatathma Rajkumar, who starred the famous production banner Poronima enterprises. “It was very kind to say this.” He said, she was a very bold and strong-witted manufacturer. I am trying to follow that quality. I want to keep my leg down and work in a way I want, “she provides.

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Needita slowly wants to get out of the shadow of her father’s popularity. “I think it will be through my work. I do not want to draw the attention that I was born with because of my father. It is something I was born. I created three web series (Hate you Romeo, Honeymoon, And By mistake) First Longing. I am doing my work to stand out on my own, “she says, saying that she has started reading the script for her next facility.