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Shankar Aswath (Bigg Boss Kannada 8) Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Shankar Aswath (Bigg Boss Kannada 8) Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

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Father: Late K. S. Ashwath

Wife: Sudha Shankar Ashwath

Hometown: Mysore

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Other name Ravi check sources
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and Shankar Ashwath check sources
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Profession(s) Actor and Cab Driver
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.) in centimeters**- 170 cm**
in meters**- 1.70 m**
in feet & inches**- 5’ 7”**
Eye Colour Black
Hair Colour Salt & Pepper (Dyed Black)
Personal Life
Date of Birth Year 1958
Age (as of 2021) 63 Years
Birthplace Mysore, Karnataka
Nationality Indian
Hometown Mysore, Karnataka
School Sarada Vilas High School, Mysore
College/University JSS College of Pharmacy, Mysuru (1978-1980) check sources
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Relationships & More
Marital Status Married
Family
Wife/Spouse Sudha Shankar Ashwath (runs a catering service “Annapoorna Caterers” in Mysore)
Children Son- Skanda R Ashwath (National level swimmer and swimming coach at the University of Mysuru)
Parents Father- KS Ashwath (Actor)
Mother- Sharadamma
Siblings Brother- Subbukrishna Ashwath
Sister(s)- Vijaya Murthy and Nagarathna Ashwath (Image in parents' section)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shankar Aswath

  • Shankar Aswath is a South Indian actor and Uber cab driver.

  • He started his career as an actor and appeared in various Kannada films like ‘Nirbandha’ (1996), ‘Nandhi’ (2002), ‘Malla’ (2004), ‘Raaj the Showman’ (2009), and ‘RangiTaranga’ (2015).

  • He worked in the South Indian films for almost 25 years, but failed to get good opportunities. Later, he joined Uber (a private cab-operating firm) in Bengaluru as a cab driver. In an interview, he talked about working as a cab driver, he said,

My father (K.S. Ashwath) has taught me to lead a self-sufficient life without making any compromises. I will not go around asking people for help. There is a need for everyone to work until they are healthy and save money for the autumn years of life. I drive cabs when there is no work in the industry for which I have no regret.”

  • Shankar believes that it is because of the generation gap in the film industry that he did not get good opportunities. Though he is not ashamed of his job, he wears a cap to hide his identity while working as a cab driver to avoid unnecessary questions about his identity asked by his customers. In an interview, he said,

My father would have been proud of my job. I halted my Uber cab to pay obeisance to his photograph hung on the compound wall of a street of Mysuru.”

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