Veteran choreographer of Telugu cinema Shiva Shankar has passed away. He breathed his last at a private hospital on Sunday. 72-year-old Shiva Shankar was in the grip of Kovid-19, after which his condition remained critical. A few days ago, there was news about Shiva Shankar on social media that due to financial problems, his family is not able to get good treatment. After which Sonu Sood along with superstar Chiranjeevi and Tamil actor Dhanush helped his family.
Sonu Sood’s tweet
Sonu Sood is heartbroken by the death of Shiva Shankar. He expressed grief in a tweet. Sonu Sood wrote- ‘Very sad to hear the news of the demise of Shiva Shankar Masterji. We tried our best to save them but God had decided something else. We will always remember Masterji. May God give strength to the family to bear this loss. Cinema will always miss you sir.
Heartbroken to hear about the demise of Shiv Shankar masterji. Tried our best to save him but God had different plans. Will always miss you masterji.
May almighty give strength to the family to bear this loss.
Cinema will always miss u sir pic.twitter.com/YIIIEtcpvK— sonu sood (@SonuSood) November 28, 2021
Was awarded the National Film Award
Let us tell you that Shiva Shankar was a well-known choreographer of South Indian cinema. In 2008, he received the National Film Award for the choreography of the song ‘Dheera Dheera’ from the film ‘Magadheera’. Ram Charan and Kajal Aggarwal are in lead roles in this film. The film is directed by ‘Baahubali’ fame SS Rajamouli.
Apart from choreography, Shiva Shankar also acted in several Tamil and Telugu films.