H. S. Venkateshamurthy
Hodigere Srinivas Venkatesha Murthi(born 23 June 1944), often referred to by his initials, HSV, is an Indian film director, professor, essayist, playwright, novelist, childrens literature, translator, critic and poet works in Kannada Literature and Kannada Cinema. Murthy was born to Nagarathnamma and Narayana Bhatta in the remote village of Hodigere, Channagiri Taluk, Shimoga District. After attending school in his native village, he studied in Holalkere followed by collegiate training at Chitradurga. He completed his master's degree in Kannada at Central College Bangalore. He worked as lecturer and professor for more than three decades at St. Joseph 's College of Commerce, Bangalore, and remained in Bangalore after retirement. He received his Doctorate of Literature for his research on "Kannadadalli Kathana Kavanagalu". Literary career. Murthy is a post-"navya" writer and Bhavageete poet. His works blend the pre-"navya" and post-"navya" literary movements. As of 2020, he has published more than 100 books in Kannada.