Kannada film director Ha Su Rajashekhar passed away in Bengaluru on November 2, following a massive heart attack. He was 60 years old at the time of his death. the director hailed from Harapanahalli in Chamarajanagar taluk. He began his career in Kannada film industry with Anuraga Swaradalli Apaswara (1985) as an assistant director. He had directed 31 films in total throughout his career.
He was popularly known as a rough and tough director in Sandalwood. The director was well know in the industry for his work as a director in films like Curfew (1994), Bhairavi (2013), Papigala Lokadalli (2000) and Inspector Jayasimha (2003). Oriyan Thoonda Oriyagapuji (2015) was his last film as a director.