Anasuya Shankar

Anasuya Shankar is a writer in Kannada cinema, credited on Hoovu Hannu (1993).

Anasuya Shankar (1 September 1928 – 29 July 1963), popularly known by her pen name Triveni, was an Indian writer of modern fiction in Kannada language. Many of her novels have been made into feature films, most prominently, Belli Moda (1967) and Sharapanjara (1971) – both directed by Puttanna Kanagal and featuring actress Kalpana. Her short-stories collection Samasyeya Magu won the Devaraja Bahadur Prize in 1950. Her novel Avala Mane earned the Karnataka Sahitya Academy Award in 1960.

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