K.S.L. Swamy was born as Kikkeri Shamanna Lakshminarasimha Swamy. He was a director and actor, known for Mugdha Manava (1977), Makkala Bhagya (1976) and Aluku (1978). He was married to B.V. Radha. He died on October 20, 2015 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India.