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2015 Karnataka State Film Awards
The Karnataka State Film Awards 2015, presented by Government of Karnataka, to felicitate the best of Kannada Cinema released in the year 2015. The ceremony was held in Bengaluru on 13 November 2016. Lifetime achievement award For the first time a separate jury was appointed to select the Lifetime Achievement Awards under the chairmanship of veteran director S. K. Bhagavan. Jury A committee headed by Naganna was appointed to evaluate the awards. Film Awards Other Awards References {{Karnataka State Film Awards 2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...
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Siddaramaiah
Siddaramaiah (born 3 August 1947), also referred to by his nickname Siddu, Siddaramaiah served as Chief Minister of Karnataka from 13 May 2013 to 17 May 2018 and currently serving as the leader of the opposition in Karnataka Legislative Assembly since 9 December 2019. He belongs to Indian National Congress party and a member of Congress Working Committee. Siddaramaiah was a member of various Janata Parivar factions for several years. Earlier, as a Janata Dal (Secular) leader, he was the deputy chief minister of Karnataka on two occasions. On 13 May 2013 he was sworn in as the chief minister of Karnataka. He has presently continued as the opposition leader of Karnataka despite his resignation, which was not accepted at higher levels and continued his tenure. Early life and career He was born to Siddarame Gowda and Boramma in a remote village called Siddaramanahundi in Varuna Hobli near T. Narasipura of Mysore district in a farming family. He had no formal schooling until he wa ...
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Shivayogi Sri Puttayyajja
''Shivayogi Sri Puttayyajja'' is a 2016 Indian Kannada biographical film directed by Hamsa Vijetha and produced by Shyam Mukund Navale. Starring Vijay Raghavendra in the titular role, the film also featured Shruti, Shashikumar, Anu Prabhakar and Abhijith in other pivotal roles. The film is based on the real life of Pandit Puttaraja Gawai (1914 - 2010), who was a scholar and a Hindustani traditional musician who was well noted for his social services. The film, upon release was critically acclaimed and won awards at the Karnataka State Awards for Best Social Film and Best Actor to Vijay Raghavendra. The musical score composed and written by Amara Priya. Cast * Vijay Raghavendra as Puttaraj Gawai * Shruti * Anu Prabhakar * Shashikumar * Abhijith * Bhavyashree Rai * Shankarlinga Sugnalli * Umesh Navale * Ramananda Nayak Production Hamsa Vijetha, the granddaughter of producer Vijaya Kumar and daughter of actor Viswavijetha, was selected to direct the script by Umesh Purani ...
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Vijay Raghavendra
Vijay Raghavendra is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in Kannada films. Referred to popularly as " Chinnari Mutha", Vijay is the son of producer S. A. Chinne Gowda and nephew of actor Dr.Rajkumar. Vijay started his career as a child artist through the film ''Chalisuva Modagalu'' (1982) and won critical acclaims for his performances in ''Chinnari Mutha'' (1993) and ''Kotreshi Kanasu'' (1994). The latter film won him the National Film Award for Best Child Artist. His first Hero lead role was in Ramoji Rao's production titled ''Ninagagi'' in 2002, which was a commercial success and one of the highest-grossing films of the year. However, his subsequent projects under-performed at the box office until he was noticed for his role in the T. S. Nagabharana's period drama '' Kallarali Hoovagi'' in 2006, followed by his home production film ''Sevanthi Sevanthi'' in the same year. For playing the role of Puttaraj Gawai in the biographical film ''Shivayogi Sri Puttayyajja'' in 201 ...
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Karnataka State Film Award For Best Actor
Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor is a state film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards. The award honours Kannada Language films. Superlatives Recipients The first recipient was Dr. Rajkumar, Rajkumar who was honored in 1967 for his performance in ''Bangaarada Hoovu''. As of 2019 he was the most honored actor with nine awards. Vishnuvardhan (actor), Vishnuvardhan was honored in seven occasions. Two actors Anant Nag, Shiva Rajkumar have been honored four times, while Lokesh honored three times and two actors Ramesh Aravind, Puneeth Rajkumar have won the award two times. The award was tied in 1998 between Vishnuvardhan (actor), Vishnuvardhan and Ramesh Aravind. Interestingly, Shiva Rajkumar, Raghavendra Rajkumar and Puneeth Rajkumar are the siblings bagged this award. The most recent recipient is Raghavendra Rajkumar who is honored in 2018 for his performance in the film ''Ammana Mane''. The following is a complet ...
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Karnataka State Film Award For Best Director
Karnataka State Film Award for Best Director is a state film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards. The award honors Kannada language films. This award is presented to the Director of First Best Film award-winning film. This award is named after H. L. N. Simha. The first director of Kannada Cinema who was brought First National Award to Kannada Cinema. Superlatives Award winners The following is a complete list of award winners and the name of the films for which they won. See also * Cinema of Karnataka * List of Kannada-language films This is an alphabetical list of the Kannada feature films released by the Kannada film Industry List of Kannada films of 2018 0–9 * '' 18th Cross'' * '' 27 Mavalli Circle'' * '' 1st Rank Raju'' * ''No 73, Shanthi Nivasa'' * '' 6-5=2'' * ... References {{Karnataka State Film Awards Karnataka State Film Awards Kannada-language films ...
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Anup Bhandari
Anup Bhandari is an Indian film director, composer and lyricist who works primarily in Cinema of Karnataka, Kannada cinema. He made his directorial début with the mystery thriller film ''Rangitaranga'', featuring his brother Nirup Bhandari, in 2015. Early life Anup Bhandari was born on 2 March 1982 in Puttur, Karnataka to Sudhakar Bhandary and Rathna Bhandary. He was brought up in Mysore, where he obtained his bachelor's degree in Information Science from Vidya Vikas Institute of Engineering & Technology, Vidya Vikas Institute of Engineering and Technology. After graduating, he joined Infosys Technologies as a Software Engineer in Mysore and eventually moved to USA, where he worked for almost a decade before returning to India to make his debut feature film. Career Bhandari started off making short films while working for Infosys and won several awards. While in the US, he directed a short film called "WORDS" starring Hollywood actor Russell Harvard of There Will Be Blood and ...
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RangiTaranga
''RangiTaranga'' (English: ''Colourful Wave'') is a 2015 Indian Kannada-language mystery thriller film written and directed by Anup Bhandari in his debut, and produced by H. K. Prakash, under Shree Devi Entertainers. It features debutantes Nirup Bhandari, Radhika Chetan and Avantika Shetty in the lead roles, along with the veteran actor, Saikumar. Anup Bhandari said that in writing story for the film, he took inspiration from "Dennana Dennana", a track that featured as the theme song in the 1990s Kannada television soap '' Guddada Bhoota''. In addition to directing the film, Bhandari also scored for its soundtrack, also penning its lyrics. It featured cinematography by US-based cinematographers Lance Kaplan and William David, the former of who, had previously collaborated with Bhandari on a short film. ''RangiTaranga'' is set in Kamarottu, a fictional village in the coastal region of Karnataka, at Indu's ancestral village, where she, along with her husband Gautham Suvarna dec ...
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Karnataka State Film Award For Best Debut Film Of Newcomer Director
The Karnataka State Film Award for Director's First Time Best Film is a state film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards Karnataka State Film Awards are the most notable and prestigious film awards given for Kannada film industry in Karnataka, India. These are considered the highest awards for Kannada language films. They are given annually by the Government .... The award honors new debutant directors. Winners References {{Karnataka State Film Awards Karnataka State Film Awards 2011 establishments in Karnataka Directorial debut film awards ...
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Shashank (director)
Shashank (born 24 June 1972) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and lyricist who works in Kannada cinema. He made his debut as a director with the 2007 film '' Sixer''. His second directorial ''Moggina Manasu'' (2008) received critical acclaim for its screenplay and its coming-of-age theme. He went on to direct other successful films in the romance genre such as ''Krishnan Love Story'' (2010) and '' Krishna-Leela'' (2015). He is also credited to have introduced actors Yash and Radhika Pandit who went on to become successful actors in Kannada cinema. Early life Shashank was born in a small village called Thaalya, in Chitradurga district, Karnataka. He is the third child of his parents Hanumanthappa and Lakkamma, his father was a small farmer. However he was later adopted by his maternal uncle and aunt, Chandrashekarappa and Shantamma. Since Chandrashekarappa worked in VISL, Bhadravati, Karnataka. Shashank completed his matriculation from Bhadravati. Later he did his diplo ...
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Ajay Rao
Ajay Rao (also credited as Krishna Ajay Rao) is an Indian actor who works primarily in Kannada film industry. He rose to fame with 2003 blockbuster movie '' Excuse Me''. Career Ajay Rao debuted as a lead with the film '' Excuse Me'' (2003) and later appeared in films like ''Taj Mahal'' (2008), ''Krishnan Love Story'' (2010), ''Krishnan Marriage Story ''Krishnan Marriage Story'' is an Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film written and directed by debutant Nuthan Umesh, starring Ajay Rao and Nidhi Subbaiah in the lead roles. Vijaya Kumar is the producer and Sridhar V. Sambhram is the mu ...'' (2011), and '' Krishna Leela'' (2015). With '' Krishna Leela'' (2015) he debuted as a producer launching his home banner ''Shree Krishna Arts And Creations''. Personal life He married his long-time girlfriend Sapna on 18 December 2014. Four years later they have a daughter named cherishma Filmography References External links * Ajay Rao on Filmibeat.com
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Krishna Leela (2015 Film)
''Krishna Leela'' is a 2015 Indian Kannada romance film written directed by Shashank and produced by Ajay Rao, making his debut at production under the Shree Krishna Arts and Creations banner. Besides Rao, the film features Mayuri Kyatari, making her film debut and Rangayana Raghu in pivotal roles. Shashank had revealed that the movie was inspired by a true incident that happened in 2010 in Bangalore. The film released on 20 March 2015 to positive reviews by critics. It completed the 100 days run successfully across theatres in Karnataka. This movie was remade in Bengali in 2021 as ''Miss Call''. Cast * Ajai Rao as "Smile" Krishna * Mayuri Kyatari as Leela * Rangayana Raghu as Inspector Chandrashekar * Shobaraj * Dharmendra Urs as "Benki" Mahadev, Leela's father * Achyuth Kumar as Krishna's father * Tabla Nani as Lawyer Parameshwar * Bullet Prakash * Sadhu Kokila * Suchendra Prasad * Mico Nagaraj * Vijay Chendoor as Bhawa * Sharada * Lakshmi Raj * Shwetha Srinivas * A ...
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Karnataka State Film Award For Best Family Entertainer
Recipients The following is the list of Award-winning films for the Karnataka State Best Family Entertainer award. See also * Karnataka State Film Awards Karnataka State Film Awards are the most notable and prestigious film awards given for Kannada film industry in Karnataka, India. These are considered the highest awards for Kannada language films. They are given annually by the Government ... References {{Karnataka State Film Awards Karnataka State Film Awards 2011 establishments in Karnataka ...
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