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Akul Balaji
Akul Balaji (born Akula Balaji on 23 February 1979) is an Indian actor, television host and dancer who has worked in both Kannada and Telugu languages. He started his career by acting and hosting television shows and has participated in the Kannada Film Industry for almost a decade. He shot to fame for co-hosting the hit Kannada reality show ''Pyate Hudgir Halli Lifu'' on Asianet Suvarna Channel, with Kannada Star Sudeep. He recently hosted a Kannada dance reality show named Takadhimita on Colors Kannada Channel. In 2014, by public vote, Akul won the second season of game show Bigg Boss Kannada – the Indian version of Celebrity Big Brother and currently produced by Endemol India Early and personal life Originally from a small town called Rly. Kodur in Andhra Pradesh, Akul Balaji was born on 23 February 1979. After moving to Bangalore at age 16, he trained in Bharathanatyam under Smt. Usha Datar and later joined "Natya STEM Dance Kampni", headed by Madhu Nataraj as a conte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the north-west, Chhattisgarh to the north, Odisha to the north-east, Tamil Nadu to the south, Karnataka to the west and the Bay of Bengal to the east. It has the second longest coastline in India after Gujarat, of about . Andhra State was the first state to be formed on a linguistic basis in India on 1 October 1953. On 1 November 1956, Andhra State was merged with the Telugu-speaking areas (ten districts) of the Hyderabad State to form United Andhra Pradesh. ln 2014 these merged areas of Hyderabad State are bifurcated from United Andhra Pradesh to form new state Telangana . Present form of Andhra similar to Andhra state.but some mandalas like Bhadrachalam still with Telangana. Visakhapatnam, Guntur, Kurnool is People Capital of And ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ETV Kannada
Colors Kannada (previously known as ''ETV Kannada''), is an Indian general entertainment channel, owned by Viacom18 that primarily broadcasts Kannada language entertainment shows. This channel is currently available in India and the United States. On the success of this channel, another channel named Colors Super, which is also a general entertainment channel, was launched on 24 July 2016. In December 2020, Colors Kannada celebrated its 20th anniversary. History The channel was originally launched on 10 December 2000 as ETV Kannada and was promoted by Hyderabad's Ramoji Rao. It later became a part of Viacom 18,owned by Network 18, officially re-branding under the Colors franchise on 26 April 2015. Colors Kannada was the first GEC to start an HD channel in Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kallarali Hoovagi
''Kallarali Hoovagi'' ( kn, ಕಲ್ಲರಳಿ ಹೂವಾಗಿ) is a 2006 Indian Kannada historical drama romance film directed by T. S. Nagabharana, based on a novel of the same name written by B. L. Venu. Set in 1772, during the reign of Madakari Nayaka, the last ruler of Chitradurga, it features a fictitious love story between a Hindu Veerashaiva boy and a Muslim girl. The film stars Vijay Raghavendra, Umashankari, Anant Nag, Bharathi, Ambareesh, Avinash. At the 54th National Film Awards, the film won Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration. It also won multiple awards at the 2006–07 Karnataka State Film Awards. Upon theatrical release on 22 December 2006, the film received widespread critical acclaim and also emerged as a box-office success. The core plot of the 2015 Hindi film ''Bajrangi Bhaijaan'' was thematically same as this movie. Plot A young Hindu boy (belonging to a caste primarily considered vegetarian) staying in a Hindu dominated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dancing Champion
''Dancing Champion'' is a Kannada dance reality show aired on Colors Kannada and streamed on Voot. It features celebrities as contestants who are paired with professional dancers competing for a cash prize and the title Dancing Champion. The judges of the show are Mayuri Upadhya, Vijay Raghavendra and Meghana Raj. The show is hosted by Akul Balaji. The show premiered on 8 January 2022. Production The show is a competition where a 14 celebrities are paired with exceptionally talented common people, handpicked from all across Karnataka. Well-known faces & fresh ones pair-up for a phenomenal dance-off. Contestants dance to a different tune, different theme and different styles every week and scores are given by the judges. Each week one couple is eliminated based on their scores with only one pair having the chance to be finally crowned, Dancing Champion. The show is produced by actor Srujan Lokesh under his banner Lokesh Productions Lokesh Productions, based in Bengaluru, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cookku With Kirikku
''Cookku with Kirikku'' is a Kannada-language comedy-based cooking competition show aired on Star Suvarna and streams on Disney+ Hotstar where the contestants are paired each week with comedians (Kirikkus) who are amateur cooks. It premiered on 10 April 2021. The contestants along with their kirikkus are challenged every week and judged by Sihi Kahi Chandru, Chef Venkatesh Bhat and Chef Adarsh. The Show is a remake of Tamil reality show Cooku With Comali. Production Game format Every week, the show starts with celebrity chefs getting paired with their Kirikkus''.'' Then the teams compete in Advantage Task 1 and Task 2. The teams then compete in Main Task and Immunity/Elimination Task. The Advantage task involves a minimal task in which a team does a small task and the winner of the Advantage task is given an advantage during the main task where the team can choose a time frame to work without any obstacles. During the Main task, every team is a given a challenge or an obst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sixth Sense Kannada
''Sixth Sense Kannada'' is an Indian Kannada-language reality game show created by Ohmkar and hosted by Akul Balaji. It is based on the Telugu-language show ''Sixth Sense''. The show started airing on Star Suvarna from 7 July 2018 to 13 October 2018. A total of 28 episodes were aired. Paricipants Adaptations References {{Reflist External links ''Sixth Sense Kannada''on Hotstar Disney+ Hotstar (also known as Hotstar) is an Indian brand of subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned by Novi Digital Entertainment of Disney Star and operated by Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution, both di ... Kannada-language television shows 2018 Indian television series debuts Star Suvarna original programming 2018 Indian television series endings Indian game shows Indian reality television series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colors Super
Colors Super is an Indian general entertainment channel, owned by Viacom 18, that primarily broadcasts Kannada-language entertainment shows. This channel was launched on 24 July 2016, after the success of Kannada's leading entertainment channel, Colors Kannada, the primary Kannada entertainment channel of Viacom 18. Current broadcasts Colors Super telecasts dubbed versions of various famous Indian series and re - telecasts super hit reality shows from its sister channel, Colors Kannada Colors Kannada (previously known as ''ETV Kannada''), is an Indian general entertainment channel, owned by Viacom18 that primarily broadcasts Kannada language entertainment shows. This channel is currently available in India and the United Sta .... Former broadcasts Original serials Reality shows Dubbed serials External links References Television stations in Bangalore Kannada-language television channels Television channels and stations established in 2016 2016 establ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MAA TV
Star Maa (formerly Maa TV) is an Indian Telugu language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. The channel telecasts Telugu language programmes such as serials, Reality television, reality shows and Telugu cinema, Telugu films. The channel was launched as Maa TV in April 2002 by Murali Krishnam Raju. In March 2006, Nimmagadda Prasad along with Movie star, film stars Chiranjeevi and Nagarjuna (actor), Nagarjuna became promoters by purchasing 60% stake with Raju holding 20% stake. In February 2015, Star India acquired broadcast business of Maa Television Network for an estimated price of 2,0002,500 crore. In 2017, Maa TV was rebranded as Star Maa. History Penmetsa Murali Krishnam Raju founded MAA Television Network in 2001 as a corporate entity. Its flagship TV channel, MAA TV was launched in April 2002. The channel started off as a Pay television, pay channel with 18 hours of programming a day. An initia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Udaya TV .
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Udaya may refer to * Udaya Pictures, a movie company in Kerala. * Udaya TV, a Kannada-language television channel * Udaya Manikya, a 16th-century king of Tripura Tripura (, Bengali: ) is a state in Northeast India. The third-smallest state in the country, it covers ; and the seventh-least populous state with a population of 36.71 lakh ( 3.67 million). It is bordered by Assam and Mizoram to the ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colors Kannada
Colors Kannada (previously known as ''ETV Kannada''), is an Indian general entertainment channel, owned by Viacom18 that primarily broadcasts Kannada language entertainment shows. This channel is currently available in India and the United States. On the success of this channel, another channel named Colors Super, which is also a general entertainment channel, was launched on 24 July 2016. In December 2020, Colors Kannada celebrated its 20th anniversary. History The channel was originally launched on 10 December 2000 as ETV Kannada and was promoted by Hyderabad's Ramoji Rao. It later became a part of Viacom 18,owned by Network 18, officially re-branding under the Colors franchise on 26 April 2015. Colors Kannada was the first GEC to start an HD channel in Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bigg Boss Kannada (season 2)
The second season of the Kannada-language version of Indian reality television series ''Bigg Boss'' was telecast on Asianet Suvarna and produced by Endemol India. The show premiered on 29 June 2014 with Sudeep as the host. Among four finalists Akul Balaji emerged as the title winner with maximum votes and performance in house followed by Srujan Lokesh as runner-up, Deepika Kamaiah and Shwetha Chengappa as third and fourth respectively Housemates status Housemates Original entrants #Adi Lokesh, son of late Mysore Lokesh, is known for his villain roles in Kannada film industry. #Akul Balaji is a host of Kannada reality shows, '' Thaka Dhimi Tha Dancing Star'' (2014) being the most recent. Akul Balaji currently the winner of Bigg Boss Kannada Season 2. #Anita Bhat Prabhakar Mandya #Anupama Bhat anchored morning show and ''Kitchen Taare'' on (Udaya TV) and was a contestant in '' Thaka Dhimi Tha Dancing Star''. #Deepika Kamaiah is a Kannada actress notable for a leading role ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
