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Balarama (film)
''Balarama'' is a 2002 Indian Kannada-language film directed by S. Mahendar and produced by Ramesh Yadav. The film stars Rockline Venkatesh and Prema. It is a remake of the 1991 Telugu film ''Yerra Mandaram'' (1991). The film revolves around a criminal who, after committing a series of crimes, traps an innocent politician in his vicious web. Soon, the politician's wife sets out to exact revenge. The film was a box office flop. Plot Balarama is an uneducated and innocent person working in a theatre. Sevanthi loves Balarama and marries him. Due to allegations of corruption , Saahukaar Durgappa, the incumbent President of Mandal Panchayat, is barred from contesting elections. Hence, Saahukaar decides to make Balarama as the President since he is innocent and can be made a puppet in his hands. However, Balarama wants to reform his village but is left helpless as he lacks courage. Later one day, he feels ashamed of himself for being so powerless and unable to stop the crimes committ ...
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Yerra Mandaram
''Erra Mandaram'' ( Red Hibiscus) is a 1991 Telugu film, produced by Pokuri Venkateswara Rao under the Eetharam Films banner and directed by Muthyala Subbaiah. It stars Rajendra Prasad, Yamuna and music composed by Chakravarthy. The entire movie was shot in a remote village. The film was remade in Oriya as ''Udandi Sita'' starring Aparijita Mohanty, in Tamil as ''Puthiya Parasakthi'' starring Selva and Suganya and in Kannada as ''Balarama'' (2002) starring Rockline Venkatesh. The film won four Nandi Awards. Plot Ramudu (Rajendra Prasad) plays an uneducated and innocent person working in a theatre. Arundhati (Yamuna) loves Ramudu and marries him. Due to the reservation system provided by the Government for the post of Panchayat President, Ramudu has been elected as the President of Gram panchayat by the village people under the head of a landlord, Jagganna Dora (Devaraj). Jagganna Dora later reveals his intention of selecting Ramudu as president as he is innocent and can be made ...
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Karibasavaiah
Karibasavaiah (1959 – 3 February 2012) was an Indian actor who appeared in Kannada cinema and a theatre personality. He has acted in over 120 films. He died on 3 February 2012 after a road traffic accident in Bangalore. He made his debut in the movie ''Undo Hodha, Kondu Hodha''. Some of his memorable films are ''Kotreshi Kanasu'', ''Janumada Jodi'', ''Galate Aliyandru'', ''Mungarina Minchu'', ''Yaarige Salute Sambala'', ''Police Story 2'' and ''Ullasa Utsaha''. Background He was born in 1959 and belonged to a poor Kuruba Gowda family. As a child, he learnt Kuruba Gowda art forms like Kamsale, Dollu Kunitha and Harikathe. He worked as a lab assistant in a Seshadripuram college before entering film industry. He started acting in television serials beginning with ''Doddamane''. Director Nagathihalli Chandrasekhar gave him the break in Kannada film industry. Nagathihalli Chandrasekhar also helped him during his last days by paying the medical bills via his association Abhivy ...
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2000s Kannada-language Films
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Origin Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a phoneme, so the derived Greek letter sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ) "to hiss". The original name of the letter "sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the complica ...
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2000s Indian Films
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Origin Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a phoneme, so the derived Greek letter sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ) "to hiss". The original name of the letter "sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the complica ...
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Latha Hamsalekha
Latha, commonly known as Latha Hamsalekha, is an Indian playback singer in Kannada. She is the wife of composer Hamsalekha. For her song ''Aa Arunodaya Chanda'' in the movie ''Arunodaya'', Latha was awarded the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer in 1999–2000. Personal life Latha was born in Bangalore to Mitrananda Kumar and Sharada. She married Hamsalekha and they have a son and two daughters. Career Latha first became an orchestra singer in ‛Gaana Sharada’ troupe, owned by Hamsalekha's elder brother G. Balakrishna. Then started her career as playback singer through the hit song ''Nodamma Hudugi'' in the movie Premaloka in 1987. Most of her songs are recorded by Hamsalekha. Some of her hit songs including "Hasiru Gajina Balegale" (Avane Nanna Ganda), "Kaveri Theeradalli Mungarige" (Chaitrada Premanjali), "Akaradalli Gulabi Rangide" (Anjada Gandu), "Collegegu Thanks" (''Joot'') and many. Awards * 2017 - Dr. Rajkumar Award by Raghavendra Chitra ...
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Rajesh Krishnan
Rajesh Krishnan is an Indian playback singer and film actor. Although he is known for his works in Kannada films, he has sung in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi and other languages Making his mainstream debut in the film ''Gauri Ganesha'' (1991), he has sung for many feature films, devotional albums, theme albums and commercials in a career spanning over almost two decades. He won Nandi Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the film '' Ninne Pelladata'' in (1996). Career Some of his tracks include "Hogabeda Hudugi Nanna Bittu" ('' Annavra Makkalu''), "Sumsumne Nagthale" (A), "Usire Usire" ('' Huccha''), "Kariya, I Love You" ('' Duniya''), "Ondhondhe Bachitta Mathu" (''Inthi Ninna Preethiya''), "Prema Chandrama" ('' Yajamana''), "Onde Usrirante" (''Snehaloka''), "Nagu Nagu" ('' Aramane''), "Let's Dance Jothe Jothe" (''Ee Bandhana'') and "Usire" ('' Huccha''). He has sung the song "Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu' ('' Ninne Pelladata''), which is in Telugu. Acting Rajesh Krishnan m ...
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JioSaavn
JioSaavn is an Indian online music streaming service and a digital distributor of Hindi, English, Malayalam, Bengali, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Bhojpuri and other regional Indian music around the world. Since it was founded in 2007 as Saavn, the company has acquired rights to over 8.0 crore (80 million) music tracks in 15 languages. JioSaavn is a freemium service; basic features are free with advertisements or limitations, while additional features, such as improved streaming quality and music downloads for offline listening, are offered via paid subscriptions. On 23 March 2018, Saavn announced merger with JioMusic in a deal worth more than $1 billion. The merger was completed in December 2018, with Saavn being rebranded JioSaavn., , . History Saavn was founded in 2006 as BODVOD Network and initially distributed Bollywood content in North America in a B2B offering. Saavn later shifted its core focus to become a music destination for fans of Bollywood and other Indic music ...
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Kishori Ballal
Kishori Ballal (1937/1938 – 18 February 2020) was an Indian actress who was known for her works in Kannada cinema. The actress made her debut in 1960 with ''Ivalentha Hendthi'' and since then in a career spanning over 15 years, she has appeared in 72 films and along the way has worked with some of the most renowned directors and stalwart actors. Apart from Kannada film, the actress has also worked in Hindi films most notably as the caretaker of Shah Rukh Khan in the critically acclaimed ''Swades''. Her 2016 release includes Mahaveera Machideva and Aasra. Television roles include the matriarch in long running serial ''Amruthavarshini''. She died on 18 February 2020 due to age-related ailments. Filmography *2016 ''Kahi'' (as ajji) * 2016 ''Aasra'' (second billing) * 2016 ''Naani'' (as Kishori Balal) * 2015 ''Ring Road'' Grand Mother (as Kishori Balal) * 2015 ''Carry On Maratha'' (as Kishori Balal) * 2015 ''Bombay Mittai'' (as Kishori Balal) * 2014 '' Aakramana'' * 2013 '' ...
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Tara (Kannada Actress)
Anuradha (born 4 March 1971), known by her stage name Tara, is an Indian actress, known for her work in Kannada cinema and politics. She joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2009 and is currently a nominated member of the Karnataka Legislative Council. Tara made her debut in film in 1984 with the Tamil film ''Ingeyum Oru Gangai''. Her Kannada film debut came in 1986 with ''Thulasidala'' and has since portrayed many author-backed roles. Her notable performances came in films such as ''Krama'' (1991), '' Munjaneya Manju'' (1993), ''Kanooru Heggadithi'' (1999), ''Munnudi'' (2000), ''Mathadana'' (2001), '' Hasina'' (2005), ''Cyanide'' (2006) and ''Ee Bandhana'' (2007). Her performance in ''Hasina'' won her the National Film Award for Best Actress. After joining BJP, she was elected as the president of the Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy in 2012 and held the position for a year. In the same year, she was nominated as a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council, the upper hou ...
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Shivaram
S. Shivaram (28 January 1938 – 4 December 2021), popularly known simply as Shivaram or Shivaramanna, was an Indian actor, producer and director whose Kannada cinema career has spanned six decades. He has played roles including lead hero performances, character roles, comedic roles, as well as supporting parts. He teamed up with his elder brother, S. Ramanathan and produced several films under the name Rashi Brothers apart from directing ''Hrudaya Sangama'' in 1972. They together produced movies directed by Puttanna Kanagal like ''Gejje Pooje'' and ''Upasane''. They also produced Dr. Rajkumar 's 175th movie ''Nanobba Kalla'' and the Tamil movie '' Dharma Durai'' starring Rajinikanth which was a remake of the 1989 Kannada movie ''Deva''. The brothers together produced few Bollywood films as well including the 1985 movie ''Geraftaar'' which is known to be the only Indian movie to star three stalwarts - Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth - in a single movie. As a ...
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Rockline Venkatesh
Thirupathi Narasimhalunaidu Venkatesh (born 23 March 1963), better known by his stage name Rockline Venkatesh, is an Indian actor and producer known for his works in Kannada, and Hindi cinemas. He is the founder and owner of the production and distribution company, Rockline Entertainments which has directed over five films as of 2012. In 2015 he co-produced ''Bajrangi Bhaijaan'' which earned the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment at the 63rd National Film Awards. Career 1990–2010 Venkatesh began his career as a stuntman, a villain, supporting roles and produced Kannada television serial initially. He started his production venture in 1996 with co production of Ayudha. He has made films with original stories and also remakes from other languages. He has made films with top super stars of Kannada film industry like Dr. Vishnuvardhan, Ambareesh, Ravichandran, Shivaraj Kumar, Upendra, Sudeep, Puneeth Rajkumar, Darshan, Vijay and othe ...
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Shobaraj
Shobaraj is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. Some of his notable films include '' Yajamana'' (2000), ''Shabdavedhi'' (2000), '' Police Story'' (1996), and '' Sangliyana Part-3'' (1997). Career Shobaraj has been part of more than 250 Kannada films. Selected filmography Kannada * ''Chaitrada Premanjali'' (1990)...Veerabhadra * ''Golibar'' (1993) * ''Lockup Death'' (1994)...Soori * ''Bangarada Kalasha'' (1995)...Murgyappa's son * '' Police Story'' (1996)...Shobaraj "Black Tiger" * ''Snehaloka'' (1999)...Police officer * ''Shabdavedhi'' (2000)...D'Cruz * '' Galate Aliyandru'' (2000) * ''Baava Baamaida'' (2001) * ''Simhadriya Simha'' (2002)...Madesha * ''Hrudayavantha'' (2003) * '' Mourya'' (2004) * '' Swamy'' (2005)...Paramashiva * ''Suntaragaali'' (2006)...Krishnakumar Rao "Hawli Krishna" * '' Deadly Soma'' (2005)...Babaraj * ''Valmiki'' (2005)...Desai * '' Varsha'' (2005) * '' Ayya'' (2005) * '' Police Story'' (2007)...Shobaraj "Black Tiger" * ''Shankar IPS'' (2010 ...
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