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Bhagyavantharu
''Bhagyavantharu'' is a 1977 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by H. R. Bhargava, making his debut. The film featured an ensemble cast including Rajkumar, B. Saroja Devi, Ashok, Balakrishna and Ramakrishna playing the pivotal roles. The film was produced by Dwarakish. The dialogues and lyrics were written by Chi. Udaya Shankar. The film featured original score and soundtrack composed by Rajan–Nagendra.Puneeth Rajkumar made a brief appearance in one of the songs of this film. The movie is a remake of 1974 Tamil movie '' Dheerga Sumangali''. Cast * Rajkumar as Kumar * B. Saroja Devi as Parvathi * Ashok as Ramu * Balakrishna as Mahadevayya * Ramakrishna as Arun * Mynavathi as GunduRao's wife * Thoogudeepa Srinivas as GunduRao * M. S. Umesh * Sampath * M. S. Sathyu * M. N. Lakshmi Devi as Parvathi's step mother * Shashikala as Kumar's sister * B. Jaya as Parvathamma * Dwarakish as Subbu (Parvathi's step brother) in a guest appearance * Gurudath Musuri as young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dheerga Sumangali
''Dheerga Sumangali'' () is a 1974 Indian Tamil-language drama film co-written and directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar. The film was produced by N. S. Rajendran under Visalakshi Combines and stars K. R. Vijaya and Muthuraman, while Major Sundarrajan, V. K. Ramasamy and Sivakumar play supporting roles. The film's soundtrack and background score were composed by M. S. Viswanathan, while the lyrics for the songs were written by Kannadasan and Vaali. M. Viswanatha Rai and B. Kandasamy handled cinematography and editing respectively. The film's story was written by G. Balasubramaniam and the dialogues were written by Karaikudi Narayanan. The film was released on 12 April 1974. It was remade in Telugu as Dheerga Sumangali (1974), Kannada as ''Bhagyavantharu'' (1977), in Malayalam as '' Aayiram Janmangal'' (1976) and in Hindi as ''Sadaa Suhagan'' (1986). Plot Cast * K. R. Vijaya as Lakshmi * Muthuraman as Sundaram * Major Sundarrajan * V. K. Ramasamy * Sivakumar *Suruli Rajan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dwarakish
Bungle Shama Rao Dwarakanath (born 19 August 1942), better known as Dwarakish ( ), is an Indian actor, director and producer in the Kannada film industry. He was given the name Dwarakish by Kannada film maker C. V. Shivashankar. Early life Dwarakish was born on 19 August 1942. He grew up in Ittigegud, Mysore. He received his primary education in Sharada Vilas and Banumaiah's school, and he graduated from CPC Polytechnic with a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering. After completing his education, Dwarakish and his brother started an automotive spare-parts business called "Bharath Auto Spares" in Gandhi Square, Mysore. He was strongly attracted to acting and often asked his maternal uncle, a famous cinema director Hunusur Krishnamurthy, to give him a chance to act in movies. In 1963, he decided to quit business and start acting in movies. Film career In 1966, Dwarakish co- produced the movie ''Mamatheya Bandhana'' with 2 others under the banner of Thunga Pictures. In 1969, his fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mynavathi
Mynavathi (26 July 1935 – 10 November 2012) was an Indian actress. She made her first screen appearance as an actor in the 1955 Kannada film ''Santa Sakhu'' and acted in over 100 Kannada films. She was the younger sister of another popular Kannada actress Pandari Bai. She became popular after her role in the 1959 Kannada film ''Abba Aa Hudugi'', which co-starred Rajkumar and her sister Pandari Bai and was directed by H. L. N. Simha. In the film, she played the role of an autocratic girl who hates men. It was based on William Shakespeare's play ''The Taming of the Shrew''. Career After her debut in 1955, Mynavathi appeared in ''Bhakta Vijaya'', ''Hari Bhakta'' and '' Rayara Sose'', all the films that had Rajkumar playing the lead role. She has acted alongside other greats of Kannada cinema like Kalyan Kumar and Udaykumar, with Sivaji Ganesan in Tamil films. Her other popular films include ''Kacha Devayani'', ''Naane Bhagyavathi'', ''Anuraadha'', ''Annapurna'', ''Sarvajnam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashok (Kannada Actor)
Ashok (born 12 September 1951) is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry, known for drama roles. His notable films include ''Ranganayaki,'' ''Sanadi Appanna'', ''Bayalu Daari'', ''Archana'', ''Chellida Rakta'', ''Thayiya Madilalli'', ''Raja Maharaja'' and ''Krantiyogi Basavanna''. Early life Ashok was born to V. Lakshmi Narasimhaiah, a police inspector and Puttamma in Anekal. To become a film star was his childhood ambition. No sooner had he completed his degree, than he applied to NSD, FTTI, Pune and the Madras Film Institute. He was admitted to the Madras Film Institute and even topped the course. Career His first Kannada film was '' Hennu Samsarada Kannu'' opposite ''Sridevi Shree Amma Yanger Ayyappan (13 August 1963 – 24 February 2018), professionally credited with her stage name Sridevi, was an Indian actress who worked in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada language films. Cited as the "First Fem ...''. He mainly acted in romantic movies opposi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thoogudeepa Srinivas
Mysore Srinivas (17 April 1943 – 16 October 1995), known by his stage name Thoogudeepa Srinivas was an Indian actor who appeared in Kannada films and is remembered for his portrayal of negative-shaded characters. He is the father of actor, Darshan and film director Dinakar. Early life Srinivas was born to Muniswami and Parvathamma in 1943 as their fourth son. He had eight siblings. He lost his parents at a young age. Right from his childhood days, Srinivas was interested in theatre and cinema and was a regular participant in his school and college plays. During one of these plays, he caught the eye of another theatre artist M. P. Shankar, whom he later went on to star with in many Kannada films. Srinivas then became a regular member of Shankar's camp and had to discontinue his education during his pursuing of a Bachelor of Science from St. Philomena's College in Mysore. Career Srinivas made his debut in film in 1966 with K. S. L. Swamy's Kannada film ''Thoogudeepa''. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sampath (Kannada Actor)
Mavinakere Srinivasayyangar Cheluvayyangar better known by his stage name Sampath was an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. Some of the notable films of Sampath as an actor include '' Gandhada Gudi'' (1973), '' Sri Srinivasa Kalyana'' (1974), '' Bhakta Kumbara'' (1974) and '' Eradu Kanasu'' (1974). Career Sampath has been part of more than 130 films in Kannada. His combinations in films, with actor Dr.Rajkumar gained popularity. Selected filmography * ''Bharathi'' (1949) * ''Dallali'' (1952) * ''Chintamani'' (1957) * '' Nakkare Ade Swarga'' (1967) * ''Dhana Pishachi'' (1967)...Rama Rao * '' Sarvamangala'' (1968) * '' Margadarshi'' (1969)...Chennayya * '' Mallammana Pavaada'' (1969)...landlord * ''Madhura Milana'' (1969) * '' Gejje Pooje'' (1969) * ''Rangamahal Rahasya'' (1970) * '' Paropakari'' (1970)...Veeranna * '' Devara Makkalu'' (1970)...Krishnaswamy * '' Thayi Devaru'' (1971)...Paramashivayya * ''Sothu Geddavalu'' (1971)...Rao Bahadur Shivarudrappa * ''Nyayave De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajan–Nagendra
Rajan–Nagendra were an Indian musical duo who were prominent composers of film music in Kannada and Telugu cinema from the late 1950s to the early 1990s. Rajan, along with his brother Nagendra, created a niche for themselves for nearly four decades. The duo scored music for about 375 films, over 200 of them in Kannada and the remainder in other languages like Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Tulu, Hindi and Sinhala. They composed innumerable hits, hundreds of melodious tunes in their career spanning four decades. They also hold the record for the longest active musical pair in the industry. Childhood Rajan (1933–2020) and Nagendrappa (1935–2000) were born in Shivarampet of Mysore in a middle-class musical family. Their father Rajappa was a harmonium and flute player who played background music for silent movies. Within a short time, each of them attained proficiency in playing a different instrument – Rajan in violin and Nagendra in Jal tarang. Rajan used to listen to mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramakrishna (Kannada Actor)
Ramakrishna (born c. 1951), also known as Neernalli Ramakrishna, is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Kannada cinema, and known for his portrayal of character roles as a lead actor. He was born into the Havyaka Brahmin community in Neernalli, near Sirsi, in the erstwhile North Canara (now Uttara Kannada) region of Karnataka State. In his career spanning over 30 years, he has appeared in over 200 films, mostly Kannada and a handful in Tamil and Telugu cinema; he appeared in a lead role in K. Balachander's '' Poikkal Kudhirai'' (1983). A protégé of the renowned filmmaker Puttanna Kanagal, he featured in some of the latter's best works such as '' Ranganayaki'' (1981), ''Maanasa Sarovara'' and '' Amrutha Ghalige'' (1984). Since the 1990s, he has appeared mostly in supporting roles. At the 2004 general elections, he contested from the erstwhile Kanara Lok Sabha constituency and lost, representing the Janata Party (JP). He had revealed that he had played the role of Laks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama Film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, teen drama, and comedy-drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular setting or subject-matter, or else they qualify the otherwise serious tone of a drama with elements that encourage a broader range of moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of cinema or television that involve fictional stories are forms of drama in the broader sense if their storytelling is achieved by means of actors who represent ( mimesis) characters. In this broader s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balakrishna (Kannada Actor)
Tirumakudalu Narasipura Balakrishna (2 November 1911 – 18 July 1995), commonly known an T. N. Balakrishna or Balanna, was an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. He was said to have a hearing problem and some say that he was totally deaf. However, he would catch the lip movements of the artists and would narrate the dialogues spontaneously. He was popular for his comic and villainous roles in films like '' kantheredu nodu'' (1961), '' Muriyada Mane'' (1964), ''Bangaarada Manushya'' (1972), ''Gandhada Gudi'' (1973) and ''Kaamana Billu'' (1983) and appeared in numerous versatile roles over a hundred films that starred Rajkumar in the lead role. Balakrishna is known to have played the most roles in Kannada cinema, having appeared in over 560 films as a hero, villain, comedian, good Samaritan, loving father and lunatic. Sudha Chandran is his ex-daughter in law. Early life Balakrishna was born into a poor family on 2 November 1911 in Arsikere, Kingdom of Mysore. Whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puneeth Rajkumar
Puneeth Rajkumar (17 March 1975 – 29 October 2021), colloquially known as Appu, was an Indian actor, playback singer, television presenter, and producer, who worked in Kannada cinema. He was the youngest son of actor and matinee idol Dr. Rajkumar, He was one of the most popular actors in Kannada cinema. He was the lead in 30 films; as a child, he appeared in many films. His performances in ''Vasantha Geetha'' (1980), '' Bhagyavantha'' (1981), ''Chalisuva Modagalu'' (1982), '' Eradu Nakshatragalu'' (1983), '' Bhakta Prahaladha'', '' Yarivanu'' and '' Bettada Hoovu'' (1985) were praised. He won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for his role of Ramu in ''Bettada Hoovu''. He also won Karnataka State Award Best Child artist for ''Chalisuva Modagalu'' and ''Eradu Nakshatragalu''. Puneeth's first lead role was in 2002's ''Appu''. He was conferred with the Doctorate by Mysuru University. The Karnataka Government conferred the state's highest civilian award, Karnataka R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kannada
Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native speakers, and was additionally a second or third language for around 13 million non-native speakers in Karnataka. Kannada was the court language of some of the most powerful dynasties of south and central India, namely the Kadambas, Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas, Yadava Dynasty or Seunas, Western Ganga dynasty, Wodeyars of Mysore, Nayakas of Keladi Hoysalas and the Vijayanagara empire. The official and administrative language of the state of Karnataka, it also has scheduled status in India and has been included among the country's designated classical languages.Kuiper (2011), p. 74R Zydenbos in Cushman S, Cavanagh C, Ramazani J, Rouzer P, ''The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics: Fourth Edition'', p. 767, Princeton Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
