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Charan Raj (composer)
Charan Raj is an Indian composer and singer known for his work in Kannada cinema. For his work in ''Jeerjimbe'' (2016), he was awarded the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director. Early life Raj trained in Carnatic music with Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath and in Classical music with Neecia Majolly. He also holds a grade eight certificate in piano from the London School of Music. Career Raj's first major success came when ''Winds of Samsara'', an album of Ricky Kej and Wouter Kellerman won the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album in 2015. The album also featured vocals by Raj. During the time, he also worked as an arranger for composers such as Prashant Pillai. Raj's first work in Kannada films came in ''Harivu'' in 2014. He received acclaim for his work in ''Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu''. He scored for '' Pushpaka Vimana''. For his work in ''Jeerjimbe'' (2016), he was awarded the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director. Raj received praise for his music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kodagu
Kodagu (also known by its former name Coorg) is an administrative district in the Karnataka state of India. Before 1956, it was an administratively separate Coorg State, at which point it was merged into an enlarged Mysore State. It occupies an area of in the Western Ghats of southwestern Karnataka. In 2001 its population was 548,561, 13.74% of which resided in the district's urban centre, making it the least populous of the 31 districts in Karnataka. The nearest railway stations are Mysore Junction, located around away, Thalassery, and Kannur, the latter two located in Kerala at a distance of about . The nearest airports are Kannur International Airport in Kerala ( from Madikeri) and Mangalore International Airport ( from Madikeri). Geography Kodagu is located on the eastern slopes of the Western Ghats. It has a geographical area of . The district is bordered by Dakshina Kannada district to the northwest, Hassan district to the north, Mysore district to the east, Kasara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pushpaka Vimana (2017 Film)
''Pushpaka Vimana'' is a 2017, Indian Kannada drama film directed by S. Ravindranath, making his debut. The film stars Ramesh Aravind, acting in his 100th Kannada film, as the protagonist playing the father role. Rachita Ram and Baby Yuvina Parthavi play the daughters role. Prominent Bollywood actress Juhi Chawla is seen in a song sequence, marking her re-entry to Kannada films after 18 years. The film's title is borrowed from the 1987 silent film of the same name. The film is a joint venture between Vikhyath Chitra Productions and Pawan Wadeyar Film Factory. The film's score and soundtrack is by Charan Raj whilst the cinematography is by Bhuvan Gowda. The film's teaser clocking 2minutes 37seconds and portraying the love and affection between the father and the daughter garnered much praise for Ramesh's expressive act and Bhuvan's cinematography. The film was reported to be in contention for ''Best Adapted Screenplay'' at the Oscars, though it did not enter the long-list and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
64th Filmfare Awards South
The 64th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honoring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema in 2016 is an event that was held on 17 June 2017 at Novotel and HICC Complex in Hyderabad. The nominations for all the main awards were declared on 8 June 2017. List of winners and nominees Main awards Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface. Kannada cinema Malayalam cinema Tamil cinema Telugu cinema Technical Awards Special awards References General * * Specific External links * * {{Filmfare Awards South, state=expanded Filmfare Awards South 2017 Indian film awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Head Bush
''Head Bush'' is a 2022 Kannada-language gangster film directed by Shoonya and written by Agni Shridhar, and produced by Dhananjaya and Ramco Somanna under the banner of Daali Pictures, SD Manna Talkies and Zee Studios. The film features an ensemble cast of Dhananjaya, Payal Rajput (in her Kannada debut), Devaraj, Yogesh, V. Ravichandran, Raghu Mukherjee, Vasishta N. Simha, Sruthi Hariharan and Prakash Belawadi. ''Head Bush'' was released on 21 October 2022 where it received mixed to negative reviews from critics and became a box-office bomb. Premise In the late 1970s, in Bangalore, M. P. Jayaraj alias "Head Bush", and his friends Ganga and Samson are called by Devraj Urs's son-in-law MDN to head "Indira Brigade", which was formed to protect Indira Gandhi's reputation. With unlimited money flowing from the politicians and cops, Jayaraj takes control over Bangalore, but petty issue triggers within Jayaraj's gang, which leads into a personal rivalry between Jayaraj and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James (2020 Film)
James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (other), various kings named James * Saint James (other) * James (musician) * James, brother of Jesus Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Arts, entertainment, and media * ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * James the Red Engine, a character in ''Thomas the Tank Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salaga (film)
''Salaga'' is a 2021 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film directed by Duniya Vijay in his directorial debut and produced by KP Srikanth. It features Duniya Vijay himself along with Sanjana Anand, Daali Dhananjay, and Nagabhushan in prominent roles. The film was released on 14 October 2021. Plot In Bangalore, ''Slum'' Shetty is a gangster, who along with former gangster-turned BBMP corporator Indra and ''Juttu'' Seena are controlling the Bangalore underworld. Shetty learns that a person named ''Thyagaraja'' Ramanna is smuggling illegal arms from Mangalore Port for Salaga, who is operating from prison. Shetty sends Suri ''Anna'' to ''deal with him''. Learning about Ramanna's attack, Salaga hires a cold-blooded gang named ''Batsman'' boys and kills Suri at a bar. Suri's brother Kenda is enraged and vows to kill Salaga. The trio, along with Kenda, learns that Salaga is released from prison, where they attempt to kill him, but Salaga escapes and kills Kenda, with the he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bheema Sena Nala Maharaja
''Bheemasena Nalamaharaja'' is a 2020 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by Karthik Saragur and produced by Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah, Rakshit Shetty, and Hemanth M. Rao. It stars Aravinnd Iyer and Arohi Narayan along with Priyanka, Aadya, and Achyut Kumar. As per the director, the film is "based on six rasas -- sweet, sour, salty, bitter, pungent and astringent, and the six characters represent six rasas." The soundtrack A soundtrack is recorded music accompanying and synchronised to the images of a motion picture, drama, book, television program, radio program, or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack ... and score was composed by Charan Raj (composer), Charan Raj and the cinematography was handled by Ravindranath. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film was streamed worldwide from 29 October 2020 on Amazon Prime Video as a part of their ''Great Indian Festival''. Cast * Aravinnd Iyer as Latthesh / Bhee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Popcorn Monkey Tiger
''Popcorn Monkey Tiger'' is a 2020 Indian Kannada-language crime film directed by Duniya Soori and produced by K.M. Sudhir. It features Dhananjay in the lead role, along with Nivedhitha. The soundtrack and score are composed by Charan Raj, cinematography is by Shekhar S. and the art department was handled by Malla. The script was written by Amritha K. Bhargav and Duniya Soori, screenplay was written by Amritha K. Bhargav. The film serves sequel to the '' Kendasampige'' (2016) and to ''Kaage Bangara'' (2020). Plot The plot unfolds in a reverse chronological fashion. The plot's focus is the life of protagonist Seena and the evolution of his character due to external forces that sway him in several directions. Women/lovers involved in Seena's life contribute to these forces that trigger the Metamorphosis of his character. He goes from being a garage mechanic to being a prominent leader in the underworld mafia. "Popcorn" Devi, one of the lovers, has a profound impact on See ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avane Srimannarayana
''Avane Srimannarayana'' (; ) is a 2019 Indian Kannada-language fantasy adventure comedy film directed and edited by Sachin B. Ravi in his directorial debut. Jointly produced by Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah and H.K.Prakash, the film features Rakshit Shetty and Shanvi Srivastava in lead roles. B. Ajaneesh Loknath and Charan Raj composed the soundtrack, with the former composing the score, whereas Karm Chawla handled the cinematography. Described by Shetty as "Southern Odd Fiction", the film follows a corrupt police officer who takes on a bandit chief in order to recover a missing treasure in the 1980s. The film's script was written by Rakshit Shetty, Chandrajith Belliappa, Anirudh Kodgi, Abhijith Mahesh, Nagarjuna Sharma, and Abhilash. Originally announced in February 2017, the scriptwriting took 18 months to complete, with filming eventually began in March 2018 and ended in June 2019. It was filmed in portions across North Karnataka region, and a huge set was erected at Bengalu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kavaludaari
''Kavaludaari'' () is a 2019 Indian Kannada-language neo-noir thriller film written and directed by Hemanth Rao, presented by Puneeth Rajkumar and produced by Ashwini Puneeth Rajkumar of PRK Productions. Kavaludaari will be the first feature film presentation from the production house. The film stars Rishi, Anant Nag, Achyuth Kumar, Suman Ranganath, and Roshni Prakash in the lead roles, while Avinash, Sulile Kumar, Sampath, and Sidhaartha Maadhyamika play supporting roles. The music and background score for the film is composed by Charan Raj with cinematography by Advaitha Gurumoorthy and editing by Jagadeesh. The film released on 12 April 2019. Puneeth Rajkumar had revealed that the movie is being remade in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi. The film was remade in Tamil as ''Kabadadaari'' starring Sibiraj and in Telugu as '' Kapatadhaari'' starring Sumanth; both versions star Nandita Swetha. Plot K.S Shyam is a sincere traffic cop, whose real interest lies in handling cri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalapathi (film)
''Dalapathi'' is a 2018 Kannada language film written and directed by Prashant Raj. It stars Prem and Kriti Kharbanda. Cast * Prem as Ram *Kriti Kharbanda as Vaidhehi * Sharath Lohitashwa as Adhipathi *Chikkanna *Padmaja Rao *Krishi Thapanda *Sanketh Kashi *Srinivas Prabhu Soundtrack The songs are composed by Charan Raj Charan Raj is an Indian actor, director, film producer, and writer who works in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Odia and Hindi movies. Career Charan Raj is a versatile actor who is popular for his villainy and character roles in South Indi .... Reception ''The Times of India'' gave 2.5 out of 5 stars praising the cinematographer and the dialogues and scenes in the film. Similarly, ''The New Indian Express'' gave 2.5 criticizing the climax and the flow. References External links * 2010s Kannada-language films 2018 films Films directed by Prashant Raj {{2010s-Kannada-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandya To Mumbai
''Mandya to Mumbai'', which was earlier named as ''Anekere Beedhi'', is a 2016 Kannada-language film written and directed by Raajashekar produced by S. Jyothi Lingam under the banner Sree Neela Durga Parameshwari combines starring Rakesh Adiga and Amrutha Rao in the lead roles. Sanjjanaa is playing a main character in the film. The film is a remake of Tamil film ''Renigunta'' was directed by R. Panneerselvam, which had Johnny, Sanusha, Nishanth and Sanjana Singh in the important roles. The Plot revolves around young criminals and explores the reasons that instigate them to commit crime. Plot The movie begins in Mandya where the Hero leads a happy life with his parents. A shocking incident changes his life. His parents are murdered by an anti-social and Hero is forced to go to prison, where he is tortured. He comes across four criminals in the prison. These hardcore criminals break loose from the prison and help Hero take revenge on his parents' killers. They decide to go to Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
