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Doddanna
Doddanna (born 11 November 1949) is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry who has acted in about 800 films. He started his career as a theatre actor. During this time, he entered the Kannada film industry as a character actor. Early life Doddanna was born on 11 November 1949. The youngest son in the family, He belongs to Lingayat community. he was named after his grandfather Kadle Doddappa. He started his career as a theatre actor with Vighneshwara Kala Sangha in Bhadravathi during which time he worked in a steel factory there. He, along with his friends had formed a theater troupe called Gandharva Ranga. Later, he entered the Kannada, Telugu and Tamil film industry. Career Doddanna is a versatile actor. He has portrayed villains, policemen and other characters. He has been especially successful as a comic actor. Partial filmography Kannada Tamil *'' Jai'' (2004) *''Ainthaam Padai'' (2009) Telugu *''Aatagadharaa Siva'' (2018) Awards * Karnataka State Film Award fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yarigu Helbedi
''Yarigu Helbedi'' (transl. Don't Tell Anyone) is a 1994 Kannada comedy-drama film directed by Kodlu Ramakrishna. It stars Anant Nag, Vinaya Prasad, Mukhyamantri Chandru and Vaishali Kasaravalli among others. The movie has become a cult film among Kannada film viewers. The movie was remade in Tulu in 2015 by the same director as ''Eregla Panodchi''. Plot Govinda (Anant Nag) is a con artist who is always on the lookout for gullible people in order to extract money or some form of benefit from them. Govinda is in love with Champa ( Vanitha Vasu) whom he intends to marry much to the dissatisfaction of Champa's father (Shivaram) who considers Govinda as a no good fellow loafing around and without a job. Sarojamma (Vinaya Prasad), Subbamma (Satyabhama), Jalajamma (Vaishali Kasaravalli) and Susheelamma (Girija Lokesh) are very close friends and neighbours who live in the same housing complex owned by Obaliah (Mukhyamantri Chandru). Jalajamma's husband lives and works in Dubai and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anjada Gandu
''Anjada Gandu'' () is a 1988 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film produced by B N Gangadhar under the banner of ANS Productions and written and directed by Renuka Sharma. The film stars Ravichandran and Khushbu in the lead roles along with Thoogudeepa Srinivas, Doddanna and Mukhyamantri Chandru in supporting roles. It is a remake of the 1984 Tamil film ''Thambikku Entha Ooru''. The film was based on a screenplay by Renuka Sharma which was itself based on a story by Panchu Arunachalam. It was produced by B N Gangadhar under the newly established production house ANS Productions. The film was Renuka Sharma's comeback film after a hiatus of two years after the 1986 film ''Namma Ooru Devathe.'' The film also marked the second collaboration between V. Ravichandran and Khushbu after ''Ranadheera,'' which was released earlier the same year. The film's songs were composed by Hamsalekha, while the cinematography was handled by Chinni Prakash. The film was released on 13 July ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belli Modagalu
''Belli Modagalu'' (transl. Silver clouds) ( kn, ಬೆಳ್ಳಿ ಮೋಡಗಳು) is a 1992 Indian Kannada language drama film, starring Ramesh Aravind, Malashri, Doddanna and Jayanthi in the lead roles. The film is directed by K. V. Raju. It is a remake of the Telugu film ''Seetharamaiah Gari Manavaralu'' which was earlier remade in Malayalam as ''Sandhwanam'' by Sibi Malayil and later remade in Hindi in 1994 as ''Udhaar Ki Zindagi'' by K V Raju himself. Cast * Ramesh Aravind * Malashri as Seetha * Jayanthi * Doddanna * Thoogudeepa Srinivas * Ramakrishna * Avinash * Jyothi * Ramamurthy Soundtrack All the songs were composed and scored by Upendra Kumar Upendra Kumar (18 July 1941 – 24 January 2002) was an Indian composer who predominantly worked in Kannada and Odia films. He was known for his strong association with Rajkumar and his family and scored some of his career best compositions for .... References 1992 films 1990s Kannada-language films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhairava (film)
''Bhairava'' is a 1994 Indian Kannada language Village backdrop romantic action film written and directed by Raj Kishor and produced by N. Kumar. The film stars Jaggesh in the role of a speech impaired young man, Bhairava "Bhaira" , enslaved by his uncle and Vajramuni as the tyrannical uncle, Nanjegowda. Nandini Singh played the female lead while Doddanna and Pramila Joshai played other key roles. The film has a musical score by M. M. Keeravani. The film portrays the life of Bhairava, a speech impaired man, almost enslaved and tortured by his uncle and considered to be an expendable by the villagers. His life takes a turn after he falls in love with a doctor and in the process gets to know certain shocking secrets which forces him to unite the villagers and rebel against his master. The film bombed at the box office failing to repeat the success of Jaggesh - Raj Kishor duo's previous ventures: ''Bhanda Nanna Ganda'' and ''Beda Krishna Ranginata''. Cast *Jaggesh *Nandini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mysore Jaana
''Mysore Jaana'' is a 1992 Indian Kannada-language-language romantic drama film produced & directed by A. T. Raghu and written by H. V. Subba Rao. The film stars Ambarish, Vinaya Prasad and Anjana with Doddanna, Vajramuni, Mukhyamantri Chandru, Sudheer and Lohithaswa in key supporting roles. The film's music was composed by Rajan–Nagendra and the audio was launched on the Sangeetha music banner. Cast * Ambarish * Vinaya Prasad * Anjana * Vajramuni * Doddanna * Mukhyamantri Chandru * Lohithaswa * Sudheer * Rajanand * Usha Ganesh * Kaminidharan * Umashri * Master Sunil * Mysore Lokesh * Chikkanna * Negro Johnny Soundtrack The music of the film was composed by 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 de ... and lyrics written by R. N. Jayagopal. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belli Kalungura
''Belli Kalungura'' () is a 1992 Indian Kannada language film directed by K. V. Raju, starring Sunil and Malashri. The supporting cast features Tara, Chi. Guru Dutt, Avinash, Doddanna, Rockline Venkatesh and Girija Lokesh. The music was composed by Hamsalekha, also writing lyrics to four of its soundtracks. The film was a success during its time and is seen as a milestone in the career of Malashri, who would go on to appear in many successful films in the 1990s. Cast * Sunil as Krishna *Malashri as Bhadra * Tara as Thunga *Chi. Guru Dutt * Avinash * Doddanna * Rockline Venkatesh *Girija Lokesh * Venki * Nagesh Yadav * K.S.Sridhar * Ananthrao maccheri * sadashiva brahmavar * shiva kumar * killer venkatesh * Girish Rao * Master anand Soundtrack Hamsalekha composed the film's background score and music for the soundtracks, also writing its lyrics with Doddarange Gowda Doddarangegowda is a Kannada poet and a lyricist working for Kannada cinema. He is a retired prof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sundara Kanda (film)
''Sundarakanda'' is 1991 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film written and directed by K. V. Raju and produced by Sridevi under Sri Vijayalakshmi Cine Arts. The film stars Shankar Nag and Shivaranjini, with Devaraj, Jaggesh and Avinash playing supporting roles. This film was the last movie of Shankar Nag as an actor and it was released posthumously. Cast *Shankar Nag *Devaraj Devaraj (born 20 September 1953) is an Indian actor and theatre actor who works in Indian film industry. He has largely featured in Kannada films performing various roles as a lead character, supporting character and villainous character. He ha ... *Shivaranjini * Jayanti * Mysore Lokesh * Avinash * Doddanna * Jaggesh References External links * 1991 films 1990s Kannada-language films Indian action films Films scored by S. P. Venkatesh 1991 action films {{1990s-Kannada-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajeya
''Ajeya'' is a 1985 Indian Kannada language romantic film directed and co-produced by Siddalingaiah and based on the novel of the same name written by B. L. Venu. The film starred his son Murali and Sandhya in the lead roles. The film has a score and soundtrack composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film was remade in Tamil by the same director as ''Puthir ''Puthir'' (also known under the spelling ''Pudhir'', meaning 'Puzzle') is a 1986 movie that was directed by Siddalingaiah. It starred actor Murali in his first dual role in Tamil movies. The film was a remake of director's own Kannada film '' ...'' in 1986 with Murali reprising his role. Cast * Murali * Sandhya * Leelavathi * Doddanna * Ashalatha * Anuradha * Vijay Kashi * Rajaram Soundtrack All the songs are composed and scored by Ilaiyaraaja, with the lyrics by Doddarangegowda and Shyamsundar Kulkarni. References External links * 1985 films 1980s Kannada-language films Films based on Indian novels Indian r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rani Maharani
''Rani Maharani'' is a 1990 Indian Kannada language film directed by B. Ramamurthy, starring Malashri, Ambarish and Shashikumar in lead roles. The supporting cast features Jaggesh, Umashree, Doddanna, Mysore Lokesh, Umesh, Tennis Krishna. The film is a remake of 1989 ''ChaalBaaz'' (1989). It was remade in 2010 by B. Ramamurthy, titled ''Na Rani Nee Maharani''. Plot synopsis Rani and Maharani, twin sisters with opposite personality traits, get separated at a young age. Later when they cross paths, Rani finds out about Maharani's abusive family and decides to take Maharani's place to punish them. Cast * Malashri * Ambarish * Shashikumar * Umashree * Doddanna * Jaggesh * Mysore Lokesh * M. S. Umesh * Tennis Krishna Soundtrack Hamsalekha Gangaraju (born June 23, 1951), professionally known as Hamsalekha, is an Indian film composer and a songwriter who works in South Indian cinema, predominantly in the Kannada film industry since the late 1980s. He is also a screenplay writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiva Mecchida Kannappa
Shiva Mecchida Kannappa () is a 1988 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Vijay. The film is a rehashed version of the 1954 film '' Bedara Kannappa'', the debut film of actor Rajkumar. Produced by Raghavendra Rajkumar, the film is about the life of Kannappa, a hunter who becomes a Lord Shiva devotee; Kanappa is played by Puneeth Rajkumar in younger days and Shivarajkumar in adult life. The rest of the cast includes Geetha, Sarala Devi, C. R. Simha and Rajkumar himself playing a brief cameo role in the role of Shiva. The film has musical score by T. G. Lingappa and the dialogues and lyrics written by Chi. Udaya Shankar. Cast Soundtrack The musical score by T. G. Lingappa Thiruchirappalli Govindarajulu Lingappa (22 August 1927 – 5 February 2000) was an Indian music director who worked predominantly in Kannada language films. He also worked in Tamil and Telugu movies. He was the son of G. Govindarajulu Naidu w ... was positively reviewed. Release The film was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lockup Death
''Lockup Death'' is a 1994 Indian Kannada-language action film directed and written by Om Prakash Rao starring Devaraj, Nirosha and Saikumar. The film was produced by Ramu for his Ramu Enterprises production banner. It was the first Kannada film to made with a budget of ₹1 crores and was the most expensive Kannada film at the time of its release. The film was critically acclaimed upon release and won laurels at the Karnataka State Film Awards. It was also a major commercial success heightening the popularity of Devaraj in action hero roles. Editor R. Janardhan was awarded with Best Editing and Thriller Manju was awarded for his action stunts. The film was widely famous for its action scenes and became a trendsetter for action films in Sandalwood. The film was dubbed in Telugu with same name. Plot When a group of young graduates stand anxiously in a que for attending an important job interview, a young man elaborates about how money is necessary to get a job and asks the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karulina Koogu
''Karulina Koogu'' is a 1994 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by D. Rajendra Babu and produced by vizag Raju. The film stars Prabhakar, Vinaya Prasad and Srinath. The film was widely popular for the songs composed and written by Hamsalekha upon release. The film is a remake of Malayalam hit '' Akashadoothu'' (1993) directed by Sibi Malayil and was subsequently remade in Telugu as '' Mathrudevobhava'' (1993). Both the versions had actress Madhavi in the lead role. However, in Kannada version, she was replaced by Vinaya Prasad. Plot A Church-like Hindu order provides the spiritual context for this unusual story about the extinction of a lower-class alcoholic family. The drunkard Mohan (Tiger Prabhakar ) is married to Sharada (Vinaya Prasad), a cultured music teacher employed in a Hindu ashram, who tries to reform her husband. The villain in this allegory of a Hindu community is a Christian, Antony, who tries to rape Sharada and later kills Mohan shortly after Shara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |