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Doddanna Hall 1905
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 Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arasikere
Arsikere is a city and taluka in the Hassan district in the state of Karnataka, India. It is the second largest city in Hassan district, demographically. Arsikere city municipal council consists of 31 wards. This region is known for its coconut production and is also called Kalpataru Nadu. Arsikere is the taluk headquarters, a major railway junction in the South Western Railway which links Mangalore and Mysore to North Karnataka and a central place for tourists who visit nearby places that do not have rail access, such as Belur, Halebidu and Shravanabelagola, Harnahalli, and Kodimata. History The name Arasikere originates from one of the princesses of the Hoysala Dynasty, who built a lake (''kere'' in Kannada) near the town. ''Arasi'' means queen in Kannada. Therefore, it is 'Arasiya+kere' which means "queen's pond". [...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] |
Chiranjeevi Rajegowda
Chiranjeevi (born Konidela Sivasankara Varaprasad; 22 August 1955) is an Indian actor, film producer and former politician, who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. Chiranjeevi starred in over 150 feature films in Telugu, as well as some films in Hindi, Tamil and Kannada. He is regarded as one of the most successful and influential actors of Telugu cinema. In a film career spanning over four decades, he won the Andhra Pradesh state's highest film award, the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award, three Nandi Awards, and nine Filmfare Awards, Telugu. In 2006, he was honoured with the Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian award, for his contributions to Indian cinema. Chiranjeevi began his acting career in 1978 with '' Punadhirallu''. However, ''Pranam Khareedu'' was released earlier at the box office. In 1987, he starred in '' Swayamkrushi'' which was dubbed into Russian and was screened at the Moscow International Film Festival. Chiranjeevi won the 1988 Indian Express Best Acto ... [...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] |
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] |
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] |
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] |
Gadibidi Ganda
''Gadibidi Ganda'' is a Kannada film released in 1993, directed by V. S. Reddy. This film stars Ravichandran, Ramya Krishnan and Roja (in her Kannada debut), amongst others. Music and lyrics was composed by Hamsalekha. The film was produced by K. Krishna Mohana Rao. It was a remake of Telugu movie ''Allari Mogudu'', starring Mohan Babu. Synopsis Gopal is a village boy with a melodious voice who comes to the city in search of a job. Mohana a young and vibrant girl helps him to get a break in a good music company. In this process Mohana falls in love with him and forces him to marry her. On the other hand, Gopal returns to his village and marries his childhood love Nilambari. How would he juggle between both his wives makes the comedy climax of the story. Cast * Ravichandran as Gopal * Ramya Krishna as Mohana * Roja as Neelambari * Nagesh * Jaggesh as Sathya, Gopal's friend * Doddanna as Mohana's father * J V Somayajulu as Neelambari's father Songs Reception The film and musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alimayya
''Alimayya'' is a 1993 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film written by Manivannan and directed by Kishore Sarja in his directorial debut. The film starred Arjun Sarja and Shruti. The film is a remake of 1987 Tamil film ''Kalyana Kacheri'' which was also an Arjun Sarja starrer. The film had a musical score by M. M. Keeravani and was produced by N. Kumar. Cast * Arjun Sarja * Shruti * Lokesh * Silk Smitha * Kovai Sarala * Tennis Krishna * Doddanna * Rajanand * Girija Lokesh * M. S. Umesh Mysore Srikantayya Umesh, popularly known as M. S. Umesh or simply Umesh, is an Indian actor whose Kannada cinema career has spanned six decades. After having featured in several stage shows as an actor in his childhood, he was hired for the lea ... Soundtrack All the songs are composed and scored by M. M. Keeravani with the lyrics by Doddarangegowda and Sriranga. References 1993 films 1990s Kannada-language films Kannada remakes of Tamil films Indian romantic drama film ... [...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] |
Solillada Saradara
''Solillada Saradara'' is a 1992 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed and written by Om Sai Prakash and produced by K. Prabhakar. The film stars Ambareesh, Malashri and Bhavya. Cast * Ambareesh as Krishna * Malashri as Radha * Bhavya as Rukmini * Doddanna as Diwan * Mukhyamantri Chandru as Rukmini's father, a landlord * Jaggesh as Manohar, Diwan's illegitimate son * Mysore Lokesh as Ramegowda * Dingri Nagaraj as Tippeshi * Padma Kumta as Bhadra * Kaminidharan * Ashalatha * Rathnakar as a priest * A. S. Murthy * Killer Venkatesh as Veerabhadra * Manjumalini as a villager Soundtrack The music of the film was composed and lyrics written by 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 writer, di .... Audio was released on Lahari Music. References E ... [...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] |
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