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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] |
Dance Raja Dance
''Dance Raja Dance'' is a 1987 Indian Kannada-language dance film, directed and produced by Dwarakish for his Dwarakish Chitra banner. The film stars newcomers Vinod Raj, Divya and Sangeetha. The film released to positive response by critics and audience and the lead star Vinod Raj was lauded for his dancing skills. For this movie, the climax was shot by helicopter, apart from that they used five cameras to shoot this climax scene. Actually it was Dwarakish's Dream to shoot Mysore from an aerial angle. He dropped that idea due to a financial crisis. But the then Chief minister Ramakrishna Hegde learned of this dream and he helped Dwarakish to do so. He called his minister Siddaramaiah to go to Mysore with a helicopter. He went with the helicopter and told Dwarakish to utilize the helicopter. The song "Dance Dance Raja Dance" from this film was included in the widely popular video game Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories along with few other Indian songs in a radio channel Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kittu Puttu
''Kittu Puttu'' is a 1977 Indian Kannada-language comedy drama film directed by C. V. Rajendran and produced by Dwarakish. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Dwarakish, Manjula, K. Vijaya and Vaishali Kasaravalli. The film was widely appreciated for its songs and story upon release. The songs tuned by Rajan–Nagendra were huge hits. The movie is a remake of 1967 Tamil movie ''Anubavi Raja Anubavi'' which was also earlier remade in Hindi in 1973 as ''Do Phool''. ''Kittu Puttu'' went on to also inspire the 1993 Hindi movie '' Aankhen''. The dual role played by Nagesh was reprised by Mehmood in the Hindi version and by Dwarakish in the Kannada version. Earlier, the triple role played by Nagesh in ''Panakkara Kudumbam'' was reprised by Mehmood in the Hindi version (''Humjoli'') and by Dwarakish in the Kannada version ('' Bhale Huduga''). Cast * Vishnuvardhan as Kittu * Dwarakish as Puttu and Kutti (double role) * Manjula as Roopa * K. Vijaya as Deepa * Vaishali Kasaravalli as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apthamitra
''Apthamitra'' () is a 2004 Indian Kannada-language horror film directed by P. Vasu, and stars Vishnuvardhan, Soundarya and Ramesh Arvind in the lead roles with Prema, Dwarakish and Avinash in supporting roles. This was Soundarya's last film in her career which ended with two posthumous releases - the other being the Telugu movie '' Shiva Shankar'' which released few days before ''Apthamitra''. The movie is a loosely based on the 1993 Malayalam classic film ''Manichithrathazhu'' with a few scenes borrowed from the 1997 Malayalam film '' Aaraam Thampuran''. The film was released on 27 August 2004 to highly positive reviews. It ran for one year in the main theaters across Karnataka and was one of the highest-grossing films of the year. Apthamitra was later followed by its sequel, '' Aptharakshaka'' (2010). P. Vasu also remade the film in Tamil in 2005 as '' Chandramukhi'' with Rajinikanth and Jyothika in the leads. Late actress Soundarya is remembered for her performance in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manku Thimma
''Manku Thimma'' is a 1980 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by H. R. Bhargava and produced by Dwarakish. The film stars Dwarakish, Manjula, Srinath, Padmapriya and Hema Chowdhary. The film has musical score by Rajan–Nagendra. It is a remake of the 1969 Telugu film '' Sattekalapu Satteya'' which was also remade in Hindi in 1970 as '' Mastana'' starring Mehmood and in Tamil in 1970 as ''Patham Pasali'' starring Nagesh. Cast *Dwarakish *Manjula * Srinath *Padmapriya *Hema Choudhary *Manu *Baby Lakshmi *Thoogudeepa Srinivas * Sudheer *Arikesari *Chethan Ramarao *Shivaprakash *Sharapanjara Iyengar *Uma Shivakumar *B. Jayashree *Papamma *Srigowri *Kokila *Prabhakar Reddy in guest appearance *Chanda in guest appearance Soundtrack The music 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, c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedda Gedda
''Pedda Gedda'' is a 1982 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by H. R. Bhargava and produced by Dwarakish. The film stars Aarathi, Dwarakish and Jayamala. The film has musical score by K. V. Mahadevan. Cast * Aarathi *Dwarakish * Jayamala * Vishnuvardhan in Guest Appearance *Bharathi Vishnuvardhan in Guest Appearance *Madhu Malini * Sundar Krishna Urs * Kanchana *Sundar Raj *Rathnakar *Bangalore Nagesh *Rajanand *Lokanath C. H. Loknath (14 August 1927 – 31 December 2018) was an Indian actor with more than 1000 Kannada plays and 650 films to his credit. Loknath is affectionately known as "Uncle Loknath" or "Uppinakayi" in the industry. His last performance wa ... *Thai Nagesh *Hanumanthachar *Chethan Ramarao Soundtrack The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan. References External links * * 1982 films 1980s Kannada-language films Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan Films directed by H. R. Bhargava {{1980s-Kannada-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kulla Kulli
''Kulla Kulli'' is a 1980 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by H. R. Bhargava and produced by Dwarakish. The film stars Dwarakish, Jayachitra, Balakrishna and Tiger Prabhakar. The film has musical score by Rajan–Nagendra. Cast *Dwarakish *Jayachitra *Balakrishna *Tiger Prabhakar *Sundar Krishna Urs * Leelavathi *Thoogudeepa Srinivas in Guest appearance *Uma Shivakumar in Guest appearance *Halam *Baby Rekha * Sudha Rani (credited as Baby Jayashree) *Lakshman *Master Rajesh *Chethan Ramarao Soundtrack The music 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 .... References External links * * 1980 films 1980s Kannada-language films Films scored by Rajan–Nagendra {{1980s-Kannada-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singaporenalli Raja Kulla
''Singaporenalli Raja Kulla'' () is a 1978 Indian Kannada language action film directed by C. V. Rajendran starring Vishnuvardhan, Manjula, Dwarkish, Lokanath and Thoogudeepa Srinivas in pivotal roles. It was the first Kannada film to be shot outside India in a country which is not a neighbouring nation and the second Kannada movie to be shot outside India after ''Operation Diamond Racket'' (which was shot in Nepal and released four months before this movie). However, this movie is widely credited for having started the trend of shooting abroad. This was the first Kannada cinema to run over 200 days in the Belgavi region. Plot A jeweller Shivaraj, who harbours ambitions of a successful life abroad, enters into a partnership with Junie after abandoning his pregnant wife and thus both land in Singapore. Unknown to Lokanath, Junie is into smuggling diamonds and various other illegal activities and is wanted by the Indian and Singaporean police department. CID detective Venu ak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preethi Madu Thamashe Nodu
''Preethi Madu Thamashe Nodu'' (''Make Love and Look Funny'') is a 1979 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film, directed by C. V. Rajendran and produced by Dwarakish. The film stars Srinath, Shankar Nag, Dwarakish and Manjula and Padmapriya. The film has musical score by Rajan–Nagendra. It is a remake of the 1964 Tamil film ''Kadhalikka Neramillai''. Plot Cast * Srinath * Shankar Nag * Dwarakish * Manjula * Padmapriya * Balakrishna * Narasimharaju * Thoogudeepa Srinivas * Musuri Krishnamurthy * Pramila Joshai * Uma Shivakumar * Shanthala * Rani * Tiger Prabhakar in Guest Appearance * Shakti Prasad in Guest Appearance * Hanumanthachar * Nagaraj * Bheema Rao * Shivaji Rao * Kunigal Ramanath * Comedian Guggu * Manmatha Rao * Kannada Raju * Ashwath Narayan Soundtrack The music 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 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nee Bareda Kadambari
''Nee Bareda Kadambari'' () is a 1985 Indian Kannada-language film directed and produced by Dwarakish in his directorial debut. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Bhavya, Hema Chaudhary and C. R. Simha. The music was composed by Vijay Anand and the dialogues and lyrics were written by Chi. Udaya Shankar along with R. N. Jayagopal. The film is a remake of the Hindi film ''Pyar Jhukta Nahin'' (1985). Dwarakish also directed the Tamil remake ''Naan Adimai Illai''. Cast * Vishnuvardhan * Bhavya * Hema Choudhary * C. R. Simha * Sundar Raj * Uma Shivakumar * Lohithaswa * Umesh Hegde Umesh is an Indian given name. People * M. S. Umesh, actor * Umesh Chandra Banerjee, jurist * Umesh Chandra Dutta, social reformer * Umesh Chandra Patra, zoologist * Umesh Harijan, footballer * Umesh Kamat, actor * Umesh Kulkarni (cricketer), crick ... Soundtrack The music was composed by Vijay Anand. References External links * 1985 films 1980s Kannada-language films Kannada remakes of Hin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guru Shishyaru (1981 Film)
''Guru Shishyaru'' () is a 1981 Indian Kannada-language comedy film, directed by H. R. Bhargava and produced by Dwarakish under his "Dwarkish Chitra" production house. The story followed a fiction with a Guru and his 7 disciples being cursed by the Angels to behave stupid until the angel gets married. The film had an ensemble cast with many characters getting equal footage and importance to all. The lead pair of the movie was Vishnuvardhan and Manjula. The movie is a remake of 1966 Telugu movie ''Paramanandayya Sishyula Katha'' which itself was a remake of 1950 Telugu movie ''Paramanandayya Sishyulu''. The movie was dubbed in Tamil as ''Raja Mohini''. Cast Soundtrack The music of the film was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, with lyrics by Chi. Udaya Shankar Chitnahalli Udayashankar (18 February 1934 – 2 July 1993; born in Chitnahalli) was an Indian lyricist and dialogue writer in the Kannada film industry for over three decades, who penned more than 3000 songs for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyaya Ellide
''Nyaya Ellide'' () is an Indian Kannada-language film which was released on 3 September 1982. It is a remake of the Tamil movie ''Sattam Oru Iruttarai'', which was directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar, who also directed the Kannada version of the film. It was produced by Dwarakish and Prabhakara Reddy under the banner of D R Films. According to ''The Hindu'' it was one of the 1980s films with revolutionary songs. Plot Inspector Durga lives with her widowed mother and little brother Vijay, who fights for justice whenever he comes across injustice in society and gets caught by the police. Vijay is frequently at loggerheads with Durga due to his aggressive behaviour. Vijay's only mission in life is to kill three men: George, Javed and Jagannath. Vijay's father Gopal Rao happened to witness a murder committed by the trio. Despite being arrested and imprisoned, the trio managed to come out of prison, where they killed Gopal Rao and his family except Vijay, Durga and their mother. W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rayaru Bandaru Mavana Manege
''Rayaru Bandaru Mavana Manege'' is a 1993 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Dwarakish and produced by P. Balaram. The film stars Vishnuvardhan along with Dolly Minhas and Bindiya. The music is scored by Raj–Koti and audio by Lahari Music. The film is a remake of director Priyadarshan's Malayalam film ''Chithram'' (1988) starring Mohanlal and Ranjini. Plot Suma is the only daughter of a rich NRI Ramachandra Raya. Suma lives with Shyam in India. Suma decides to marry her lover even though he is not accepted by her father. On their wedding day, the groom ditches her as she cannot inherit her father's property. Ramachandra Raya is now ready to accept his new son-in-law and decides to stay with him for a fortnight in his estate. As his health is already in a bad condition, Shyam and Suma do not tell Ramachandra Raya what had happened on the day of wedding. Shyam comes across Vishnu who is in need of money. He asks him to act like Suma's husband before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |