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Gaalipata
''Gaalipata'' () is a 2008 Indian romantic comedy drama film written and directed by Yogaraj Bhat. It features an ensemble cast consisting of Ganesh, Anant Nag, Rajesh Krishnan, Diganth, Daisy Bopanna, Neethu and Bhavana Rao. The plot revolves around three friends who, debilitated of city life, decide to spend some time in the paternal house of one of them, at a picturesque location atop a hill station. Spending a gala time there, they become romantically involved with the three daughters of an avid Hunter. The film was produced by Suryaprakash Rao of SPR Entertainment Pvt Ltd., and was made on a budget 60 million. The cinematography was done by R. Rathnavelu, and the film was edited by Suresh Urs. The film score and soundtrack were composed by V. Harikrishna. ''Gaalipata'' was the first in Kannada to be shot in Super 35 format. The film was released on 18 January 2008 to critical acclaim, receiving praise for the screenplay, cinematography, and the performances of Nag and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
56th Filmfare Awards South
The 56th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honored its selection of the best 2008 in film, South Indian films of 2008 and was held on Friday, 31 July 2009, in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, India. Nominations The nominees for the 56th Filmfare Awards were announced live on Monday, 16 June 2009, at 12:00 a.m. Indian Standard Time, IST (7:30 Coordinated Universal Time, UTC) by Filmfare Awards, Filmfare chief editors in Mumbai. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony scheduled to take place on 31 July 2009, in Hyderabad, India, Hyderabad. The Filmfare Best Film Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. The award was first given in 1954. Here is a list of the award winners and the nominees of the respective years. Each individual entry shows the title followed by the production company, and the producer. Multiple nominations and awards The following films received multiple nominations. Kannada *Nomi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diganth
Diganth Manchale (born 28 December 1983), mononymously known as Diganth, is an Indian actor and former model who primarily works in Kannada films. Diganth made his acting debut in ''Miss California'' in 2006. He is a recipient of one SIIMA Award along with four Filmfare Award South nominations. Diganth's success pushed him to be among the top league actors of Kannada cinema. Diganath had his first success with ''Gaalipata'' (2008), which earned him the title "Doodhpeda" and Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Kannada nomination. He then received praises for his performance in ''Manasaare'' (2009), ''Pancharangi'' (2010), ''Lifeu Ishtene'' (2011) and ''Parijatha'' (2012), receiving Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada nomination for the former two. His career saw a setback with few unsuccessful films including his Hindi debut ''Wedding Pullav'' (2015). Diganath received further success with ''Chowka'', '' Happy New Year'', both (2017). He received SIIMA Best Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayant Kaikini
Jayanth Kaikini (born 24 January 1955) is a poet, short story writer, playwright, columnist in Kannada and a lyricist in Kannada Cinema. He has so far published six anthologies of short stories, four books of poetry, three plays and a collection of essays. He is valued as one of the best writers in Kannada literature and has revolutionized the field by giving it a fresh new perspective. He has bagged in many notable awards like ' Karnataka Sahitya Academy' award. Kaikini is regarded as one of the most significant writers in Kannada today. Kaikini has been conferred the honorary doctorate from Tumkur University. Early life Dr Kaikini was born in Gokarna to Gourish Kaikini, a thinker, litterateur and teacher, and Shanta Kaikini, a social worker. After studying a M.Sc. in Biochemistry from Karnataka University, Dharwad, he moved to Mumbai where he worked as a chemist for many years. Jayanth Kaikini began his career working as a production chemist, eventually working also as a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neethu
Neethu, also known as Neethu Shetty, is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Kannada-language films and a few Tulu and Malayalam films. She won acclaim and praise for movies like '' Joke Falls'' (2004), '' Beru'' (2005), ''Photographer'' (2006), ''Koti Chennaya'' (2007), ''Gaalipata'' (2008), '' Krishna Nee Late Aagi Baaro'' (2009) and many others. She has done cameos in other successful movies like '' Abhinetri'' and '' Fair & Lovely''. She has worked with notable actors Ramesh Aravind, V. Ravichandran, Mohanlal, H. G. Dattatreya, Kishore Kumar G, Ganesh, Jaggesh, Doddanna, Anant Nag, Diganth. Career Neethu Shetty acted in ''Punya'', a serial directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar and made her debut through the Jaggesh and Komal-starrer ''Govinda Gopala'' and then went on to act in a horror flick ''Yahoo'', which was an average grosser. Her first commercially successful movie was '' Joke Falls'', where she was paired alongside Ramesh Aravind, which was positive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ganesh (actor)
Ganesh Kishan (born 2 July 1980), known mononymously as Ganesh, is an Indian actor and television presenter known for his work in Kannada cinema. Through his career in films and television shows, he has become one of the most popular celebrities and highest-paid actors in Kannada cinema. He is the recipient of several awards, including two Filmfare Awards. Ganesh shot to fame with the film ''Mungaru Male'' (2006), which set a record in Kannada cinema. In theatres, it was speculated to have collected over 75 crore by the end of its record-breaking 865-day theatrical run. It was the first movie to be screened continuously for one year in a multiplex in any language in India. The success of ''Mungaru Male'' brought Ganesh the nickname, "Golden Star". Ganesh won two consecutive Best Actor awards at Filmfare for the romantic comedy-drama ''Gaalipata'' (2008) and in the romantic drama ''Maleyali Jotheyali'' (2009). His other major success was ''Cheluvina Chittara'' (2007) after ''Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yogaraj Bhat
Yogaraj Bhat (born 8 October 1972) is an Indian Kannada film-maker, director, screenwriter, lyricist and producer. He is most known for the 2006 film ''Mungaru Male''. The film recorded the highest box-office collections in the history of Kannada cinema at the time of its release and the longest running film at a multiplex. Early life Yogaraj Bhat was born in Mandarthi, in Udupi district in Karnataka. He grew up in Tilavalli, Haveri. He was the youngest of Ramachandra and Jayalakshmi Bhat's seven children. He lost his father to a boat mishap. Career Director His film ''Mungaru Male'' collected estimated 50-75 crore, this was his third film, created history in Southern Film Industry. The film ran for 464 days – first in any language to run for a whole year continually in a multiplex, beating the records of the biggest Hindi Film Industry records. It naturally brought him many rewards, awards and appreciations, including Nine State Film Awards (including Best Director and Best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhavana Rao
Bhavana Rao (born 6 June 1989) an Indian actress who has predominantly appeared in Kannada language films. She made her debut in the Kannada multistarrer ''Gaalipata'' (2008) winning critical acclaim for her performance, before playing leading roles in ''Kola Kolaya Mundhirika'' and '' Vinmeengal''. She is also an accomplished Bharatanatyam dancer and has anchored for various Television programs before becoming a lead film actress. Bhavana Rao is an Indian actress, who works mainly in the South Indian film industry. She made her acting debut with Yograj Bhat's ''Gaalipata'' (2008). Over the years Bhavana has worked in Kannada and Tamil movies like ''Vaare Vah'' (2010), ''Vinmeengal'' (2012), ''Attahasa'' (2013), ''Krazy Star'' (2014), ''Maha Bhaktha Siriyala'' (2014), ''Parapancha'' (2016), ''Niruttara'' (2016), ''Sathyaharishchandra'' (2017) and ''Dayavittu Gamanisi'' (2017). In 2017 Bhavana starred alongside Sathish Ninasam and Roshni Prakash in director Ravi Srivatsa's action ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rangayana Raghu
Kotturu Chikkarangappa Raghunath (born 17 April 1965), known by his screen name Rangayana Raghu, is an Indian film and stage actor, known for his work in Kannada cinema. Portraying mostly comic and negative-shaded characters, he has appeared in over 250 films. Prior to acting in films, he worked as a stage actor with B. V. Karanth's theatre group Rangayana, from 1988 to 1999. He made his debut in films in 1995 with ''Suggi'', which got shelved. Raghu got his major break in films after appearing as an antagonist in ''Dhumm'' (2002). He is best noted for his performance in the 2007 film '' Duniya'' which won him his second Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. His other notable roles came in ''Cyanide'' (2006), '' Raam'' (2009), '' Olave Mandara'' (2011) and '' Jayammana Maga'' (2013). In 2014, his wife Mangala and he started Sanchari Theatre, a theatre training institute for children. Early life and career Raghu was born as Kotturu Chikkarangappa Raghunath on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anant Nag
Dr Anant Nagarkatte (born 4 September 1948) is an Indian actor whose predominant contribution has been in Kannada cinema. He has acted in over 300 films which include over 200 Kannada films as well as Hindi, Telugu, Marathi, Malayalam and English films. He has featured in theatre plays, parallel cinema and television shows. Nag made his feature film debut through ''Sankalpa'' (1973) directed by Prof. P.V Nanjaraj Urs. Sankalpa went on to win seven state awards in Karnataka. His foray into parallel cinema was through Shyam Benegal's '' Ankur'' (1974). His commercially successful Kannada films have been ''Bayalu Daari'' (1976), ''Kanneshwara Rama'' (1977), ''Naa Ninna Bidalaare'' (1979), ''Chandanada Gombe'' (1979), ''Benkiya Bale'' (1983), ''Hendthige Helbedi'' (1989), ''Ganeshana Maduve'' (1990), ''Gowri Ganesha'' (1991), ''Mungaru Maley'' (2006), ''Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu'' (2016) and '' K.G.F: Chapter 1'' (2018). He acted in '' Malgudi Days'', a Doordarshan aire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajesh Krishnan
Rajesh Krishnan is an Indian playback singer and film actor. Although he is known for his works in Kannada films, he has sung in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi and other languages Making his mainstream debut in the film ''Gauri Ganesha'' (1991), he has sung for many feature films, devotional albums, theme albums and commercials in a career spanning over almost two decades. He won Nandi Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the film '' Ninne Pelladata'' in (1996). Career Some of his tracks include "Hogabeda Hudugi Nanna Bittu" ('' Annavra Makkalu''), "Sumsumne Nagthale" (A), "Usire Usire" ('' Huccha''), "Kariya, I Love You" ('' Duniya''), "Ondhondhe Bachitta Mathu" (''Inthi Ninna Preethiya''), "Prema Chandrama" ('' Yajamana''), "Onde Usrirante" (''Snehaloka''), "Nagu Nagu" ('' Aramane''), "Let's Dance Jothe Jothe" (''Ee Bandhana'') and "Usire" ('' Huccha''). He has sung the song "Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu' ('' Ninne Pelladata''), which is in Telugu. Acting Rajesh Krishnan m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Award For Best Lyricist – Kannada
The Kannada Filmfare Best Lyricist Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Kannada film Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. The 1934 film '' Sati Sulochana'' directe ...s. Superlatives Winners Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist - Kannada Filmfare Awards South (Kannada) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Award For Best Music Director – Kannada
The Kannada Filmfare Best Music Director Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Kannada film Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. The 1934 film ''Sati Sulochana'' directed ...s. Superlatives Winners Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Filmfare Award for Best Music Director - Kannada Filmfare Awards South (Kannada) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
