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Guru Kiran
Gurukiran or Gurukiran Shetty is an Indian music director of the Kannada film industry in India. He started his career as a music director of the Kannada movie '' A'', directed and acted by Upendra. His music for his next movie '' Upendra'' further consolidated his position in Kannada movie industry. He is a native of Mangalore and hails from Bunt Family. His mother tongue is Tulu. He has also acted in several movies in supporting character roles and also sung several songs. Career Gurukiran entered the film industry as an actor before becoming a music director. He had sung many songs in Kannada films in his own composition as well as others."Kanasina Maratta" song sung by him, is a big hit in '' Banna Bannada Loka''; Thomas Rathnam directed the music. Discography Composer Filmography Awards Karnataka State Film Awards: * 2011 – Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director – '' Mylari'' ;South Indian International Movie Awards South Indian Internationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mangalore
Mangalore (), officially known as Mangaluru, is a major port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bangalore, the state capital, 20 km north of Karnataka–Kerala border, 297 km south of Goa. Mangalore is the state's only city to have all four modes of transport—air, road, rail and sea. The population of the urban agglomeration was 619,664 national census of India. It is known for being one of the locations of the Indian strategic petroleum reserves. The city developed as a port in the Arabian Sea during ancient times, and has since become a major port of India that handles 75 percent of India's coffee and cashew exports. It is also the country's seventh largest container port. Mangalore has been ruled by several major powers, including the Kadambas, Alupas, Vijayanagar Empire, Keladi Nayaks, and the Portuguese. The city was a source of contention between the Britis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhumm
''Dhumm'' is a 2002 Indian Kannada action drama film directed by M. S. Ramesh, starring Sudeep and Rakshita. The film features background score and soundtrack composed by Gurukiran and lyrics by Kaviraj and V. Nagendra Prasad. The film released on 27 September 2002. It was a critical and commercial success. The film was dubbed in Telugu as ''Hero No.1'' and in Hindi as ''Dumdaar''. The film is a remake of the Tamil film ''Dheena'' (2001) by A. R. Murugadoss. Plot The protagonist Varada (Sudeep) is like a fire when the injustice comes in front of him. His heart is equivalent to ice cream otherwise. He picks up the ‘long’ on a solid reason and continues his vengeance when required. His mother is against to Varada's firing principles but Varada thinks he is only the bad element in the house and never gives up his ideals. But the inner heart of Varada is also struggling to get good name and this is established in the climax. The fiery handsome guy in love with his opponent's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jogi (2005 Film)
''Jogi'' is a 2005 Indian Kannada-language action film written and directed by Prem. It stars Shiva Rajkumar, Jennifer Kotwal and Arundathi Nag. Jogi was released on 19 August 2005. Record box office collection was reported across Karnataka and the movie completed 100 days in more than 61 theaters. The film was noted for its technical prowess, colloquial Kannada dialogue and lyrics. Its story revolves around an old lady who comes to the city from her village in search of her presumably lost son. It was remade in Telugu as ''Yogi'' and in Tamil as ''Parattai Engira Azhagu Sundaram''. Gurukiran scored the music, while director Prem penned lyrics for all the songs. The audio, released by Ashwini Audio, was a critical and commercial success. The film turned out as highest grossing Kannada movie of the year 2005. Plot The film is narrated in a non-linear fashion, with the use of several multiple flashbacks. In the opening scene, a dreaded underworld don is brutally hacked to deat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auto Shankar (film)
''Auto Shankar'' is a 2005 Indian Kannada-language action comedy film starring Upendra, Shilpa Shetty, and Radhika. The film was directed by D. Rajendra Babu and produced by Ramu, of Ramu Enterprises. The films tells about Shankar an autorickshaw driver belonging to a middle-class family who gets into a conflict with Maya, a money-lender. However, tables turn when she loses her property and they fall in love. The film was dubbed in Tamil as ''Aanavakari'', in Hindi as ''Shilpa - The Big Don'' in 2007, and in Malayalam as ''Sarappa Sundari''. The film was remade in Bangladeshi in 2017 as ''Ohongkar''. Synopsis Shankar is a middle class autorickshaw driver. He is friendly and jovial. Maya, a money-lender, is brought up in a rich family. She is portrayed as a boorish character. She is unscrupulous in recovering loans given to the poor and has designed crude methods to recover the money. She is also the daughter of a lady don. Shankar defends the poor and fights the moneylenders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rishi (2005 Film)
Rishi is a 2005 Indian Kannada-language romance film directed and written by Prakash. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar, Vijay Raghavendra, Radhika and Sindhu Tolani in the lead roles along with Srinath and Avinash in other prominent roles. The score and soundtrack was by Gurukiran whose compositions were appreciated by critics and masses. The film ran for a hundred days and eventually went on to become one of the hits of the year 2005. The film was remade in Telugu as '' Bangaru Babu'' (2009) with Jagapathi Babu. Plot Cast *Shiva Rajkumar as Rishi *Vijay Raghavendra as Hari *Radhika as Spoorthi * Sindhu Tolani as Sneha *Srinath *Doddanna *Vinaya Prasad *Ramakrishna *Sumithra *Avinash *Satyajith *Bhanu Prakash *Sridhar Raj *Yamuna Murthy *Rekha. V. Kumar *Sindhu Chethan *Badri Narayan *John *K. D. Venkatesh *Anand Rao *Niranjan Shetty *Hari Das G. *Ashok Rao *Mandeep Rai *Kishori Ballal * Vijay *Karthik Sharma Sound Track Awards * 2004–05 Karnataka Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurya (film)
''Maurya'' is a 2004 Kannada language sports drama film directed by S. Narayan. The film starred Puneeth Rajkumar, Roja Selvamani and Meera Jasmine in lead roles. This film is produced by Rockline Venkatesh. It is the remake of 2003 Telugu movie, ''Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi''. Plot Manu's entire life is about his mother, Meena, a college lecturer. They together live in Bangalore. When Manu was a child, he was separated from his father/Meena's husband, Prathap. Manu is a passionate and great kick-boxer, where he later meets Alamelu "Andra", a Telugu girl from Andhra Pradesh and starts to fall in love with her. Manu's happy life is suddenly jolted when Meena dies of a heart attack. On her deathbed, Meena tells Manu to meet Prathap, who was a kickboxing champion that won the championship six times in a row and is presently a kickboxing coach. Manu reluctantly accepts. When Manu meets Prathap, he learns that he has another wife and a daughter, and also is happily settled with th ... [...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 this fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanti (film)
''Kanti'' is a 2004 Kannada-language romance drama film directed by debutant S. Bharath, starring Murali and Ramya. The film was produced by R. Srinivas and K. P. Srikanth of RS Productions. The plot revolves around a Kannada college student who on falling in love with a Marathi girl, gets embroiled politically. Plot Cast * Murali as Srikantha "Kanti" * Ramya as Reema * Govind Namdev as Samblekar * Gurumurthy * Avinash as SP * Kishore as Beera * Pawan Kumar * Chandru * Vinayak Joshi as Chidanand * Venkata Rao * Malathi Sardeshpande as Bharathi Devi, a lecturer * Mumtaj in a special appearance in "Ussaaru Ussaaru" song Soundtrack Reception A critic from ''Sify'' wrote that "Debutant director Bharat has taken care over the script that is convincing". Awards In 2004–05 Karnataka State Film Awards, Murali won Best Actor Best Actor is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gokarna (film)
''Gokarna'' is a 2003 Indian Kannada-language action drama film starring Upendra and Rakshita. The film was directed by Naganna and produced by Upendra's brother Sudheendra Kumar under the banner Anegudda Vinayaka Productions. Music for the film was scored by Gurukiran. It is the second among a series of successful films with the Upendra–Naganna combination. The film also features Madhu Bangarappa, Tennis Krishna, S. Ramesh, Satyajith, Dr. Nagesh, and Indhudhar in supporting roles. The film is a remake of the 1992 Tamil film '' Annamalai'', which was a remake of the 1987 Hindi film '' Khudgarz'', which in turn was based on Jeffrey Archer's novel '' Kane and Abel''. Cast *Upendra *Rakshita * Madhu Bangarappa *Tennis Krishna * S. Ramesh *Satyajit *Dr. Nagesh *Indhudhar *Sitara Vaidya *Nagesh Production After the huge success of the previous project with the Upendra–Naganna combination '' Kutumba'', the producer of the film Shailendra Babu announced that his next film wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khushi (2003 Kannada Film)
Khushi ( kn, ಖುಷಿ) is a 2003 Indian Kannada romance film starring Vijay Raghavendra, Tarun Chandra, Harish Prabhath and Sindhu Menon in the lead roles along with Ananth Nag and Avinash in other prominent roles. The film is directed by the debutant film maker Prakash. The score and soundtrack was by Gurukiran. Cast *Vijay Raghavendra as Vijay *Tarun Chandra as Ajay *Harish Prabhath as Shashank * Sindhu Menon as Chaya *Ananth Nag as Rajendra Prasad * Avinash as Durga Prasad *Madhuri Bhattacharya as simran *Chaitra Hallikeri as Priyanka * Chitra Shenoy *Ravindra nath *Poorna chandra Tejasvi *Vishal Hegde *M. S. Umesh *Mandeep Rai *Dwarakish *Sihi Kahi Chandru *Ramesh Bhat Ramesh Bhat is a multiple-award–winning Indian actor. He has worked predominantly in Kannada films and television serials. Early life Ramesh Bhat was born in Kundapur. He completed his primary education at Manki and portrayed national leader ... *Kishori Ballal as Ajji *Jean as Priyanka's fri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abhi (film)
''Abhi'' is a 2003 Indian Kannada language romantic comedy film written and directed by Dinesh Babu. It stars Puneeth Rajkumar and Ramya, making her debut,. Veteran Kannada actor Rajkumar sang a soundtrack for the film composed by Gurukiran. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Abhimanyu'' starring Kalyan Ram with Ramya reprising her role. Plot Abhi (Puneeth Rajkumar) is a cool guy who is good at cultural activities. Bhanu's (Ramya) family approaches Abhi's family in search of a rental house. In the beginning, there is hatred between them, but then they start to know each other. As Bhanu is a Muslim and Abhi is a Hindu, Bhanu's father does not agree for this and he eventually comes in search of Bhanu's lover to thrash him. Abhi does not agree with her father's behavior. In college they start to fight with each other. Bhanu comes to stop them and tells that he's her father. Bhanu's father vacates the house and they all leave for Hubli. Abhi with his friends goes in search of Bha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
