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H. C. Venugopal
H. C. Venugopal is an Indian cinematographer, who has worked in the Kannada and Tamil film industries. Career H. C. Venugopal is a cinematographer who has predominantly worked for Kannada films. He has been active since the late 1990s, regularly collaborating for high-profile Kannada films including '' A'' (1998), '' Sparsha'' (1999), '' H2O'' (2002), '' Aa Dinagalu'' (2007), ''Jaggu Dada'' (2016) to name a few. He was also involved in the shoot of the first 3D Kannada film ''Katari Veera Surasundarangi'' (2012) . In recent years, he has collaborated with Arjun Sarja for the bilingual films, '' Jaihind 2'' (2014) and ''Prema Baraha'' (2018). Personal life Venugopal married actress-politician Tara in 2005. They have a son named Shreekrishna (b. 2013) together. Selected filmography As cinematographer * '' A'' (1998) * '' Sparsha'' (1999) * '' Prathyartha'' (1999) * '' Dhumm'' (2002) * '' Marma'' (2002) * '' H2O'' (2002) * '' Parva'' (2002) * '' Maharaja'' (2005) * ''Kalla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijay Raghavendra
Vijay Raghavendra is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in Kannada films. Referred to popularly as " Chinnari Mutha", Vijay is the son of producer S. A. Chinne Gowda and nephew of actor Dr.Rajkumar. Vijay started his career as a child artist through the film ''Chalisuva Modagalu'' (1982) and won critical acclaims for his performances in ''Chinnari Mutha'' (1993) and ''Kotreshi Kanasu'' (1994). The latter film won him the National Film Award for Best Child Artist. His first Hero lead role was in Ramoji Rao's production titled ''Ninagagi'' in 2002, which was a commercial success and one of the highest-grossing films of the year. However, his subsequent projects under-performed at the box office until he was noticed for his role in the T. S. Nagabharana's period drama '' Kallarali Hoovagi'' in 2006, followed by his home production film ''Sevanthi Sevanthi'' in the same year. For playing the role of Puttaraj Gawai in the biographical film ''Shivayogi Sri Puttayyajja'' in 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katari Veera Surasundarangi
''Katari Veera Surasundarangi'' is a 2012 Indian Kannada-language romantic fantasy film starring Upendra triple role two leads and one cameo appearance and Ramya. The film is a spiritual sequel to Upendra's 2003 film '' Raktha Kanneeru''. Veteran actor Ambarish also plays a vital role. The film is directed by Suresh Krishna and produced by Munirathna. It is the second full-length 3D film in Kannada cinema. Plot The film is a sequel to Upendra's earlier movie Rakta Kanneeru which was released in 2003. Upendra (Upendra), is a wannabe don who dies in a gang war. When he reaches the doors of Heaven and Hell, he decides to go to hell as he feels heaven's beautiful look and silence makes it too boring. He soon meets Yama (Ambarish) who is unable to decide whether to put him in hell or heaven as he has not done any sin nor any good deed. In the midst of this, Upendra finds his father, Mohan (also Upendra) and also falls in love with Indraja ( Ramya), the daughter of Indra. After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthu Inthu Preethi Banthu
''Anthu Inthu Preethi Banthu'' (''Love Came Like That'') is a 2008 Indian Kannada-language film starring debutante Aditya Babu and Ramya. The film is a remake of the 2006 Telugu film ''Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule''. Babu also produced the film. The film's title is based on the opening line of a song from '' Milana'' (2007). Cast * Aditya Babu as Shivu "Shiv Prakash" * Ramya as Preethi "Bhramarambike" * Harish Raj as Hari, Shivu's friend * Srinivasa Murthy as Sathya prakash, Shivu's father * Lokanath * Rangayana Raghu as Veerabhadra * Chitra Shenoy * Kuri Prathap as Sunil * Malathi Sardeshpande * Shashikala * Kishori Ballal * Ramesh Pandith as Neelakantha * Mandya Ramesh as Thimma * Rajashekhar Naidu * Madhu Hegde * Satya * Melkote * Vithika Sheru * Pakhi Hegde Production The film was shot in Hyderabad. Soundtrack The soundtrack features 7 songs overall, out of which 4 songs were retained from the Original Telugu soundtrack, composed by noted Tamil music direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ugadi (2007 Film)
''Ugadi'' is a 2007 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Om Sai Prakash and produced by Mega Hit Productions. The film stars V. Ravichandran, Telugu actor Srikanth, Kamna Jethmalani and Jennifer Kotwal. The film is a remake of the successful Telugu film '' Santosham'' (2002) directed by Dasaradh and starred Nagarjuna and Prabhudeva. The film released on 6 July 2007 to average response where the critics called it as an "ordinary" remake and "the only redeeming factor of this film is the last 20 minutes of the film". Nowrunning.com reviewed the film as "just another remake which does not raise above the ordinary levels and certainly does not reach the standards of its original film". Ironically, the film which itself was a remake from Telugu, was later dubbed again in Telugu language and released as ''America Alludu'' (2011). Cast * V. Ravichandran as Sanjay * Kamna Jethmalani as Kaveri * Jennifer Kotwal as Priya * Srikanth as Arjun * Srinivasa Murthy * Vina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neenello Naanalle
''Neenello Nanalle'' () is 2006 Indian Kannada-language romance film directed by Dinesh Babu, and is a remake of the Telugu film ''Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana'' (2005). It stars Vishnuvardhan, Aniruddh and Rakshita in pivotal roles. Anant Nag, Srinivasa Murthy, Ramakrishna and Chitra Shenoy feature in supporting roles. The title of the film comes from a track of the same name of the 1982 Kannada film ''Chalisuva Modagalu'' starring Rajkumar. This movie was the 2500th Kannada movie to be released. The film tells the story of an NRI on returning to India falls in love with a village girl and how he goes about winning over her and her overprotective farmer brother. The plot of the film also drew comparisons to the Bollywood films, ''Maine Pyar Kiya'' (1989) and '' Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya'' (1998). Upon theatrical release, the film was received well by critics, who mainly praised the performances. The film was a box office success. Plot Santosh ( Aniruddh) is a rich, city boy, bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kallarali Hoovagi
''Kallarali Hoovagi'' ( kn, ಕಲ್ಲರಳಿ ಹೂವಾಗಿ) is a 2006 Indian Kannada historical drama romance film directed by T. S. Nagabharana, based on a novel of the same name written by B. L. Venu. Set in 1772, during the reign of Madakari Nayaka, the last ruler of Chitradurga, it features a fictitious love story between a Hindu Veerashaiva boy and a Muslim girl. The film stars Vijay Raghavendra, Umashankari, Anant Nag, Bharathi, Ambareesh, Avinash. At the 54th National Film Awards, the film won Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration. It also won multiple awards at the 2006–07 Karnataka State Film Awards. Upon theatrical release on 22 December 2006, the film received widespread critical acclaim and also emerged as a box-office success. The core plot of the 2015 Hindi film ''Bajrangi Bhaijaan'' was thematically same as this movie. Plot A young Hindu boy (belonging to a caste primarily considered vegetarian) staying in a Hindu dominated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maharaja (2005 Film)
''Maharaja'' is a 2005 Kannada-language family drama film directed by Om Sai Prakash featuring Sudeep and Nikita Thukral in the lead roles. The film features background score and soundtrack composed by S. A. Rajkumar and lyrics by K. Kalyan and V. Nagendra Prasad. The film released on 14 January 2005. Plot A married couple have a child and they adopt a child (Sudeep). However, their own son starts to feel vengeful about his adopted brother. Cast * Sudeep as Surya * Nikita Thukral as Sitara * Bharathi Vishnuvardhan as Annapoorna (Surya's mother) * Ashok as Rajashekar (Surya's father) * Avinash as Vishakantayya * Doddanna as Kithapathi Naaga * Tennis Krishna as Gunjappa * Sundar Raj as Surya's uncle * Dharma as Surya's brother-in-law * Adarsh as Kiran (Surya's brother) * Bharath Bhagavathar as Surya's brother * Aravind as Surya's brother * Baby Priyanka * Baby Prathiksha * Master Kishan * Amulya Soundtrack Soundtrack was composed by S. A. Rajkumar.http://www.raaga.com/chan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parva (2002 Film)
''Parva'' is a 2002 Indian Kannada-language musical drama film directed and written by Sunil Kumar Desai and produced by H. C. Srinivas. The film stars Vishnuvardhan along with Prema, Roja and Yakshagana exponent ' KeremaneShambhu Hegdein prominent roles. The music was written, scored and produced by Hamsalekha. The film released on 18 January 2002 to generally positive reviews from critics. Plot This is one of the rare movies in Kannada cinema history. The movie starts with a song and also ends with a song and dance. This is probably the first time in Kannada cinema where the director uses a song to complete the climax for the movie. Sagar (Vishnuvardhan) is a good singer and dancer. He starts searching for Suma (Prema) in a huge crowd. When the crowd starts wondering why is he looking for her commences the first flashback, which is one among the seven or so flashbacks in the movie. Sagar is a nice guy who has taken up drinking due to failure in his love life. Suma land ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marma (film)
''Marma'' () is a 2002 Indian Kannada-language psychological thriller film directed by Sunil Kumar Desai. It stars Prema and Anand in the lead roles. Hiriannaiah, Kishori Ballal, Arun Sagar, Yashwant Sardeshpande feature in supporting roles. The film presents the story of a woman who suffers from a split personality and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Desai had revealed that the plot of the movie had been culled out from an English novel which he had read years before he conceptualized the film - from a short story he had read in 1982. Plot Anand has thrown a party to celebrate his engagement to Sudha and promises to pick her up from her residence. When he fails to turn up, she drives towards his place, but gets held up midway due to a downpour and knocks on the door of a nearby house. Upon entering, she discovers a corpse of a girl. Sensing an attack, she begins to run for cover, but in the struggle, falls off the roof of the house. She loses consciousness and is taken ... [...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 d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prathyartha
''Prathyartha'' is a 1999 Kannada suspense-thriller film directed by Sunil Kumar Desai featuring Ramesh Aravind, Raghuvaran, Girish Karnad and Sudeep in the lead roles. The film features background score composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The concept of this movie is based on the 1995 movie '' Nick of Time''. Cast * Ramesh Aravind as Akshay / Robert * Raghuvaran as Rakesh * Girish Karnad as Home Minister of India Sheshanag Dixit * Sudeep as Sudeep * Avinash as Karthik, Home Minister's P.A. * Shivaram as Madhav * Kashi as Maruthi *Tharakesh patel *K. D. Venkatesh *Vinayak Joshi as Akshay (not the protagonist) *Sunil Kumar Desai as visitor in Lalitha Mahal Palace (Special appearance) Production The entire movie story revolves around the Lalith Mahal Palace in Mysore during Dasara season. Awards Karnataka State Film Awards :- * Best Screenplay - Won - Sunil Kumar Desai Sunil Kumar Desai is an Indian film director, writer and producer, known for his work in Kannada cinema. In most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Times Of India
''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest selling English-language daily in the world. It is the oldest English-language newspaper in India, and the second-oldest Indian newspaper still in circulation, with its first edition published in 1838. It is nicknamed as "The Old Lady of Bori Bunder", and is an Indian " newspaper of record". Near the beginning of the 20th century, Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, called ''TOI'' "the leading paper in Asia". In 1991, the BBC ranked ''TOI'' among the world's six best newspapers. It is owned and published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (B.C.C.L.), which is owned by the Sahu Jain family. In the Brand Trust Report India study 2019, ''TOI'' was rated as the most trusted English newspaper in India. Reuters rated ''TOI'' as India's most trus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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