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Kannada Films Of 1966
The following is a list of films produced in the Kannada film industry in India in 1966, presented in alphabetical order. See also *Kannada films of 1965 *Kannada films of 1967 References External links Kannada Movies of 1966'sat the Internet Movie Database * http://www.bharatmovies.com/kannada/info/moviepages.htm * http://www.kannadastore.com/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Kannada Films Of 1966 1966 Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ... Films, Kannada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kannada Cinema
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 by Y. V. Rao was the first talkie film in the Kannada language. It was also the first film starring Subbaiah Naidu and Tripuramba, and was the first motion picture screened in the erstwhile Mysore Kingdom. The film was produced by Chamanlal Doongaji, who in 1932 founded ''South India Movietone'' in Bangalore. Major literary works have been adapted to the Kannada screen such as B. V. Karanth's ''Chomana Dudi'' (1975), (based on ''Chomana Dudi'' by Shivaram Karanth), Girish Karnad's '' Kaadu'' (1973), (based on ''Kaadu'' by Srikrishna Alanahalli), Pattabhirama Reddy's '' Samskara'' (1970) (based on ''Samskara'' by U. R. Ananthamurthy), which won the Bronze Leopard at Locarno International Film Festival, and T. S. Nagabharana's Mysuru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Udaya Chandrika(Kannada Actress)
Udaya Chandrika was an Indian actress of Kannada cinema from the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s. She also appeared in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu-language films. Career Udaya Chandrika began her career with ''Katari Veera'', released in 1966. She played Dr. Rajkumar's sweetheart in that film. Later, she went on to play many roles in Kannada films till her last appearance in ''Udugore'', released in 1979, with Kalyan Kumar. She acted with almost all the stars of her time, like Dr. Rajkumar, Kalyan Kumar, Udaykumar, Rajesh, Vishnuvardhan, Srinath, Rajinikanth, etc. She even worked with Sivaji Ganesan, MGR, Prem Nazir, Krishna in her other language films. She produced two films under her banner Chandrika Films, ''Asadhya Aliya'', starring Vishnuvardhan and ''Kiladi Aliya'', starring Shankar Nag in the lead roles. Her famous films are Thillana Mohanambal, ''Katari Veera'', ''Dhoomakethu'', ''Bhoopathi Ranga'', ''Anchusundarikal'', ''Pattukunte Laksha'', etc. Filmography Kannada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leelavathi (actress)
Leelavathi (born Leela Kiran) is an Indian actress who worked in Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. She has acted in more than 600 films (more than 400 in Kannada alone) throughout her career for more than 50 years. She is known for her memorable performances in '' Bhakta Kumbara'' , ''Mana Mecchida Madadi'' and ''Santha Thukaram''. She has been the recipient of the ''Dr. Rajkumar Award'' in 1999 and Filmfare Awards. Early life She was born in 1937 at Beltangadi, Dakshina Kannada district. She lost her parents at the age of 6. Film career She got a small role in ''Chanchala Kumari'' and then in Shanker Singh's film ''Naga Kannika''. She later joined the troupe of Mahalinga Bhagavathar's ''Sri Sahitya Samrajya Drama Company''. She got a chance to act in Subbainaidu's 1958 movie ''Bhakta Prahlada'' and in movies like ''Mangalya Yoga'', ''Dharma Vijaya'' and '' Ranadheera Kanteerava''. It was from ''Rani Honnamma'' that Leelavathi became a full-fledged heroine. In ''Santha Thukar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohini Bhasmasura
''Mohini Bhasmasura'' is a 1966 Kannada language Indian Hindu mythological film directed by S. S. Verma and produced by T. Madaar and V.M.Kuppayya Chettiyar. The film stars Rajkumar, Leelavathi, Udaykumar and TN Balakrishna in the lead roles.The film has musical score by T. Chalapathi Rao. Vijaya Narasimha wrote both dialogues and songs for this movie.https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=b9G5rmHP2l4&feature=youtu.be Cast * Rajkumar as Bhasmasura * Leelavathi * Uday Kumar as Shiva * TN Balakrishna as Narada Narada ( sa, नारद, ), or Narada Muni, is a sage divinity, famous in Hindu traditions as a travelling musician and storyteller, who carries news and enlightening wisdom. He is one of mind-created children of Brahma, the creator god. He ... References External links * 1960s Kannada-language films Films based on the Bhagavata Purana {{1960s-Kannada-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mantralaya Mahatme
''Mantralaya Mahatme'' is a 1966 Indian Kannada-language film directed by T. V. Singh Thakur, based on the book ''Sri Raghavendra Vijaya'' written by Rajaguru Rajacharya, and stars Rajkumar in the role of Raghavendra Swami, a Hindu saint who lived in the 17th century India. Udaykumar, Jayanthi and Kalpana appear in pivotal roles in the film. Dorai–Bhagavan were extensively involved in the production and direction department of this movie. The film is being colorised in wide-screen and set to release in 2022. Cast * Rajkumar as Raghavendra Swami * Jayanthi as Saraswathi * Kalpana as Tulasi * Udaykumar as Thimmanna Bhat * Ramesh * H. R. Shastry * A. V. Seshagiri Rao * Advani Lakshmi Devi * M. Jayashree * B. Jaya Production In an interview, S. K. Bhagawan says that for the film Rajkumar was on a 43 day strict diet he also walked 18000 m without wearing a chappal. Soundtrack The music of the film was composed by the duo Rajan–Nagendra with lyrics for the soundt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mane Katti Nodu
''Mane Katti Nodu'' is a 1966 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Sri Sadguru and produced by C. V. Shivashankar and Friends. The film stars Udaykumar, Hanumantha Rao, Shivashankar and Thipatur Raghu in lead roles. The film's musical score was written by R. Rathna. Cast *VN Narayan(main actor) *uday kumar(side cast) *Hanumantha Rao *Shivashankar *Thipatur Raghu *Dwarakish *Shanthala *Meenakumari *Lalitha *Ambujadevi *Leela Jayanthi *Tiger Prabhakar *Madhu Kumar *Jamakhandi Gururaj *Ramadas *Ramu *Lakshmi Thalikote *R. Jayanthi *Nalini *Chandra *Vijaya *Kannika *Baby Vasuda *Baby Rekha *Manjula Manjula (Sanskrit: मंजुला) is a Hindu and Sanskrit female given name, which means, "melodious". Notable people named Manjula * Manjula (Kannada actress) (1954–1986), Indian actress * Manjula Chellur (born 1955), Indian doctor and ... (credited as Baby Manjula) References External links * 1960s Kannada-language films {{1960s-Kannada-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chellapilla Satyam
Chellapilla Satyanarayana Sastry (1933 - 12 January 1989), known mononymously as Satyam, was an Indian music composer. He was popular in the Telugu and Kannada film industries in the 1960s to 1980s. Sathyam is best remembered as "Andhra R. D. Burman Rahul Dev Burman (27 June 1939 – 4 January 1994) was an Indian music director who is considered one of the most influential composers of India. From the 1960s to the 1990s, Burman composed musical scores for 331 films. Burman did major work w ...". He also composed a handful of Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali, Bhojpuri cinema, Bhojpuri, and Hindi cinema, Hindi films. Satyam was born in Gunanupuram village,Komarada mandal in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh. He had acted in some plays with popular writer Rajasri and others at Vizianagaram. He later shifted to Madras and worked in the orchestra of P. Adinarayana Rao and T. V. Raju. He worked as an assistant composer in the magnum opus film ''Suvarna Sundari'' (1957). He deb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Mamatheya Bandhana
''Mamatheya Bandhana'' is a 1966 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by B. S. Narayan and jointly produced by B. S. Dwarakish, Veerraju and Madhavaiah under Thunga Pictures. This was actor Dwarkish's first attempt at production as he was one of the three producers of the movie though his first independent production venture was '' Mayor Muthanna'' which released three years later. The film stars B. M. Venkatesh, Jayanthi, Dwarakish and K. S. Ashwath in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Chellapilla Satyam. Cast *B. M. Venkatesh * Jayanthi *Dwarakish *K. S. Ashwath *B. Jayashree B. Jayashree (born 9 June 1950) is a veteran Indian theatre actress, director and singer, who has also acted in films and television and worked as dubbing artist in films. She is the creative director of Spandana Theatre, an amateur theatre co ... References 1960s Kannada-language films Films scored by Satyam (composer) {{1960s-Kannada-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahaashilpi
''Mahaashilpi'' is a 1966 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by S. V. Doraiswamy and produced by H. B Aadirajaiah. The film stars H. B. Jwalanaiah, K. S. Ashwath and Jayanthi in the lead roles. The film has musical score by P. Kalinga Rao. Cast *H. B. Jwalanaiah *K. S. Ashwath Karaganahalli Subbaraya Ashwathanarayana (25 March 1925 – 18 January 2010) was an Indian veteran actor who appeared in Kannada films He appeared in over 370 films during his five-decade-long career. His only memorial in the whole of Karnata ... * Jayanthi References 1960s Kannada-language films 1960s Indian films {{1960s-Kannada-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhu Malathi
''Madhu Malathi'' is a 1966 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film, directed by S. K. A. Chari and produced by M. Sampath. The film stars Dr. Rajkumar, Rajkumar, Udaykumar, Gururajulu Naidu, Arun Kumar and Bharathi Vishnuvardhan. The film has musical score by G. K. Venkatesh. The title card credited the story to the director with a note that it was based on a book by Bhavabhuti. The story traces its origin to the ancient Indian drama ''Mālatīmādhava'' by Bhavabhuti () and later went on to be one of the popular Vikramaditya, Vikram - Vetala, Vetal stories from ''Vetala Panchavimshati'', a Sanskrit work whose earliest recensions are found in ''Kathasaritsagara'' written by Somadeva (). The movie was dubbed in Tamil as ''Vedhalan Sonna Kathai''. The movie has the characteristics of swashbuckler films with the three male lead roles playing swashbucklers and the sole female lead playing a damsel in distress. This was the first movie where Bharathi was paired against Rajkumar. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narasimharaju (Kannada Actor)
Tiptur Ramaraju Narasimharaju (24 July 1923 – 11 July 1979) was an Indian actor in Kannada cinema who specialised in roles that required ample comic timing. He was the comedy stalwart of the Kannada film industry. He acted in more than 250 Kannada films between 1954 and 1979. He was also referred to as Hasya Chakravarti.A Tribute Comedian Deccan Herald. Early life Narasimharaju was born to RamaRaju, a police constable and Venkatalakshmamma on 24 July 1923, in .Career Theatre Narasimharaju's stage debut happened when he was 4 years old. The poverty prevailing in the house made his uncle Lakshmipathiraju take the young lad to the 'Ch ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
