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Karnataka State Film Award For Best Screenplay
Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay is a state film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards. The award honors Kannada language films. Superlative Winners Award winners The first recipient of the award is S. R. Puttanna Kanagal. For six times, multiple writers were awarded for their work in a single film; Shankar Nag and Mariam Jetpurwala for '' Minchina Ota'' (1979), Singeetam Srinivasa Rao and Chi. Udayashankar for '' Bhagyada Lakshmi Baramma'' (1985, first time) and '' Anand'' (1986, second time), S. V. Rajendra Singh Babu and Ramani for ''Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu (Kannada:''ಕೋತಿಗಳು ಸಾರ್ ಕೋತಿಗಳು'') () is a 2001 Indian Kannada comedy film directed by Rajendra Singh Babu. The film stars Ramesh Aravind, S. Narayan, Mohan, Prema, Tara and Urvas ...'' (2001), Prakash and M. S. Abhishek for '' Rishi'' (2004), Shashank and Raghu Kovi for '' Krish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Of Karnataka
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] |
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 film), Bangaru Babu'' (2009) with Jagapathi Babu. Plot Cast *Shiva Rajkumar as Rishi *Vijay Raghavendra as Hari *Radhika Radha ( sa, राधा, ), also called Radhika, is a Hindu goddess and the chief consort of the god Krishna. She is worshiped as the goddess of love, tenderness, compassion, and devotion. She is the avatar of goddess Lakshmi and is also de ... as Spoorthi *Sindhu Tolani as Sneha *Srinath *Doddanna *Vinaya Prasad *Ramakrishna (Kannada actor), Ramakrishna *Sumithr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thamassu
''Thamassu'' () is a 2010 Indian Kannada film written directed by journalist Agni Shridhar, starring Shiva Rajkumar and Padmapriya. The movie was released on 11 June 2010 and received extremely positive reviews. The story was inspired by a Hindu-Muslim incident in the aftermath of the 2002 Gujarat communal riots. Cast * Shiva Rajkumar as Shankar * Padmapriya as Shanti * Nassar as Nasser Khan * Sharath Lohitashwa * Harshika Poonacha as Amrin Sabha * Yash as Imran (cameo appearance) * Sudha Belawadi * Sudha Rani * Shobhraj * Jai Jagadeesh Production ''Thamassu'' started its shooting at Kanteerava Studios on 23 October 2009. It was shot in and around Bangalore. Music The music was scored by Sandeep Chowta with lyrics penned by Agni Shridhar and Ramya. Reception Critical response Shruti Indira Lakshminarayana of ''Rediff'' scored the film at 3 out of 5 stars and says "Sandeep Chowta's music and Ramya and Agni Shridhar's lyrics go hand in hand, but a few songs could h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agni Shridhar
Agni Shridhar is a Kannada former gangster, writer, critic and artist. He founded ''Karunada Sene''. Later he founded the weekly Kannada newspaper ''Agni'', and turned a professional writer. He has written a book called "Daadagiriya Dinagalu", meaning the days of Goondaism. He hails from Kanakapura and studied in Bangalore. Literary works *He has scripted a play called ''Edegarike''. *He has scripted a film with Girish Karnad called ''Aa dinagalu'' which is derived from his ''Daadagiriya Dinagalu'' written on Bengaluru crime of 1986. *His directorial debut movie Thamassu *He scripted a film in 2022 called Head bush. Which is directed by shoonya. Filmography Awards Thamassu directed by Agni Shridhar was adjudged as the second best film in the Karnataka State Film Awards Karnataka State Film Awards are the most notable and prestigious film awards given for Kannada film industry in Karnataka, India. These are considered the highest awards for Kannada language films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Am Sorry Mathe Banni Preethsona
''I Am Sorry Mathe Banni Preethsona'' is a 2011 Kannada language romance film directed by Ravindra H P Das . It stars Prem Kumar and Karishma Tanna in lead roles. The music is composed by Anoop Seelin . Vinay Narkar has jointly produced the film with Ravindra. The film released on 17 June 2011. Ravindra H.P. Das got the Best Screenplay Award from Karnataka State Film Awards for the movie. Cast * Prem Kumar as Shyam * Karishma Tanna as Chetana * Sanjjanaa Galrani as Sinchana * Tabla Nani * Sumithra * Vinaya Prasad * Dileep Raj * Amritha Chabria * Anand * Kritika Pandey * Manoj Karthik * Yukti Kapoor * Srinagar Kitty in a special appearance * Nidhi Subbaiah in a special appearance Soundtrack Anoop Seelin composed the soundtrack and score for the film. The lyrics have been written by Arasu Anthare, V. Nagendra Prasad, Guruprasad, Shankar Guru, Janamitra Anand and the director Ravindra H. P. Reception Critical response A critic from The Times of India scored the film a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalavu (2013 Film)
''Kalavu'' (Kannada: ಕಳವು) is a 2013 Indian Kannada-language film directed by newcomer Ravi M. The film stars Umashree, Kari Subbu, Hulagappa Kattimani and others. Cast * Umashree as Rangamma * Kari Subbu * Hulagappa Kattimani * Jugari Avinash as Patla * Shivaji Rao Jadav as Idea * Pramila Bengre as Thayamma * Bhavani Prakash as Rathni * Master Vaibhav Release Critical reception A critic from ''The Times of India'' wrote that "Umashree is the right choice for the role as she steals the show with her brilliant performance". B. S. Srivani from ''Deccan Herald ''Deccan Herald'' is an Indian English language daily newspaper published from the Indian state of Karnataka. It was founded by K. N. Guruswamy, a liquor businessman from Ballari and was launched on 17 June 1948. It is published by The Printe ...'' wrote that "Most of the actors, led so ebulliently by Jadhav, act out their parts well, allowing the viewer to enjoy the experience thoroughly". Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
K Y Narayanaswamy
Kuppur Yalappa Narayanaswamy, also known as KYN, is a popular Kannada poet, scholar, critic, and playwright. He is currently a Kannada professor in the Maharani Cluster University, Bangalore. He is the author of many popular Kannada plays including ''Kalavu, Anabhigna Shakuntala, Chakraratna, Huliseere,'' and ''Vinura Vema''. He has also translated Kuvempu's ''Shudra Tapaswi'' into Telugu. He is credited with adapting Kuvempu's magnum opus ''Malegalalli madumagalu'' into a 9-hour play. He has also written the screenplay for the films ''Kalavu'' and '' Suryakaanti''. He won the Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Award for his play ''Pampabharatha'', which is considered a milestone in modern Kannada theatre. He is considered to be an influential writer and thinker. His plays are representative of Kannada theatre's search for new frontiers in experimental theatre. Biography KYN was born in Kuppur village near Masthi in Malur Taluk, Kolar district, Karnataka. He was born to Yalappa and Muni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony (2013 Film)
''Tony'' is a 2013 philosophical thriller Kannada film directed by Jayatheertha. The film stars Srinagar Kitty and Aindrita Ray in lead roles. Indrakumar GV is producing this film jointly with Srinagar Kitty which is backed with Sadhu Kokila's music and Gnanamurthy's cinematography. Shot extensively around the scenic locales of Bangkok and other places, the film speaks about a person who wants to make quick money and has three dimensional stories interwoven and ends up at a common point. One of the sub plot of the movie was based on the 1886 short story '' How Much Land Does a Man Need?'' by Leo Tolstoy. Cast * Srinagar Kitty as Tony * Dilip Raj * Aindrita Ray * Sharath Lohitashwa * Preeti Jhangiani * Swayamwara Chandru * Suchindra Prasad * Veena Sundar * Harish Rayappa Production Development Director Jayatheertha, who made a successful previous film titled, '' Olave Mandara'', announced his next feature film and titled it as ''Tony'', a name which was already used in the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayatheertha
Jayathirtha B. V. (born May 8th, 1977) is an Indian theater activist, social worker, production designer and filmmaker. He is known for his movies Olave Mandara, Tony (2013 film), Tony, Beautiful Manasugalu, and Bell Bottom (2019 film), Bell Bottom. He is also known for his work as a director and play writer. Early life Jayathirtha was born and brought up in Bangalore, Karnataka. A high school dropout due to financial constraints, he started working as a salesman at 17 and took up theater as a pastime. He trained at Abhinayataranga under the renowned theatre personality A. S. Murthy and later became a teacher in the same institution. Jayathirtha won several awards for his works in theatre including the ''B. V. Karanth Best Stage Reviewer Award'' (1997) for his critical review of the play, ''Maranayak''. Film career In 2007, he directed a short film called Hasivu (Hunger). The movie won the Best Indian Short Film award at Cinerail Film Festival, Paris. In 2011, he directed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vidaaya
''Vidaaya'' ( kn, ವಿದಾಯ; ''Farewell'') is a 2015 Indian Kannada film written and directed by P. Sheshadri, starring Lakshmi Gopalaswamy, Suchendra Prasad, H. G. Dattatreya and Pratham in lead roles. Plot Vasuki is a father of two children, who is in a permanent vegetative state, after seriously hurt in an accident. Meera his wife, who has been opposing from the beginning the request of "euthanasia" from her husband, having lost any hope to live, at last submits to her husband's persuasion and agrees to apply in the court for passive euthanasia. But, in the media, this matter takes totally a different color and she will be depicted as "a woman set to kill her own husband". Vasu will be denied of his request, by the court as per the existing law. Though Vasu is disappointed by this verdict, Meera feels happier. For further treatment, now by nature therapy as suggested by his mother, Vasu is taken to a place near his hometown. A stay near his hometown by the seashore nurt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arvind Sastry
Arvind Sastry is an Indian film director, screenwriter and an editor in Kannada cinema. He started his career with "Kahi (Bitter)", an independent Kannada movie which was released in November 2016. Early life Arvind was born in Bengaluru district in Karnataka on 22 May 1990. He is an alumnus of Manipal Institute of Technology (I&P Engineering). Then, he pursued his post-graduate studies in screenplay writing and film direction at Ramoji Academy of Film and Television, Hyderabad before making Kahi. Career In 2016, Arvind stepped into Kannada film industry with the independent film, "Kahi". The film garnered rave reviews and went on to win the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Original Screenplay making Arvind the youngest ever recipient of the award. Kahi was one of the Kannada films to be streamed on Netflix. In 2017, Arvind started work on his second directorial venture, a film named Alidu Ulidavaru. The film's story was written by Sudheer Shanbogue while Arvind wrote the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mookajjiya Kanasugalu (film)
''Mookajjiya Kanasugalu'' is a 2019 Kannada film directed by P. Sheshadri, based on the Jnanpith Award-winning novel of the same name by K. Shivaram Karanth. The film was produced by Navyachitra Creations and written by P. Sheshadri. Plot Mookajji is an eighty-year-old woman who lives in coastal Karnataka. Mookambika, as she was named at birth, was married off as a child before she could attain puberty, but the boy she was married to died within two days of the wedding. As a result, Mookajji now lives in her maternal house with her brother's grandson, Subbaraya and his wife Seetha who have two children. Subbaraya discovers that Mookajji has the power of extrasensory perception. She can touch any object or talk to a person and see the history behind that object or person. One day Subbaraya brings a small wicker basket to Mookajji so that she can store her betel nuts in it. Upon touching it, she sees a vision of the history of that basket. She begins to narrate the story of Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
