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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] |
Rangayana
Rangayana ( kn, ರಂಗಾಯಣ) is a theatre institute which operates from Mysore, Karnataka, India. It works as an autonomous cultural institute. The organization consists of a professional repertory company, a theatre-training institute and a documentation and research centre. Rangayana offers courses in stage craft, preparation and presentation of plays in Kannada language, Kannada. It also conducts programs for promotion of Kannada theatre. Rangayana hosts a theatre festival in Mysore every year. Rangayana is the only government sponsored repertory theatre in the country. It is also undertaking a project to introduce theatre to kids and has created a children's repertory in association with the International Theatre Institute and Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. History Rangayana was started by Government of Karnataka in 1989 for promotion of stage crafts and plays. The project was the brainchild of B.V. Karanth and he was appointed as the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naa Ninna Mareyalare
''Naa Ninna Mareyalare'' () is a 1976 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Vijay and produced by N. Veeraswamy. The film is based on the story ''Naanu Neenu Jodi'' by A. R. Anand. The film stars Rajkumar and Lakshmi. The Rajan–Nagendra duo scored and composed the film's soundtrack. The film was remade in Tamil as ''Puthukavithai'' starring Rajinikanth and in Hindi by director Vijay as ''Pyar Kiya Hai Pyar Karenge''. The film garnered highly positive reviews upon release and was an ''All Time Blockbuster'' at the box office with a theatrical run of 175 days. The film was dubbed in Malayalam in 1981 as ''Njaan Ninne Marakkilla''. In the run up to the relaunch of Jawa motorbikes in 2018, the marketing team of Mahindra & Mahindra used the climax sequence of this movie as a part of their promotion strategy. Plot Usha is the innocent and charming daughter of a bossy and arrogant Annapoorna Devi. She resides with her mother in the latter's coffee estate. Usha has a crush o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasantha Geetha
''Vasantha Geetha'' is a 1980 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film, directed by the Dorai–Bhagavan duo. The film stars Rajkumar, Gayathri and Master Lohith. The story, lyrics and screenplay were written by Chi. Udaya Shankar. The movie saw a theatrical run of 25 weeks. A portion of the song ''Kannalle Eno'' from this movie was re-used in the title track of the 2010 movie '' Jackie''. Director S.K.Bhagwan had revealed that he was so impressed by an Iranian movie which he saw at an international film festival at New Delhi that he used the core plot of that movie as a reference point for the storyline of this movie. Plot Vasanth, an insurance agent stays with his friend Srinivas Murthy's family. He saves a businessman Ashwath from thugs and also has a scuffle with his arrogant girl Geetha, without knowing she is Ashwath's daughter. After a few fights, Vasanth and Geetha fall in love and get married. Unable to adjust to class-differences, the marital life of the coup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shravana Banthu
''Shravana Banthu'' is a 1984 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film, written and directed by Singeetham Srinivasa Rao. The film stars Rajkumar, Urvashi and Srinath. The film, produced by P. A. Kameshwara Rao, deals with reincarnation as the subject where the lead roles get killed for their romance and then they are shown to be reborn again and fall in love yet again in the backdrop of inter-faith marriage. The dialogues and lyrics were written by Chi. Udaya Shankar. The film was received exceptionally well at the box-office and was one of the biggest hits of 1984. This was the first Kannada movie to show a computer on-screen. The director remade the movie in the same year in Telugu as '' Vasantha Geetam''. Plot The film has a reincarnation plot with a secular message. The singer Kumar (Rajkumar), on a pilgrimage to a temple he saw in his dreams, meets the spirit of his friend Vishwa (Srinath), unrequited from an earlier birth. The friend recalls their previous lives in w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalitharu Henne
''Kalitharu Henne'' is a 1963 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by N. C. Rajan and produced by Jaya Balakrishna. The film stars Rajkumar, Leelavathi, Advani Lakshmi Devi and R. Nagendra Rao. The film has musical score by G. K. Venkatesh. The film was produced by actor T. N. Balakrishna marking his debut as independent producer. He also wrote the dialogues and worked as the assistant director of the movie. The movie was based on the short story ''Gowdthi Girijavva'' written by Balakrishna's wife Jaya. While Advani Lakshmidevi was paired opposite Rajkumar, Leelavathi played his younger brother's wife. Cast * Rajkumar * Leelavathi *Advani Lakshmi Devi Advani Lakshmi Devi is a retired Indian actress known for her work in Kannada cinema. She has played a variety of roles such as heroine, vamp, mother, grandmother in hundreds of Kannada movies over the last 50 years. Her role in films ''Gandha ... * R. Nagendra Rao References External links * 1963 films 1960s Kann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premamayi
''Premamayi'' is a 1966 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by M. R. Vittal and produced by Srikanth Nahatha and Srikanth Patel. The film stars Rajkumar, K. S. Ashwath, Leelavathi and Jayanthi. The film has musical score by R. Sudarshanam. This is the only movie where Leelavathi played the role of Rajkumar's sister-in-law. The movie is an official adaptation of the National Award winning 1964 Malayalam movie ''Kudumbini''. This was singer K. J. Yesudas's second movie which had Rajkumar in the lead role - the first one being ''Ondaguva Mundaguva'' from ''Chandavalliya Thota'' (1964) which however was not picturized on Rajkumar. Thus, this became the only movie where Rajkumar lip synced to Yesudas' voice who sang two songs in the movie - ''Too Too Too Bedappa'' and ''Henne Ninna Kannanota''. The movie is also noticeable for not having any songs by P.B. Sreenivas. Cast * Rajkumar as Madhu *K. S. Ashwath as Raghavaiah * Leelavathi as Lakshmi * Jayanthi as Janu * B. Jaya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vathsalya
''Vathsalya'' is a 1965 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Y. R. Swamy. The film stars Rajkumar, Udaykumar, Narasimharaju and Shivaraj. The film has musical score by Vijaya Krishnamurthy. The film was a remake of the Tamil film ''Pasamalar''. It was a big hit. This is the only movie in which Leelavathi played the role of Rajkumar's sister. Cast * Rajkumar as Rajasekhar *Udaykumar Bommasandra Srinivasaiah Suryanarayana Murthy (16 March 1933 – 26 December 1985), known by his screen name Udaykumar, was an Indian actor and producer in Kannada cinema. He, along with Kalyan Kumar and Rajkumar, were called the ''Kumarathr ... as Anand * Narasimharaju as Cheluvaraya *Shivaraj *Kuppuraj *Ganapathi Bhat *Krishna Shastry *Nanjappa *Siddaraj *Siddalingappa *Narayan * Leelavathi as Radha * Jayanthi as Malathi *Papamma *Rama *Baby Ramamani *Baby Sunitha Soundtrack The music was composed by Vijaya Krishnamurthy. References External links * 1965 films 1960s Kan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhoodana
''Bhoodana'' is a 1962 Indian Kannada-language film jointly directed and produced by G. V. Iyer and P.S. Gopalkrishna. The film stars Dr. Rajkumar, Rajkumar, Kalyan Kumar, Udaykumar and K. S. Ashwath. The film has musical score by G. K. Venkatesh. The movie starred Dr. Rajkumar, Rajkumar, Kalyan Kumar and Udaykumar - all 3 in full-fledged roles in a single movie for the only time in their career. All 3 had also worked together earlier in ''Gaali Gopura'', however, Udaykumar only had a special appearance in that movie. Also, this is the only movie in which Dr. Rajkumar, Rajkumar played the role of father to Kalyan Kumar and Udaykumar. This is also the only movie where Leelavathi (actress), Leelavathi played the role of Dr. Rajkumar, Rajkumar's daughter. The theme of the movie was based on Vinoba Bhave's Bhoodan movement and also takes its inspiration from the novel ''Chomana Dudi'' by K. Shivaram Karanth. The movie also speaks about the religious conversion of the marginalized. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Krishna
''Doctor Krishna'' is a 1989 Indian Kannada drama film, directed and written by Phani Ramachandra. The film stars Vishnuvardhan in the title role, along with Suman Ranganathan and Tara in leading roles. The music of the film was composed by Rajan–Nagendra. Produced by Vijaya Shankar Bhat under Satya Sai Movies banner, the film was released in 1989 and met with positive response from critics and audience. Actress Leelavathi won the State award for Best Supporting actress and the film was nominated under best film category. Cast * Vishnuvardhan as Dr. Krishna * Suman Ranganathan as Swati * Tara as Chanchala * Umashree * G. K. Govinda Rao * Leelavathi * Ramesh Bhat * Vijay Kashi * Kavya Krishnamurthy * Aparna Soundtrack The film's soundtrack was composed by Rajan–Nagendra Rajan–Nagendra were an Indian musical duo who were prominent composers of film music in Kannada and Telugu cinema from the late 1950s to the early 1990s. Rajan, along with his brother Nagend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gejje Pooje
Gejje Pooje is a 1969 Indian Kannada language film directed by Puttanna Kanagal and produced by Rashi Brothers. The film stars Kalpana, Gangadhar and Leelavathi in the lead roles. ''Gejje'' means anklet and ''pooje'' means worship, but in the context of this film, it means a mock marriage. The film is based on the novel ''Gejje Pooje'', by M. K. Indira. The film was remade in Tamil as ''Thaaliya Salangaiya'', in Telugu as ''Kalyana Mandapam'' and in Hindi as '' Ahista Ahista''. Plot This socially relevant film explores the problem of prostitutes. It was based on the novel written by M. K. Indira. The heroine Chandramukhi (played by Kalpana) is the daughter of a devadasi who falls in love with a young man who is her neighbour, as they grew up together. The young girl understands the value of education and with the support of her mother intends to reject the life of prostitution. Circumstances and the young man's suspicion makes him abandon the heroine. The girl he then goes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veera Kesari
''Veera Kesari'' is a 1963 Indian Kannada-language swashbuckler film directed by B. Vittalacharya and produced by Sundarlal Nahatha and Doondi. The film stars Rajkumar, T. N. Balakrishna, Udaykumar and R. Nagendra Rao. The film has musical score by Ghantasala. S. Siddalingaiah was the assistant director of this movie. B. Vittalacharya shot the movie simultaneously in Telugu as '' Bandipotu'', with N. T. Rama Rao. Critics have called it a "clever adaptation of the adventures of Robin Hood" with the core theme of the romantic portion inspired by William Shakespeares ''The Taming of the Shrew''. The film had its climax scene in Eastmancolor. The film was a major box office success. Midway through the movie, Vittalacharya, who suffered from typhoid, asked his friend, M. R. Vittal to complete the shoot. Vittal completed a major portion of the shoot including the song ''Mellusire Savigaana'', but refused to be credited as the director. Story SaptaSena Maharaja R. Nagendra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
