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Loknath Patnaik
C. H. Loknath (14 August 1927 – 31 December 2018) was an Indian actor with more than 1000 Kannada plays and 650 films to his credit. Loknath is affectionately known as "Uncle Loknath" or "Uppinakayi" in the industry. His last performance was in a Star Suvarna Channel's TV series titled ''Priyadarshini''. Biography Some of the characters he has played are Galileo in ''Galileo'', Rajaram in ''Aspota'', Dr. Faustus in ''Dr. Faustus'', Kakaji in ''Tanavu Ninnade Manavu Ninnade'', and Dushtabudhi in ''Chandrahasa''. His most famous films include ''Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu'', ''Collegu Ranga'', ''Naagarahaavu'', ''Katha Sangama'', ''Hosa Neeru'', '' Singapurinalli Raja Kulla'', '' Minchina Ota'' and ''Mane Mane Kathe''. He has also acted in several episodes of '' Malgudi Days''. C. H. Loknath died after a brief illness on 31 December 2018, aged 91. Partial filmography #2016 – '' ...Re'' #2015 - ''Priyadarshini'' #2012 – ''Bheema Theeradalli'' #2012 – ''A.K. 56'' #2009 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Dakota Express
''Dakota Express'' () is a 2002 Kannada-language comedy film, a remake of the 2001 Malayalam film ''Ee Parakkum Thalika''. It was produced by Rockline Venkatesh and directed by M. S. Rajashekar. The film stars Rockline Venkatesh and Om Prakash Rao. Plot Krishna owns an old bus and he is facing lot of problems due to the pathetic condition of the bus. He sold many valuable things to maintain this bus. His friend Sundar was his only companion. A mouse was also there as a character. It ate the passport of Sundar and Sundar went after that mouse. The story took a turn when Gayathri entered the bus as a nomad. She was actually the daughter of a minister. Her father forced her to join politics. So she left home. The police traced her out and had taken her back. Her father was making arrangements for her marriage with someone else. Meanwhile, Krishna realised that he cannot live without Gayathri. Krishna and Sundar secretly entered her house and finally all ended well by winning the hea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katha Sangama (1976 Film)
''Katha Sangama'' () is a 1976 Indian Kannada-language anthology film, directed by Puttanna Kanagal, based on three short stories; ''Hangu'' by Giraddi Govindaraj, ''Athithi'' by Veena and ''Munithaayi'' by Eshwara Chandra. The film stars Kalyan Kumar, Rajinikanth, B. Saroja Devi and Aarathi in the lead roles. The supporting cast includes Lokanath, Vamana Rao, Shivaramaiah and Master Umesh. The film won three awards at the 1975–76 Karnataka State Film Awards, including the award for Best Actress (Aarathi). The 1984 Tamil film '' Kai Kodukkum Kai'' was an extended version of the '' Munithayi'' segment from this movie. Rajnikanth, who played the antagonist role in the Kannada movie, played the lead role in the Tamil version. The antagonist role of the Kannada movie was also an inspiration for Rajanikanth's characterization in the 1977 Tamil movie '' 16 Vayathinile'' directed by debutant Bharathiraja who was an associate of Puttanna Kanagal. Cast *B. Saroja Devi * Aarathi *R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kittu Puttu
''Kittu Puttu'' is a 1977 Indian Kannada-language comedy drama film directed by C. V. Rajendran and produced by Dwarakish. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Dwarakish, Manjula, K. Vijaya and Vaishali Kasaravalli. The film was widely appreciated for its songs and story upon release. The songs tuned by Rajan–Nagendra were huge hits. The movie is a remake of 1967 Tamil movie ''Anubavi Raja Anubavi'' which was also earlier remade in Hindi in 1973 as ''Do Phool''. ''Kittu Puttu'' went on to also inspire the 1993 Hindi movie '' Aankhen''. The dual role played by Nagesh was reprised by Mehmood in the Hindi version and by Dwarakish in the Kannada version. Earlier, the triple role played by Nagesh in ''Panakkara Kudumbam'' was reprised by Mehmood in the Hindi version (''Humjoli'') and by Dwarakish in the Kannada version ('' Bhale Huduga''). Cast * Vishnuvardhan as Kittu * Dwarakish as Puttu and Kutti (double role) * Manjula as Roopa * K. Vijaya as Deepa * Vaishali Kasaravalli as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kakana Kote
''Kakana Kote'' ( kn, ಕಾಕನ ಕೋಟೆ) is a 1977 Indian Kannada biographical drama film adapted from Masti Venkatesh Iyengar's stage play of the same name. The film plot tells the story of Kaka Nayaka who was instrumental in stopping the exploitation of tribal people in Mysore district against the tax payment from middlemen who were representing the ruling kingdom government. The film was directed by acclaimed theater artist C. R. Simha and the music was composed by C. Ashwath. The film featured seasoned actors such as Lokesh, Lokanath, Srinath and Girija Lokesh in the lead roles. The film was critically acclaimed and premiered in many film festivals. It went on to win the third Best Film award at the Karnataka State Film Awards. The screenplay and dialogues were written by Girish Karnad and associate directed by Girish Kasaravalli. Cast * Lokesh as Kaka Nayaka * Srinath * Lokanath * Krishnaraj * Lavanya * Girija Lokesh * Venkatachala * Vasudeva Murthy So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aruna Raaga
''Aruna Raaga'' ( kn, ಅರುಣರಾಗ) is a 1986 Indian Kannada-language action drama film, starring Anant Nag and Geetha. It was directed by K. V. Jayaram and is based on the novel of the same name, written by Rekha Kakhandaki. It was produced by Jayadurga Films. Plot Janaki and Sumesh are married, however Sumesh is emotionally abusive. Sumesh (a doctor) has to go to America for work, and falsely promises to Janaki that she would join him in a few months. Time goes by and Janaki falls into depression, staying with her kind in-laws. Her mother dies, and her father requests that she live with him. Janaki, tired of not doing anything, decides to be a doctor. Cast * Anant Nag as Sumesh * Geetha as Janaki/Jahnavi * K. S. Ashwath as Sumesh's father * Loknath as Janaki's father * Pandari Bai as Sumesh's mother * Sundar Krishna Urs as Devobhava * Umesh Navale as Rajesh: Sumesh's brother * Satyajeet as Sumesh's friend * Sudha Narasimharaju her first appearance * Ding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ee Jeeva Ninagagi
''Ee Jeeva Ninagagi'' () is a 1986 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film, directed by V. Somashekhar and produced by Vijaya Shankar Bhat. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Urvashi, Baby Shalini and Lokanath. The film has musical score by Vijayanand. Vasu who wrote story for this film remade it in Tamil as ''Amma Vandhachu''. Cast * Vishnuvardhan *Urvashi * Baby Shalini *Lokanath *N. S. Rao * Mysore Lokesh *Bangalore Nagesh *Thimmayya *Karanth *Shani Mahadevappa *Sarigama Viji *B. K. Shankar *Thipatur Siddaramaiah *Chandrashekar *Sampangi *Chikkanna *Muniraju *Master Rajesh *Pramila Joshai *Shashikala *Shamala *Kokila *Lalithamma *Sathyabhama *Seema *Hemanalini *Srivani *Baby Nandini *Baby Pramodini *Dinesh in Guest Appearance *Jai Jagadish in Guest Appearance * Sudheer in Guest Appearance *Mukhyamantri Chandru Honnasandra Narasimhaiah Chandrashekar (born 28 August 1953), known popularly as Mukhyamantri Chandru, is an Indian actor and politician. As an actor, he is kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hosa Neeru
''Hosa Neeru'' is a 1986 Kannada-language film, directed by K. V. Jayaram and written by K. V. Raju. The film stars Anant Nag and Suhasini. It is considered one of the best movies by the Anant Nag and K. V. Jayaram duo. It is also the first movie for Suhasini with Anant Nag. After marriage, a woman who is an engineering graduate decides to take up a job. However, she faces strong opposition from her father-in-law who does not want her to work. The film score and soundtrack were composed by G. K. Venkatesh. The film was critically acclaimed and won multiple awards at the Karnataka State Film Awards for the year 1985–86. Cast * Anant Nag as Krishnaprasad * Suhasini as Bhavana * Loknath as Krishnaprasad's father * Lohithashwa as Principal * Pandari Bai as Bhavana's mother * Shashikala as Krishnaprasad's Mother * Jaggesh * Dingri Nagaraj * Chethan Ramarao * Thimmaiah Soundtrack The music was composed by G. K. Venkatesh, with lyrics by R. N. Jayagopal. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pushpaka Vimana (1987 Film)
''Pushpaka Vimana'' (; a reference to ) is a 1987 Indian black comedy film written and directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao, who co-produced it with Shringar Nagaraj. The film, which has no dialogue, stars Kamal Haasan leading an ensemble cast that includes Samir Khakhar, Tinu Anand, K. S. Ramesh, Amala, Farida Jalal, Pratap Potan, Lokanath, P. L. Narayana and Ramya. It revolves around an unemployed graduate who encounters a drunk rich man unconscious and takes over his lifestyle after keeping him prisoner. However, he does not realise the dangers he has brought upon himself because a hired killer believes him to be his target. Rao's desire to make a dialogue-less film came when he was working as an assistant director in a film where a character had to emote fear without dialogue in a scene. Once the idea for ''Pushpaka Vimana'' materialised, Rao wrote the screenplay within two weeks. The film was the only one produced by Nagaraj. Due to the lack of dialogue, Rao was able t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belliyappa Bangarappa
''Belliyappa Bangarappa'' is a 1992 Indian Kannada-language comedy drama film directed by Poorna Pragnya, written by Singeetham Srinivasa Rao and produced by Madhu Bangarappa. The film stars Kumar Bangarappa and Amala, whilst a large number of popular actors including Vishnuvardhan, Shiva Rajkumar, V. Ravichandran, Tiger Prabhakar, Malashri and Sudharani appear in guest roles as themselves. Kumar Bangarappa played a dual role for the only time in his career. The film's music was composed by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and cinematographer is B. C. Gowrishankar. Cast Principal appearances * Kumar Bangarappa as himself & Bettangeri Belliyappa * Amala as Mutthamma * K. S. Ashwath as Police Commissioner * Balakrishna as Rajasuite Utthappa (Belliyappa's grandfather) * Lokanath as Black Dogs Team Chief * Girija Lokesh as Kaveramma (Belliyappa's Mother) * Vaishali Kasaravalli as Mutthamma's Mother * M. S. Umesh as Kumar's Secretary-1 * Master Anand * Mandeep Roy as Kumar's Secretary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megha Mandara
''Megha Mandara'' is a 1992 Indian Kannada-language romance film directed by K. V. Jayaram and produced by Meenakshi Jayaram. The film is based on the novel of the same name written by H. Girijamma. The film stars Ambarish, Malashri and Anjana. The film's music was composed by S. P. Venkatesh and the audio was launched on the Sangeetha banner. Cast *Ambarish *Malashri *Anjana * Jaggesh *K. S. Ashwath *Lokanath *Rekha Das *M. S. Umesh *Shobha Raghavendra *Dingri Nagaraj * Mysore Lokesh *Sunandha *Shankar Bhat *Baby Vindhya Soundtrack The music of the film was composed by S. P. Venkatesh with lyrics by Prof.Doddarange Gowda Doddarangegowda is a Kannada poet and a lyricist working for Kannada cinema. He is a retired professor of Kannada and has published a number of anthologies in Kannada. He has released several audio cassettes and CDs of his poems. Some of his not .... References 1992 films 1990s Kannada-language films Indian romance films Films based on I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinna (1994 Film)
''Chinna'' is a 1994 Indian Kannada-language action film produced, written, directed and enacted by V. Ravichandran. The cast includes Yamuna, Puneet Issar, Mukhyamantri Chandru, Lokanath, and Pandari Bai. Ravichandran plays the role of a cop happily settled with his wife and suddenly becomes aware of his ancestral property existence in the middle of a forest occupied by the local goons. This is the only Kannada film of Sabu Cyril. The music was composed by Hamsalekha and was declared a musical hit upon release. Cast * Ravichandran as Chinna * Yamuna * Puneet Issar as Vishwa * Silk Smitha * Pandari Bai * Lokanath * Umashree * Mukhyamantri Chandru * Sundar Krishna Urs * B. V. Radha * Ramesh Bhat * Lohithaswa as Chief Minister * Master Anand * Ponnambalam * Karikalan vasanth as Forest Bandit Rayappa * Sathyajith as Jailor * H.M.T. Nandha as Beggar * Rathnakar * Master Deepak * Bharath Kumar * Bank Suresh * Rocket Vikram * Stunt Devu * Guru Murthy * Fayaz Khan Soundt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |