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M. S. Umesh
Mysore Srikantayya Umesh, popularly known as M. S. Umesh or simply Umesh, is an Indian actor whose Kannada cinema career has spanned six decades. After having featured in several stage shows as an actor in his childhood, he was hired for the lead character in the film ''Makkala Rajya'' (1960). Since then, he has acted in over 350 feature films renowned for his unique dialogue delivery, facial expressions and comedy timing. Early life and family Umesh was born on 24 April 1945 to A. L. Srikantayya and Nanjamma. His basic schooling was in Mysore where he was drawn towards theater and stage performances. At the age of 4, he joined the popular theater troupe run by K. Hirannaiah. Soon he joined the more famous Gubbi Veeranna's company and performed various roles as a child artist. It was in one of such stage plays that the then assistant director Puttanna Kanagal noticed him and recommended his name to B. R. Panthulu's next film. Umesh's first appearance as an actor on the silver sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mysore
Mysore (), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. Mysore city is geographically located between 12° 18′ 26″ north latitude and 76° 38′ 59″ east longitude. It is located at an altitude of above mean sea level. Mysore is situated at the foothills of Chamundi Hills about towards the southwest of Bangalore and spread across an area of . Mysore City Corporation is responsible for the civic administration of the city, which is also the headquarters of Mysore district and Mysore division. It served as the capital city of the Kingdom of Mysore for nearly six centuries from 1399 until 1956. The Kingdom was ruled by the Wadiyar dynasty, with a brief period of interregnum in the late 18th century when Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan were in power. The Wadiyars were patrons of art and culture. Tipu Sultan and Hyder Ali also contributed significantly to the cultural and economic growth of the city and the state by planting mulber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malaya Marutha
''Malaya Marutha'' ( Winds from the hills) is a 1986 Kannada-language musical film starring Vishnuvardhan, Saritha and Madhavi. The film was directed and written by K. S. L. Swamy (Lalitha Ravi) and produced by C. V. L Shastry under "Shastry Movies" production house. Vijaya Bhaskar has composed the soundtrack and the background score. In the film, a music guru is killed in a road accident and his artistic soul migrates into Vishwa (Dr. Vishnuvardhan), an aspiring musician and turns him into a virtuoso. The film also explores his relationships with two women, Girija (Madhavi), a popular dancer and Sharada (Saritha), the guru's daughter. The film was released on 13 November 1986 to widespread critical acclaim. The film was screened at the mainstream section at the 11th International Film Festival Of India. The film won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer (K. J. Yesudas). Plot A revivalist melodrama in which the artistic soul of a music guru, killed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhoomige Banda Bhagavantha
''Bhoomige Banda Bhagavantha'' is a 1981 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by K. S. L. Swamy (Ravee) and produced by S. P. Varadaraj and J. Chandulal Jain. The film stars Lokesh, Lakshmi, Jai Jagadish and Vajramuni. The film has musical score by G. K. Venkatesh. The movie was dubbed in Telugu. Cast *Lokesh *Lakshmi *Jai Jagadish *Rojaramani *Vajramuni * C. R. Simha * Leelavathi in Guest appearance *K. S. Ashwath in Guest Appearance *Dinesh in Guest Appearance *Sundara Krishna Urs in Guest Appearance *Chethan Ramarao in Guest Appearance *Rajanand in Guest Appearance *Thyagaraj Urs in Guest Appearance *Master Lohith aka Puneeth Rajkumar Puneeth Rajkumar (17 March 1975 – 29 October 2021), colloquially known as Appu, was an Indian actor, playback singer, television presenter, and producer, who worked in Kannada cinema. He was the youngest son of actor and matinee idol Dr. Rajk ... Soundtrack The music was composed by G. K. Venkatesh. References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haavina Hede
''Havina Hede'' () is a 1981 Indian Kannada-language action film directed by V. Somashekhar and produced by Parvathamma Rajkumar. The film featured Rajkumar and Sulakshana playing the pivotal roles. The film was written by M. D. Sundar and had lyrics and dialogues written by Chi. Udaya Shankar. The film featured a successful original score and soundtrack composed by G. K. Venkatesh. Rajkumar also appeared as Bhima in a small drama sequence in the movie. Cast * Rajkumar as Muthanna * Sulakshana as Rani ( Voice dubbed by B. Jayashree ) * Sampath * Shakti Prasad * Thoogudeepa Srinivas * Tiger Prabhakar as Antony * Uma Shivakumar * M. S. Umesh * B. V. Radha * Maanu * Sudheer * Dinesh as Narayana * R. N. Sudarshan as Shyam * Papamma Soundtrack The music was composed by G. K. Venkatesh to the lyrics of Chi. Udaya Shankar Chitnahalli Udayashankar (18 February 1934 – 2 July 1993; born in Chitnahalli) was an Indian lyricist and dialogue writer in the Kannada film ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mutthu Ondu Mutthu
''Mutthu Ondu Mutthu'' ( kn, ಮುತ್ತು ಒಂದು ಮುತ್ತು) is a 1979 Indian Kannada film, directed by R. N. Jayagopal and is based on the novel ''Hoobaana'', written by M. K. Indira. The film stars Anant Nag, Roopa Chakravarthy, Sundar Krishna Urs and Vasudeva Rao in the lead roles. The film has musical score by G. K. Venkatesh. Cast * Anant Nag as Anand / Dr. Madhukar * Roopa Chakravarthy as Muthu * Sundar Krishna Urs * M. V. Vasudeva Rao * Gangadhar Gangadhar (1936–2003) was an Indian actor known for his work in Kannada cinema. A character actor who transitioned from stage to films in the mid-1960s, he had a brief period of success when his performances in social-dramas such as ''Gejje ... in guest appearance * Rajashankar in guest appearance * Shashikala References External links * 1970s Kannada-language films Films scored by G. K. Venkatesh {{1970s-Kannada-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Putani Agent 123
''Putani Agent 123'' ( kn, ಪುಟಾಣಿ ಏಜೆಂಟ್ಸ್ ೧೨೩) is a 1979 Kannada children's film directed by Geethapriya. Master Rama Krishna Hegde and Master Bhanu Prakash played the lead roles in the movie along with the hit pair Srinath-Manjula. This film is regularly screened in children film festivals even in the 21st century. The film was dubbed in Hindi as ''Agent 123''. Cast * Srinath * Manjula * Ambarish * Master Ramakrishna Hegde * Master Bhanu Prakash * Baby Indira * Udaya Kumar * Shakti Prasad * Sundar Krishna Urs * Tiger Prabhakar * M. S. Umesh Mysore Srikantayya Umesh, popularly known as M. S. Umesh or simply Umesh, is an Indian actor whose Kannada cinema career has spanned six decades. After having featured in several stage shows as an actor in his childhood, he was hired for the lea ... Soundtrack *"Putaani Agent 123" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki, Rajeshwari *"Yeno Santhosha" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki *"Sahyaadri Saalinal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiladi Jodi
''Kiladi Jodi'' ( kn, ಕಿಲಾಡಿ ಜೋಡಿ) is 1978 Indian Kannada language film directed by S. V. Rajendra Singh Babu starring Lakshmi in a double role opposite Vishnuvardhan and Srinath. Cast * Vishnuvardhan * Srinath * Lakshmi * Ambareesh (guest appearance) * Vajramuni * K. S. Ashwath * M. P. Shankar * Leelavathi *Pandari Bai *Uma Shivakumar *Jayamalini * Dinesh * Seetaram * Shaktiprasad *M. S. Umesh Mysore Srikantayya Umesh, popularly known as M. S. Umesh or simply Umesh, is an Indian actor whose Kannada cinema career has spanned six decades. After having featured in several stage shows as an actor in his childhood, he was hired for the lea ... Songs References External links * 1970s Kannada-language films 1978 films Films scored by Rajan–Nagendra {{1970s-Kannada-film-stub Films directed by Rajendra Singh Babu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thappida Thala
''Thappu Thalangal'' () is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. Balachander and produced by R. Venkataraman starring Rajinikanth, Premila Joshi and Saritha in her film debut. It was made simultaneously and released in Kannada as ''Thappida Thala'' (). The film was remade in Malayalam as ''Kazhukan''. The film is a saga of emotional and selfish world of human feelings. Although widely appreciated for the performances of Rajinikanth and Saritha, ''Thappu Thalangal'' did not become a box office success. Plot Devu, a local thug whose weapon of choice is a bicycle chain he sports casually around the neck. Devu charges 30 to slice a finger, 300 to chop a hand, 3000 for the leg, and ten times as much to dispose off the whole body. On one of his nightly rounds, Devu is pursued by a cop and seeks refuge at a sex worker house run by a hooker Sarasu, played to perfection by Saritha. Despite her vehement protests, he stays put and leaves only at daybreak, but her persisten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasantha Lakshmi
''Vasantha Lakshmi'' is a 1978 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by A. V. Seshagiri Rao and produced by K. Vittala Kumar, K. V. Honnappa and K. V. Gurunath. The film stars Srinath, Aarathi, Vishnuvardhan and Manjula. The film has musical score by Vijaya Bhaskar. The movie is a remake of the 1974 Tamil movie ''Engamma Sapatham''. Cast *Srinath *Aarathi as Vasantha * Vishnuvardhan as Chandru *Manjula as Lakshmi *M. P. Shankar as Kalingayya * Leelavathi *Pandari Bai as Annapoorna *B. V. Radha *Jayamalini * B. Jaya *Baby Indira as Young Lakshmi *Baby Raasi as Young Vasantha *Naveena *K. S. Ashwath as Narayanappa *Vajramuni *Dwarakish *Thoogudeepa Srinivas as Rowdy Chenayya *Dinesh *Tiger Prabhakar *M. S. Sathya *Ashwatha Narayana *Jr. Shetty *Comedian Guggu *M. S. Umesh *Balakrishna * Narasimharaju *Shivaram Soundtrack The music was composed by Vijaya Bhaskar. The song ''Belli Modave'' reused the tune of the song ''Anbu Megame'' from the original version ''Engamma Sapat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhagyavantharu
''Bhagyavantharu'' is a 1977 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by H. R. Bhargava, making his debut. The film featured an ensemble cast including Rajkumar, B. Saroja Devi, Ashok, Balakrishna and Ramakrishna playing the pivotal roles. The film was produced by Dwarakish. The dialogues and lyrics were written by Chi. Udaya Shankar. The film featured original score and soundtrack composed by Rajan–Nagendra.Puneeth Rajkumar made a brief appearance in one of the songs of this film. The movie is a remake of 1974 Tamil movie '' Dheerga Sumangali''. Cast * Rajkumar as Kumar * B. Saroja Devi as Parvathi * Ashok as Ramu * Balakrishna as Mahadevayya * Ramakrishna as Arun * Mynavathi as GunduRao's wife * Thoogudeepa Srinivas as GunduRao * M. S. Umesh * Sampath * M. S. Sathyu * M. N. Lakshmi Devi as Parvathi's step mother * Shashikala as Kumar's sister * B. Jaya as Parvathamma * Dwarakish as Subbu (Parvathi's step brother) in a guest appearance * Gurudath Musuri as young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramesh Aravind
Ramesh Aravind is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter and television presenter who predominantly works in Kannada films and television. In a career of over 34 years, Aravind has been appeared in over 140 films including several Tamil and Telugu-language films. He has earned and been nominated for numerous awards during his career, including winning two Filmfare Awards for Best Actor and Karnataka State Awards for Best Actor and Best Story for his script in ''Hoomale'', as well as Udaya TV and Suvarna TV Awards. He is the host of '' Weekend with Ramesh','' which has had four successful seasons on Zee Kannada and also hosted Season 3 of ''Kannadada Kotiyadipathi'', the Kannada version of ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire''. He was appointed by BBMP as the Awareness Ambassador for COVID-19. His movies - Anuraga Sangama, Karpoorada Gombe, Namoora Mandara Hoove, Amrutavarshini, America America, Ulta Palta, O Mallige, Mungarina Minchu, Tutta Mutta successfully completed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ananth Nag
Dr Anant Nagarkatte (born 4 September 1948) is an Indian actor whose predominant contribution has been in Kannada cinema. He has acted in over 300 films which include over 200 Kannada films as well as Hindi, Telugu, Marathi, Malayalam and English films. He has featured in theatre plays, parallel cinema and television shows. Nag made his feature film debut through ''Sankalpa'' (1973) directed by Prof. P.V Nanjaraj Urs. Sankalpa went on to win seven state awards in Karnataka. His foray into parallel cinema was through Shyam Benegal's '' Ankur'' (1974). His commercially successful Kannada films have been ''Bayalu Daari'' (1976), ''Kanneshwara Rama'' (1977), ''Naa Ninna Bidalaare'' (1979), ''Chandanada Gombe'' (1979), ''Benkiya Bale'' (1983), ''Hendthige Helbedi'' (1989), ''Ganeshana Maduve'' (1990), ''Gowri Ganesha'' (1991), ''Mungaru Maley'' (2006), ''Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu'' (2016) and '' K.G.F: Chapter 1'' (2018). He acted in '' Malgudi Days'', a Doordarshan aired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
