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Master Manjunath
Manjunath Nayaker is an Indian actor and public relations professional. He is better known by his screen name Master Manjunath and "Swamy" for his lead role in the television series ''Malgudi Days'' (1987) directed by Shankar Nag and in its film version, ''Swami And Friends''. Early life Nayaker was born in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. He gained a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and a Master of Arts degree in Sociology from Mysore University and Bangalore University. He also holds a Diploma in cinematography and CA Foundation course. Career Master Manjunath, who started acting at age three, has been part of 68 movies in Kannada, Telugu and Hindi, but it was his role in ''Swami and Friends'' that fetched him recognition, in addition to six international, one national and a state award. The series was shot during his school vacation in 1985–86, and telecast in 1987. He acted in Super Hit movies of actor-director Shankar Nag such as ''Nodi Swamy Navirodu Hige'', ''Sangliana'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malgudi Days (TV Series)
''Malgudi Days'' is an Indian television series that started in 1986, and was filmed in both English (first 13 episodes) and Hindi (all 54 episodes), based on the 1943 short story collection of the same name by R. K. Narayan. The series was directed by Kannada actor and director Shankar Nag. Carnatic musician L. Vaidyanathan composed the score, while R.K. Narayan's younger brother and acclaimed cartoonist R. K. Laxman was the sketch artist. The series was made by film producer T.S. Narasimhan. In 2006, the series was revived for an additional 15 episodes, which were directed by Kavitha Lankesh. Plot The series is adapted from the collections of short stories written by R. K. Narayan in his books ''Malgudi Days'', ''A Horse and Two Goats'', ''An Astrologer's Day and Other Short Stories'', as well as the novels ''Swami and Friends'', and '' The Vendor of Sweets.'' Episodes Season - 1 (1986 - 13 Episodes) * A Hero / Hero * A Horse and 2 Goats / Muni * The Missing Mail / Dhaki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangalore–Mysore Infrastructure Corridor
The Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises Road, commonly known as NICE Road and officially called Bengaluru–Mysuru Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC), is a proposed 4 to 6 lane private tolled expressway in Karnataka, that intends to connect the two important cities Bengaluru and Mysuru in the Indian state of Karnataka. This is being constructed by Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises (NICE) chaired by Ashok Kheny on a Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (BOOT) basis. As of May 2017, around 8,00,000 vehicles use the road daily, in its presently operation section starting from Electronic City ending at Tumkur Road. History In conjunction with a 1995 Trade Mission to India sponsored by the then Governor of Massachusetts, William Weld, a memorandum of understanding was signed by Consortium members, Indian officials, including then Karnataka Chief Minister, H.D. Deve Gowda, and U.S. officials, which set the stage for launching the Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor project ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avala Antaranga
Avala ( sr-cyr, Авала, ) is a mountain in Serbia, overlooking Belgrade. It is situated in the south-eastern corner of the city and provides a great panoramic view of Belgrade, Vojvodina and Šumadija, as the surrounding area on all sides is mostly lowlands. It stands at above sea level, which means that it enters the locally defined mountain category just by . Location Avala is located south-east of downtown Belgrade. The entire area of the mountain belongs to the Belgrade City area, the majority of it being in the municipality of Voždovac, with the eastern slopes being in the municipality of Grocka, and the southernmost extension in the municipality of Sopot. It is possible that in the future the entire area of Avala will create a separate municipality of Belgrade, named Avalski Venac. Geography Avala is a low type of the Pannonian island mountain, though it is actually the northernmost mountain in Šumadija. Until 600,000 years ago, when the surrounding low are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindi
Hindi ( Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been described as a standardised and Sanskritised register of the Hindustani language, which itself is based primarily on the Khariboli dialect of Delhi and neighbouring areas of North India. Hindi, written in the Devanagari script, is one of the two official languages of the Government of India, along with English. It is an official language in nine states and three union territories and an additional official language in three other states. Hindi is also one of the 22 scheduled languages of the Republic of India. Hindi is the '' lingua franca'' of the Hindi Belt. It is also spoken, to a lesser extent, in other parts of India (usually in a simplified or pidginised variety such as Bazaar Hindustani or Haflong Hindi). Outside India, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utsav
''Utsav'' (Hindi: उत्सव; English: Festival) is a 1984 Hindi erotic drama film, produced by Shashi Kapoor and directed by Girish Karnad. The film is based on play '' Mrichakatika'' ('' The Little Clay Cart'') by Śūdraka. The film stars Shankar Nag, Shashi Kapoor, Rekha, Amjad Khan, Anuradha Patel, Shekhar Suman, Anupam Kher, Neena Gupta, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Annu Kapoor, Sanjana Kapoor and Kunal Kapoor. The role of Samsthanak is played by Shashi Kapoor, who is also the producer of the movie. It was originally supposed to be played by Amitabh Bachchan. However, in July 1982, Bachchan met with a major accident in Bangalore. So the producer himself decided to step in. The film's music is by Laxmikant-Pyarelal and is noted for its songs like, 'Man Kyun Behka Re Behka Aadhi Raat Ko', a famous duet song by sisters Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle. Anuradha Paudwal's 'Mere Man Baja Mridang' for which she won the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award in 1985. Suresh Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banker Margayya
''Banker Margayya'' is 1983 Indian Kannada-language film directed by T. S. Nagabharana, based on the novel '' The Financial Expert'' by R. K. Narayan, and starring Lokesh in the lead role. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada in 1984 and at the 1983–84 Karnataka State Film Awards, Lokesh was awarded the Best actor. Plot Bad culture drives out good culture. Bad money drives out good money. But here, quick money itself, acquired by a miser, though initially boosts his image in the society gradually makes him understand that human values are more important than money. The film is derived from R. K. Narayan's novel '' The Financial Expert'', another of his works set in Malgudi. Margayya is a smart money-lender who, by advising villagers about the rules of borrowing money, sends corrupt bank officials running scared. By a quirk of fate he loses this upper hand. He tries odd jobs to beat poverty but it takes another quirk of fate for his life to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hosa Theerpu
''Hosa Theerpu'' () is a 1983 Indian Kannada-language directed by Shankar Nag, and is a remake of the Hindi-language film '' Dushmun'' (1972), written by Virendra Sinha. It stars Ambareesh as Raja, a reckless truck driver who runs over a farmer, and is sentenced to two years of supporting the deceased's family as punishment for his crime. Jayanthi, Jayamala, Musuri Krishnamurthy, Dheerendra Gopal and Sadashiva Brahmavar feature in supporting roles. Plot Raja is a rash truck driver often driving in an inebriated state. After spending a night in a brothel, he rushes for work early next morning, and ends up running over a farmer Ramu while driving at breakneck-speed through thick fog. He turns himself in, and is brought before the court. Instead of sending him to prison for the crime, magistrate Gopal Rao resolves to try a novel experiment of forcing him to live with the family of the deceased Ramu, and look after their financial needs for two years. The magistrate has an inhere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaggu
''Jaggu'' is a 1975 Bollywood crime film directed by Samir Ganguly. Cast *Azaad Irani (as Azad) *Indira Bansal *Master Bhagwan ... Qawal *Leena Chandavarkar ... Geeta *Mohan Choti ... Pandit *Hercules * Anwar Hussain ... Desai *Imtiaz ... Kaalia *Aruna Irani ... Courtesan *Jagdeep ... Birju *Jyoti ... Sayeeda *Viju Khote ... Baniya * Paintal ... Nandu Khade *Purnima ... Geeta's mom *Shivraj ... Kedar *Nipon Goswami *Shatrughan Sinha ... Jagtap aka 'Jaggu' * Bindu ... Cabaret Dancer Music #"Pyaar Me Tere Piya Aisa Thadpa Hai Jiya" - Lata Mangeshkar #"Chanda Kiran Pyaasi Hai" - Asha Bhosle #"Mere Naam Ka Chala Hai Yeh Jaam" - Asha Bhosle #"Kasme Dekhe Vaade Dekhe" - Asha Bhosle #"Mere Dum Se Chand Tare" - Aziz Nazan, Narendra Chanchal Narendra Chanchal (16 October 1940 – 22 January 2021) was an Indian singer who specialized in religious songs and hymns. Besides several '' bhajans,'' Chanchal had also sung songs in Hindi films as well. He was the singer of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony (1982 Film)
''Tony'' is a 1982 Indian Kannada-language action film directed by H.R. Bhargava and produced by Mohan Sharma and Jairaj Singh. The film stars Ambarish, Lakshmi and Srinath. Cast * Ambarish * Lakshmi * Srinath * Sundar Krishna Urs * Dinesh * Shakti Prasad * Shivaram * Musuri Krishnamurthy * Srilalitha * Shobha * Tiger Prabhakar in a guest role * Uma Shivakumar in a guest role Soundtrack The music 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 Nagendra, created a niche for themselves for nearly four de ..., with lyrics by R. N. Jayagopal and Doddarangegowda. All the songs composed for the film were received extremely well and considered as evergreen songs. References 1982 films 1980s Kannada-language films Indian action films Films scored by Rajan–Nagendra Films directed by H. R. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
