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Mithileya Seetheyaru
''Mithileya Seetheyaru'' is a 1988 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by K. S. L. Swamy (Lalitha Ravi) and produced by B. V. Radha. The film stars Geetha, Akhila Thandur, Kalpana Iyer and B. V. Radha. The film has musical score by Vijaya Bhaskar. The film marked the acting debut of Prakash Raj. Cast Soundtrack The music was composed by Vijaya Bhaskar Vijaya Bhaskar ( kan, ವಿಜಯಭಾಸ್ಕರ್; 1924–2002) was an Indian music director and composer who composed music for several mainstream and experimental feature films in the Kannada film industry. Scoring music for over 600 fe .... References External links * * 1988 films 1980s Kannada-language films Films scored by Vijaya Bhaskar Films directed by K. S. L. Swamy {{1980s-Kannada-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geetha (actress)
Geetha Kadambee (born 14 July 1962) is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi films. She debuted in the Tamil film ''Bairavi'' (as Rajinikanth's sister). Since then she has acted in over 200 films in all major South Indian languages, and in a few Hindi films. She also appears in South Indian television serials. Geetha has won two Filmfare Awards South and a Karnataka State Film Awards and Kerala State Film Awards each. Career Geetha made her film debut with the 1978 Tamil film ''Bairavi'' as the title character in which she played Rajinikanth's sister. She was in her seventh grade when she was cast for the film. She later discontinued her studies to concentrate on her movie career. Her performance as Indira in the 1986 Malayalam film ''Panchagni'' based on the true life story of a Naxalite revolutionary Ajitha was well acclaimed and described by The Hindu as "one of Malayalam cinema's landmark heroines". The same year she had more Mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vishnuvardhan (actor)
Sampath Kumar (18 September 1950 – 30 December 2009), known by his stage name Vishnuvardhan, was an Indian actor predominantly in Kannada cinema. He is regarded as one of the popular cultural icon of Karnataka. Vishnuvardhan is often referred to as ''Sahasa Simha'' and ''The Angry Young Man of Kannada Cinema.'' He appeared in more than 220 films all together in Cinema of Karnataka, Kannada, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil cinema, Tamil and Telugu cinema, Telugu. He was called ''The Phoenix of Indian Cinema.''sandalwood: Vishnuvardhan comes alive as a comic character , Kannada Movie News – Times of India M.timesofindia.com (26 December 2013). Retrieved on 2018-11-08. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980s Kannada-language Films
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai (or Jingfeng), Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor (d. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Films
The following is an overview of events in 1988 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1988 by worldwide gross are as follows: Events * May 25 – '' Rambo III'' was released as the most expensive film ever made with a production budget between $58 and $63 million. The film failed to match the box office earnings from '' Rambo: First Blood Part II'' (1985). * July 15 – ''Die Hard'' defies low commercial expectations to gross $141.5 million worldwide. Hailed as an influential landmark in the action film genre, it influenced a common formula for many '90s action films, featuring a lone everyman against a colorful terrorist character who's usually holding hostages in an isolated setting. Such films and their sequels are often referred to as "''Die Hard'' on a _____": '' Under Siege'' (battleship), ''Cliffhanger'' (mountain), ''Speed'' (bus), ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 noteworthy songs are ''Tera Yeri Ambaradaage'' and ''Notadaage Nageya Meeti'' of Parasangada Gendethimma, ''Nammoora Mandara Hoove'' of Aalemane, ''Sri Rama Bandavne'' of Paduvaaralli Pandavaru. He was also a Bharatiya Janata Party MLC. In 2018, he was awarded with the civilian award Padma Shri. Early life Doddarangegowda was born on 7 February 1946 to K. Rangegowda and Akkamma.His wife Rajeshwari Gowda a kannada Professor. Career Doddarangegowda worked as a professor of Kannada in SLN College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Bengaluru and later served as Principal. He has penned more than 500 Kannada cinema songs with many achieving critical acclaim and awards. He has written dialogues for more than 10 films and has scripted over 100 tele-ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasturi Shankar
Kasturi Shankar ( kn, ಕಸ್ತೂರಿ ಶಂಕರ್) is an Indian singer who sings mainly in Kannada language. She has recorded few films songs in Malayalam and Tulu languages and many non-film songs in Konkani, Tamil, Sanskrit, Telugu and Hindi. Shankar has sung different kind of songs like film, devotional, Bhaavageethe, classical and folk songs. In her 30 years singing career, Kasturi has worked with a variety of music composers, including T. G. Lingappa, M. Ranga Rao, Vijaya Bhaskar, Rajan–Nagendra, Gunasingh, G. K. Venkatesh and others. She has sung many duets with Dr. Rajkumar, Vani Jairam, Dr. P.B. Srinivas, T. M. Soundararajan, Vishnuvardhan, KJY and with SPB. Kasturi Shankar's popular film songs like ''Sooryana kanthige ''(for Padmapriya), ''Sri tulasi daye thoramma'' (for Jayanthi), ''Rangena halliyage'' (for Aarathi), ''Sri rama bandavne'', ''Raamanu baralilla'' made her name popular among listeners. Early life Kasturi Shankar was born in Mysuru on 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raaga
A ''raga'' or ''raag'' (; also ''raaga'' or ''ragam''; ) is a melodic framework for improvisation in Indian classical music akin to a melodic mode. The ''rāga'' is a unique and central feature of the classical Indian music tradition, and as a result has no direct translation to concepts in classical European music. Each ''rāga'' is an array of melodic structures with musical motifs, considered in the Indian tradition to have the ability to "colour the mind" and affect the emotions of the audience. Each ''rāga'' provides the musician with a musical framework within which to improvise. Improvisation by the musician involves creating sequences of notes allowed by the ''rāga'' in keeping with rules specific to the ''rāga''. ''Rāga''s range from small ''rāga''s like Bahar and Shahana that are not much more than songs to big ''rāga''s like Malkauns, Darbari and Yaman, which have great scope for improvisation and for which performances can last over an hour. ''Rāga''s may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shankar Nag
Shankar Nagarakatte (9 November 1954 – 30 September 1990) was an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, and producer known for his work in Kannada-language films and television. A popular cultural icon of Karnataka, Nag is often referred to as ''Karate King.'' He directed and acted in the teleserial, '' Malgudi Days'', based on novelist R. K. Narayan's short stories. Nag received the inaugural IFFI Best Actor Award (Male): Silver Peacock Award" at the 7th International Film Festival of India for his work in the film ''Ondanondu Kaladalli''. He co-wrote '' 22 June 1897'', a National award-winning Marathi film. He is the younger brother of actor Anant Nag. Vincent Canby, the chief film critic of ''The New York Times'' had opined that Shankar's performance in ''Ondanondu Kaladalli'' had the force and humor of the younger Toshiro Mifune. Early career Shankar Nagarkatte was born on 9 November 1954 in Honnavar, then a part of North Canara (now Uttara Kannada), in Bombay State (now ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kashinath (actor)
Kashinatha Hathwara (8 May 1951 – 18 January 2018) was an Indian actor and filmmaker who primarily worked in Kannada films. He worked on Hindi and Malayalam movies. With a career spanning over three decades, Kashinath worked in over 40 films carving a niche for himself in comedy genre. He is credited for introducing new talents such as actor Upendra, musician V. Manohar and director Sunil Kumar Desai alongside many other technicians who went on to become successful in Kannada film industry. Making his debut as a director through the comedy-drama film ''Aparoopada Athithigalu'' (1976), Kashinath came into limelight with the suspense thriller ''Aparichita'' (1978). He made his acting debut through the successful film '' Anubhava'' (1984). The same film was remade and directed by him in Hindi as '' Anubhav'' (1986), making his Bollywood entry. His films generally touched subjects which were often regarded as taboo in the Indian society and thus attracted the tag of being vulga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sathyabhama (actress)
Sathyabhama is an Indian actress in the Kannada film industry. Her films include ''Golmaal Radhakrishna'' (1990), ''Bandhana'' (1984), and '' Nanjundi Kalyana'' (1989). Career Before became an actress in films, she acted in Kannada theatre. She is the daughter of P. Kalinga Rao's nephew. In her 25 years of theatre career, she was widely recognized for her role ''Rani Chennamma'' in the drama ''Veera Rani Chennamma''. After watching her performance in the drama, director S. Siddalingaiah offered Sathyabhama a role in his film Hemavathi in 1977, which marked her entry to films. Sathyabhama has appeared in more than two hundred Kannada films. Selected filmography * '' Guru Shishyaru'' (1981) * ''Benkiya Bale'' (1983) * ''Karna'' (1986) * ''Krishna Nee Kunidaga'' (1989) * ''Dikska'' (Hindi) (1989) * '' Nammoora Hammera'' (1990) * ''Ganeshana Maduve'' (1990) * ''Ramachaari'' (1991) * ''Golmaal Radhakrishna 2'' (1991) * ''Hendtheere Hushar'' (1992) * ''Golibar'' (1993) * ''Oran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijaya Bhaskar
Vijaya Bhaskar ( kan, ವಿಜಯಭಾಸ್ಕರ್; 1924–2002) was an Indian music director and composer who composed music for several mainstream and experimental feature films in the Kannada film industry. Scoring music for over 600 feature films, Bhaskar worked in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi, Tulu and Konkani language films as well. He was a part of all of popular Kannada film director KSL Swamy's (Ravi) movies and was also known for his association with acclaimed directors Puttanna Kanagal and Adoor Gopalakrishnan. Influenced by R C Boral and Mukul Mehta, Bhaskar developed his own style of music and introduced the concept of theme music in Kannada film industry. He is credited for inspiring producers to select popular works of Kannada poets through his music. He was awarded with the Dr. Rajkumar Award and the prestigious Sur Singar Award from Mumbai music lovers (for his classical score in Malaya Marutha Kannada movie, directed by Ravi). He was also a recipien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gangadhar (Kannada Actor)
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 Pooje'' (1969), ''Sharapanjara'' (1971) and ''Seetha'' (1970) were noted. In addition to the former two, he starred in '' Katha Sangama'' (1975) and ''Ranganayaki'' (1981), all of which were directed by Puttanna Kanagal. Other films he starred in include ''Nanna Thamma'' (1970), ''Aliya Geleya'' (1971) and ''Bhale Adrushtavo Adrushta'' (1972). Gangadhar returned to stage in the 1980s after film opportunities failed to come his way; poor health condition led him to retire from acting in 1995, when he was aged 59. Gangadhar appeared in a total of 80 Kannada-language films and was awarded the Rajyotsava Award by the government of Karnataka in recognition of his contribution to Kannada cinema. He died in 2003, aged 67 Early life Gangadhar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
