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Omkara (2004 Film)
''Omkara'' is a 2004 Indian Kannada-language crime thriller film starring Upendra and Preeti Jhangiani. The film was written and directed by Shivamani and produced by Company Films under the banner of R. S. Productions and has music by Gurukiran. ''Omkara'' was Upendra's first gangster film and was based on the connection between film industries and the Mumbai underworld mafia. The film got an all-time record opening in its first week however became an above average grosser. Cast * Upendra as Sathya * Preeti Jhangiani as Divya * Rahul Dev as a Mumbai underworld kingpin * Rangayana Raghu as Divya's father * Sadhu Kokila * Bank Janardhan * Bullet Prakash * Vaijanath Biradar * Mimicry Dayanand * Nagashekar * Sadashiva Brahmavar * Adarsha * Vijayasarathi * Shwetha Menon Shwetha Menon is an Indian actress, model and television anchor. She won '' Femina Miss India Asia Pacific 1994''. She has predominantly acted in Malayalam and Hindi language films, besides appearing in a number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upendra (actor)
Upendra Rao (known mononymously as Upendra; born 18 September 1968) is an Indian actor, filmmaker, producer, screenwriter and politician who works primarily in Kannada cinema. Upendra has also worked in Telugu films . He started his film career as a writer and an assistant director with actor and film director Kashinath. His first directorial venture was ''Tharle Nan Maga'' (1992). In the mid-1990s, Upendra directed '' Om'', followed by '' A'', in which he debuted as an actor. His next film ''Upendra'' starred Raveena Tandon, a Bollywood actress. After a decade of acting in Kannada and several Telugu films, he returned to directing with Kannada film '' Super'', which was well-received critically and commercially. Upendra is known for his work in films such as '' A'' (1998), ''Upendra'' (1999), ''Preethse'' (2000), '' Super Star'' (2002), ''Kutumba'' (2002), ''Gokarna'' (2002), '' Hollywood'' (2002), ''Raktha Kanneeru'' (2003), ''Gowramma'' (2005), ''Aishwarya'' (2006), '' Ana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaijanath Biradar
Vaijanath Basappa Biradar is an Indian comedian and actor who works in Kannada cinema. He has acted nearly 500 movies in Kannada. He was awarded the top one best actor in the 2011 India Imagine film festival that took place in Madrid, Spain for his performance in the Kannada film ''Kanasemba Kudureyaneri'' directed by Girish Kasaravalli in 2010. Personal life Vaijanath Biradar was born on 1952 June 26 to Kailash patil and Nagamma in the village called Tegampur in Bhalki taluk of Bidar district of northern Karnataka. Films Some of the movies where he acted include Kashinath's film '' Love Training'', and Jaggesh starring '' Mata'', ''Aliya Alla Magala Ganda'', Ramesh Arvind starring ''O Mallige'', ''Dr. B. R. Ambedkar'' (2005) are some of the well known movies acted by Vaijanath Biradar. He has also appeared in Tulu film ''Soombe ''Soombe'' is a Tulu language film directed by Saikrishna Kudla starring Rahul, Shritama Mukherjee, Devadas Kapikad, Naveen D Padil, Bhojaraj Va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000s Kannada-language Films
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Origin Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a phoneme, so the derived Greek letter sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ) "to hiss". The original name of the letter "sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the complica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Films
2004 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, notable deaths and film debuts. ''Shrek 2'' was the year's top-grossing film, and '' Million Dollar Baby'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Evaluation of the year Renowned American film critic and professor Emanuel Levy described 2004 as "a banner year for actors, particularly men." He went on to emphasize, "I can't think of another year in which there were so many good performances, in every genre. It was a year in which we saw the entire spectrum of demographics displayed on the big screen, from vet actors such as Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman, to seniors such as Pacino, De Niro, and Hoffman, to newcomers such as Topher Grace. As always, though, the center of the male acting pyramid is occupied by actors in their forties and fifties, such as Sean Penn, Johnny Depp, Liam Neeson, Kevin Kline, Don Cheadle, J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kavita Krishnamurthy
Sharada Krishnamurthy, popularly known as Kavita Krishnamurthy or Kavita Subramaniam, is an Indian playback and classical singer. She has recorded 50,000 songs in 45 various Indian languages including Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Rajasthani, Bhojpuri, Telugu, Odia, Marathi, English, Urdu, Tamil, Malayalam, Gujarati, Nepali, Assamese, Konkani, Punjabi and other languages. She is the recipient of four Filmfare Best Female Playback Singer Awards (winning consecutively during 1995–1997), and the Padmashri which she received in 2005. She was awarded a Doctorate (Honoris Causa) for her contributions to Indian music by Bangalore-based Jain University in 2015. In 1999, she married noted violinist L. Subramaniam and resides in Bengaluru. Early life Born as Sharada into a Tamil Iyer family in New Delhi to T.S. Krishnamurthy, an employee of the Education Ministry. She began her musical training at the insistence of her aunt, Protima Bhattacharya who enrolled her to train under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hariharan (singer)
Hariharan (born 3 April 1955) is an Indian playback, bhajan and ghazal singer who predominantly sings in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu languages. He has also sung over 15,000 notable songs in 10 regional languages including Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Sinhala and Bhojpuri. He is an established ghazal singer and one of the pioneers of Indian fusion music. In 2004, he was honoured with the Padma Shri by the Government of India and is a two-time National Award winner. Hariharan, associating with Lesle Lewis, formed Colonial Cousins, a two-member band. They have cut many private music albums and also scored music for few feature films in Tamil and Hindi. On 9 October 2021 at 13:47, Hariharan and late Gulshan Kumar's Hanuman Chalisa recorded under the label of T-Series crossed the 2-billion views mark on YouTube, making it the first devotional song in the world to do so. Personal life and education Hariharan was born to classical musicians H A S Mani and Alamelu Mani. HAS Mani - h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaitra H
Chaitra (Hindi: चैत्र) is a month of the Hindu calendar. In the standard Hindu calendar and India's national civil calendar, Chaitra is the first month of the year. It is the last month in the Bengali calendar, where it is called Choitro. Chaitra or Chait is also the last month in the Nepali calendar (the Vikram Samvat), where it commences in mid-March. Chithirai is the first month in the Tamil calendar. In the Sindhi calendar, this month is referred to as Chet and is marked by the celebration of the Cheti Chand (birth of Jhulelal, an incarnation of Vishnu). In the Vaishnava calendar, Vishnu governs this month. In solar religious calendars Chaitra Begins with the Sun's Entry Into Pisces In the more traditional reckoning, the first month commences in March or April of the Gregorian calendar, depending upon whether the Purushottam Maas (extra month for alignment of lunar or solar calendar) was observed in the year. There is no fixed date in the Gregorian calendar for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shamitha Malnad
Shamitha Malnad (born 9 June) is an Indian Dentist, voice artist, playback singer. She is known for her works in the Kannada film industry, as well as her works from Sugama Sangeetha and Devotional albums. Career Shamitha Malnad was first introduced to the film music by music director Gurukiran in the film ''Ninagaagi'' in 2002. She has worked for music directors such as Hamsalekha, Gurukiran, V. Harikrishna, Mano Murthy, and others. Discography * ''Kariya'' * ''Rama Shama Bhama'' * '' Chellata'' * ''Birugaali'' * '' Madana'' * '' Paramesha Panwala'' * ''Jugaari'' * ''Nam Areal Ond Dina'' * ''Cheluveye Ninne Nodalu'' * ''Kempe Gowda'' * '' Super'' * ''Mandya'' * '' Aptharakshaka'' * ''Mylari'' * '' Nagavalli'' * ''Shrimathi'' * '' Dandam Dashagunam'' * ''Saarathi'' * ''Jarasandha'' * ''Johny Mera Naam Preethi Mera Kaam'' * ''Muddu Manase'' * '' Nagavalli'' Awards * 2009 - Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada - "Madhura Pisumaatige (''Birugaali'') * 2015 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mimicry Dayanand
Mimicry Dayanand is an Indian Impressionist (entertainment), impressionist, Stand-up comedy, stand-up comedian, actor and television presenter from the Karnataka state of India. He is renowned for his impression of politicians and film actors of Karnataka. Dayanand has featured in many comedy albums and has presented a television show, ''Kachaguli'' that aired on Colors Kannada, ETV Kannada. In 2008, Dayanand, along with Sihi Kahi Chandru, judged a television show called ''Haasyada Rasa'', to unearth comic talents that was aired on Kasturi (TV channel), Kasturi. He also appeared on the comedy chat show ''Maja With Sruja'' on the Colors Kannada Kannada channel, imitating Brahmanda Narendra Babu Sharma, a well-known astrologer. Filmography Films * ''Parashuram (1989 film), Parashuram'' (1989)...M. Prabhakara * ''Shhh! (film), Shhh!'' (1992)...Dayananda Theertha Swamiji * ''Operation Antha'' (1995) * ''Vishwa (film), Vishwa'' (1999) * ''Ekadanta'' (2007) * ''Lifeu Ishte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bullet Prakash
Bullet Prakash (2 April 1976 – 6 April 2020) was an Indian actor who worked in Kannada cinema. Known for portraying comic roles, Prakash appeared in over 325 films. He earned the nickname "Bullet" because he used to ride the motorbike, Royal Enfield Bullet. In 2015, Prakash joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. Prakash appeared in films such as ''Mast Maja Maadi'' (2008), ''Aithalakkadi'' (2010), '' Mallikarjuna'' (2011) and ''Aryan'' (2014). He also appeared in a Tulu film, ''Soombe''. Partial filmography * '' A. K. 47'' (1997) * ''Yuvaraja'' (2001)...Raju's friend * ''Dhruva'' (2002) * ''Don'' (2003) * ''Partha'' (2003) * ''Bidalaare'' (2004)...car driver * '' Omkara'' (2004) * '' Ambi'' (2006) * '' Shree'' (2006) * ''Mast Maja Maadi'' (2008) * ''Venki'' (2009) * ''Ee Sambhashane'' (2009) * ''Aithalakkadi'' (2010) * '' Jackie'' (2010) * '' Mallikarjuna'' (2011) * ''Devarane'' (2013) * '' Rajani Kantha'' (2013) * '' Parari'' (2013) * ''Jataayu'' (2013) * ''Shatru'' (2013) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preeti Jhangiani
Preeti Jhangiani is an Indian model and actress. Jhangiani first appeared in Rajshri Productions music album ''Yeh Hai Prem'' in 1997. She is known for her work in the Telugu films '' Thammudu'' (1999), '' Narasimha Naidu'' (2001), Malayalam film '' Mazhavillu'' (1999) and in her Hindi debut in the multi-starrer film ''Mohabbatein'' (2000) opposite Jimmy Shergill. Biography Preeti Jhangiani was born into a Sindhi Hindu family. She first appeared in a Rajshri Productions music album '' Yeh Hai Prem'' opposite Abbas. This made them—as well as the Koala symbol used in the album—famous. Thereafter, she appeared in Nima Sandal soap ads and also various other ads Her first film was in Malayalam alongside Malayalam star Kunchacko Boban which was called '' Mazhavillu'' (1999). She then acted in two Telugu films, '' Thammudu'' (1999) opposite Pawan Kalyan and '' Narasimha Naidu'' (2001) opposite Balakrishna. She made her Bollywood debut in 2000 with ''Mohabbatein''. Her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
