Pogaru
''Pogaru'' is a 2021 Indian Kannada-language masala film directed by Nanda Kishore and produced by B. K. Gangadhar. The film stars Dhruva Sarja and Rashmika Mandanna with Chikkanna, P. Ravi Shankar, Pavitra Lokesh, and Raghavendra Rajkumar in supporting roles, and Sampath Raj, Dhananjay, Kai Greene, Morgan Aste and Dharma as antagonists. Chandan Shetty and Gummineni Vijay composed the soundtrack, while V. Harikrishna composed the background score. Cinematography and editing are performed by Vijay Milton and Mahesh S respectively. The film was planned as a Kannada and Telugu bilingual film, but the Telugu version was later dropped and a dubbed version was released in both Tamil and Telugu. The film’s Tamil dubbed version is titled as ''Semma Thimiru''. It was later dubbed into Hindi under the same title '' Pogaru '' by RKD Studio. Plot A young Shiva loses his father, who was actually killed by JB as his father became a witness to JB's crimes. Shiva is unknown of his father' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dhruva Sarja
Dhruva Sarja (born 6 October 1988), is an Indian actor who appears in Kannada films. He made his acting debut in the 2012 film, ''Addhuri''. Career Sarja debuted in films with the 2012 film ''Addhuri''. His portrayal of Arjun as the male lead, opposite Radhika Pandit, received praise from critics. He signed for his next film ''Bahaddur'' with his close friend Chethan Kumar in 2013. The film became commercially successful and in April 2015 he signed for '' Bharjari''. His next film has been tilted ''Pogaru''. A. Harsha and Sarja are also in talks for a movie. Personal life Dhruva Sarja's brother Chiranjeevi Sarja, an actor in Kannada films, died on 7 June 2020. Their maternal uncle Arjun Sarja is a South Indian actor. Their grandfather Shakti Prasad J. C. Ramaswamy (19 May 1928 – 2 August 1986), known by his screen name Shakti Prasad, was an Indian actor who appeared in Kannada films in mostly villainous roles. In a career spanning close to 20 years, he appeared in ove ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rashmika Mandanna
Rashmika Mandanna (born 5 April 1996) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Telugu and Kannada films besides few Hindi and Tamil films. She is a recipient of four SIIMA Awards and a Filmfare Award South. She made her acting debut with the Kannada film '' Kirik Party'' (2016), and went on to work in the Telugu film '' Chalo'' (2018), the Tamil film '' Sulthan'' (2021), and the Hindi film '' Goodbye'' (2022). Rashmika's most commercially successful films include ''Anjani Putra'' (2017), '' Geetha Govindam'' (2018), ''Yajamana'' (2019), ''Sarileru Neekevvaru'' (2020), ''Bheeshma'' (2020), ''Pogaru'' (2021), '' Pushpa: The Rise'' (2021), and ''Sita Ramam'' (2022). Early life and education Rashmika Mandanna was born on 5 April 1996 in a Kodava family to Suman and Madan Mandanna in Virajpet, a town in Kodagu district of Karnataka. She completed her early schooling from Coorg Public School in Kodagu. She studied for a bachelor's degree in Psychology, Journalism and Engl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Raghavendra Rajkumar
Raghavendra Rajkumar (born 15 August 1965) is an Indian actor, singer and producer of Kannada cinema. He is the son of actor Dr. Rajkumar and film producer Parvathamma Rajkumar. He made his debut as a lead in the film ''Chiranjeevi Sudhakar'' (1988) before appearing in the hugely successful 1989 film '' Nanjundi Kalyana''. He went on to star in films such as '' Gajapathi Garvabhanga'' (1989), ''Anukoolakkobba Ganda'' (1990), and ''Geluvina Saradaara'' (1996). His last prominent film was Upendra's '' Swasthik'' (1998), a box office failure. He starred in ''Pakkadmane Hudugi'' (2004) before taking a fifteen year sabbatical from acting. Since then he has produced television serials under Poornima Productions and films under Sri Vajreshwari Combines. His comeback film as a villain, ''Chillum'', was dropped. In 2019, when he went to act in a lead role in the movie ''Ammana Mane'' (2019), the Prime Minister of Singapore heard about it and watched the movie. Personal life His bro ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nanda Kishore
Nanda Kishore is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Kannada film industry. He is known for directing films like ''Victory'' (2013), ''Adyaksha'' (2014), and ''Ranna'' (2015). Family Nanda Kishore is the son of Kannada film actor Sudhir, and Malati. His brother, Tharun Sudhir, is also a film director, in Kannada cinema. He overcame his obesity Obesity is a medical condition, sometimes considered a disease, in which excess body fat has accumulated to such an extent that it may negatively affect health. People are classified as obese when their body mass index (BMI)—a person's ... problem by losing 76 kg of weight. Filmography References Further readingA success that didn't come easy External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kishore, Nanda Living people Kannada film directors Film directors from Bangalore Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Indian film directors *https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/nanda-kishore/ ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Girija Lokesh
Girija Lokesh is an Indian theatre and film actress and occasional film producer who works in Kannada cinema. She is wife of actor Lokesh, and is the mother of former actress Pooja Lokesh, and actor and television presenter Srujan Lokesh. In recognition of her contribution towards Kannada cinema, she was honoured with Rajyotsava Award by the Government of Karnataka in 2013. Partial filmography As actress * '' Abachurina Post Office'' (1973) * '' Maadi Madidavaru '' (1974) * ''Kakana Kote'' (1977) * ''Simhasana'' (1983) * ''Nanjundi Kalyana'' (1989) * ''Challenge Gopalakrishna'' (1990) * ''Anukoolakkobba Ganda'' (1990) * ''Ramachaari'' (1991) * ''Halli Meshtru'' (1992) * '' Mana Mecchida Sose'' (1992) * ''Snehada Kadalalli'' (1992) * ''Belliyappa Bangarappa'' (1992) * '' Gadibidi Ganda'' (1993) * ''Yarigu Helbedi'' (1994) * '' Ulta Palta'' (1997) * ''Ganga Yamuna'' (1997) * ''Gattimela'' (2001) * ''Ekadantha'' (2007) * '' Nanda Loves Nanditha'' (2008) * ''Aithalakkadi'' (201 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Raj Deepak Shetty
Raj Deepak Shetty (born 18 October 1978) is an Indian actor, predominantly working in Kannada and Telugu film industry. Early life Deepak Shetty was born to Prem Shetty and Sarala Shetty in Mangalore, Karnataka. Deepak finished his schooling at Milagres Pre University and graduated from St. Aloysius, Mangalore. Deepak's interest in acting started at an early age when he was taking part in school and college plays. Personal life On 18 October 2020 Raj Deepak Shetty married Sonia Rodrigues. Career Raj Deepak Shetty started his acting career through working in Kannada serials. He has worked in Kadambari, Preethi Illada Mele, Nigooda, Bande Baruthava Kaala, Muthina Thene, Luv Lavike, Niharika and other serials. Director Chethan Kumar cast him as antagonist opposite to actor Dhruva Sarja in the film Bharjari which was released in the year 2017. After which Deepak played an antagonist role in the movies Tiger and Srikanta, directed by Nanda Kishore and Manju Swaraj respectiv ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dhananjaya (actor)
Kalenahalli Adaviswamy Dhananjaya (born 23 August 1986), also known as Daali, is an Indian actor, lyricist and film producer known for his work in Kannada cinema. He made his acting debut in '' Director's Special'' in 2013 for which he won the best debut actor award at the 3rd SIIMA Awards. He turned producer through the film, ''Badava Rascal''. He has also occasionally penned columns for leading Kannada newspapers. Dhananjaya got the major breakthrough in the film ''Tagaru'' (2018) directed by Duniya Soori for his performance as a menacing villain. He is now popularly addressed as Daali - the character name in the film. Dhananjaya has also played roles in films in other languages such as Telugu and Tamil. Early life and family Dhananjaya was born on 23 August 1986. Dhananjaya excelled in studies and had secured top marks for the whole of Hassan District once when he was in 7th standard and then again in 10th standard. He says he grew up watching Dr. Rajkumar movies and hence ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vijay Prakash
Vijay Prakash (born 21 February 1976) is an Indian Playback singer and also a Music Composer from Karnataka. He has given his voice for predominantly Kannada and Telugu language films. In addition, he has also sung in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Marathi. He is one of the judges for the Kannada reality show ''Sa Re Ga Ma Pa'' on Zee Kannada. He has also performed shows with Zakir Hussain. Prakash won the Karnataka Government's 'Best Playback Singer' award for the year 2016 for the song "Nammooralli Chaligaladalli" from the film ''Beautiful Manasugalu''. He is also one of four artists credited for the song " Jai Ho", which won the 2008 Academy Award for Best Original Song. Specifically, he sang the portion with the words "Jai Ho" that takes an extended high pitch at numerous junctures of the song. The song also won a Grammy Award in the category "Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media." He has also won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Arti ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chethan Kumar (director)
Chethan Kumar is an Indian filmmaker, lyrics writer, screenwriter, dialogue writer and director who primarily works in Kannada cinema. His debut directional venture was the 2014 film ''Bahaddur''. Career Kumar stepped into film industry unexpectedly. He was writing dialogues for theatre plays in Kalamandir, Mysore through one of his friend he learned of Tushar Ranganath. He joined Tushar Ranganth and worked with him as a dialogue writer for Devru, Kari Chirathe, Gange Bare Tunge Bare, Kanteerava. Music director Arjun Janya noticed his talent and gave him a chance to write a song lyric for Varadhanayaka. As Arjun Janya said, he wrote "Baite Baite" song which became popular song of that year and made him a songwriter. Then he wrote "Auto Raja Auto Raja" for Auto Raja, "I wanna sing a songu" for Sweety Nanna Jodi, "Bossu Nam Bossu" for Bhajarangi including songs for Rajani Kantha, Shatru, Pulakeshi, Jackson, Ranna and also "Starade" , "Subbalakshmi" for his debut directional ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chandan Shetty
Chandan Shetty (born 17 September 1989) is an Indian composer, lyricist, and pop singer who works in Kannada films. Shetty gained fame as a solo artist with Kannada singles such as "Halagode", "3 Peg", "Chocolate Girl", "Tequila" "Fire" and "Party Freak. Career Shetty entered the music industry in 2012 as lyricist and assistant music director for the movie Alemaari, under the music director, Arjun Janya. Then he worked for several other movies such as '' Varadanayaka'', ''Power'', ''Chakravyuha'', and ''Bhajarangi''. He was engaged to his co-contestant of ''Bigg Boss Kannada Season 5'', Niveditha Gowda on 21 October. He won in the reality show Bigg Boss Kannada Season 5. He married her on 25 February 2020. Controversies August 2020 Chandan Shetty stoked a controversy by presenting his version of the folk song 'Kolumande Jangamadeva'. A section from the Old Mysuru region has objected to this song claiming that Shetty distorted the very history of Malemadeshwara Swamy, t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kai Greene
Kai Greene (born July 12, 1975), is an American personal trainer, artist, actor, and professional bodybuilder. He came in second place at the 2012, 2013, and 2014 editions of the IFBB's Mr. Olympia competition and has not competed in it since, though he never formally announced his retirement. He is often regarded as one of the best bodybuilders to have never won the competition. Early life Kai Greene was born in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on July 12, 1975. From the age of six, he was raised in foster care and residential treatment centers in Brooklyn. According to his online biography, his rapid physical growth and development drew the attention of his seventh grade English teacher, and since his behavior in school was troublesome, he was encouraged to enter teenage bodybuilding competitions as an outlet. Bodybuilding career NPC Greene became an enthusiastic bodybuilder when he worked at Johnny Lats Gym in New York City, where he began training with personal train ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |