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Prema (Kannada Actress)
Neravanda Chetticha Prema is an Indian actress known for her work predominantly in Kannada , Telugu and few Tamil and Malayalam language films. She has appeared in many commercially successful and critically acclaimed feature films. She was a leading Kannada actress at the turn of the century and has received the Karnataka State Film Award and Filmfare Best Actress awards for her performances in Kannada films. She has featured in '' Om'' and ''Yajamana'', which are the two major blockbuster and highest-grossing films of their time in Kannada cinema. After an eight-year hiatus, she returned to films with ''Upendra Matte Baa'' in 2017. Personal life Prema was born into Neravanda family, of the Kodava community to Chetticha and Kavery, in military hospital, Bangalore. She received high school education in Mahila Seva Samaja High School and completed her Pre-university course in Murnad junior college, Kodagu. As a student she was involved actively in sports and represented he ... [...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 Kannada, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil and 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] |
Ranji Trophy
The Ranji Trophy (also known as Mastercard Ranji Trophy for sponsorship reasons) is a domestic first-class cricket championship played in India between multiple teams representing regional and state cricket associations. Board of Control for Cricket in India founded Ranji trophy in 1935, since then it is annually organised across various grounds and stadiums in India. The competition currently consists of 38 teams, with all 28 states in India and four of the eight union territories having at least one representation. The competition is named after Ranjitsinhji who is the first Indian cricketer who played international cricket, he was also known as 'Ranji'. The Mumbai cricket team is the most successful team of this tournament by winning record 41 times. Madhya Pradesh cricket team is present title holder by winning 2021–22 Ranji Trophy. It defeated Mumbai cricket team in the final. History The competition was launched following a meeting in July 1934, with the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandramuki Pranasakhi
''Chandramukhi Pranasakhi'' is a 1999 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Seetharam Karanth, starring Ramesh Aravind, Prema and Bhavana. It's one of the highest grossing Kannada films of the year 1999. The movie is considered one of the best movies in the career of Ramesh Aravind. At the 1999–2000 Karnataka State Film Awards, the film won two awards, Third Best Film and Best Music Director ( K. Kalyan). The film was later remade in Telugu language as ''Naalo Unna Prema''. Plot The movie begins with Susheel listening to a music programme. He falls in love with the singer of the programme Sahana. The plot continues with Susheel attending the marriage of his best friend in a remote village. Instead of reaching the groom's place, he arrives at the bride's place. There he comes across a troublesome girl Bhavana. She immediately starts messing with Susheel for fun. Susheel starts to hate Bhavana. Susheel realizes he needs to get back to the groom's place, but his attempts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dharma Chakram
''Dharma Chakram'' () is a 1996 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film written and directed by Suresh Krissna, and produced by D. Ramanaidu under the Suresh Productions banner. The film stars Venkatesh, Ramya Krishna, and Prema while Girish Karnad plays a pivotal role. The music was composed by M. M. Srilekha. Venkatesh received the Nandi Award for Best Actor and won the Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu). The film was dubbed in Tamil as ''Nakkeeran''. The film was successful at the box office. Plot Rakesh (Venkatesh) is an angry young man who is an honest lawyer, a disciple of justice, and treated as a great personality by poor people. He lives with his mother Sarada (Srividya), she is not only a mother but also a good friend to him. Rakesh has strong animosity toward his father Mahendra (Girish Karnad), a MLA, that's why he is separated from him. Sandhya (Ramya Krishnan), a journalist tries for an interview with Rakesh, but he does not cooperate, so she follows him lik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baashha
''Baashha'' is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language gangster action film written and directed by Suresh Krissna. The film stars Rajinikanth, Nagma and Raghuvaran, with Janagaraj, Devan, Shashi Kumar, Vijayakumar, Anandaraj, Charan Raj, Kitty, Sathyapriya, Shenbaga and Yuvarani in supporting roles. It revolves around an auto-driver who maintains a humble exterior and stays away from violence, but has a dark past which he conceals from his family. During the making of '' Annaamalai'' (1992), Rajinikanth and Krissna discussed a scene from the former's Hindi film '' Hum'' (1991) which was not filmed. The story of ''Baashha'' was adapted from that scene along with that film's core plot and key elements. Principal photography began in August 1994 and was completed in less than five months. P. S. Prakash was the cinematographer, and it was edited by Ganesh Kumar. The dialogues were written by Balakumaran. The music was composed by Deva and lyrics were written by Vairamuthu. ''Baashha'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suresh Krissna
Suresh Krissna (born 25 June 1959) is an Indian film director who has directed Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi Language films. His first independent film as a director was '' Sathya'' (1988), with Kamal Haasan. He is well known for having directed Rajinikanth in four films which include, ''Annamalai (film), Annamalai'' (1992), ''Veera (1994 film), Veera'' (1994), ''Baashha'' (1995) and ''Baba (2002 film), Baba'' (2002). In the 1990s, he has also directed other major superstars including Mohanlal, Chiranjeevi and Salman Khan. Early life and career Suresh was born to R. Krishna and K. Sharada in Bombay. He has two brothers, Sreeram and Satheesh, and one sister, actress Shanthi Krishna. He spent his early career in Mumbai. After completing his graduation in economics he joined the Mumbai office of L. V. Prasad for accounts management. Later he became an executive assistant to L. V. Prasad and also took care of the Prasad Productions Mumbai office. When L. V. Prasad star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohanlal
Mohanlal Viswanathan (born 21 May 1960), known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor, film producer, playback singer, film distributor, and director who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically appeared in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada-language films. Mohanlal has a prolific career spanning over four decades, during which he has acted in more than 400 films. Mohanlal's contributions to the Malayalam cinema have been praised by his contemporaries in the Indian film industry. The Government of India honoured him with Padma Shri in 2001, and Padma Bhushan in 2019, India's fourth and third highest civilian honours, for his contributions to Indian cinema. In 2009, he became the first actor in India to be awarded the honorary rank of Lieutenant colonel in the Territorial Army. Mohanlal made his acting debut at age 18 in the Malayalam film ''Thiranottam'' in 1978, but the film was delayed in its release for 25 years due to censo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Prince (1996 Film)
''The Prince'' is a 1996 Indian Malayalam-language gangster film scripted and directed by Suresh Krissna, starring Mohanlal and Prema. Dialogues were written by T. A. Razzaq. The film marked the accomplished Tamil director, Krishna's debut in Malayalam cinema and also Prakash Raj’s Malayalam debut. The music was scored by Deva. The film was dubbed and released in Tamil as ''Mahaan''. Plot It was a story of the other side of a Mafia family. Jeeva, son of a Don Vishwanath, falls in love with Swarna, daughter of a famous Carnatic singer. He hides the truth of his family background from her to win her love. But she learns of this, and uses silence to make him confess his situation. How Jeeva goes through trials and tribulations of saving his love on one side and law of the mafia on the other side forms the theme of the film. Cast * Mohanlal as Jeeva "Prince" Viswanath * Prema as Swarna * Prakash Raj as Surya Das * Girish Karnad as Viswanath * Nizhalgal Ravi * Spadikam Geor ... [...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] |
Nammoora Mandara Hoove
''Nammoora Mandara Hoove'' () is a 1996 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Sunil Kumar Desai starring Shiva Rajkumar, Ramesh Aravind and Prema in lead roles. It's considered one of the all-time blockbuster romantic movies in Kannada Film Industry. The film received two awards at the 1996–97, Karnataka State Film Awards including Best Child Actor – Male for Master Vinayak Joshi and Best Female Playback Singer for K. S. Chithra. The film was also a milestone movie in the career of its lead actors Shiva Rajkumar, Ramesh Arvind and Prema. It was a huge success at the box-office. The music composition by Ilaiyaraaja was received with much accolades with the songs continuing to frequently play in the air waves. Following a 22-week run in Bangalore, it was screened in a few screens in the United States. The film was remade in Tamil language as '' Kangalin Vaarthaigal''. Plot Manoj (Shiva Rajkumar) is a film director, whose father is a singer and Music composer. He tell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunil Kumar Desai
Sunil Kumar Desai is an Indian film director, writer and producer, known for his work in Kannada cinema. In most of his films, Desai blends art and commercial cinema. He has written and directed suspense/thrillers and love stories. He has won the Karnataka state awards (4 times) in the Best Screenplay & Best Dialogues categories. He has also won the Filmfare awards 4 times. Desai worked with South Indian musicians like Illayaraja, Hamsalekha and Gunasingh. Desai was born in 1955 in Bijapur, Karnataka. He had his primary education in Bijapur and higher education in Pune. He started his film-career as an assistant to Kashinath, and later Suresh Heblikar. Career Desai made film debut as a director with '' Tarka'' in 1989. He subsequent films ''Nishkarsha'', ''Beladingala Baale'' and ''Nammoora Mandara Hoove ''Nammoora Mandara Hoove'' () is a 1996 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Sunil Kumar Desai starring Shiva Rajkumar, Ramesh Aravind and Prema in lead roles. It's ... [...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'' (200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
