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Pawan Kumar (director)
Pawan Kumar (born 29 October 1982) is an Indian film director, actor, producer, and screenwriter from the Cinema of Karnataka, Kannada film industry. Pawan Kumar is well known for writing the films ''Manasaare'' and ''Pancharangi''. His directorial debut ''Lifeu Ishtene'' (2011) and the 2013 psychological thriller ''Lucia (film), Lucia'' became one of the biggest turning points of his career. Being from a theatre background, he wrote scripts for plays on stage before working as an associate director with Yograj Bhat. He has also acted in the plays he wrote namely "The Final Reharsal" (2002) which is about an actor and reality television and "The woman in me" which is loosely based on the concept that there is a woman in every man and vice versa. Pawan also holds a production house named Pawan Kumar Films. Recently during lockdown, Pawan gave free online workshop on YouTube. He also shot a short film at home- A Labour unthanked. Filmography As director Feature films Web Series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucia (2013 Film)
''Lucia'' is a 2013 Indian Kannada-language psychological thriller drama film written, co-edited and directed by Pawan Kumar. It stars Sathish Ninasam and Sruthi Hariharan in lead roles.' The film's plot is about Nikki, an usher in theatre who has insomnia. After consuming a special pill, he gets entangled in a different kind of dream. ''Lucia'' was the first Kannada film to be crowdfunded by the people. The film's soundtrack was composed by Poornachandra Tejaswi and cinematography was handled by Siddhartha Nuni. ''Lucia'' premiered at the London Indian Film Festival on 20 July 2013. It won the Best Film Audience Choice award at the festival. It was also among the films shortlisted by the FFI to become India's submission for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for the year 2013. The film was also remade in Tamil as '' Enakkul Oruvan'' in 2015. The movie was credited for inspiring a new wave in the Kannada film industry. Plot There are two main roles, one that is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netflix
Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a film and television series library through distribution deals as well as its own productions, known as Netflix Originals. As of September 2022, Netflix had 222 million subscribers worldwide, including 73.3 million in the United States and Canada; 73.0 million in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, 39.6 million in Latin America and 34.8 million in the Asia-Pacific region. It is available worldwide aside from Mainland China, Syria, North Korea, and Russia. Netflix has played a prominent role in independent film distribution, and it is a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA). Netflix can be accessed via web browsers or via application software installed on smart TVs, set-top boxes connected to televisions, tablet computers, smartph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Times Of India
''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest selling English-language daily in the world. It is the oldest English-language newspaper in India, and the second-oldest Indian newspaper still in circulation, with its first edition published in 1838. It is nicknamed as "The Old Lady of Bori Bunder", and is an Indian " newspaper of record". Near the beginning of the 20th century, Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, called ''TOI'' "the leading paper in Asia". In 1991, the BBC ranked ''TOI'' among the world's six best newspapers. It is owned and published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (B.C.C.L.), which is owned by the Sahu Jain family. In the Brand Trust Report India study 2019, ''TOI'' was rated as the most trusted English newspaper in India. Reuters rated ''TOI'' as India's most trus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Award For Best Director – Kannada
The Filmfare Best Director Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Kannada language, Kannada (Sandalwood cinema, Sandalwood) films. The award was first given in 1972. Superlatives Winners References {{DEFAULTSORT:Filmfare Award for Best Director - Kannada Filmfare Awards South (Kannada), Director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
59th Filmfare Awards South
The 59th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honouring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema in 2011 was held on 7 July 2012 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, India. For this year more than 451 films from each of the four film industries were considered for nominations in various categories. Awards and nominees Main awards Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. Kannada cinema Malayalam cinema Tamil cinema Telugu cinema Technical Awards Special awards Multiple nominations and awards The following films received multiple nominations. Kannada *Nominations ** 8 nominations: ''Hudugaru'' ** 6 nominations: ''Paramathma'' ** 5 nominations: ''Lifeu Ishtene'', ''Sanju Weds Geetha'', ''Krishnan Marriage Story'', ''Saarathi'' ** 4 nominations: ''Kempe Gowda'', ''Olave Mandhara'' ** 2 nominations: ''Bettada Jeeva'', ''Puttakkana Highway'' ** 1 nomination: ''Vishnuvardhana'', ''Jarasandha'' *Awards ** 4 awards: ''Sanju Weds Geetha'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaalipata 2
''Gaalipata 2'' is a 2022 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Yogaraj Bhat. Not a sequel to 2008 Kannada film, ''Gaalipata'', it features an ensemble cast consisting of Ganesh, Anant Nag, Diganth, Pawan Kumar, Vaibhavi Shandilya, Samyuktha Menon and Sharmiela Mandre. Ganesh and Bhat were collaborating for the fourth time with this film, while it will be the fifth film for Diganth with the director. Director Pawan Kumar of '' Lucia'' fame, who has worked with Bhat earlier as a screenwriter and an actor in ''Manasaare'' (2009) and ''Pancharangi'' (2010) will also be facing the camera. It was released in theaters on 12 August 2022. Subsequently, it was released for OTT on October 5, 2022, through ZEE5. Premise Gani, ''Mugilpete'' Diganth and Bhushan are college friends, who return to Neer Kote, Malnad to visit their ailing Kannada teacher Kishore ''Meshtru''. Kishore seeks the trio's help to search for his longlost son Revanth aka Appu. How do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honeymoon (Series)
A honeymoon is the traditional holiday taken by newlyweds. Honeymoon, The Honeymoon, or Honey Moon may also refer to: Places * Honeymoon Bridge (other), several bridges * Honeymoon Island State Park, a Florida State Park located on Honeymoon Island Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Honeymoon'' (1928 American film), a comedy film directed by Robert A. Golden * ''Honeymoon'' (1928 German film), a silent film directed by E.W. Emo * ''Honeymoon'' (1941 film), a 1941 Italian film * ''Honeymoon'' (1947 film), an American comedy film directed by William Keighley * ''Honeymoon'' (1956 film), a Soviet comedy film * ''Honeymoon'' (1959 film), a British / Spanish film directed by Michael Powell * ''Honeymoon'' (1972 film) (Swedish: ''Smekmånad''), a Swedish drama film directed by Claes Lundberg * ''Honeymoon'' (1973 film), a Hindi comedy film directed by Hiren Nag * ''Honeymoon'' (1974 film), an Indian Malayalam film * ''Honeymoon'' (1985 film), a Franco-Canadia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telugu Language
Telugu (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken by Telugu people predominantly living in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where it is also the official language. It is the most widely spoken member of the Dravidian language family and one of the twenty-two scheduled languages of the Republic of India. It is one of the few languages that has primary official status in more than one Indian state, alongside Hindi and Bengali. Telugu is one of six languages designated as a classical language (of India) by the Government of India. Telugu is also a linguistic minority in the states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, West Bengal, and the union territories of Puducherry and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is also spoken by members of the Telugu diaspora spread across countries like United States, Australia, United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand in the Anglosphere; Myanmar, Malaysia, South Africa, Mauritius; and the Arabian Gulf count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chambal (film)
''Chambal'' () is a 2019 Indian Kannada thriller film written and directed by Jacob Verghese and produced by N. Dinesh Rajkumar and Mathew Verghese jointly under the banners Jacob Films and Jadyan Motion Pictures. It features Satish Ninasam and Sonu Gowda along with Roger Narayan. The supporting cast includes Pawan Kumar, Achyuth Kumar, Kishore Kumar and Elvis Joseph. The score and soundtrack for the film is by Poornachandra Tejaswi and Judah Sandhy and the cinematography is by D. Sasi Kumar and editing is done by Bavan Sreekumar The film is loosely based on the life of D. K. Ravi. Plot The film opens with a mother narrating the legend of Bali Chakravarti, where the King Bali better known for his donations and religious sacrifices, once took over the kingdom of Gods, which had enraged Indra. Indra goes to Lord Vishnu and pleads for help. Then, Vishnu takes over the Vamana Avatar. The god Vishnu came to earth as Vamana, his fifth avatar, to defeat him. Vamana appeared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gultoo
''Gultoo'' is a 2018 Indian Kannada language cyber-thriller film written and directed by Janardhan Chikkanna. under the banner Vivid Films, the movie's music is scored by Amit Anand. Naveen Shankar and Sonu Gowda star along with Rangayana Raghu, Avinash playing the supporting characters. Shanti Sagar is the cinematographer of the film. This was the 4000th movie made in Kannada film industry. Plot Alok (Naveen Shankar) an orphan becomes famous in his college by hacking an online movie booking website and make his seniors watch a movie which was a task during the Ragging session. After college he and his friend Aasthi (Ram Dhanush) stay together where Alok works as a Computer Science trainer in a Computer Institute where he falls in love with Pooja (Sonu Gowda). Pooja is later revealed as an undercover officer of Indian Intelligence Bureau. Later with the help of Phaneesh ( Pawan Kumar) a techie, she tries to pin Alok, who turns out to be the prime suspect in the theft of the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plus (film)
''Plus'' ( kan, ಪ್ಲಸ್), also known as ''+'', is a 2015 Indian Kannada-language suspense drama science-fiction film directed by Gadda Viji and co-produced by Yogaraj Bhat. It stars Anant Nag as the lead protagonist with an image makeover. The supporting cast features Sudharani, Shalini Vadnikatti, P. Ravi Shankar and Chetan Chandra. Shruthi Hariharan appears in a song sequence. Based on the theme of 'good over evil', the plot of the film revolves around the life of a businessman trying to save himself being attacked by goons on bringing three persons all suffering from different psychological disorders together. The soundtrack was composed by Bharath B. J., who collaborated with Ravi Basrur to score the background music. After a lot of hype surrounding the makers' innovative marketing strategy around Ananth Nag's new look; Upon theatrical release on 16 October 2015, the film was panned by critics for being complicated and ambiguous. Cast * Anant Nag as Jaii * Chetan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Circus (2009 Film)
''Circus'' is a 2009 Kannada-language comedy thriller film directed and produced by Dayal Padmanabhan who previously acted with Ganesh in ''Gaalipata''. It stars Ganesh and Archana Gupta Emil Mohammed composed the songs and background score for the film, where it was released on 15 January 2009 coinciding with Makara Sankranthi. Plot Dhanush is a fun-loving youngster, who along with his friends live in the railway colony and their meeting point is the railway station. They decide to play a prank by sending a letter stating on a particular date a train travelling from Mysore to Bangalore will be exploded. However, they realize that one of the friend's address is posted on the letter. In a hurry, they get into the Railway Mail Service boggie of the train where they discovers that a real plot has been hatched by the terrorists to blow up the Gandhadagudi express on the same day, where they decide to locate them and foil the plan. During their journey, Dhanush and his friends take ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
