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R. Nagendra Rao
Rattihalli Nagendra Rao (23 June 1896 – 9 February 1977) was an Indian theatre actor, film actor and director in South Indian cinema. Following his career in theatre, Rao turned to film a where he became an actor, director, producer, screenwriter and occasional composer. He is considered one of the most influential personalities in the history of South Indian cinema. For his performance in ''Hannele Chiguridaga'' (1968), Rao won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor. Recognized for his contributions to cinema, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 1976. Rao had four children, three of whom were involved in film. His second son, R. N. K. Prasad, was a cinematographer, his third son, R. N. Jayagopal, a screenwriter and lyricist and his youngest, R. N. Sudarshan, an actor. Early life Nagendra Rao was born on 23 June 1896, in Holalkere, in Kingdom of Mysore of British India. Career Rao began his career as an actor in theatre, performing in plays wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Mysore
The Kingdom of Mysore was a realm in South India, southern India, traditionally believed to have been founded in 1399 in the vicinity of the modern city of Mysore. From 1799 until 1950, it was a princely state, until 1947 in a subsidiary alliance with Presidencies and provinces of British India, British India. The British took Direct Control over the Princely state, Princely State in 1831.Rajakaryaprasakta Rao Bahadur (1936), p383 It then became Mysore State (later enlarged and renamed to Karnataka) with its ruler remaining as Rajapramukh until 1956, when he became the first Governor of the reformed state. The kingdom, which was founded and ruled for most part by the Hindu Wodeyar family, initially served as feudatories under the Vijayanagara Empire. The 17th century saw a steady expansion of its territory and during the rule of Kanthirava Narasaraja I, Narasaraja Wodeyar I and Chikka Devaraja, Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar, the kingdom annexed large expanses of what is now southern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangalore
Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most populous urban agglomeration in India, as well as the largest city in South India, and the 27th largest city in the world. Located on the Deccan Plateau, at a height of over above sea level, Bangalore has a pleasant climate throughout the year, with its parks and green spaces earning it the reputation as the "Garden City" of India. Its elevation is the highest among the major cities of India. An aerospace, heavy engineering and electronics hub since the 1960s, Bangalore is widely regarded as the "Silicon Valley of India" because of its role as the nation's leading information technology (IT) exporter.——— In the Ease of Living Index 2020 (published by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs), it was ranked the most livable Indian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professor Huchuraya
''Professor Huchuraya'' is a 1974 Indian Kannada-language comedy-drama film directed by M. R. Vittal and produced by actor Narasimharaju. The story is written by Narendra Babu. Besides Narasimharaju as the protagonist, the film features Vishnuvardhan, Manjula, R. Nagendra Rao and Balakrishna in prominent roles. The film was widely appreciated for its songs and story upon release. The songs tuned by Rajan–Nagendra were huge hits. Cast * Narasimharaju as Prof. Huchuraya * Vishnuvardhan as Venu * Manjula as Geetha * R. Nagendra Rao as Shama Shastry, Huchuraya's uncle * Balakrishna as Colonel Dhanley, Venu's father * Dwarakish as Thimma * Bhargavi Narayan as Meera * Leelavathi as Indira * Vaishali Kasaravalli as Kamali * Rajashankar as a constable * Lokanath as Dr. Manjesh * Shyam * Ranga Soundtrack The music of the film was composed by Rajan–Nagendra. The song "Doora Doora" was received extremely well. Awards * Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karulina Kare
''Karulina Kare'' is a 1970 Kannada-language romantic drama film directed and written by Puttanna Kanagal. The film stars Rajkumar, Kalpana and R. Nagendra Rao. The film was remade in Telugu in 1972-73 as ''Pedda Koduku'' starring Sobhan Babu. The film went on to win the Best Editing and Best Sound recording awards in the Karnataka State Awards for the year 1970–71. Cast * Rajkumar as Parameshi * Kalpana as Parvati * R. Nagendra Rao as Subbanna, Parameshi's foster father * R. N. Sudarshan as Mohan * Dinesh as Raja / Soorappa * Renuka as Uma * Advani Lakshmi Devi as Gowri * H. R. Shastry * Sathyavathi as Shanti * Rathnakar * M. S. Subbanna * Bangalore Nagesh * Mala (credited as Baby Mala) * Ravikanth (credited as Master Ravikanth) as young Parameshi Soundtrack The music was composed by M. Ranga Rao with lyrics by R. N. Jayagopal R. N. Jayagopal (1935 – 19 May 2008) was an Indian film director and lyricist in Cinema of Karnataka, Kannada cinema. He had writt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Film Award For Best Feature Film In Kannada
The National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organization set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus). The National Film Awards, established in 1954, are the most prominent film awards in India that merit the best of the Indian cinema. The ceremony also presents awards for films in various regional languages. Awards for films in seven regional language (Bengali, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil and Telugu) started from 2nd National Film Awards which were presented on 21 December 1955. Three awards of "President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film", "Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film" and "Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film" were instituted. The latter two certificate awards were discontinued from 15th National F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th National Film Awards
The 5th National Film Awards, formerly the State Awards for Films, were a set of awards presented by the Indian Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to recognize the best Indian films of 1957. The ceremony took place at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi, on 16 April 1958. The awards were given by the then-Indian President, Dr. Rajendra Prasad. It was the first National Film Awards ceremony with monetary prizes in addition to the presentation of medals and certificates. Awards Awards were divided into two categories: feature films and non-feature films. *President's Gold Medal for the All India Best Feature Film (now known as the National Film Award for Best Feature) *President's Gold Medal for the Best Documentary Film (now known as the National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film) *Prime Minister's Gold Medal (now known as the National Film Award for Best Children's Film) *President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film (now known as the National Film Award for Best Feature Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premada Putri
''Premada Putri'' is a 1957 Indian Kannada-language film, directed, produced and enacted by R. Nagendra Rao. Besides Nagendra Rao, the film stars Udayakumar, Sandhya and Gummadi. R. N. K. Prasad was introduced in this film. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada at the 5th National Film Awards. The film had musical score and soundtrack composed by H. R. Padmanabha Shastry and T. G. Lingappa to the lyrics of R. N. Jayagopal and Prabhakar Shastry. Plot Film director Mohan Rao and his wife Sushilamma are happy couple. Sushilamma has a good friend in Parvathi whose gentle behavior and innocence have captured her love. Parvathi's husband, Shankarappa, is a vagabond and thief and is crazy after money. Sarasa is their only daughter. One night, some jewels were stolen from Mohan Rao's house. Police arrest Shankarappa, while trying to hock the jewels in Marwari's shop. But Parvathi, who doesn't know that her husband is a thief runs to Sushilamma to seek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narada
Narada ( sa, नारद, ), or Narada Muni, is a sage divinity, famous in Hindu traditions as a travelling musician and storyteller, who carries news and enlightening wisdom. He is one of mind-created children of Brahma, the creator god. He appears in a number of Hindu texts, notably the Mahabharata, regaling Yudhishthira with the story of Prahalada and the Ramayana as well as tales in the Puranas. A common theme in Vaishnavism is the accompaniment of a number of lesser deities such as Narada to offer aid to Vishnu upon his descent to earth to combat the forces of evil, or enjoy a close view of epochal events. He is also referred to as ''Rishiraja'', meaning the king of all sages. He was gifted with the boon of knowledge regarding the past, present, and the future. Hinduism In Indian texts, Narada travels to distant worlds and realms (Sanskrit: ''lokas''). He is depicted carrying a khartal (musical instrument) and the veena, and is generally regarded as one of the great ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sundar Rao Nadkarni
Sundar Rao Nadkarni was an Indian film actor, editor, cinematographer, producer and director. He was the director of the first hit film for AVM productions Bhookails in Telugu in the year 1940, and later the record-creating Tamil film '' Haridas''. Early life Sundar Rao Nadkarni was born in Mangalore in a Konkani speaking family. He started his career in Bangalore as an actor in silent films produced by Surya Films. Later, he moved to Bombay Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ... where he took to film direction and editing. Nadkarni caught the eye of film producer Avichi Meiyappa Chettiar who, after the success of '' Sabhapathy'', was looking to make another comedy film. Thereon, he moved to Coimbatore and finally Madras, where he settled down permanently. In 194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satya Harishchandra (1943 Film)
''Satya Harishchandra'' is a 1943 Indian Kannada-language film directed by R. Nagendra Rao. It stars Subbaiah Naidu, Lakshmibai and Rao. The music of the film was composed by R. Sudarshanam. The film was successful at the box office and ran for 100 days in Dharwad. The movie was dubbed in Tamil making it the first Kannada movie to be dubbed in other language. Cast Soundtrack The music of the film was composed by R. Sudarsanam with lyrics for the soundtracks penned by Gamiki Ramakrishna Sastry. Production and release Film producer A. V. Meiyappan went to his hometown of Karaikudi after the success of his 1941 Tamil film '' Sabapathy'' due to apprehensions surrounding bombing of Madras by the Japanese with the World War II on. He returned to Madras and began the production of ''Satya Harishchandra'' as a joint venture with the theatre troupe SSS Natakamandali. R. Nagendra Rao was roped in to direct and A. T. Krishnaswamy as the assistant director. The cast included ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravana
Ravana (; , , ) is a rakshasa king of the island of Lanka, and the chief antagonist of the Hindu epic ''Ramayana'' and its adaptations. In the ''Ramayana'', Ravana is described to be the eldest son of sage Vishrava and rakshasi Kaikesi. He abducted Prince Rama's wife Sita and took her to his kingdom of Lanka, where he held her in the Ashoka Vatika. Later, Rama, with the support of vanara King Sugriva and his army of vanaras, launched an invasion against Ravana in Lanka. Ravana was subsequently slain and Rama rescued his beloved wife Sita. Ravana is widely portrayed to be an evil character, though he also has many qualities that make him a learned scholar. He was well-versed in the six shastras and the four Vedas. Ravana is also considered to be the most revered devotee of Shiva. Images of Ravana are seen associated with Shiva at some temples. He also appears in the Buddhist Mahayana text ''Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra'', in Buddhist Ramayanas and Jatakas, as well as in Jain Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sati Sulochana
''Sati Sulochana'' is a 1934 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Y. V. Rao. The film was released on 3 March 1934 and is the first talkie film in Kannada language.Dr.Raj's impact on Kannada cinema Rediff.com It is also the first film to be screened in the erstwhile . It is a . Though initially it was believed that the movie had 18 songs, a gramophone record jacket found in private archives showed that the movie had as many as 30 songs belying the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
