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Raajakumara
''Raajakumara'' () is a 2017 Indian Kannada language action drama film written and directed by Santhosh Ananddram and produced by Vijay Kiragandur under the Hombale Films banner. It stars Puneeth Rajkumar and Priya Anand in lead roles. Apart from them, the film features an ensemble cast of Ananth Nag, Sarath Kumar, Prakash Raj, Chikkanna, Sadhu Kokila, Achyuth Kumar, Avinash in important roles. V. Harikrishna composed the film's score and soundtrack. The film was released on 24 March 2017 and received positive reviews from critics and audience where the film went to become sixth highest-grossing Kannada film at the time of its release until '' K.G.F: Chapter 1''Raajakumara movie review: Inheritance of lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santhosh Ananddram
Santhosh Ananddram is an Indian film lyric writer, screenwriter, director who works in Kannada cinema. He rose to fame with his debut directional venture 2014 film ''Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari''. He later went on and directed Kannada Star Puneeth Rajkumar in ''Raajakumara'', which was considered to be an all time industry hit in Kannada cinema. Career He started his film career as a lyric writer through ''Rocky (2008 film), Rocky''. He then assisted Harsha (director), Harsha in script, dialogues and direction departments for ''Chingari (2012 film), Chingari''. He also worked as a dialogue writer for ''Agraja'' and ''Gajakesari''. He made his directional debut in 2014 with Industry hit ''Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari'' starring Yash (actor) and Radhika Pandit. His next movie ''Raajakumara'' with Puneeth Rajkumar was released on 24 March 2017 and received huge applause from critics and audience. After humongous success of ''Raajakumara'' and two straight industry hits, he rose to fame as "St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Highest-grossing Kannada Films
Kannada cinema produces films in Kannada language. The 1965 film '' Satya Harishchandra'' was the first Kannada film to cross 1 crore. The 1995 film ''Om'' was the first Kannada film to cross 10 crores. ''Mungaru Male'' was the first Kannada film to cross 50 crores. ''Raajakumara'' was the first Kannada movie to cross ₹75 crore mark. '' K.G.F: Chapter 1'' was the first Kannada film to gross ₹100, ₹150, ₹200 and ₹250 crore. Its sequel '' K.G.F: Chapter 2'' was the first Kannada film to gross ₹500, ₹750, ₹1000 and ₹1250 crore. List of highest-grossing films worldwide List of highest-grossing films by year ''Note'': Since there are no official figures for gross collections of Kannada movies, only releases since 1970 which were mentioned as highest grossers of the year in majority of the sources, have been considered for this section: Time line of highest grossing films The films with a minimum worldwide gross of ₹10 crore are only considered. Records ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puneeth Rajkumar
Puneeth Rajkumar (17 March 1975 – 29 October 2021), colloquially known as Appu, was an Indian actor, playback singer, television presenter, and producer, who worked in Kannada cinema. He was the youngest son of actor and matinee idol Dr. Rajkumar, He was one of the most popular actors in Kannada cinema. He was the lead in 30 films; as a child, he appeared in many films. His performances in '' Vasantha Geetha'' (1980), '' Bhagyavantha'' (1981), ''Chalisuva Modagalu'' (1982), '' Eradu Nakshatragalu'' (1983), '' Bhakta Prahaladha'', ''Yarivanu'' and ''Bettada Hoovu'' (1985) were praised. He won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for his role of Ramu in ''Bettada Hoovu''. He also won Karnataka State Award Best Child artist for ''Chalisuva Modagalu'' and ''Eradu Nakshatragalu''. Puneeth's first lead role was in 2002's ''Appu''. He was conferred with the Doctorate by Mysuru University. The Karnataka Government conferred the state's highest civilian award, Karnataka Ratn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priya Anand
Priya Anand (born 17 September 1986) is an Indian actress and model who predominantly appears in Tamil films. She has also appeared in Telugu, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam films. After pursuing higher studies in the US, she began a career in modelling in 2008 before making her acting debut in the Tamil film ''Vaamanan'' (2009) and then her Telugu debut in ''Leader'' a year later. She made her Hindi debut in 2012 with a supporting role in ''English Vinglish'' and subsequently appeared in the films ''Fukrey'' (2013) and ''Rangrezz'' (2013). Early life Priya Anand was born on 17 September 1986 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She is the only child to a Tamil mother and a half-Telugu, half-Marathi father. She was brought up in both her parents' hometowns, Chennai and Hyderabad, becoming fluent in Tamil and Telugu. Besides native languages, Priya is proficient in English, Bengali, Hindi, Marathi and Spanish as well. Priya became fascinated with films, developing an interest in cinema, sinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hombale Films
Hombale Films (pronunciation: Hom-Baa-Lay) is an Indian film production company mainly known for the ''K.G.F'' franchise and blockbuster film Kantara. It was founded by Vijay Kiragandur. History Hombale Films was founded by Vijay Kiragandur and Chaluve Gowda, entrepreneurs from Bangalore. Hombale Films' first production endeavour was the Kannada film ''Ninnindale'' in 2014, starring Puneeth Rajkumar. Their next venture was ''Masterpiece'', starring Yash, in 2015. Their third venture ''Raajakumara'' was directed by Santhosh Ananddram, and became the top grossing Kannada film at the time. It reportedly grossed more than Rs. 75 crores in the Karnataka box office and was an industry hit. Hombale Films' fourth film was '' K.G.F: Chapter 1'' directed by Prashanth Neel of ''Ugramm'' fame. This film was released in five languages across India: Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Hindi. ''K.G.F: Chapter 1'' was very successful at the box office, becoming the first Kannada fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarath Kumar
Sarathkumar Ramanathan (born 14 July 1954) is an Indian actor, politician, filmmaker, and singer. He has acted in more than 130 Tamil language, Tamil, Telugu language, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. He has won two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and three Filmfare Awards South. Originally a bodybuilder and later journalist, in 1986, Sarathkumar started his acting career in the Telugu film ''Samajamlo Sthree''. He first acted in negative roles, and later played supporting roles before establishing himself as a lead actor in subsequent years, earning him the titles ''Supreme Star'' and ''Super Hero'' in Tamil cinema. In 2007, he launched a new political party All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi (AISMK) in Tamil Nadu, claiming to carry out the ideals of K. Kamaraj. He is the former Member of Legislative Assembly of Tenkasi (State Assembly Constituency), Tenkasi constituency. He served as the president of the Nadigar Sangam from 2006 to 2015 for three consecutive terms. Early li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rangayana Raghu
Kotturu Chikkarangappa Raghunath (born 17 April 1965), known by his screen name Rangayana Raghu, is an Indian film and stage actor, known for his work in Kannada cinema. Portraying mostly comic and negative-shaded characters, he has appeared in over 250 films. Prior to acting in films, he worked as a stage actor with B. V. Karanth's theatre group Rangayana, from 1988 to 1999. He made his debut in films in 1995 with ''Suggi'', which got shelved. Raghu got his major break in films after appearing as an antagonist in ''Dhumm'' (2002). He is best noted for his performance in the 2007 film '' Duniya'' which won him his second Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. His other notable roles came in ''Cyanide'' (2006), '' Raam'' (2009), '' Olave Mandara'' (2011) and '' Jayammana Maga'' (2013). In 2014, his wife Mangala and he started Sanchari Theatre, a theatre training institute for children. Early life and career Raghu was born as Kotturu Chikkarangappa Raghunath on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chitra Shenoy
Chitra Shenoy is an Indian actress and producer in South Indian movies and television series. She has acted in more than 600 films in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Tulu, and Hindi. She is known as the 'young mother' in the Kannada film industry having portrayed the role of a mother to almost all top stars in Kannada. In Malayalam she rose to fame with her role as Mammootty's mother in Rajamanikyam. She became a house-hold name in Kerala playing the villainous mother-in-law character in the Malayalam serial '' Sthreedhanam''. She owns the production company ''Good Company Productions''. Personal life She was born in a Sankethi Brahmin family to M. K. Vinayak and Saraswathi, as the youngest of two children at Hassan. She has an elder sister, Jyothi. She is a home science graduate. She is married to Gurudas Shenoy, a Kannada Film & Television Producer. They have a daughter Kushi Shenoy. Gurudas & Chitra Shenoy together run two television production companies - Dakshin Videote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhargavi Narayan
Bhargavi Narayan (4 February 1938 – 14 February 2022) was an Indian actress in the Kannada film industry, and a theatre artist in Karnataka, India. Her notable films include '' Eradu Kanasu'', '' Hanthakana Sanchu'', ''Pallavi Anupallavi'', and '' Baa Nalle Madhuchandrake''. Career Narayan has been a part of more than 22 films and many drama (theatre) plays in Kannada, including the television series ''Manthana'' and '' Mukta''. She has written and directed plays for AIR's women's programs and Women's Association for Children, Karnataka. She has worked as a member of Kannada Natak Academy. Before beginning her career in the arts, Narayan worked as a manager in ESI Corporation, Bengaluru. She wrote a book in Kannada, called ''Naa Kanda Nammavaru'', published by Ankita Pustaka, Bengaluru. Narayan was a speaker at the Bangalore Literature Festival 2018, Bengaluru. Personal life and death Bhargavi was born on 4 February 1938 to Naamagiriyamma and M. Ramaswamy. She was m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honnavalli Krishna
Honnavalli Krishna is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. Some of the notable films of Honnavalli Krishna as an actor include '' Ratha Sapthami'' (1986), ''Aasegobba Meesegobba'' (1990), ''Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu'' (1974), ''Janumada Jodi'' (1996). Career As of October 2017, Honnavalli Krishna reached a rare feat of acting in a thousand films. Selected filmography * ''Sanaadi Appanna'' (1977) * ''Olavu Geluvu'' (1977) * '' Shankar Guru'' (1978) * '' Vasantha Geetha'' (1980) * ''Keralida Simha'' (1981) * '' Anand'' (1986) * '' Ratha Sapthami'' (1986) * ''Dhruva Thare'' (1985) * ''Manamecchida Hudugi'' (1987) * ''Shiva Mecchida Kannappa'' (1988) * ''Samyuktha'' (1988) * '' Inspector Vikram'' (1989) * '' Gajapathi Garvabhanga'' (1989) * '' Neene Nanna Jeeva'' (1990) * ''Aasegobba Meesegobba'' (1990) * '' Aata Bombata'' (1990) * ''Mruthyunjaya'' (1990) * ''Modada Mareyalli'' (1991) * ''Lockup Death'' (1994) * '' Om'' (1995) * ''Janumada Jodi'' (1996) * ''Simhada Mari'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chikkanna
Chikkanna (born 22 June 1984), is an Indian actor who works in Kannada cinema and appears primarily in comic roles. He made his debut in films with ''Kirataka'' (2011), following which he was recognized for his performances in ''Raja Huli'' (2013) and ''Adyaksha'' (2014). Career Chikkanna began his acting career in comedy shows in Mysore with Drishya Kalavide. He then appeared Comedy Kiladigalu in Zee Kannada and Prank Show aired on Udaya TV. Actor Yash noticed his performance at the diamond jubilee celebrations of Kannada cinema and cast him in the 2011 film, ''Kirataka''. In ''Raja Huli'' (2013) and ''Adyaksha'' (2014), he played roles alongside Yash and Sharan. In the 2015 film '' Sharp Shooter'', he played alongside Diganth Diganth Manchale (born 28 December 1983), mononymously known as Diganth, is an Indian actor and former model who primarily works in Kannada films. Diganth made his acting debut in ''Miss California'' in 2006. He is a recipient of one SIIMA Awar .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadhu Kokila
Sahaya Sheelan Shadrach (born 24 March 1966) known by his screen name Sadhu Kokila, is an Indian musician, actor, comedian, film director and producer, and an occasional screenwriter and lyricist who works in Kannada cinema. He began his career as a composer before taking to acting in films, appearing mostly in comic roles. He has also directed ten Kannada films, the most notable one being ''Raktha Kanneeru'' (2003). As a composer, he is a two-time recipient of the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director, which he won for ''Rakshasa'' (2005) and ''Inthi Ninna Preethiya'' (2008). As an actor, he has received multiple nominations and awards in the category of Best Comedian in the South Indian International Movie Awards. Early life and career Sadhu Kokila was born as Sahaya Sheelan on 24 March 1966 into a Tamil nadaar Christian family of Natesh and Mangala in Bangalore in the Indian State of Mysore (now Karnataka). He was born to a family of musicians with father bei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
