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Ravi Srivatsa
Ravi Srivatsa is an Indian director and writer who works in Kannada-language films. He is known for directing ''Deadly Soma'' (2005). Career Ravi Srivatsa worked as a dialogue writer and associate director in many films during the second half of the 1990s. He made his directorial debut with '' Ee Rajeev Gandhi Alla'', which was produced in 2002 and had a delayed release in 2007. His next film was ''Deadly Soma'' (2005) starring Aditya, which was based on the underworld don of the same name who was shot dead in Bangalore in the 1990s. The film made pre-release headlines due to its censor troubles and was a box office success. His next film '' Ganda Hendathi'' (2006), the remake of ''Murder'' (2004) released to mixed reviews and was labeled 'the most provocative Kannada film' by one reviewer. He made several gangster-themed films: ''Madesha'' (2008) and ''Deadly-2'' (2010), the latter of which is a sequel to ''Deadly Soma'' (2005). His next film ''Dashamukha'' (2012) was inspired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadly Soma
''Deadly Soma'' is a 2005 Kannada biographical crime film written and directed by Ravi Srivatsa. The film is based on the real life incidents of an infamous underworld don, Deadly Soma. The film stars Aditya (Kannada actor), Aditya as the protagonist and Rakshita as his lady love. Tara (Kannada actress), Tara, Devaraj and Avinash play other pivotal roles. The film featured an original score and soundtrack composed by Sadhu Kokila. The film, upon release, received a positive response from both critics and audience and was subsequently remade in Telugu as ''Nandeeswarudu'' (2012). It was also released in Hindi as ''Ek Aur Aathank''. A sequel film ''Deadly-2'' was made by the director and lead actor and released in 2010 which could not match the success level to this film. Cast * Aditya (Kannada actor), Aditya as Somashekara * Rakshita as Jyothi * Devaraj * Tara (Kannada actress), Tara * Kishore (actor, born 1974), Kishore * Avinash * Duniya Vijay, Vijay * Shobaraj (Kannada Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiger Galli
''Tiger Galli'' is a 2017 Indian Kannada-language action film directed by Ravi Srivatsa and starring Sathish Ninasam and Roshni Prakash. Cast *Sathish Ninasam as Vishnu and Shiva *Roshni Prakash as Meera *Yamuna as Durgamma *Bhavana Rao *Shivamani *Ayyappa Sharma *Giriraj *Pooja Lokesh *M. N. Lakshmi Devi Release ''Deccan Chronicle'' gave the film a rating of one out of five stars and wrote that "Almost every character is greatly influenced by dialogue king Saikumar’s mannerism and it’s LOUD!". ''The New Indian Express'' wrote that "Tiger Galli is limited to those who don’t mind seeing bloodshed, harsh dialogues and several action sequences". ''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 ...'' gave the film a rating of two out of five stars and wro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Film Directors
India has many regional film centres, such as Bollywood (Hindi) in Mumbai, Telugu cinema (Tollywood) in Hyderabad, Marathi cinema in Pune, Tamil cinema in Chennai, Malayalam cinema in Kochi, Kannada cinema in Bangalore, Odia Cinema in Bhubaneswar, Assamese cinema in Guwahati, Punjabi cinema in Mohali and Bengali cinema in Kolkata . Most Indian film directors are known for their work with one regional industry, while many others are active directors of films from multiple industries. Directors of parallel or independent cinema Parallel Cinema is otherwise known as "Art films" cinema, and is known for its serious and realistic films with real-life situations. In the 1960s and 1970s, the Indian government financed a number of such films, on Indian themes. Many of the directors were graduates of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. Ritwik Ghatak was a professor at the institute and a well-known director in his own right. The best-known Indian "neo-realist" i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kannada Film Directors
Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native speakers, and was additionally a second or third language for around 13 million non-native speakers in Karnataka. Kannada was the court language of some of the most powerful dynasties of south and central India, namely the Kadambas, Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas, Yadava Dynasty or Seunas, Western Ganga dynasty, Wodeyars of Mysore, Nayakas of Keladi Hoysalas and the Vijayanagara empire. The official and administrative language of the state of Karnataka, it also has scheduled status in India and has been included among the country's designated classical languages.Kuiper (2011), p. 74R Zydenbos in Cushman S, Cavanagh C, Ramazani J, Rouzer P, ''The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics: Fourth Edition'', p. 767, Princeton University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shivajinagara (film)
''Shivajinagara'' is a 2014 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Satya PN, starring Duniya Vijay and Parul Yadav with Abhimanyu Singh, Adithya Menon, Ashish Vidyarthi and Daniel Balaji in supporting roles. Plot The story is about an engineering student who goes all the way to protect his family and avenge his father's death. Ram (Duniya Vijay), is the protagonist. He lives with his mother, sister and her kids. His mother is the second wife and his father rarely visits the home. So Ram develops animosity towards his father. But as the story develops, the family is united and they move to Shivajinagar from Basavangudi. Raam falls for the love of the first floor tenant's daughter Pavithra (Parul Yadav). The trouble starts as Ram's father is indebted to a don called Fayaz (Ashish Vidyarthi). The only way to solve the problem is to kill all the villains. Cast * Duniya Vijay as Ram * Parul Yadav as Pavithra * Abhimanyu Singh * Adithya Menon * Ashish Vidyarthi as F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maanikya
''Maanikya'' () is a 2014 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by Sudeepa featuring himself, V. Ravichandran, Ranya Rao, Ramya Krishna, Varalaxmi Sharathkumar and P. Ravi Shankar in the lead roles. The film is a remake of 2013 Telugu film '' Mirchi''. It was released on 1 May 2014. Upon its release, Maanikya got an excellent response from the critics and audience and had a good run at the box office. The satellite rights of the movie was sold for a huge amount. The film was later dubbed into Hindi under the same name by RKD Studios in 2015. It is a remake of the 2013 Telugu film '' Mirchi.'' Plot The movie begins with a girl collecting funds for an organisation in Singapore. A goon gives her money and then chases her at night when she goes home. Then Vijay (Sudeepa), enters and resolves the conflict without fighting. The girl introduces herself as Manasa (Ranya Rao). They slowly become friends. But one day she asks Vijay to leave her and go as she fears that i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sahukara
''Sahukara'' is a 2004 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Om Prakash Rao and produced by K. Manju. It stars V. Ravichandran, Rambha, Shashikumar and Anu Prabhakar. Veteran actor Vishnuvardhan made a special appearance. It was a remake of the Malayalam film ''Thenmavin Kombath'' (1994). The film was released on 24 September 2004 to generally positive reviews from critics, went on to become one of the blockbuster hits of 2004, and successfully screened for about 25 weeks in cinema halls. Cast * V. Ravichandran as Muthu * Vishnuvardhan as Sahukara (Special appearance) * Rambha as Ranganayaki * Shashikumar as Yajamana * Anu Prabhakar * Rangayana Raghu as Jamindar Benkiyappa * Sumithra * Dharma *Jolly Bastin *Junior Narasimharaju *Mandeep Rai *Prakash Shenoy *Sarigama Viji *Bullet Prakash *Tension Nagaraj *Sridhar Raj *Bhanu Prakash *Om Prakash Rao in special appearance *Honnavalli krishna *Mohan Juneja * Tennis Krishna * Ramesh Bhat * Padmini * Ashalatha * S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiccha
''Kiccha'' is a 2003 Kannada political drama action film directed by P. A. Arun Prasad featuring Sudeep and Shwetha in the lead roles. It features background score and soundtrack composed by Hamsalekha and lyrics by Hamsalekha. The film released on 11 April 2003. Cast * Sudeep as Kiccha alias Krishna * Shwetha as Suma * Sujatha as Sharada, Kiccha's mother * Ajay Rao as Kiccha's friend * Sadhu Kokila CD Babu * Kashi * Avinash as Chief Minister * Vinayak Joshi as Kiccha's friend * Mico Manju as Kumar * Karibasavaiah * Vaijanath Biradar as hostel watchman * Mandya Ramesh as Umapathi * M.S. Karanth as Home Minister * Ravi Srivatsa * Bhavyashree Rai * Anandaraj as Minister Soundtrack Hamsalekha composed and penned the music. The music was released by Akash Audio. Awards Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Awards South is the South Indian segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by the Filmfare magazine of The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yajamana (2000 Film)
''Yajamana'' is a 2000 Indian Kannada-language film directed by R. Sheshadri and Radha Bharathi. The film is a remake of Tamil film ''Vaanathaippola'' (2000). The movie became an Industry hit. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Prema, Shashikumar and Abhijeeth. Plot Shankar sacrifices his own interests and refuses to marry in order to support and educate his younger brothers. However, his life changes when a girl falls in love with him. Cast * Vishnuvardhan as Shankar / Ganesha * Shashi Kumar as Subramanya * Prema as Sangeetha * Abhijith as Shanmukha * Avinash as Devaraj * Ramesh Bhat as Ramesh * Tennis Krishna as Tippesha * Pavitra Lokesh as Lakshmi * Swathi as Keerti * M. N. Lakshmi Devi as Ammamma * Lakshman as Rajeeva, Sangeetha's father * Ashalatha as Sangeetha's mother * Shivaram as hotel owner * Vijaya Sarathi as Swamiji at hotel * Archana * Shobaraj * Michael Madhu as Beggar Soundtrack The official soundtrack contains all songs tuned by Rajesh Ramanath with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simhada Guri
''Simhada Guri'' (Kannada: ಸಿಂಹದ ಗುರಿ; English: Aim of a lion) is a 1998 Indian Kannada film, directed by U. Narayan Rao and produced by K. Raghava Rao. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Amulya, Charulatha and Shobhraj in lead roles. The film had musical score by Shiva. Cast * Vishnuvardhan *Amulya *Charulatha * Shobhraj *Lakshman * Lohithaswa *Sarigama Viji *Umesh *Karibasavaiah *Vasudeva Rao *Harish Roy *Sathyajith *M. S. Karanth *Srishailan *Nanjundaiah *M. N. Lakshmidevi *Rekha Das Rekha Das is an Indian actress in the Kannada film industry. Some of the notable films of Rekha Das as an actress include '' Shwethaagni'' (1991), '' Shanthi Kranthi'' (1991), and ''Hoovu Hannu'' (1993). Personal life She was married to Kanna ... Reception ''The Hindu'' wrote "Vishnuvardhan complements V Narayana Rao’s pointed direction with a dignified and natural performance. “Simhada Gun’, despite its violence as almost justified by its genre, is absorbing and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agni IPS
''Agni IPS'' is a 1997 Indian Kannada-language action film directed by Anand P. Raju, written by R. Selvaraj and produced by Rockline Venkatesh. The film stars Saikumar and Ranjitha, with B. Saroja Devi playing a supporting role. The film has musical score by Ram Chakravarthy, and the cinematography was by J. G. Krishna. The film, upon release, met with hugely positive reviews and catapulted actor Saikumar's career to greater heights. The film's success led the makers to dub the film into Tamil, retaining the same title. Plot Agni is an honest and short-tempered cop, who clashes with Kotwal, a dangerous gangster. While clearing a riot created by Kotwal on the streets, Agni loses his friend Baasha Khan. Agni marries Ranjitha after being stalked and troubled by her. The three students Raghupathi, Raghava, and Rajaram, who are responsible for ruining the college, are arrested by Agni. Kotwal and a corrupt politician create a lot of troubles in which Baasha Khan's mother gets kill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
