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Ratnaja
''Ratnaja'' is a Kannada movie writer and director. He debuted his career as a director with the 2005 hit movie Nenapirali which won four awards at the 2005-06 Karnataka State Film Awards, including the Best Director award. Early life and background Ratnaja was a Mechanical Engineering student at the National College of Engineering, Mysuru. Ratnaja then trained under many acclaimed directors like Dinesh Baboo and SV Rajendra Singh Baboo for five years as assistant. Career Ratnaja began his direction career with the film Nenapirali. The film starred four relatively fresh faces - Prem Kumar who received a new lease of life with this movie, Naveen Krishna, Vidya Venkatesh and Varsha. Nenapirali focused on the youth and their confusion about love, and was critically and commercially a success. The film won awards at the Filmfare Awards that year (2005–06), and also picked up a couple of State Awards. Ratnaja was called, by certain quarters, as Kannada's ''Mani Ratnam''. His ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preethiyalli Sahaja
''Preethiyalli Sahaja'' is a 2016 Indian Kannada-language romantic film written and directed by Ratnaja. The film is produced by R. S. Gnaanesh and M. L. Venkatesh under GVK Cinemas banner. The film stars newcomer Surya, Raghu Mukherjee, Avanthika Mohan in the lead roles along with Suhasini Maniratnam and Devaraj in the supporting roles. The music is composed by Raviraj. Cast * Surya * Raghu Mukherjee * Avantika Mohan * Devaraj * Suhasini Maniratnam * Avinash * Sharath Lohitashwa * Ninasam Ashwath * Sanketh Kashi Soundtrack Raviraj, a protege of composer Hamsalekha, has composed the songs and soundtrack for the film. He has also written the lyrics of all the songs except one which is penned by V. Manohar Vitla Manohar is an Indian music director, lyricist, film director and actor in Kannada and Tulu movies. He has scored music to several Kannada and Tulu films. He has written lyrics to more than 1000 songs in Kannada cinema. Early life Manoha .... Rece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premism
''Premism'' ( kn, ಪ್ರೇಮಿಸಂ) is a 2010 Indian Kannada language romantic film directed by Ratnaja of ''Nenapirali'' fame. He has teamed up yet again with producer Ajay Gowda and music director Hamsalekha for the third time after ''Nenapirali'' and ''Honganasu'' in this film. The film mainly stars Chetan Chandra, Amulya and Varun with actor Sunil Raoh making a guest appearance. The film released on 2 April 2010 across Karnataka and set high expectations for its storyline and picturization. Plot Nitin (Chetan) and Varun (Varun) are Police commissioner and head constable sons respectively. They are at loggerheads right from their childhood. Eventually, they both fall for the same girl Amulya, the sister of a traffic inspector. They express their love to her directly. But she travels back to her background happenings in Belgaum where she was in love with Prasanna (Sunil Raoh). How the twosome win over her despite her background forms the rest of the story. Cast * Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honganasu
''Honganasu'' is a 2008 Indian Kannada-language romance film written and directed by Ratnaja of ''Nenapirali'' fame. The film stars Prem Kumar in lead role whereas debutant Anjali and Anuradha Mehta play the female leads. Ananth Nag plays a very important role in the film. The film is produced by Nenapirali Movies. Cast * Prem Kumar as Sagar * Anjali as Impana * Anuradha Mehta as Sowmya * Ananth Nag * Vinaya Prasad * Ramesh Bhat * Naveen Krishna * Sharan * 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 ind ... * Shobharaj as Gounder Gowda * Adarsha as Santosh * Jayashri Raj as Shilpa Track list References External links * ReviewHonganasu at Raaga 2008 films 2000s Kannada-language films Films scored by Hamsalekha {{2000s-Kannada-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nenapirali
'' Nenapirali '' is a 2005 Indian Kannada language film directed by Ratnaja. It stars Prem Kumar, Vidhya Venkatesh and Varsha. The supporting cast features Naveen Krishna, Ananth Nag, Jai Jagadish, Vijayalakshmi Singh and Vinaya Prasad. At the 2005–06 Karnataka State Film Awards, the film won four awards: Second Best Film, Best Cinematographer (H. M. Ramachandra), Best Music Director (Hamsalekha) and Best Female Dubbing Artist (Amrutha Singh). The film also won five awards at the 53rd Filmfare Awards South, including the award for Best Film. Plot The film begins by introducing Ekanth (Naveen Krishna), the only son of a rich industrialist Sundar Raj (Anant Nag). He lives in Bangalore and manages his father's business which keeps him extremely busy. Ekanth is in love with an introverted girl, Indushree (Vidhya Venkatesh), from Mysore, who feels that Ekanth is not interested in her and is not serious about marrying her. In order to test his intentions, Indu decides to lie to ... [...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] |
Mysuru
Mysore (), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. Mysore city is geographically located between 12° 18′ 26″ north latitude and 76° 38′ 59″ east longitude. It is located at an altitude of above mean sea level. Mysore is situated at the foothills of Chamundi Hills about towards the southwest of Bangalore and spread across an area of . Mysore City Corporation is responsible for the civic administration of the city, which is also the headquarters of Mysore district and Mysore division. It served as the capital city of the Kingdom of Mysore for nearly six centuries from 1399 until 1956. The Kingdom was ruled by the Wadiyar dynasty, with a brief period of interregnum in the late 18th century when Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan were in power. The Wadiyars were patrons of art and culture. Tipu Sultan and Hyder Ali also contributed significantly to the cultural and economic growth of the city and the state by planting mulberry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinesh Baboo
Dinesh Baboo (also known as Dinesh Babu) is an Indian film director, cinematographer, actor and screenwriter who works predominantly in Kannada cinema. In a career spanning five decades he has directed more than 40 films, filmed more than 20 films and been the scriptwriter for 6 films. He is the recipient of several accolades including two Karnataka State Film Awards, two Filmfare Awards South and two Cinema Express Awards. Baboo has created many critical and commercially successful films, like ''Suprabhatha, Idu Saadhya, Hendthighelbedi, Amrutha Varshini, Laali, Nishyabda, Abhi, Chitra, Hollywood, Magic Ajji, Neenello Naanalle'' and ''Bellary Naga.'' His 1989 comedy-thriller film '' Inspector Vikram'' was an average grosser at the time of release but as over the years attained a ''cult'' status. He has also been the cinematographer for many commercially successful films, like ''Paadu Nilave, Ninaive Oru Sangeetham, Dhruvam, Ammayane Sathyam, Commissioner, Pidakkozhi Koovunna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajendra Singh Babu
S. V. Rajendra Singh Babu (born 22 October 1952) is an Indian filmmaker and occasional actor who works primarily in Kannada cinema. He was born and brought up in Mysore. His father Shankar Singh produced many films under the banner Mahatma Pictures (Mysore). Babu has written directed movies of different genres in Kannada and in Hindi that include love stories, war, suspense thrillers and comedy movies. Many of his films have been adapted from novels or short stories. Babu has won numerous awards for his films. His sister is producer and actress Vijayalakshmi Singh, and brother-in-law, actor Jai Jagadish. Early life Rajendra Singh Babu born in Mysore, Karnataka. His father, the late Shankar Singh, was a producer and director of Kannada films. His mother, Prathima Devi Prathima Devi (9 April 1933 – 6 April 2021) was an Indian actress known for her work in Kannada films. Devi made her debut through the 1947 film ''Krishnaleela''. She starred in the lead role in '' Jaganmohin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prem Kumar (Kannada Actor)
Prem Kumar, known mononymously as Prem, is an Indian actor who works in Kannada films. He made his acting debut in 2004 through the film ''Praana''. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for ''Nenapirali'' in the year 2005 and for ''Charminar'' in 2013. He is popularly known as Lovely Star in Kannada films. Career Prem debuted in film with the 2004 Kannada film ''Praana''. It was by a team of newcomers: director Prakash, composer Allwyn and the actress Preeti were all new besides Prem. The next year, Prem acted in Rathnaja's debut film, ''Nenapirali''. Prem picked up a Best Actor Filmfare Award for his performance in the film. In 2006, Prem released '' Jothe Jotheyali'' with the actress Ramya. His next release ''Pallakki'' did well for 100 days. In 2008, Prem teamed up with Rathnaja once more for the film ''Honganasu''. Prem acted in ''Ghauttham'', a remake of the Tamil film '' Aahaa..!'' in 2009. In 2010, he teamed up with heroine Ramya for the film '' Jothegara''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vidya Venkatesh
Vidhya Venkatesh is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil and Kannada language films. After making her debut with Kamal Haasan in the Tamil film '' Panchathanthiram'' (2002), she won critical acclaim for her performances in Kannada movies like '' Chigurida Kanasu'' (2003) and '' Nenapirali'' (2005). Her performance in ''Nenapirali'' won her Best Actress Award at 53rd Filmfare Awards South. Career Vidhya Venkatesh did a degree a BA Literature at Ethiraj College, Chennai before beginning work as a part of the Sheraton Hotels and Resorts franchise. She then spent two and a half years working as an air hostess for Singapore Airlines, flying predominantly between Singapore and Russia. Vidhya was interested in acting in films and approached K. S. Ravikumar for a role in the Kamal Haasan-starrer '' Panchathanthiram'' (2002), and was able to successfully audition for the role of Sriman's Telugu wife in the film. She then appeared in the low-budget film ''Kalatpadai'' (2003) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mani Ratnam
Gopala Ratnam Subramaniam (born 2 June 1956), known professionally as Mani Ratnam, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema and few Hindi, Telugu and Kannada films. Ratnam has won six National Film Awards, four Filmfare Awards, six Filmfare Awards South, and numerous awards at various film festivals across the world. In 2002, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri, acknowledging his contributions to film. Despite being born into a film family, Mani Ratnam did not develop any interest in films when he was young. Upon completion of his post graduation in management, he started his career as a consultant. He entered the film industry through the 1983 Kannada film, ''Pallavi Anu Pallavi''. The failure of his subsequent films would mean that he was left with fewer offers. However, his fifth directorial outing, ''Mouna Ragam'' (1986), established him as a leading filmmaker in Tamil cinema. He was the director o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamsalekha
Gangaraju (born June 23, 1951), professionally known as Hamsalekha, is an Indian film composer and a songwriter who works in South Indian cinema, predominantly in the Kannada film industry since the late 1980s. He is also a screenplay writer, dialogue writer, instrumentalist and a conductor, composed and written for over 500 feature films. Also regarded as one of the greatest music composers of all time in history. Hamsalekha has won one National Film Awards and six Filmfare Awards in the Best Music Director Category; seven Karnataka State Film Awards - four for music direction and three for lyrics - and is a recipient of an honorary doctorate from Bangalore University. Early career Hamsalekha was born as Gangaraju in 1951, to K. H. Govindaraju and Rajamma in Tulasikatte, near Akkipete in Bangalore. After his studies, he was employed in his father's printing press and subsequently joined his brother Balakrishna's orchestra group. Lavani Neelakantappa his teacher modified his na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
