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Shivaram
S. Shivaram (28 January 1938 – 4 December 2021), popularly known simply as Shivaram or Shivaramanna, was an Indian actor, producer and director whose Kannada cinema career has spanned six decades. He has played roles including lead hero performances, character roles, comedic roles, as well as supporting parts. He teamed up with his elder brother, S. Ramanathan and produced several films under the name Rashi Brothers apart from directing '' Hrudaya Sangama'' in 1972. They together produced movies directed by Puttanna Kanagal like '' Gejje Pooje'' and '' Upasane''. They also produced Dr. Rajkumar 's 175th movie '' Nanobba Kalla'' and the Tamil movie '' Dharma Durai'' starring Rajinikanth which was a remake of the 1989 Kannada movie ''Deva''. The brothers together produced few Bollywood films as well including the 1985 movie '' Geraftaar'' which is known to be the only Indian movie to star three stalwarts - Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth - in a singl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naagarahaavu
''Naagarahaavu'' ( ) is a 1972 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Puttanna Kanagal, based on T. R. Subba Rao's three novels ''Nagarahavu'', ''Ondu Gandu Eradu Hennu'' and ''Sarpa Mathsara'', and starring Vishnuvardhan, Aarathi, K. S. Ashwath and Shubha. The supporting cast features Leelavathi, M. Jayashree, M. N. Lakshmi Devi, Ambareesh, Shivaram, Dheerendra Gopal, Lokanath and Vajramuni. The film has a musical score by Vijaya Bhaskar. Cinematography was done by Chittibabu. The film revolves around the protagonist's relationship with his teacher, Chamayya ( K. S. Ashwath). Chamayya, who is childless treats Ramachari ( Vishnuvardhan) as his son. He takes it upon himself to guide Ramachari on the right path despite Ramachari's legendary anger. He usually acts as the negotiator between his student and the people who have issues with Ramachari's behaviour. Ramachari is a young man whose anger is his weakness. He is difficult to reason with and has a great deal of p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanobba Kalla
''Nanobba Kalla'' ( ) is a 1979 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by Dorai–Bhagavan and produced by Shivaram and S. Ramanathan under Rashi Brothers. The film stars Dr. Rajkumar in dual role and himself in a scene. The music was composed by Rajan–Nagendra, while cinematography and editing were handled by Chittibabu and P. Bhaktavatsalam. ''Nanobba Kalla'' was released on 29 November 1979 to positive reviews from critics and became a commercial success at the box office. Plot Gopi, the son of DCP Chandrashekhar and Savitri, gets separated from his parents and grows up to become a criminal. When Gopi finds his parents and tries to return to them, Chandrashekhar refuses to accept him and Rukmini as his son and daughter in law, due to him being a criminal. To make matters worse for Savitri, Chandrashekhar is determined to get Gopi dead or alive. Savitri dies of shock. At her funeral, Gopi tries to escape and his father kills him by firing a single bullet at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beratha Jeeva
''Beratha Jeeva'' ( ) is a 1965 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by K. R. Seetharama Sastry and produced by K. R. Seetharama Sastry and Shivaram. The film stars Kalyan Kumar Kalyan Kumar (7 June 1928 – 1 August 1999) was an Indian actor, as well as an occasional film director and producer, who worked primarily in Kannada cinema, Kannada and Tamil cinema. Making his acting debut in the mythological drama ''Natashek ..., B. Saroja Devi, Jayanthi and K. S. Ashwath. The movie is a remake of the 1961 Tamil movie '' Palum Pazhamum''. Cast Soundtrack The music was composed by Vijaya Bhaskar. References 1965 films 1960s Kannada-language films 1960s Indian films Kannada remakes of Tamil films Films directed by K. R. Seetharama Sastry {{1960s-Kannada-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puttanna Kanagal
Shubraveshti Ramaswamiah Seetharama Sharma (1 December 1933 – 5 June 1985), known popularly as S. R. Puttanna Kanagal, was an Indian filmmaker known for his work in Kannada cinema. He is often considered one of Indian cinema's most influential filmmakers. Background and personal life Puttanna Kanagal was born to Ramaswamaiah and Subbamma in Kanagal, Mysore, Kanagal, a village in the erstwhile Kingdom of Mysore into a poor family. As he hailed from a poor brahmin family, he had to endure hardships and struggled to get a decent job. He worked as a teacher, salesman and even as a cleaner. His job as a publicity boy brought him closer to theatre and subsequently to cinema. His association with films began when he started working for B. R. Panthulu as an assistant director and also as his driver. His first film as an assistant director was ''Rathnagiri Rahasya'' (1957). Puttanna married Nagalakshmi at very young age and they had 5 children. However he fell in love with his prote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upasane
''Upasane'' (; English: Worship) is a 1974 Kannada musical drama film, directed by Puttanna Kanagal. The film produced by Rashi brothers, is based on the novel of the same name, written by Devaki Murthy. The film mostly had women playing the lead roles, consisting of Aarathi, Leelavathi, M. N. Lakshmi Devi, G. V. Sharadha and Advani Lakshmi Devi. Dr. Govinda Mannur, K. S. Ashwath and Seetharam played the male supporting roles. Actor Seetharam was colloquially named as "Upasane" Seetharam for the rest of his career after the release of this film. The film dealt with the plight of Sharadha (Aarathi) who intends to pursue her career in classical music. The film went on to win multiple high-profile awards at the Karnataka State Film Awards for the year 1974-75 including Best Film, Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography. Aarathi, who played the protagonist at the age of 19, won the Filmfare Best Actress award. Cast Soundtrack The music was composed by Vijaya Bhaskar. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shubhamangala
''Shubhamangala'' () is a 1975 Indian Kannada language film directed by Puttanna Kanagal, based on a novel of the same name by Vani, starring Aarathi and Srinath. The supporting cast features Shivaram, Ambareesh, Musuri Krishnamurthy and K. S. Ashwath. Plot Hema is a pampered girl brought up in a small town by her father. Timma and Mooga are her servants, but she treats them just like her friends. Hema is playful and acts like a kid in all matters even though she has reached marriageable age. She meets Prabhakara, her cousin, who is visiting their town after many years. Hema's father, who hates Prabhakara due to a longstanding family-feud sows the seeds of hatred in her mind as well. In a twist of fate, when Hema's father loses all his wealth and passes away, Hema and her two servants are left with no choice but to move in with Prabhakara. The self-respecting Hema takes up a job and strives to become self-reliant. When another twist of fate restores her wealth to her, she is f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dharma Durai (1991 Film)
''Dharma Durai'' () is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Rajasekhar and written by Panchu Arunachalam. A remake of the 1989 Kannada film ''Deva'', it stars Rajinikanth and Gautami, with Madhu, Charan Raj, Nizhalgal Ravi and Vaishnavi in supporting roles. The film revolves around the title character seeking revenge on his younger brothers for taking advantage of his innocence. Rajasekhar initially began work on a film titled ''Kaalam Maaripochu'' () with Rajinikanth starring, but the project was dropped, with the same crew instead deciding to remake ''Deva''. The film was released on 14 January 1991, and emerged a major success, running for over 175 days in theatres. It was the last film directed by Rajasekhar, who died 100 days after its release. Plot The story begins with a young couple, Balu and Ishwarya, being chased by some goons. Ishwarya is the daughter of Rajadorai and had eloped with her boyfriend Balu against the wishes of Rajadorai. Rajado ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hombisilu
''Hombisilu'' ( ) is a 1978 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Geethapriya. It is based on the novel of the same name by famous Kannada author Usha Navarathnaram. The film starred Vishnuvardhan, Aarathi and Leelavathi. Vishnuvardhan was awarded with Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in this film. The film was a musical blockbuster with all the songs composed by Rajan–Nagendra considered evergreen hits. Synopsis Dr. Nataraj ( Vishnuvardhan) is desperately seeking a lady doctor for his nursing home. His aunt ( Leelavathi) introduces him to her assistant, Dr. Roopa (Aarathi) who falls in love with him at first sight but is disappointed to know that he is only looking for a female assistant doctor. While family pressures force her to marry him, she refuses to consummate the marriage because of her grudge against him. Circumstances introduce another young woman Vasanthi ( Vaishali Kasaravalli) as a second lady doctor in Nataraj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chalisuva Modagalu
''Chalisuva Modagalu'' ( ) is a 1982 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Singeetham Srinivasa Rao. The film stars Rajkumar, Saritha, Ambika and K. S. Ashwath and Puneeth Rajkumar as a child artiste. The movie is well known for its evergreen songs which were composed by the musical duo Rajan–Nagendra. The film was a major success at the box office upon its release. The movie was remade in Telugu in 1983 as ''Rajakumar'' starring Sobhan Babu with Ambika reprising her role. Synopsis Mohan and Sheela are in love, but due to circumstances, Mohan ends up marrying Leela. After several years, Sheela lands up in jail on charges of murdering her husband. Mohan is defending her and has to argue against Leela, who is the public prosecutor. The rift caused between Mohan and Leela form the rest of the plot. Plot Mohan is a young, jovial lawyer practicing under his father Vishwanath Rao. At his friend's wedding, Mohan comes across Sheela and develops an instant liking for her. Moha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hrudaya Sangama
''Hrudaya Sangama'' () is a 1972 Indian Kannada language drama film directed by Rashi Brothers and produced by MJM Productions. It starred Rajkumar and Bharathi. The film was part black-and-white and part color, thus making it a partial color film. Vijaya Bhaskar scored the music and the story was written by H. N. Muddukrishna.The movie saw a theatrical run of 18 weeks. The film, upon release, was critically acclaimed and went on to win the Karnataka State Award for fourth best film for the year 1972–73. The 2024 movie '' Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi'' borrows plot elements from this movie. Rajkumar played dual role in a small portion of the movie where the second character appears only for three minutes on-screen in an important plot twist. Cast * Rajkumar as Jamindaar Rajanna and Kumar ( dual roles) * Bharathi * Balakrishna * K. S. Ashwath * Loknath * Pandari Bai * Vasanthi * Jayaram * Sampath * Shivaram * Ganapathi Bhat * Shakti Prasad Soundtrack The music of the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Of Karnataka
Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. Kannada cinema is based in Gandhi Nagar, Bengaluru. The 1934 film ''Sati Sulochana'' directed by Y. V. Rao was the first talkie film released in the Kannada language. It was also the first film starring Subbaiah Naidu and Tripuramba, and the first screened in the erstwhile Mysore Kingdom. It was produced by Chamanlal Doongaji, who in 1932 founded ''South India Movietone'' in Bengaluru. Major literary works have been adapted to the Kannada screen, such as B. V. Karanth's ''Chomana Dudi'' (1975), (based on ''Chomana Dudi'' by Shivaram Karanth), Girish Karnad's ''Kaadu (1973 Kannada film), Kaadu'' (1973), (based on ''Kaadu'' by Srikrishna Alanahalli), Tikkavarapu Pattabhirama Reddy, Pattabhirama Reddy's ''Samskara (film), Samskara'' (1970) (based on ''Samskara'' by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shravana Banthu
''Shravana Banthu'' () is a 1984 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film, written and directed by Singeetham Srinivasa Rao. The film stars Rajkumar, Srinath and Urvashi. The film, produced by P. A. Kameshwara Rao, deals with reincarnation as the subject where the lead roles get killed for their romance and then they are shown to be reborn and fall in love yet again in the backdrop of inter-faith marriage. The dialogues and lyrics were written by Chi. Udaya Shankar. The film was received exceptionally well at the box-office and was one of the biggest hits of 1984. This was the first Kannada movie to show a computer on-screen. The director remade the movie in the same year in Telugu as '' Vasantha Geetam''. Plot The film has a reincarnation plot with a secular message. The singer Kumar (Rajkumar), on a pilgrimage to a temple he saw in his dreams, meets the spirit of his friend Vishwa (Srinath), unrequited from an earlier birth. The friend recalls their previous lives in w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
