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Sharan (actor)
Sharan (born 6 February 1972) is an Indian actor and an occasional playback singer and film producer who works in Kannada cinema. He made his acting debut in the mid-1990s and appeared mostly in comedy roles and small supporting roles. However, he earned much recognition during the late 2000s and made his lead role for his 100th film ''Rambo'' and since then featuring as the lead actor in comedy films. Personal life Sharan was born into a family of theater artists. His grandparents and parents were reckoned artistes at the Gubbi theater. His younger sister Shruthi, is an actress. He has another younger sister. Though he was pushed to acting genre by his parents, his initial interest was in music and was part of an orchestra as a singer. He cut his own private devotional albums and also sang the title tracks for television series. Sharan's first tryst in acting began with a television series aired in Doordarshan channel. Subsequently he began to get offers to act in various tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shruti (actress)
Girija (born 18 September 1975), known by her screen name Shruti, is an Indian actress, television personality and politician. As an actress, she predominantly appears in Kannada film industry. She is currently serving as chief secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party's women's wing in its Karnataka cadre. In addition to Kannada, Shruti has appeared in a handful of Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam films. She was among the leading actresses in Kannada cinema during the 1990s and has won three Karnataka State Film Awards and four Filmfare Awards South in her career spanning over 25 years. She is known for performance in films such as ''Gauri Ganesha'' (1991), '' Aagatha'' (1995), ''Kalki'' (1996), '' Gowdru'' (2004), ''Akka Thangi'' (2008) and ''Puttakkana Highway'' (2011). She is sister of actor Sharan. In 2016, she won the third season of the reality television show Bigg Boss Kannada. Shruti joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2008. She was made the chairperson of the Karnataka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Award For Best Actor – Kannada
The Filmfare Best Actor Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Kannada films The Award was first given in 1972. The 2018 winner of the award is Yash for ''K.G.F: Chapter 1.'' As of 2021, Rajkumar leads the list with 8 wins followed by Anant Nag with 6 wins.Rajkumar (Best Actor ''Akasmika'') 41st Annual Filmfare Awards Superlatives Highest Awards * Rajkumar - 8 Awards * - 6 Awards *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sixer (2007 Film)
''Sixer'' is a 2007 Indian Kannada language film about a teenager who dreams of becoming a cricket player and who works for an underworld don, only to fall in love with the daughter of his boss's rival. The film marks the debut of director Shashank and Prajwal Devaraj and was released with average reviews and performed positive at the box office. Cast * Prajwal Devaraj as Rahul * Avinash as Shyam * Rangayana Raghu as Malpe Nayaka * Mandeep Roy * Adi Lokesh as Khandre * Devaki as Swathi * Chitra Shenoy * Yash Hemani Reception Critical response R G Vijayasarathy of Rediff.com Rediff.com (stylized as ''rediff.com'') is an Indian news, information, entertainment and shopping web portal. It was founded in 1996. It is headquartered in Mumbai, with offices in Bangalore, New Delhi and New York City. , it had more than 300 e ... scored the film at 2.5 out of 5 stars and says "Rangayana Raghu overacts and Aadi Lokesh should certainly change his stylised dialogue delivery. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tananam Tananam
''Tananam Tananam'' is a 2006 Indian Kannada-language romantic musical film directed and written by Kavitha Lankesh. The film has Ramya and Rakshita teaming up together for the first time, and introduces Shaam, a Tamil actor, to Kannada cinema. The film was produced by N. M. Suresh and based on a Tamil short story written by Kalki. The film released on 24 November 2006 to average and negative feedback from critics. The film eventually failed to live up to the initial hype and the director's reputation at the box-office. Despite the failure, the film won two Filmfare Awards in Best Actress and Best Lyricist categories. Noted violinist L. Subramaniam was hired to play violin bits in the film. The film premiered at International Film Festival of India upon release. Plot Vanaja (Ramya) loves Shankar (Shaam), but he loves Bhavani (Rakshita), an actress from a travelling theatre group. When Bhavani turns him down, Shankar turns to alcohol and becomes a victim of a tragedy. Cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hatavadi
''Hatavadi'' ( kn, ಹಠವಾದಿ) is a 2006 Indian Kannada language film directed by V. Ravichandran. He stars in the lead role opposite Radhika. In addition to directing the film and acting, Ravichandran also took roles of the film's screenwriter, dialogue-writer, composer, lyricist and editor. The supporting cast features Sharan, Doddanna, Lakshman, Vinaya Prasad, Mukhyamantri Chandru and Chitra Shenoy. Cast * Ravichandran as Balu * Radhika as Amisha * Sharan * Doddanna * Lakshman * K. S. L. Swamy * Vinaya Prasad * Padmaja Rao * Ramesh Bhat * Sadashiva Bramhavar * Mandeep Roy * Mukhyamantri Chandru * Avinash * Chitra Shenoy * Bank Janardhan * Rekha Das * M. N. Lakshmidevi * Om Prakash Rao * Damini * B. V. Radha * Dayanand Production Following the success of his 2005 film, ''Aham Premasmi'', Ravichandran announced that he would be directing ''Hatavadi'', though the formal announcement of the film came seven months after its launch. The film was his second directo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7 O' Clock
''7 O' Clock'' is a 2006 Kannada romance film produced by N. M. Suresh under "Sri Thulaja Bhavani Creations" banner. It is directed and written by Santosh Rai Pathaje. Mithun Tejaswi and Pooja Kanwal appeared in lead roles, both making their debuts. Nithya Menen also debuted through this film in supporting role in Kannada. The film was a box office failure. Plot Nithya (Pooja Kanwal) loves to play pranks by calling someone everyday morning and making them a 'Bakra'. But one day she gets trapped by Rahul ( Mithun Tejaswi) who is over smart. Soon Rahul and Nithya decide to meet at 7 o'clock in the railway station. Nithya says she is coming in yellow salwar and Rahul says he will be wearing a blue shirt. Nithya is a budding doctor while Rahul is a painter who wants to meet his lover and then complete one of his paintings. Rahul has a mobile and Nithya is averse to mobile phones. At the dot of 7 o'clock the train fails to come as it is two hours late. Nithya and Rahul are upset ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarvabhouma
''Sarvabhouma'' ( kn, ಸಾರ್ವಭೌಮ) is a 2004 Indian Kannada language drama film starring Shiva Rajkumar, Mayuri, Shilpa Anand, Sharath Lohitashwa, Rangayana Raghu and Vikram Ravichandran. It is directed by Mahesh Sukhadhare and music by Hamsalekha. Shivaraj Kumar played the double role, including the lead role. Cast *Shiva Rajkumar as Subhash Chandra / Jeeva *Mayuri as Basanthi * Ohanna Shivanand (credited as Shilpa Shivanand) as Anju, a television journalist * Sumithra as Anju's mother *Sharath Lohitashwa as Wasim Akram, Union Minister of Home Affairs * Sharan *Rangayana Raghu as Jayaraj *Vikram Ravichandran as young Jeeva Soundtrack All songs were written and composed by 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, di .... Critical reception ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowdy Aliya
''Rowdy Aliya'' is a 2004 Kannada comedy - action film directed and written by Om Sai Prakash and produced by Neha. The film features Shiva Rajkumar and Priyanka Trivedi in the lead roles along with Jaimala and Chaya Singh in other pivotal roles. The film featured original score and soundtrack composed and written by a team of 7 composers. Though the 2003 movie ''Sri Ram'' was announced as Shiva Rajkumar's 75th movie, this movie became the 75th movie in the order of release. Cast * Shiva Rajkumar as Raja * Priyanka Upendra as Rani * Jayamala as Malini Devi * Chaya Singh * Sharan * Doddanna * Sadhu Kokila * Ashok * Ramesh Bhat * Chitra Shenoy * Avinash * Ashalatha * M. S. Umesh * Rekha Das Soundtrack The music was composed by seven music directors, including Koti, Sadhu Kokila, Rajesh Ramanath, K. Kalyan, Babji-Sandeep, Srishaila and Vandemataram Srinivas. The singers were largely notable Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ninne Preethisuve
''Ninne Preethisuve'' () is a 2002 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Om Prakash Rao and produced by Oscar Films. The film features Ramesh Aravind, Shiva Rajkumar and Raasi in lead roles. The film was a remake of director Rajakumaran's Tamil film ''Nee Varuvai Ena'' (1999). Cast * Ramesh Aravind as Kalyan * Shiva Rajkumar as Srinivas * Raasi as Meghamala * Lokesh * Sharan as Rajesh * Mukhyamantri Chandru * Sihi Kahi Chandru * Chitra Shenoy * Sadhu Kokila * Dingri Nagaraj * Srilalitha Soundtrack The soundtrack of the film was composed by Rajesh Ramanath Rajesh Ramanath is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer. He has scored music for Kannada films. He has also acted in a Kannada feature film ''Black & White'' (2003) as a lead actor. Rajesh Ramanath debuted as a music composer in 1995 f ... with the lyrics by K. Kalyan. All the tunes from Tamil film is retained. Reception A critic from ''Viggy'' wrote that "However, 'Ninne Preethi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuvaraja (film)
''Yuvaraja'' is a 2001 Indian Kannada-language sports drama film directed by Puri Jagannadh and produced by R. Srinivas. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar, Bhavna Pani and Lisa Ray. The film is the remake of 1999 Telugu film '' Thammudu'' which was based on the 1979 American film ''Breaking Away''. The film was released on 2 November 2001 across cinema halls in Karnataka. The film finished a 50 day theatrical run. Plot Raju alias Yuvaraja is the youngest son of a family and a careless guy, always going around girls and enjoying with them. His womanizing habits are a source of heartburn for his father. However, his elder brother Chakri is a kickboxer and his father's favourite son, who is very fond of him. Janu, Yuvaraja's neighbour, is in love with him, but it is just one sided as Raju considers her a good friend and a source of money and cars to impress girls (Janu's father is a garage owner). Raju starts going out with Lovely, a rich college girl, and poses as a wealthy milliona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snehaloka
''Snehaloka'' () is a 1999 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by S. Mahendar and produced by N. Bharathi Devi. The film has an ensemble cast comprising Ramesh Aravind, Ramkumar, Shashikumar, Vinod Raj and Anu Prabhakar in the lead roles. This film is the Kannada remake of Tamil blockbuster film '' Kannedhirey Thondrinal'' (1998) directed by Ravichandran and starring Prashanth and Simran in the lead roles. The film was also made in Malayalam as '' Dhosth'' (2001). The film released on 24 December 1999 to generally positive reviews from critics who lauded the lead actors performance and the musical score by Hamsalekha. Cast Soundtrack This film music was composed and written by Hamsalekha. A breathless song "Onde Usiranthe" was recorded in the voices of Rajesh Krishnan and K. S. Chitra which was widely appreciated. Sonu Nigam also sang his second number in Kannada whose soundtrack was inspired by Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" from the soundtrack of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karpoorada Gombe
''Karpoorada Gombe'' is a 1996 Indian Kannada language romantic drama film directed and written by S. Mahendar. The film stars Ramesh Aravind, Shruti and Shwetha in the lead roles and featured music composed by Hamsalekha. Actor Sharan made his debut with this film. The film was dubbed and released in Tamil as Akka by RB Choudary with added comedy track of Vadivelu and Chinni Jayanth. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Seetakka'' with Vinod Kumar and Aamani. Cast Soundtrack All the songs are composed, scored and lyrics written by 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, di .... References External links * 1996 films 1990s Kannada-language films Indian romantic drama films Films scored by Hamsalekha 1996 romantic drama films Films directed by S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
