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Shashank Sheshagiri
Shashank Sheshagiri is an Indian playback singer, live performer and composer who works in Kannada, Tulu, Telugu and Tamil film Industries. Background Shashank was born to Sheshagiri. A & Arundathi K.P in Shimoga, Karnataka. Shashank's parents are originally from Mysore, Karnataka. The art of singing was in Shashank's life since the day of his birth, as his parents were live performers who sang during family weddings and other programs. Although Shashank has not learnt any traditional music, his mother Arundathi K.P - a classical singer - is his first guru. With her he started his singing journey by giving his first stage performance at the age of four to sing a devotional song 'Narayana Ninna'. After which he began accompanying his parents to sing at family weddings and parties. To begin his career in singing, he moved to Bangalore at the age of 18. In the year 2008 he made his big success by winning the Kannada singing reality show 'Haadina Bandi' telecast by Kasthuri Chan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shimoga
Shimoga, officially known as Shivamogga, is a city and the district headquarters of Shimoga district in the central part of the state of Karnataka, India. The city lies on the banks of the Tunga River. Being the gateway for the hilly region of the Western Ghats, the city is popularly nicknamed the "Gateway of Malnad". The population of Shimoga city is 322,650 as per 2011 census. The city has been selected for the Smart Cities project, standing in the fourth position in the state and 25th in the country as of November 2020. The city is 569 m above sea level and is surrounded by lush green paddy fields, arecanut and coconut groves. It is located 267 km from the state capital Bangalore and 195 km from the port city Mangalore. History The name of the city is derived from the term "''shivmoga''". A version of the etymology is the story that Shiva drank the Tunga River water using "''Mogge''", hence the name Shiva-mogga". Another version of the etymology is that the name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Commercials
In the United States, commercial radio stations make most of their revenue by selling airtime to be used for running radio advertisements. These advertisements are the result of a business or a service providing a valuable consideration, usually money, in exchange for the station airing their commercial or mentioning them on air. The most common advertisements are "spot commercials", which normally last for no more than one minute, and longer programs, commonly running up to one hour, known as "informercials". The United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC), established under the Communications Act of 1934, regulates commercial broadcasting, and the laws regarding radio advertisements remain relatively unchanged from the Radio Act of 1927. In 2015, radio accounted for 7.8% of total U.S. media expenditures. History Commercial advertising by audio services goes back to even before the introduction of radio broadcasting, beginning with the 1893 establishment of telephone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goa (2015 Film)
''Goa'' is a 2015 Indian Kannada romantic comedy film directed by Surya. It stars Komal Kumar, Tarun Chandra, Srikanth, Sharmila Mandre, Sonu and British theatre artiste Rachel Wise in lead roles. The film is an official remake of the Tamil film of the same title (2010) directed by Venkat Prabhu. The film features the music composed by Arjun Janya whilst the cinematography is by Rajesh Katta. Cast * Komal Kumar as Swamy * Tarun Chandra as Ramaraja * Srikanth as Surya * Sharmila Mandre * Sonu * Rachel Wise as Rachel * Ashok * Ramesh Bhat * Bullet Prakash * Shobharaj * Dharma *Nayantara as the new village girl (cameo appearance - reused footage from ''Goa'') Production Initially titled as ''Punyathmaru'', the director rechristened the film title to be same as that of the original version during the launch of the film. The filming took place at a brisk pace in and around Goa and parts of Karnataka such as Bangalore, Mysore and Srirangapatna. Soundtrack Arjun Janya compos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravi Basrur
Ravi Basrur is an Indian music composer, sound designer, lyricist and director who made his debut in the Kannada film industry in 2014. Career He debuted by scoring music for the film ''Ugramm''. Following his debut, Basrur composed music for films such as '' Ekka Saka'' (2015), '' Just Maduveli'' (2015), '' Karvva'' (2016), '' K.G.F: Chapter 1'' (2018) and '' K.G.F: Chapter 2'' (2022). Ravi's first release as a music director was ''Ugramm'' (2014), for which he won the Zee Music Award and the KIMA International Award for Best Background Score. He was also nominated for a Filmfare Awards South award for Best Music Director for this film. He won the 'Best Playback singer' for ''Anjaniputra'' (2018) at SIIMA. Basrur directed the films ''Gargar Mandala'' (2014) and ''Bilinder'' (2016). Early life He is a native of Kundapura Kundapur, also called Kundapura, is a coastal town situated in the Udupi district of the state of Karnataka, India. This town was known as Coond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ekka Saka
''Ekka Saka'' is a Tulu language film, directed by K. Sooraj Shetty and produced by Lion Kishore D. Shetty for Lukumi Cine Creations. It stars Hitesh Naik and Sonal Monteiro. The film was released on 1 May 2015. Plot Prashant (Naik), who has been looking after his father's money lending business, falls in love at first sight with Divya (Sonal Monteiro) on the college campus. He asks Divya to marry him. A few days after they meet, she asks him to convince her parents, who oppose the marriage. The couple asks Gopal (Naveen D Padil) for help to get married. But unforeseen events happen. Cast *Hitesh Naik as Prashanth *Sonal Monteiro as Divya *Aseer Sheik *Naveen D Padil as Gopal *Bhojaraj Vamanjoor *Tennis Krishna *Aravind Bolar as Gunanath *Achyuth Kumar *Padmaja Rao *Umanath Kotian * Sudha Belawadi *Sathish Bandale *Shobhraj Pavoor *Chaitra Shetty as Shilpa *Ravi Surathkal *Sundar Rai Mandara *Chandrahas Kadri * Sandeep Shetty *Prasanna Shetty *Shobha Rai *Raghavendra Rai * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumtaz (movie)
''Mumtaz'' ( kn, ಮುಮ್ತಾಜ್) is a 2015 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Raghava Murali, starring Dharma Keerthiraj and Sharmila Mandre in lead roles. Cast * Dharma Keerthiraj as Ranjith *Sharmila Mandre as Anjali *Keerthiraj *Chikkanna *M. S. Umesh *Rockline Sudhakar * Darshan (cameo appearance) Music Reception Critical response A Sharadhaa of The New Indian Express wrote "The 19-year-old music director Praveen is promising but has a long way to go. Of course, age is on his side. Chikkanna adds comedy in a subtle way. Better go mum and ignore the ‘taz’". Shashiprasad SM of ''Deccan Chronicle'' scored the film at 1 out of 2 stars and says "cameo appearance by Darshan fails to give a boost to the super-slow love story. Will the hero finally express his love before it’s too late? If still willing to watch, then go before Mumtaz disappears from your nearby screens. However, this one could help those who are suffering from sleep disorder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jai Lalitha
''Jai Lalitha'' is a 2014 Kannada-language comedy film directed by Pon Kumaran. It stars Sharan, Aishwarya Devan, Disha Pandey and Ravishankar Gowda in the lead roles. The film is a remake of the Malayalam film ''Mayamohini'' (2012). ''Jai Lalitha'' released on 27 June 2014. Previously titled ''Smt. Jayalalitha'', the film met with controversies over the name coinciding with the name of the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Jayalalithaa. Later, it was renamed as ''Jai Lalitha''. However, the director clarified that the name has no connection with the chief minister and instead signifies the strong embodiment of the 'woman-in-disguise' character that Sharan was supposed to play. Cast * Sharan as Jayaraj/Jai Lalitha * Ravishankar Gowda as Lawyer Lakshmikantha * Disha Pandey as Disha * Aishwarya Devan as Lalitha * T. S. Nagabharana as Srikantaiah * Harish Raj as Yogi * Sayaji Shinde as Raghav * Chandrakala Mohan as Doctor Chandrakala *Sadhu Kokila as Doctor's husband *Tabla Nani as G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahaddur
''Bahaddur'' ( kn, ಬಹದ್ದೂರ್) is a 2014 Indian Kannada-language masala film directed by Chethan Kumar and produced by R. Srinivas. The film stars Dhruva Sarja and Radhika Pandit in the lead roles. The supporting cast features P. Ravi Shankar, Achyuth Kumar, Jai Jagadish and Srinivasa Murthy. The film released on 3 October 2014, in 7.1 surround sound, the first in Kannada cinema. The 2016 Telugu movie '' Srirastu Subhamastu'' was reported to have been heavily inspired by the core plot of this movie. Cast * Dhruva Sarja as Ashok Raj Bahaddur * Radhika Pandit as Anjali * Sundar C as Kamesh Raj Bahaddur * Yash as himself * P. Ravi Shankar as Appaji Gowda, Shankarappa's friend * Srinivasa Murthy as Shankarappa, Anjali's father * Achyuth Kumar * Sangeetha * Jai Jagadish * Sudha Rani * Vishwanath Mundasad *Gururaj Hosakote * Avinash *Padmaja Rao *Raghava Uday *Petrol Prasanna *Jahangir M. S *Raju Talikote *Spoorthi Vishwas *Tanuja *Nishchitha Gowda *Anupama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namaste Madam
''Namaste Madam'' () is a 2014 Indian Kannada-language comedy drama film directed by R. Raghuraj and produced by Ravi Garani. The film features Srinagar Kitty, Ragini Dwivedi and Nikesha Patel in the lead roles. Actress Nikita Thukral made a cameo appearance. The film is a remake of Telugu film ''Missamma'' (2003) directed by G. Neelakanta Reddy and starring Sivaji, Laya and Bhoomika Chawla. The film opened as a Diwali festival release on 23 October 2014. Plot Nanda is a married man who tries to impress Radhika, the MD of their company, to get a promotion. However, he realises that his job is not as easy as it looks because Radhika plans to marry him. Cast * Srinagar Kitty as Nanda Gopala * Ragini Dwivedi as Radhika * Nikesha Patel as Rukmini * Sadhu Kokila * Nikita Thukral in guest appearance * Seetha * Bank Janardhan * Shanoor Sana * Mahesh Gandhi * Sathyajith * Sangamesh * Shankar Rao * Srinath Vasishta * Malathesh * Nagaraj Murthy * Layendra Production The female lead r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dashamukha
''Dashamukha'' is a 2012 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Ravi Srivatsaa. It has an ensemble cast including V. Ravichandran, Ananth Nag, Devaraj, Avinash, Ravi Kale, Chetan Kumar, Aakanksha Mansukhani and Saritha. The film is a remake of Hollywood film ''12 Angry Men''. The film's score is composed by Sadhu Kokila while the songs are composed by Sridhar V. Sambhram. The film's theatrical release was on 13 April 2012. Production Filming got underway at Rockline Studios on 12 December 2011. The courtroom set was created by Arun Sagar. Cast * V. Ravichandran as Ravindranath R. * Anant Nag * Devaraj as Devaraj * Avinash * Ravi Kale * Praveen * H. G. Dattatreya * Achyuth Kumar * Saritha as Savitha * Malavika Avinash as Madhuri * Chetan Kumar as Agni * Aakanksha Mansukhani as Amrutha * R. N. Sudarshan * Jai Jagadish * Ramesh Bhat as judge * K. V. Manjaiah * Tennis Krishna Soundtrack Reception Critical response A critic from ''The Times of India'' scored th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crazy Loka
''Crazy Loka'' is a 2012 Kannada film starring V. Ravichandran and Daisy Bopanna. The film is directed by Kavita Lankesh and produced by Confident Group and Shanti Pictures. Manikanth Kadri is the music director for the film. Cast * Ravichandran as Basavaraj Kattimane * Daisy Bopanna as Sarala * Bharathi Vishnuvardhan * Harshika Poonachha as Chandini * Vijay Suriya as Abhay * Avinash as Ganapathi * Neenasam Ashwath as Harihara * Ramya as item number "Ghalabe Ghalabe" Soundtrack Music composer Manikanth Kadri has composed 7 songs. Actress Ramya has made a special appearance in the song "Ghalabe Ghalabe", performed by Chaitra H. G.. Reception Critical response A critic from ''The Times of India'' scored the film at 3.5 out of 5 stars and says "Ravichandran marvels as Basavaraja. Daisy Bopanna is smart. Avinash excels as an innocent college principal with excellent body language and dialogue delivery. Camera by AC Mahender is good. Music by Manikant Kadri is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinayaka Geleyara Balaga
''Vinayaka Geleyara Balaga'' ( kn, ವಿನಾಯಕ ಗೆಳೆಯರ ಬಳಗ) is a 2011 Kannada movie starring Vijay Raghavendra, Naveen Krishna and Meghana Gaonkar. It is based on a real-life incident in Bangalore's Prakash Nagar in 1985. It is directed by V. Nagendra Prasad. V. Harikrishna has composed the music and 'Safety' Prakash is the cinematographer. Cast *Vijay Raghavendra as Viji * Naveen Krishna * Meghana Gaonkar * Rangayana Raghu * Shobharaj * Chi. Guru Dutt * Petrol Prasanna Music Reception Critical response A critic from ''The New Indian Express'' wrote "This leads to a clash between the friends and the goonda. However, they use their brain and put the rowdy behind bars. The Ganesh Utsav happens successfully but then Razor Raja comes out on bail and he decides to take revenge. What happens after that forms the rest of the story". A critic from News18 India wrote "Hari Krishna composes three fantastic songs including the much popular 'Yaarivali Hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
