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Shubha Poonja
Shubha Poonja is an Indian actress and former model. She has mostly appeared in Kannada films and Tamil. She is best known for her role in the movie Moggina Manasu for which she received Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada. Recently she entered the Kannada TV reality show Bigg Boss Kannada (season 8). Career Shubha Poonja is of Mangalorean descent from the Tuluva community. She was raised in Bangalore and studied in Carmel Convent School, Jayanagar, Bangalore, before she started modelling, appearing in various television ads. Meanwhile, she won the "Miss Chennai-Top Model 2003" title. Subsequently, she entered the Tamil film industry, after K. S. Vasanthakumar, director of the Tamil film '' Machi'' approached her to enact the lead female role in the film, having seen her photos. After starring in the Tamil films ''Thirudiya Idhayathai'' and ''Shanmuga'' in the following months, she entered the Kannada film industry with the 2006 film ''Jackpot''. Afterwards, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangalore
Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most populous urban agglomeration in India, as well as the largest city in South India, and the 27th largest city in the world. Located on the Deccan Plateau, at a height of over above sea level, Bangalore has a pleasant climate throughout the year, with its parks and green spaces earning it the reputation as the "Garden City" of India. Its elevation is the highest among the major cities of India. An aerospace, heavy engineering and electronics hub since the 1960s, Bangalore is widely regarded as the "Silicon Valley of India" because of its role as the nation's leading information technology (IT) exporter.——— In the Ease of Living Index 2020 (published by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs), it was ranked the most livable Indian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thaakath
''Thaakath'' () is a 2009 Indian Kannada-language film directed by M S Ramesh, starring Duniya Vijay and Shubha Poonja. Cast * Duniya Vijay as Basiya * Shubha Poonja as Bhagya * Sathyajith * Sanketh Kashi * Avinash * Rangayana Raghu as Singarappa * Shobaraj * Veena Sundar * Malathi Sardeshpande * Padmavasanthi Music Reception R G Vijayasarathy of ''Rediff.com'' scored the film at 1 out of 5 stars and says "Vijay's performance in Taakat is nothing to write home about though he excels in the action sequences. Shubha Poonja's characterisation is weak and except for Avinash's performance, there's nothing much to say here. Even veterans like Rangayana Raghu, Shobharaj, Sathyajit and Sanketh Kashi fail to impress. Surprisingly even music director Guru Kiran has come out with weak numbers. The camera work too is ordinary". A critic from ''The New Indian Express'' wrote "Mandya Ramesh, as a hijra, has also acted well. Music director Gurukiran has composed lilting music for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Googal (film)
''Googal'' (2018) is a Kannada romantic family drama film that revolves around a husband and wife, and the wife's boyfriend. The film takes place in an ancient village named ''Googal'' in Raichur district. Directed by V. Nagendra Prasad and produced by V.Nagendra Prasad, N.Sridhar, and L.Ashwathnaryan. It features V. Nagendra Prasad, Shubha Poonja, Shobaraj, Deepak Ganesh, and Amrutha Rao Muni. The film's musical score is by V.Nagendra Prasad. Cast *V. Nagendra Prasad as Harish *Shubha Poonja as Nandini *Shobaraj Shobaraj is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. Some of his notable films include '' Yajamana'' (2000), ''Shabdavedhi'' (2000), '' Police Story'' (1996), and '' Sangliyana Part-3'' (1997). Career Shobaraj has been part of more than 2 ... as Baddi Babanna *Deepak Ganesh *Amrutha Rao *Muni References 2018 films 2010s Kannada-language films Films directed by V. Nagendra Prasad {{2010s-Kannada-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jai Maruthi 800
''Jai Maruthi 800'' is a 2016 Indian Kannada action comedy film written and directed by A. Harsha and produced by Jayanna. It stars Sharan, Shruthi Hariharan and Shubha Poonja in the lead roles. The music is composed by Arjun Janya and cinematography by Swamy J. Gowda. Plot Jeeva ( Sharan) must correct the mistakes understood about his best friend Raghu by his villagers in childhood after his death. Then he goes to his friend's village where two village heads are enemies. When he enters he sees Raghu's sister and her boyfriend are just to be killed by the head because he is from another village. He manages to save them by marrying them and separating them in the eyes of the head. He says that he is Jeeva and a fan of the head. He lies to Raghu's mother and two sisters that he is Raghu. He then goes to another village in the form of a director. There he falls in love with the head's daughter Geeta (Shruti Hariharan), who later reciprocates it after knowing his good charact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parari (2013 Film)
''Parari'' is a 2013 Indian Kannada-language directed by K. M. Chaitanya starring Shravanth, Shuba Poonja, Jahnavi Kamath, Shrunga and Bullet Prakash in lead roles. Cast * Shravanth as Karan * Shuba Poonja as Urmila * Jahnavi Kamath as Shwetha * Shrunga as Anantha * Bullet Prakash as Peede Obaih * Arun Sagar as Arun alias Kanti Subba Reddy * Sharath Lohithaswa as Samanth * Rangayana Raghu as Vishwanath * Umashree as Peede Obaih's mother Music Reception Critical response ''The Times of India'' scored the film at 3 out of 5 stars and says "Full marks to Shrunga and Shravanth for their excellent performance. Shubha Poonja excels as TV actress. HC Venu’s camerawork is brilliant. Anoop Sileen’s music has some catchy tunes". Y. Maheswara Reddy of '' DNA ''scored the film at 3 out of 5 stars and says "Parari apart is that it’s very different from formula Kannada films. While logic isn’t what drives the film, its script keeps the humour quotient high, rig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naanalla
''Naanalla'' () is a 2011 Indian Kannada-language murder mystery film directed by Dinesh Baboo and starring Tarun Chandra, Shubha Poonja and Ananth Nag. The film is inspired by the Hindi film ''Deewangee'' (2002), which itself was based on the English film '' Primal Fear'' (1996). Cast *Tarun Chandra as Siddharth *Shubha Poonja as Bhavya *Anant Nag as Subhash Chandra Prasad *Kushboo as Subhash Chandra Prasad's wife *Rangayana Raghu as Prathap *Sihi Kahi Chandru as Melmane Production Tarun Chandra took a break from his romantic films with this thriller film. Reception A critic from ''The Times of India'' wrote that "Director Dinesh Baboo has done a marvelous job with the script. He’s set an example of how best a thriller can be made without spoiling the story — a rarity in Kannada cinema". A critic from the ''IANS'' wrote that "It is an engaging tale with a brilliant narration coupled with finely tuned performances". A critic from ''Bangalore Mirror ''Bangalore Mirro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanteerava
''Kanteerava'' is a 2011 Kannada-language action drama film directed by Tushar Ranganath and produced by Ramu. It is a remake of the Telugu film '' Simhadri'' (2003). The film features Duniya Vijay, Shuba Poonja and Rishika Singh in the lead roles. Chakri has composed the music for the film. The movie was dubbed and released in Hindi as "Himmat The Power". Plot An orphan and good hearted lad Kanthi (Duniya Vijay) is adopted and grows up under Ramachandrappa (Srinivasa Murthy) family care in Bangalore. The bond they share is like father and son. Kasturi (Rishika Singh) is Ramachandrappa's granddaughter, and she likes Kanthi a lot. Once a week, Kanthi meets a mentally challenged girl named Indhira (Shubha Poonja). He entertains her and provides money for her caretakers. When Ramachandrappa and his wife (Sangeeta) discover Kasturi wants to marry Kanthi, Ramachandrappa decides to get them married. He makes a formal announcement to officially adopt Kanthi. At this time, it is revea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sutta Pazham
''Sutta Pazham'' () is a 2008 Indian Tamil language comedy thriller film directed by G. K.. The film stars Mohan and Shubha Poonja, with R. N. R. Manohar, Livingston, Manobala, Venniradai Moorthy, M. S. Bhaskar, Anu Mohan, Kullamani, and Soundar playing supporting roles. The film had musical score by Sri Sam, cinematography by C. Maya, and editing by R. K. Udhayakumar. The film released on 25 July 2008. Plot In Chennai, men and women are mysteriously killed, and the police cannot find a single clue to catch the serial killer. Later, the police cast suspicion on Nandakumar ( Mohan), an innocent and single man who runs a resort on the coastal road. They believe that he is a dangerous sexual predator. The police department gives Police Inspector Vandana (Shubha Poonja) the mission of finding enough evidence to convict Nandakumar. Vandana poses as a TV serial dialogue writer and asks Nandakumar for a room in the resort. Nandakumar has no rooms but is under pressure to keep her in h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slum Bala
''Slum Bala'' ( kn, ಸ್ಲಂ ಬಾಲ) is a 2008 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Sumana Kittur, starring Duniya Vijay, Shubha Poonja and Shashi Kumar in lead roles. Cast * Duniya Vijay as Balakrishna alias Slum Bala * Shubha Poonja as Mallige * Shashi Kumar as Police Inspector Shantaram * Umashree * Girija Lokesh * B. Suresha as Prasad Nayak * Achyuth Kumar * Dharma as Bhadravathi Manja * Sathya Prakash * Dr Banjagere Jayaprakash Production Sumana Kittur narrated the story of ''Slum Bala'' to Duniya Vijay, who agreed to star in the film only if Kittur directed it. Music Reception Critical response R G Vijayasarathy of ''Rediff.com'' scored the film at 3 out of 5 stars and says "Music director Arjun has done remarkable job both as a composer and back ground scorer. Slum Bala is a must-see film for all those who love good and realistic cinema". Bangalore Mirror wrote "A disappointment for Vijay’s fans is the absence of daring stunts he is known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chanda (2007 Film)
Chanda is a 2007 Kannada-language film directed by S. Narayan, produced by Smt. Bhagyavathi and starred Duniya Vijay and Shubha Punja. The film was in the news when Duniya Vijay decided not to dub for the film. The film was a box office success. Cast *Duniya Vijay as Kariya *Shubha Poonja as Swapna *Sundar Raj Sundar Raj is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry (Sandalwood). Some of the notable films of Sundar Raj as an actor include ''Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane'', ''Ondanondu Kaladalli'', ''Chandanada Gombe'', '' Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu'' (2001) ... * Komal *Master Rakesh *Somanna Jaadar *Shobha Raghavendra Soundtrack Release ''Sify'' gave a positive review. References 2000s Kannada-language films 2007 films Films directed by S. Narayan {{2000s-Kannada-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oru Ponnu Oru Paiyan
''Oru Ponnu Oru Paiyan'' (lit. A boy and a girl) is a 2007 Tamil romance film directed by Naren Deivanayagam. It dwells on the untold love of a pair due to family circumstances. The film stars Sandeep, Roopasree, Shubha Poonja and Madhu. The film was dubbed in Telugu as ''Mamatha - 100% Prema''. Plot Sakthi (Sandeep) is the only son of Sharath Babu and Bhanupriya. Having tired of urban living, the elderly couple takes up residence in a village along with their son. Viswanathan (Madhu) is the head of the village. He is highly respected for his fairness and for his love and compassion for the poor. His granddaughter (played by Roopa) is a village belle. She catches Sakthi's attention as she flits around the village like a butterfly. The two are drawn towards each other and eventually fall in love. Their affair has the tacit blessings of Viswanathan. But it is not going to be a bed of roses for the two as trouble brews up in the person of Sakthi's ex-flame, city-bred glamour girl pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kannada
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 Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
