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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] |
Ramkumar
Ramkumar is an Indian actor and film producer known for his work in Kannada cinema. He made his acting debut in Peraala's 1990 action film '' Aavesha''. The same year, he played a brief role in Rajendra Singh Babu's war film '' Muthina Haara'' (1990). He turned producer for the film '' Pandavaru'' (2006), in which he acted as well. With his good looks, he was considered one of the "Chocolate heroes" of the 1990s and his acting skills were well appreciated. As of 2013, Ram kumar has acted in over 40 Kannada feature films. Personal life Ramkumar is the son of Shringar Nagaraj, a popular actor and a producer who produced the critically acclaimed ''Pushpaka Vimana'' (1987) starring Kamal Haasan and Amala. He is married to Poornima, the daughter of actor Rajkumar. They have two children together: daughter Dhanya and son Dheeren. Both are aspiring actors. Career Ramkumar, being a producer's son, was an avid movie buff in his childhood. He was introduced in films by the director Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shashikumar
Shashi Kumar (born 2 December 1965) is an actor and politician from Karnataka. He works predominantly in Kannada films. Acting career Shashi Kumar's first released film was ''Chiranjeevi Sudhakara'' starring Raghavendra Rajkumar. In 1989 he became popular with ''Yuddha Kaanda'' starring V. Ravichandran and Poonam Dhillon and C.B.I Shankar with Shankar Nag. In 1990 two successful films ''Rani Maharani'' and Baare Nanna Muddina Rani established him as a top hero of Kannada cinema. Shashi Kumar and Malashri, who acted together in several hit films together are considered one among the all-time popular pairs of Kannada cinema. He was also paired with other popular actresses of his time like Sudha Rani, Tara, Soundarya and Sithara and Shruthi. At the peak of his career, he was involved in a car accident near the Bangalore Turf Club in 1998. The ensuing surgeries altered his looks and offers for lead roles from big banners stopped coming his way. For a few years, he starred in s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
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 250 Kannada films. Selected filmography Kannada * ''Chaitrada Premanjali'' (1990)...Veerabhadra * ''Golibar'' (1993) * ''Lockup Death'' (1994)...Soori * ''Bangarada Kalasha'' (1995)...Murgyappa's son * '' Police Story'' (1996)...Shobaraj "Black Tiger" * ''Snehaloka'' (1999)...Police officer * ''Shabdavedhi'' (2000)...D'Cruz * '' Galate Aliyandru'' (2000) * ''Baava Baamaida'' (2001) * ''Simhadriya Simha'' (2002)...Madesha * ''Hrudayavantha'' (2003) * '' Mourya'' (2004) * '' Swamy'' (2005)...Paramashiva * ''Suntaragaali'' (2006)...Krishnakumar Rao "Hawli Krishna" * '' Deadly Soma'' (2005)...Babaraj * ''Valmiki'' (2005)...Desai * '' Varsha'' (2005) * '' Ayya'' (2005) * '' Police Story'' (2007)...Shobaraj "Black Tiger" * ''Shankar IPS'' (2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajesh Krishnan
Rajesh Krishnan is an Indian playback singer and film actor. Although he is known for his works in Kannada films, he has sung in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi and other languages Making his mainstream debut in the film ''Gauri Ganesha'' (1991), he has sung for many feature films, devotional albums, theme albums and commercials in a career spanning over almost two decades. He won Nandi Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the film '' Ninne Pelladata'' in (1996). Career Some of his tracks include "Hogabeda Hudugi Nanna Bittu" ('' Annavra Makkalu''), "Sumsumne Nagthale" (A), "Usire Usire" ('' Huccha''), "Kariya, I Love You" ('' Duniya''), "Ondhondhe Bachitta Mathu" (''Inthi Ninna Preethiya''), "Prema Chandrama" ('' Yajamana''), "Onde Usrirante" (''Snehaloka''), "Nagu Nagu" ('' Aramane''), "Let's Dance Jothe Jothe" (''Ee Bandhana'') and "Usire" ('' Huccha''). He has sung the song "Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu' ('' Ninne Pelladata''), which is in Telugu. Acting Rajesh Krishnan m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonu Nigam
Sonu Nigam (born 30 July 1973) is an Indian singer, music director and actor. He has been described in the media as one of the most popular and successful playback singers of Hindi Cinema and Kannada Cinema. He has been honoured by the Government of India with Padma Shri, the country's fourth-highest civilian honour for his contribution in the field of arts. Nigam sings predominantly in Hindi and Kannada language films but has also sung in Bengali, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Odia, Bhojpuri, Gujarati, Malayalam, Nepali, Tulu, Chhattisgarhi and other Indian languages. Nigam has released a number of non-film albums and acted in some Hindi films. He is known as the "Modern Rafi", a title given to him after his musical idol Mohammad Rafi. Life and background Sonu Nigam was born on 30 July 1973 to Agam Kumar Nigam and Shobha Nigam in the city of Faridabad, Haryana. His father was from Agra and his mother was from Garhwal. His sister Teesha Nigam is also a professional singer. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lohithaswa
Lohithaswa T. S. (5 August 1942 – 8 November 2022) was an Indian Kannada film actor and playwright and an English professor. He acted in more than five hundred Kannada movies, stage plays, and television serials. He was popularly known for his dominating voice in the Kannada film industry. His son is actor Sharath Lohitashwa. Life and career Lohithaswa completed his post-graduate research in English literature from Manasagangotri Mysore University. He married in 1971 and had three children, one of whom is film actor Sharath Lohitashwa. Lohithaswa died from a heart attack on 8 November 2022, at the age of 80. Partial filmography * ''Abhimanyu'' (1990) * '' Aapadbandhava'' (1987) * '' A. K. 47'' (1999) * '' Athiratha Maharatha'' (1987) * '' Avatara Purusha'' (1988) * '' Banda Mukta'' (1987) * '' Bete'' (1986) * '' Bedi'' (1987) * ''C. B. I. Shiva'' (1991) * ''Chaduranga'' (1988) * '' Chandu'' (2002) * '' Chakravarthy'' (1990) * ''Chanakya'' (1984) * '' Chinna'' (1994) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinod Raj
Vinod Raj is an Indian actor known for his work in Kannada cinema. He worked with actors such as Ambareesh, Arjun Sarja, Ramesh Arvind, Srinivas Murthy. In 2009, he released his album named ''Bhaktanjali'', which consists of devotional songs. Vinod Raj has performed vocals for some of the movies he has worked in. He once asserted that Michael Jackson was his inspiration for both singing and dancing. Career His dance moves in ''Dance Raja Dance'', a Kannada dance movie, gained popularity on YouTube and were used in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. After working in other fields, Vinod Raj continued working in the Kannada film industry. Filmography Film *''Dance Raja Dance'' (1987) *''Sri Venkateshwara Mahime'' (1988) *''Krishna Nee Kunidaga'' (1989) *'' College Hero'' (1990) *'' Nanagu Hendthi Beku'' (1991) *'' Yuddha Parva'' (1991) *'' Nayaka'' (1991) *'' Banni Ondsala Nodi'' (1992) *'' Gili Bete''(1992) *'' Nanjunda'' (1993) *''Captain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anu Prabhakar
Anu Prabhakar, also known by her married name Anu Prabhakar Mukherjee, is an Indian actress, who predominantly appears in Kannada films and a few Tamil films. Early life Anu was born in Bangalore to M. V. Prabhakar, an employee with Bharat Heavy Electricals, and dubbing artiste and actress Gayathri Prabhakar. Anu grew up in the Malleswaram suburb of Bangalore, and studied in the Nirmala Rani High School. She appeared as a child artiste in Kannada films ''Chapala Chennigaraya'' (1990) and ''Shanti Kranti'' (1991), and English film Mysteries of the Dark Jungle (1990). While she dropped out of college when her career as a heroine took off she later went on to pursue a master's degree in sociology from Karnataka University through correspondence. Career Anu made her debut as a heroine in 1999 with Hrudaya Hrudaya opposite Shiva Rajkumar and became a top rung heroine in Kannada films. She formed a popular pair with Ramesh Aravind. She has co-starred with superstar Vishnuvardhan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suresh Peters
Suresh Peters (born 26 April 1968) is a multi talented artist in the field of Indian music. He is a music producer, a professional drummer, an award-winning music director in five Indian languages and a playback singer in multiple Indian languages for feature films in India. Career Having started his journey in music right from childhood, he went on to performing on stages since his school and college days. His primary instrument of choice was Drums and went on to collect accolades right from his school days. Having gained huge popularity as a musician since his school days he set out to become a professional in the field of Music at quite an early age. Having finished college he tried his stint at advertising in the film department for a few years before venturing full time into music. During this time he was also actively playing sessions and shows in his free time with established Musicians and also was a part of a hugely successful rock band called Nemesis Avenue. It was du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Titanic (1997 Film)
''Titanic'' is a 1997 American epic film, epic romance film, romance and disaster film directed, written, produced, and co-edited by James Cameron. Incorporating both historical and fictionalized aspects, it is based on accounts of the Sinking of the RMS Titanic, sinking of the Titanic, RMS ''Titanic'' and stars Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio as members of different social classes who fall in love aboard the ship during its ill-fated maiden voyage. Also starring are Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher, Gloria Stuart, Bernard Hill, Jonathan Hyde, Victor Garber, and Bill Paxton. Cameron's inspiration for the film came from his fascination with shipwrecks; he felt a love story interspersed with the human loss would be essential to convey the emotional impact of the disaster. Production began on September 1, 1995, when Cameron shot footage of the actual Wreck of the Titanic, ''Titanic'' wreck. The modern scenes on the research vessel'' ''were shot on board the ''Akademik Ms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramesh Chandra (singer)
Ramesh Chandra ( kn, ರಮೇಶ್ ಚಂದ್ರ) is an Indian playback singer who works predominantly in the Kannada film industry. He is the recipient of Karnataka State Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer twice. Personal life Ramesh Chandra was born as K. Ramesh in Mangalore and raised in Kasargod. He grew up listening to K. J. Yesudas songs on radio. He went to Kalmady Sadashiva Achar for music classes, the only known Carnatic musician in Kasargod at the time. Ramesh married to Chandra Jyothi. They have a son. Career Ramesh's passion for music brought him to Bangalore and he landed up in Sadhana school of music as a worker under the principalship of G. V. Atri. Ramesh started performing in stage shows and became a track singer for Dr. Rajkumar, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and K. J. Yesudas. One of his track songs "O mallige Ninnondige" for the composer V. Manohar got retained in the 1995 film '' Anuraga Sangama'' and became his first film song. He received his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
