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Sunil Kumar Desai
Sunil Kumar Desai is an Indian film director, writer and producer, known for his work in Kannada cinema. In most of his films, Desai blends art and commercial cinema. He has written and directed Thriller (genre), suspense/thrillers and Romance film, love stories. He has won the Karnataka state awards (4 times) in the Best Screenplay & Best Dialogues categories. He has also won the Filmfare awards 4 times. Desai worked with South Indian musicians like Illayaraja, Hamsalekha and Gunasingh. Desai was born in 1955 in Bijapur, Karnataka. He had his primary education in Bijapur and higher education in Pune. He started his film-career as an assistant to Kashinath (actor), Kashinath, and later Suresh Heblikar. Career Desai made film debut as a director with ''Tarka (film), Tarka'' in 1989. He subsequent films ''Nishkarsha'', ''Beladingala Baale'' and ''Nammoora Mandara Hoove'' earned him a reputation as the most innovative and influential directors of the 1990s. After three years of ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bijapur, Karnataka
Bijapur, officially known as Vijayapura, is the district headquarters of Bijapur district of the Karnataka state of India. It is also the headquarters for Bijapur Taluk. Bijapur city is well known for its historical monuments of architectural importance built during the rule of the Adil Shahi dynasty. It is also well known for the sports by the popular Karnataka premier league team as Bijapur Bulls. Bijapur is located northwest of the state capital Bangalore and about from Mumbai and west of the city of Hyderabad. The city was established in the 10th–11th centuries by the Kalyani Chalukyas and was known as ''Vijayapura'' (city of victory). The city was passed to Yadavas after Chalukya's demise. In 1347, the area was conquered by the Bahmani Sultanate. After the split of the Bahmani Sultanate, the Bijapur Sultanate ruled from the city. Relics of the Sultanates' rule can be found in the city, including the Bijapur Fort, Bara Kaman, Jama Masjid, and Gol Gumbaz. Bijapur, one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nammoora Mandara Hoove
''Nammoora Mandara Hoove'' () is a 1996 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Sunil Kumar Desai starring Shiva Rajkumar, Ramesh Aravind and Prema in lead roles. It's considered one of the all-time blockbuster romantic movies in Kannada Film Industry. The film received two awards at the 1996–97, Karnataka State Film Awards including Best Child Actor – Male for Master Vinayak Joshi and Best Female Playback Singer for K. S. Chithra. The film was also a milestone movie in the career of its lead actors Shiva Rajkumar, Ramesh Arvind and Prema. It was a huge success at the box-office. The music composition by Ilaiyaraaja was received with much accolades with the songs continuing to frequently play in the air waves. Following a 22-week run in Bangalore, it was screened in a few screens in the United States. The film was remade in Tamil language as '' Kangalin Vaarthaigal''. Plot Manoj (Shiva Rajkumar) is a film director, whose father is a singer and Music composer. He tells ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parva (2002 Film)
''Parva'' is a 2002 Indian Kannada-language musical drama film directed and written by Sunil Kumar Desai and produced by H. C. Srinivas. The film stars Vishnuvardhan along with Prema, Roja and Yakshagana exponent ' KeremaneShambhu Hegdein prominent roles. The music was written, scored and produced by Hamsalekha. The film released on 18 January 2002 to generally positive reviews from critics. Plot This is one of the rare movies in Kannada cinema history. The movie starts with a song and also ends with a song and dance. This is probably the first time in Kannada cinema where the director uses a song to complete the climax for the movie. Sagar (Vishnuvardhan) is a good singer and dancer. He starts searching for Suma (Prema) in a huge crowd. When the crowd starts wondering why is he looking for her commences the first flashback, which is one among the seven or so flashbacks in the movie. Sagar is a nice guy who has taken up drinking due to failure in his love life. Suma land ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sparsha (film)
'' Sparsha '' () is a 2000 Indian Kannada-language romance film written and directed by Sunil Kumar Desai. It stars Sudeep, Rekha and Sudha Rani. Naveen Mayur, Sihi Kahi Chandru, Kashi, Umashree and Vanishree feature in supporting roles. Upon theatrical release on 23 July 2000, the film opened to widespread positive response from critics and filmgoers. However, the screening had to be stopped after bandh was called for in most towns and cities and towns of Karnataka following the abduction of Rajkumar, the Kannada actor, in July 2000, thereby affecting the film's collections. After normality resumed, the film completed a 100-day run in theatres. Plot Sudeep (Sudeep) is a film actor and model. He falls in love with Suma (Rekha) during a film shoot in Ooty. They meet each other, share their views and Sudeep meets with Suma's family. Some incidents educate Sudeep that those who make mistakes they themselves correct and apologise next, when Sudeep rushing to see off his lover at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prathyartha
''Prathyartha'' is a 1999 Kannada suspense-thriller film directed by Sunil Kumar Desai featuring Ramesh Aravind, Raghuvaran, Girish Karnad and Sudeep in the lead roles. The film features background score composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The concept of this movie is based on the 1995 movie '' Nick of Time''. Cast * Ramesh Aravind as Akshay / Robert * Raghuvaran as Rakesh * Girish Karnad as Home Minister of India Sheshanag Dixit * Sudeep as Sudeep * Avinash as Karthik, Home Minister's P.A. * Shivaram as Madhav * Kashi as Maruthi *Tharakesh patel *K. D. Venkatesh *Vinayak Joshi as Akshay (not the protagonist) *Sunil Kumar Desai as visitor in Lalitha Mahal Palace (Special appearance) Production The entire movie story revolves around the Lalith Mahal Palace in Mysore during Dasara season. Awards Karnataka State Film Awards :- * Best Screenplay - Won - Sunil Kumar Desai Sunil Kumar Desai is an Indian film director, writer and producer, known for his work in Kannada cinema. In most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prema Raga Haadu Gelathi
''Prema Raga Haadu Gelathi'' () is a 1997 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Sunil Kumar Desai based on Yandamuri Veerendranath's novel ''Nishyabda'' translated into Kannada by Sharadatanaya. The movie was produced by Jayashree Devi. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar, Ramesh Aravind and Nivedita Jain. The film marked the reunion of the director Desai, producer Jayashree Devi, actors Shiva Rajkumar and Ramesh Aravind and music composer Ilaiyaraaja after their successful venture ''Nammoora Mandara Hoove'' in 1996. However, this film could not taste the same success as the previous venture. Cast * Shiva Rajkumar * Ramesh Aravind * Nivedita Jain * Srinath * Lokesh * Loknath * Bhavyashri Rai * Vaishali Kasaravalli * Sihi Kahi Chandru * Archana * Shivaram * Renukamma Murugod * Kunigal Nagabhushan Soundtrack The soundtrack of the film was composed by Ilaiyaraaja who teamed up with the director after the successful score in ''Nammoora Mandara Hoove ''Nammoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karnataka State Film Award For Best Dialogue
Karnataka State Film Award for Best Dialogue Writer is a state film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards. The award honors Kannada language films. Superlative Winners Award winners The following is a partial list of award winners and the name of the films for which they won. See also * Cinema of Karnataka * List of Kannada-language films This is an alphabetical list of the Kannada feature films released by the Kannada film Industry List of Kannada films of 2018 0–9 * '' 18th Cross'' * '' 27 Mavalli Circle'' * '' 1st Rank Raju'' * ''No 73, Shanthi Nivasa'' * '' 6-5=2'' * ... References {{Karnataka State Film Awards Karnataka State Film Awards Screenwriting awards for film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karnataka State Film Award For Third Best Film
The Karnataka State Film Award for Third Best Film is one of the Karnataka State Film Awards presented annually since the awards were instituted for films of 1966–67. The award is given to Kannada films produced in the year. The makers of ''Sandhya Raga'' (1966) were the first recipients and that of '' Ondalla Eradalla'' (2018) the latest. Awards All the awardees are awarded with a cash prize of 50,000 and a 100-gram silver medal. Award winners include producer and director Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker * ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty Music * Director (band), an Irish rock band * ''D ... of the film. Winners See also * Karnataka State Film Award for First Best Film * Karnataka State Film Award for Second Best Film References {{Karnataka State Film Awards Karnataka State Film Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karnataka State Film Award For First Best Film
The Karnataka State Film Award for First Best Film is a state film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards. The award honors Kannada language films. Winners See also * Karnataka State Film Award for Second Best Film * Karnataka State Film Award for Third Best Film * Cinema of India * Cinema of Karnataka * List of Kannada-language films This is an alphabetical list of the Kannada feature films released by the Kannada film Industry List of Kannada films of 2018 0–9 * '' 18th Cross'' * '' 27 Mavalli Circle'' * '' 1st Rank Raju'' * ''No 73, Shanthi Nivasa'' * '' 6-5=2'' * ... References {{Karnataka State Film Awards Karnataka State Film Awards Kannada-language films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sangharsha (1993 Film)
''Sangharsha'' () is a 1993 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film written and directed by Sunil Kumar Desai, and produced by Krishna Raju. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Shivaranjini and Geetha. The film's music is scored by Guna Singh whilst the cinematography is by P. Rajan. The film was dubbed in Tamil as ''Veera Muzhakkam''. Cast * Vishnuvardhan as Mahesh * Geetha as Poornima * Shivaranjini * Sundar Krishna Urs * Thiagarajan * R. N. Sudarshan * Ramesh Bhat * NGEF Ramamurthy * B. C. Patil * Avinash * Rockline Venkatesh * Mahesh Kumar * Praveen * Janakiram * G. K. Govinda Rao Soundtrack The music of the film was composed by Guna Singh. The audio was released on Lahari Music Lahari Recording Company is an Indian music company based in Bangalore. It owns a music label called "Lahari Music" also a film production company called "Lahari Films LLP". They later ventured into construction under the name of HomEquity Indi ... label. References Externa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utkarsha
''Utkarsha'' is a 1990 Indian Kannada psychological crime thriller film by Sunil Kumar Desai, starring Devraj, Ambareesh and Vanitha Vasu in the lead roles. The film was the second directorial venture of Sunil Kumar Desai after the 1989 film '' Tarka'' retaining much of the cast especially Devaraj (who played the role of a psycho in both the films) and Vanitha Vasu. Just like Tarka, Utkarsha didn't have any songs and had a thriller theme. The background music of the film was scored by Guna Singh. The film received critical appraisal for Devaraj's portrayal of the psychopathic Rajesh. The concept of the movie is based on ''Jack the Ripper''. The 2008 South Korean movie ''The Chaser'' which was unofficially remade in Hindi in 2011 as ''Murder 2'', also had a similar plot line. The film was dubbed into Telugu under the same title. Plot Rajesh Sharma, a talented artist specialised in nude paintings, is secretly a psychopath who upon seeing beautiful women meets them alone makes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Award For Best Director – Kannada
The Filmfare Best Director Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Kannada language, Kannada (Sandalwood cinema, Sandalwood) films. The award was first given in 1972. Superlatives Winners References {{DEFAULTSORT:Filmfare Award for Best Director - Kannada Filmfare Awards South (Kannada), Director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
