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Thangigagi
''Thangigagi'' ( en, For younger sister) is a 2006 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by P. N. Satya and produced by Anitha Kashyap. The main cast includes Darshan, Poonam Bajwa and Shwetha Chengappa besides Avinash and Rangayana Raghu in other pivotal roles. The film is a remake of the Tamil film ''Thirupaachi''. The film mainly displays the brother — sister sentiments with action backdrop. Releasing on 20 October 2006, the film was reviewed negatively by the critics citing it to be a poor remake and eventually failed at the box-office. This movie was dubbed in Hindi As ''Vajra - The Bull''. Plot Veerabhadra is a blacksmith lives in a remote village. He has a sister named Gowri. He seeks a groom for his sister. Veerabhadra confides to his friend Baswa that he wants to his sister to be in a good city after her marriage. Veerabhadra nods his acceptance when a city guy proposes to Gowri. He accompanies the newlyweds to Bangalore and finds a girl named Pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shwetha Chengappa
Swetha Changappa is a Kannada television actress who has acted in various tele-serials and films. She is well known for her role "Rani" in Majaa Talkies. Career She debuted her acting career through ''Sumathi'', a serial directed by S. Narayan, aired on Udaya TV during 2003-2005. Her fame was her among the television audience of Karnataka reached heights through her role in Kannada soap ''Kadambari'' which was produced by Balaji Telefilms and aired on Udaya TV in 2006. She acted in lead roles for ''Sukanya'' and ''Arundhathi'' that were aired on ETV Kannada (now Colors Kannada )which eventually became bigger hits in 2008 and 2010 respectively. She also hosted TV show ''Yaariguntu Yaarigilla'' on Zee Kannada which was themed on celebration of spirit of womanhood. She also hosted ''Kuniyonu Baara'' on Zee Kannada, which was a dance show for children. She also hosted ''Dance Dance Juniors'' on Star Suvarna which was a dance show for children. Shwetha has also acted in Kannada mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poonam Bajwa
Poonam Bajwa is an Indian actress and model who appears in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. She made her acting debut in 2005 with the Telugu film '' Modati Cinema'', after that she was featured in more Telugu film, such as ''Boss'' (2006). Her debut Tamil movie was ''Seval'' (2008). Early life and education A Punjabi by birth, she was born in Bombay to Amarjit Singh Bajwa, a Naval Officer and Jayalakshmi Bajwa. She has a younger sister, Deepika Bajwa. She was crowned Miss Pune in 2005, after which she started modeling part-time while studying. When she went to Hyderabad for a ramp show, the director of ''Modati Cinema'' spotted her and asked her if she was interested in films. She had finished her 12th then and had a five-month gap before college and hence agreed to star in his film, despite excelling in academics. She pursued a degree in English Literature from Symbiosis International University, Pune. Personal life In October 2020 Bajwa took to Instagram to an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rangayana Raghu
Kotturu Chikkarangappa Raghunath (born 17 April 1965), known by his screen name Rangayana Raghu, is an Indian film and stage actor, known for his work in Kannada cinema. Portraying mostly comic and negative-shaded characters, he has appeared in over 250 films. Prior to acting in films, he worked as a stage actor with B. V. Karanth's theatre group Rangayana, from 1988 to 1999. He made his debut in films in 1995 with ''Suggi'', which got shelved. Raghu got his major break in films after appearing as an antagonist in ''Dhumm'' (2002). He is best noted for his performance in the 2007 film '' Duniya'' which won him his second Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. His other notable roles came in ''Cyanide'' (2006), '' Raam'' (2009), '' Olave Mandara'' (2011) and '' Jayammana Maga'' (2013). In 2014, his wife Mangala and he started Sanchari Theatre, a theatre training institute for children. Early life and career Raghu was born as Kotturu Chikkarangappa Raghunath on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadhu Kokila
Sahaya Sheelan Shadrach (born 24 March 1966) known by his screen name Sadhu Kokila, is an Indian musician, actor, comedian, film director and producer, and an occasional screenwriter and lyricist who works in Kannada cinema. He began his career as a composer before taking to acting in films, appearing mostly in comic roles. He has also directed ten Kannada films, the most notable one being ''Raktha Kanneeru'' (2003). As a composer, he is a two-time recipient of the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director, which he won for ''Rakshasa'' (2005) and ''Inthi Ninna Preethiya'' (2008). As an actor, he has received multiple nominations and awards in the category of Best Comedian in the South Indian International Movie Awards. Early life and career Sadhu Kokila was born as Sahaya Sheelan on 24 March 1966 into a Tamil nadaar Christian family of Natesh and Mangala in Bangalore in the Indian State of Mysore (now Karnataka). He was born to a family of musicians with father bei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thirupaachi
''Thirupaachi'' is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Perarasu. The film stars Vijay, Trisha and Mallika, with Livingston, Pasupathy, Benjamin, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Vaiyapuri and Manoj K. Jayan in other roles. Chaya Singh made a guest appearance in a song. The film featured score composed by Dhina, and a soundtrack jointly composed by Dhina, Devi Sri Prasad, and Mani Sharma. The story is about the upright lifestyle of Sivagiri and the affectionate bond with his sister. ''Thirupaachi'' was released on 14 January 2005. The film ran for 250 days in theatres and declared success at the box office. It was remade in 2006 in two languages: in Kannada as ''Thangigagi'' and in Telugu as ''Annavaram'' - both of which were released within a span of two months. Plot Sivagiri is a bladesmith in a remote village near Thirupaachi. He has a lovable sister named Karpagam. He runs into some hilarious incidents while searching locally for a groom for his sister. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chitra Shenoy
Chitra Shenoy is an Indian actress and producer in South Indian movies and television series. She has acted in more than 600 films in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Tulu, and Hindi. She is known as the 'young mother' in the Kannada film industry having portrayed the role of a mother to almost all top stars in Kannada. In Malayalam she rose to fame with her role as Mammootty's mother in Rajamanikyam. She became a house-hold name in Kerala playing the villainous mother-in-law character in the Malayalam serial '' Sthreedhanam''. She owns the production company ''Good Company Productions''. Personal life She was born in a Sankethi Brahmin family to M. K. Vinayak and Saraswathi, as the youngest of two children at Hassan. She has an elder sister, Jyothi. She is a home science graduate. She is married to Gurudas Shenoy, a Kannada Film & Television Producer. They have a daughter Kushi Shenoy. Gurudas & Chitra Shenoy together run two television production companies - Dakshin Videote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunal Ganjawala
Kunal Ganjawala (born 14 April 1972) is an Indian playback singer whose songs are mostly featured in Hindi and Kannada films. He has also sung in Marathi, Bengali and other official languages of India. Kunal began his career by singing jingles. He came to limelight in Hindi cinema with the song "Bheege Honth Tere" from the film ''Murder'' in 2004. It was his first biggest hit. The song earned him Zee Cine Award as Best Playback Singer in 2005. He came to limelight in Kannada cinema with the song "Neene Neene" from the film ''Aakash'' in 2005. Career Ganjawala graduated from St. Peter's School, Mazagaon. Kunal wanted to be either a chartered accountant or an actor. Kunal admits that it was his parents' support which made him possible to become a singer. Kunal's sister is a Bharat Natyam exponent, while his father plays the harmonica. With his parents' support he took singing seriously and started believing that he can become a singer. Later, Ganjawala learned music from Bh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perarasu
Perarasu (born 8 January 1967) is an Indian film director who works primarily in Tamil film industry. As a director, he is best known for his commercial Tamil movies with actors Vijay and Bharath Srinivasan. He has also been credited as an actor, music director, singer and lyricist in some of his ventures. Personal life Perarasu, was born on 8 January 1967 in Natarasankottai in Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu. Perarasu, married Shanthi at Nattarasankottai on June 11, 2000. A female child Viruthika was born to them in July 2001. When Shanthi conceived a second time, she was given abortion pills, she fell ill and was sent by Perarasu to her parents. A panchayat was summoned and they started living together. However, Perarasu insisted on Shanthi moving to Nattarasankottai. During this time, Perarasu received an explicit divorce decree without Shanthi's knowledge. She took steps to have the decree rescinded. She moved the JM court to Bhavani, who asked Perarasu to pay child supp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemanth (singer)
Hemanth Subramanya known by his stage name as Hemanth, is a playback singer in Kannada cinema. Early life Hemanth was born in a family of musicians at Bangalore, India. His mother Rathna Sastry is a classical singer and his father Subramanya Sastry is a retired economics professor. He considers his mother as his first Guru. Hemanth practised Carnatic classical music under R. K. Srikantan and his son R. S. Ramakanth, Nagavalli Nagaraj and H. K. Narayana for about a decade. Career Hemanth started his film career as a music assistant to music director Hamsalekha, who also introduced him to the Kannada cinema. His foray into the film world was made in 2000 for the blockbuster movie Preethse. Hemanth replaced Udit Narayan in his debut song "Preetse Preetse" of movie Preethse composed by his mentor Hamsalekha. Hemanth became a popular and prominent playback singer in Kannada cinema since his debut hit song "Preetse Preetse". Hemanth rendered his voice to many actors including Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Udit Narayan
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Malathy Lakshman
Malathy (or Malathi) Lakshman (born 27 August 1973) is a female Indian Telugu/Tamil language playback singer. She is known for singing the song "Aa Ante Amalapuram" from ''Arya Aryan or Arya (, Indo-Iranian *''arya'') is a term originally used as an ethnocultural self-designation by Indo-Iranians in ancient times, in contrast to the nearby outsiders known as 'non-Aryan' (*''an-arya''). In Ancient India, the term ' ...''. Notable filmography References 1973 births Living people Women musicians from Tamil Nadu Indian women playback singers 21st-century Indian singers Singers from Tamil Nadu 21st-century Indian women singers {{India-singer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Action Drama Films
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