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Ugramm
''Ugramm'' is a 2014 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film directed by Prashanth Neel and produced under the banner Inkfinite Pictures with his brother Pradeep Neel as the executive producer. It stars Srimurali and Haripriya as the lead pair, supported by Thilak Shekar, Atul Kulkarni, Avinash, Jai Jagadish and others. Bhuvan Gowda was the main cinematographer, while Ravi Varman was a guest cinematographer, marking his debut in Kannada cinema. It completed a run of 150 days in some theatres across Karnataka. A sequel to the film titled ''Ugramm Veeram'' to be made in 2015, was announced by Srimurali in July 2014. It was remade in Odia as '' Agastya'' starring Anubhav Mohanty. The Marathi remake titled ''Raanti'' starring Sharad Kelkar and Shanvi Srivastava was announced in August 2022. Plot 1994: Shivarudra Lingaiah was a ruthless gangster in the Bangalore crime syndicate, who agreed to take up a big smuggling deal, for which he approached Prabhakar, an owner of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Srimurali
Sriimurali (born 17 December 1981), also known simply as Murali, is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Kannada cinema. After making his debut in 2003 in ''Chandra Chakori'', he appeared in '' Kanti'' as the eponymous lead, a performance that won him the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor in 2004. His performance in the 2014 Kannada film ''Ugramm'' received unanimous praise and emerged as a major success. Early and personal life Sriimurali was born on 17 December 1981 in Bangalore, Karnataka, in a family of film people. His father S. A. Chinne Gowda is a film producer and brother Vijay Raghavendra, an actor. Actor Rajkumar was his uncle and actors Shiva Rajkumar and Puneeth Rajkumar his cousins. He married his Telugu girlfriend, Vidya from Andhra, on 11 May 2008. They have a son and a daughter together, who are non-identical twins. Vidya is the sister of Prashanth Neel, a director in Kannada cinema, and Aadarsh Balakrishna, an actor in Telugu Cinema. Career Sriim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prashanth Neel
Prashanth Neelakantapuram (born 4 June 1980) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who primarily works in the Kannada film industry. He made his debut with the 2014 Kannada film, ''Ugramm'' and later directed the two-part film series: '' K.G.F: Chapter 1'' (2018), and '' K.G.F: Chapter 2'' (2022), the latter being the highest-grossing Kannada film. Personal life Prashanth Neelakantapuram was born on 4 June 1980 in a Telugu family in Karnataka. Born to Subhash and Bharathi, their family hails from Neelakantapuram village, near Madakasira, Andhra Pradesh, and settled in Bangalore. Neel married Likhitha in 2010. The couple has a daughter and son. Neel's sister is married to Kannada actor Sriimurali, who eventually starred in Neel's directorial debut ''Ugramm''. Neel is also a cousin of Telugu film actor, Aadarsh Balakrishna, and is also related to former Andhra Pradesh state minister, Raghu Veera Reddy. Career In an interview with a Kannada weekly magazine, Neel said he ... [...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] |
Srikanth Gowda
Srikanth is an Indian Film Editor and Television Producer who has worked in the film industry since 2007. He has worked in Kannada, Hindi, English and Telugu language films. Career Srikanth joined as an Office Boy at Visionworld, Bangalore in 1996. Later he joined in Mohan studio and then in Balaji Telefilms and worked for many famous serials like Maneyondhu Mooru Baagilu, Kunkuma Bhagya and many others produced by Balaji Telefilms and worked for Documentaries, Feature Films, Corporate films, Commercials and fiction episodes, and in Suprabhata Channel, Udaya TV, ETV, ZEE TV Channels. He started his own studio in 2003 by name "Srikanth Studios", and produced a serial Katakateya kathegalu which was telecasted in Zee Kannada. He worked on Documentary for Film Division Mumbai - “GANGA KAVERI” in the year 2009, on “PLASTIC Waste AWARENESS” for BBMP and some of the production are in pipelines. He is the co-producer for the Madipu Tulu film, which had won both National Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haripriya
Shruthi Chandrasena, known professionally as Haripriya, is an Indian actress and model who chiefly works in Kannada films, in addition to a few Tamil and Telugu films. Haripriya is currently engaged to Kannada actor Vasista.N. Simha. Early life Hariprriya was born on 29 October 1991 in Chikkaballapur, India. After completing her schooling, she received training in the dance form of Bharatanatyam. Later, her family moved to Bangalore, where she completed pre-university courses. In 2013, her mother urged Shruthi to alter spelling from Haripriya to Harriprriya for numerological reasons, however, she declined the reports, citing "My mother insisted that I change my spelling." Career Early work (2007–2014) Hariprriya used to participate in a number of cultural programmes. When she was studying in 12th class, director Richard Castelino saw stills of her from the programmes and offered her the female lead role in the Tulu film ''Badi''. She then made her Kannada film debut in ''Manas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhuvan Gowda
Bhuvan Gowda is an Indian cinematographer who works in Kannada films. He is known for his work in ''Ugramm'' (2014), ''Pushpaka Vimana'' (2017) and '' K.G.F film series''. Career Gowda began his career as a cinematographer for Prashanth Neel Prashanth Neelakantapuram (born 4 June 1980) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who primarily works in the Kannada film industry. He made his debut with the 2014 Kannada film, ''Ugramm'' and later directed the two-part film series: '' ...'s ''Ugramm'' after the main cinematographer left the film. He shot the film with a 5D camera. In 2017, he was the cinematographer for ''Pushpaka Vimana''. His work was well appreciated by critics. He collaborated with Neel again for ''K.G.F: Chapter 1'' after ''Ugramm''. Gowda garnered acclaim for his work in ''KGF: Chapter: 1'' and won the SIIMA Award for Best Cinematographer. For ''K.G.F: Chapter 1'', Gowda carried 40 kilogram camera for every shot and also used a drone. His next work was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thilak Shekar
Tilak Shekar (born March 1982), mononymously known as Tilak, is an Indian actor who appears mainly in Kannada-language films. He is a model-turned-actor and is known for his negative roles in Kannada movies. He was one of the 13 housemates in the first season of Bigg Boss Kannada aired in April 2013. Thilak is Appreciated for his act in the movie Ugramm. He played the lead role in the horror thriller ''Karvva ''Karvva'' (also spelled as ''Karva'') is a 2016 Indian Kannada horror film written and directed by Navaneeth. The film was produced by Krishna Chaithanya under the banner of Sri Swarnalatha Productions and its theater distribution was handled by ...'' (2016). Filmography Films Television References External links * Tilak makes a mark 1982 births Indian male film actors Living people Indian male models Kannada male actors Male actors in Kannada cinema 21st-century Indian male actors Participants in Indian reality television series Male actors from Banga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agastya (2016 Film)
Agastya is a 2016 Indian Odia action thriller film directed by K. M Krishna and produced under Akshya Parija Productions. It was released on 12 June 2016 at Rajo Festival. It was one of the best Odia movies in 2016. Anubhav Mohanty, Akash, and Jhillik play lead roles. It is a remake of the 2014 Kannada action movie ''Ugramm''. The music was released by Amara Muzik. It is a Hit movie in the Odia film industry. Cast * Anubhav Mohanty as Agastya * Akash Das Nayak * Jhilik Bhattacharya * Mihir Das * Minaketan Das * Monoj Mishra * Agastya Asthana Soundtrack The complete soundtrack album was released on 27 September 2017. Satellite rights Sarthak TV purchased the film's satellite rights for 40 Lakhs, which was a record amount for an Ollywood The Odia film industry, colloquially known as Ollywood, is the Odia language Indian film industry, based in Bhubaneshwar and Cuttack in Odisha, India. The name Ollywood is a portmanteau of the words Odia and Hollywood. Industry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atul Kulkarni
Atul Kulkarni (born 10 September 1965) is an Indian actor, producer and screenwriter who works in Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, English, Odia and Telugu language films. Kulkarni won the National Award for the Best Supporting Actor for the films ''Hey Ram'' and ''Chandni Bar''. He is also the president of Quest, a research-action organization concentrating on enhancing quality of education. He left his study in engineering at College of Engineering, Pune while he was in his first year. He is known for his performances in films like ''Hey Ram'', ''Chandni Bar'', ''Rang De Basanti'' (2006), ''Natarang'' (2010) among others. He has written the screenplay of Aamir Khan's movie Laal Singh Chadda. which is the official remake of Forrest Gump. Early life and career Kulkarni received his diploma in acting from the National School of Drama, New Delhi in 1995. He is married to theater actress Geetanjali Kulkarni, whom he met at the National School of Drama. Kulkarni's firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avinash
Avinash Yelandur (born 22 December 1959) is an Indian actor who stars predominantly in South Indian language films, notably in the Kannada and Tamil film industries. He has been in the industry for two decades and has acted in over 200 films. Known for his authentic portrayal of complex characters and versatility, Avinash is one of the most sought-after actors in the supporting category. He is one of the few actors to enjoy both critical and commercial success. Early life Avinash was born in the town of Yelandur in Mysore district (now in Chamarajanagar district), in the Mysore State (now Karnataka), to Indira and B. K. Narayana Rao, a lawyer. After completing his education at Mysore's Hardwicke High School, Avinash went on to attend University of Mysore, where he obtained his master's degree in English literature. Drawn to theatre and cinema from a young age, he had an active theater life at Mysore and later at Bangalore. During the time, he taught English at the National Inst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jai Jagadish
Jai Jagadish (born 29 June 1954) is an Indian actor, director and producer in the Kannada film industry. Starting his career as an actor in '' Phalitamsha'' (1976), he went on to feature in over 300 films as an actor. In 1998, he turned producer for the film ''Bhoomi Thayiya Chochchala Maga''. His debut directorial film was '' Madana''. Some of the notable films of Jai Jagadish as an actor include ''Gaali Maathu'' (1981), ''Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu'' (1983), ''Bandhana'' (1984), '' Madhuve Madu Tamashe Nodu'' (1986) and '' Garjane'' (1981), among others. His film ''Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu'' won the Filmfare Award for Best film. He is the President of Wakayama Karate-Do India. Personal life He divorced his first wife Roopa and the custody of his daughter Arpitha was given to his wife Roopa. He Later married actress Vijayalakshmi Singh, the sister of director Rajendra Singh Babu. They have three daughters Vaibhavi, Vainidhi and Vaisiri Selected filmography * '' Phalitamsha'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padmaja Rao
Padmaja Rao is an Indian actress, TV serial director and producer in Karnataka, India. She is a versatile actor known for playing a wide variety of character roles in various film genres. Some of the notable films of Padmaja Rao as an actress include ''Hatavadi'' (2006) ''Mungaru Male'' (2006), ''Gaalipata'' (2008), ''Ugramm'' (2014). She has also forayed into tulu film industry with the blockbuster '' Chaali Polilu'' (2014) Personal life Padmaja Rao did her schooling in Mumbai and then her college in London. She is married and has a son named Sanjeev who is renowned Herpetologist Conservationist and Animal Activist . Career Padmaja Rao started her career with the mega teleserial Moodala Mane directed by Vaishali Kasaravalli which garnered huge popularity across Karnataka. This was followed bPreethi Illada Melemega serial co-starring Yash and Anant Nag which made her household name yet again. She made her Kannada movie debut with V.Ravichandran's Hatavadi. She subsequentl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
