Preetham Gubbi is an Indian film

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who works in

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 s ...

film industry. He made his debut as a script writer for the blockbuster Kannada film ''

Mungaru Male ''Mungaru Male'' () is a 2006 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film co-written and directed by Yogaraj Bhat, and produced by E. Krishnappa. It stars Ganesh, Pooja Gandhi and Anant Nag. The film is believed to have shaped and strengthened t ...

'' in 2006. He debuted as a director for the film '' Haage Summane'' in 2009.

Personal life

Preetham is the grandson of the theater artist

Gubbi Veeranna Gubbi Hampanna Veeranna (1891 – 1972) was an Indian theatre director. He was one of the pioneers and most prolific contributors to Kannada theatre. He established the drama company, ''Gubbi Sree Channabasaveshwara Nataka Company'', which play ...

. He is an associate of

Yogaraj Bhat Yogaraj Bhat (born 8 October 1972) is an Indian Kannada film-maker, director, screenwriter, lyricist and producer. He is most known for the 2006 film ''Mungaru Male''. The film recorded the highest box-office collections in the history of Kannad ...

Career

As screenwriter

Preetham made his debut with the film ''

''. He wrote the script and co-wrote the screenplay with the director Yograj Bhat. The film had a simple story, that of the love and sacrifice of a young, carefree man. Preetam followed it up with two more simple tales - ''

Geleya ''Geleya'' is a 2007 Indian Kannada-language crime film directed by Harsha, a popular choreographer making his debut in direction. The script is written by Preetham Gubbi and the cinematography is by Krishna; all of whom had worked previously ...

'', directed by the long-time choreographer

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and the

Ganesh Ganesha ( sa, गणेश, ), also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka, and Pillaiyar, is one of the best-known and most worshipped Deva_(Hinduism), deities in the Hindu deities, Hindu pantheon and is the Supreme God in Ganapatya sect. His image is ...

starrer '' Aramane''. Both did not attain the success of his first film. He has also written the story for his directorial debut, '' Haage Summane''.

As director

Preetam was supposed to have directed the sequel to the hit Mungaaru Male. The film was supposed to have Ganesh and Ramya in the cast, however, both leads rejected the script that resulted in the shelving of the project. Preetam then picked up the script of '' Haage Summane'' for his debut, he cast relative newcomers as his lead pair - Kiran Srinivas and Suhasi. The technical team - the cinematographer

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, the editor Deepu S Kumar, music director

Mano Murthy Mano Murthy is an Indian musician and composer in the Kannada film industry. His is best known for his songs in '' Mungaru Male'', one of the biggest hits in the Kannada industry. Before moving onto becoming a composer, he was an entrepreneur, ...

, lyricist

Jayant Kaikini Jayanth Kaikini (born 24 January 1955) is a poet, short story writer, playwright, columnist in Kannada and a lyricist in Kannada Cinema. He has so far published six anthologies of short stories, four books of poetry, three plays and a collecti ...

were all part of the original Mungaru Male team. The film released on 26 December 2008. It opened to a largely negative critical response, that Preetam had served Mungaaru Male again. However, Krishna's cinematography was largely praised and he won the Filmfare Award for the Best Cinematographer. Preetam went on to direct his second directorial ''

Maleyali Jotheyali ''Maleyali Jotheyali'' is a 2009 Indian Kannada-language film that stars Ganesh, Anjana Sukhani and Yuvika Chaudhary.It is directed by Preetham Gubbi, who also co-wrote the script. Shilpa Ganesh, wife of Ganesh, produced the film under their pr ...

'' starring Ganesh in the lead in 2009. His next release was ''

Johny Mera Naam Preethi Mera Kaam ''Johny Mera Naam Preethi Mera Kaam'' is a 2011 Indian Kannada-language romance film starring Duniya Vijay and Ramya. The film is directed by Preetam Gubbi of ''Mungaru Male'' fame. Jayanna and Bhogendra have jointly produced this venture under J ...

'' starring

Duniya Vijay B R Vijay Kumar, who is professionally known as Duniya Vijay and Duniya Viji, is an Indian actor who appears in Kannada films. He began his career playing small roles until he got his big break in '' Duniya'' (2007). He is noted for his perform ...

and

Ramya Ramya (Sanskrit: रम्य) is a Sanskrit female given name, which means "pleasant" and "delightful". Notable people * Ramya (born 1982), Indian actress and politician * Ramya Barna (born 1986), Indian actress * Ramya Krishnan (born 1970), ...

in the lead roles. In 2012, Preetham had one release:'' Jaanu'' starring Yash and

Deepa Sannidhi Deepa Sannidhi (born Rahasya) is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Kannada films. She made her acting debut in the 2011 film ''Saarathi''. Personal life Rahasya was born in Chikkamagalur district of Karnataka to Shashidhar and Nanda. She ...

. His next script was based on bromance involving 3 youngsters and their love lives. Preetham cast an entire group of emerging actors including the child-artist turned Radio Jockey,

Vinayak Joshi Vinayak Joshi is an Indian film, television, web-series and theatre actor, Winner of best director in Thespo8. Former Radio jockey, Former Head of Digital communication at Flipkart, host of Saregamapa season 6, lead host of IPL 2019 in Starsport ...

among others. He titled the film ''Nam Duniya Nam Style''. With this film, Preetham turned himself as a producer and produced the venture under the banner name of "Gubbi Talkies".

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gubbi Preetham Living people Kannada film directors Screenwriters from Karnataka Kannada film producers Kannada screenwriters Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Indian film directors Film directors from Karnataka Film producers from Karnataka