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Topiwala
''Topiwala'' is a 2013 Kannada political satire film starring Upendra and Bhavana in the lead roles. The film was written by Upendra and directed by M. G. Srinivas. Kanakapura Sreenivas and K. P. Srikanth jointly produced this venture under R.S. Productions banner. V. Harikrishna composed the music. The film was released on 15 March 2013 in 150 theaters. Premise Basak, who wants to steal the money in Swiss bank which was black money of corrupted politicians. He needs a secret code for that, which is with a mentally retarded man, who names himself as ''Mr.India'' but has lost his memory due to the accident. How does Basak recover the code and whether he will be successful in developing the country's economy with the black money forms the crux of the plot. Cast * Upendra as Basak * Bhavana as Suman Bedi * Rangayana Raghu as Ramanayana Raghu * Maithreyi as Malashri * P. Ravi Shankar as Sarkar * Vijanath Biradar as Mr India * Raju Talikote * Achyuth Kumar as Lokayuktha Loki * Mit ...
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Upendra (actor)
Upendra Rao (known mononymously as Upendra; born 18 September 1968) is an Indian actor, filmmaker, producer, screenwriter and politician who works primarily in Kannada cinema. Upendra has also worked in Telugu films . He started his film career as a writer and an assistant director with actor and film director Kashinath. His first directorial venture was ''Tharle Nan Maga'' (1992). In the mid-1990s, Upendra directed '' Om'', followed by '' A'', in which he debuted as an actor. His next film ''Upendra'' starred Raveena Tandon, a Bollywood actress. After a decade of acting in Kannada and several Telugu films, he returned to directing with Kannada film '' Super'', which was well-received critically and commercially. Upendra is known for his work in films such as '' A'' (1998), ''Upendra'' (1999), ''Preethse'' (2000), '' Super Star'' (2002), ''Kutumba'' (2002), ''Gokarna'' (2002), '' Hollywood'' (2002), ''Raktha Kanneeru'' (2003), ''Gowramma'' (2005), ''Aishwarya'' (2006), '' Ana ...
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Shreesha Kuduvalli
Shreesha Kuduvalli is a cinematographer in Sandalwood, who has worked in films like '' Yajamana'', '' Rider'', '' Geetha'', and ''Rathnan Prapancha''. Early life Shreesha Kuduvalli was born on 20 May 1985 to Manjunath Kuduvalli and Shashimukhi in Shimoga. Shreesha Kuduvalli started to work as an assistant cinematographer in 2004, and debuted, as an independent cinematographer, in 2013, with ''Topiwala''. Filmography Awards Shreesha Kuduvalli's work for Rathnan Prapancha won Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer – South The Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer Award - South is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South, Filmfare Awards for South Indian films. Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they ... References External links * 1985 births Living people Indian cinematographers {{Cinematographer-stub ...
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Mithra (actor)
Mithra (''Shinu George''; born 12 May 1977) is an Indian actor, stand-up comedian, television actor, producer and entrepreneur, who has mainly worked in Kannada cinema. He debuted as a small time actor in the film ''Shreeram'' in 2003 and went on to appear in more than 100 films. Prior to films, he worked as a tourists' entertainer in Coorg district of Karnataka. Following this, he appeared in a host of television comedy sitcoms such as ''Silli Lalli'' , ''Paapa Pandu'' and ''Parijatha''. He also participated in various reality shows such as ''Bigg Boss Kannada 3'', ''Comedy Khiladigalu'' and ''Maja With Sruja''. He turned producer with the film ''Raaga'' in which he plays the lead role along with Bhama. Television Filmography (selected) ''Shreeram'' (2003) * ''Pancharangi'' * '' Patharagitti'' * ''Smuggler'' * '' Manasare'' * '' Kool...Sakkath Hot Maga'' * ''Mandahasa'' * '' Ayodhyapuram'' * '' Kotlallappo Kai'' * '' Dev S/o Mudde Gowda'' * ''Teenage'' * ''Kanchana'' * '' ...
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Bhavana (Malayalam Actress)
Karthika Menon, better known by her stage name Bhavana, is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Malayalam and Kannada films, and has also appeared in some Tamil and Telugu films. Bhavana made her acting debut with the Malayalam film ''Nammal'' in 2002. Early life Bhavana was born as Karthika Menon in Thrissur, Kerala, as the daughter of Pushpa and assistant cinematographer G. Balachandran. She has an elder brother, Jayadev. She did her schooling at Holy Family Convent Girls High School, Thrissur. Bhavana has described herself as a restless person and someone who's "hard to handle". She grew up with a dream to become an actress. As a five-year-old, she used to imitate actress Amala's scenes from the Malayalam film ''Ente Sooryaputhrikku'' in front of the mirror and was even willing to jump from a building and break her arm, like Amala's character, did in the film. Career At age 16, she debuted in the Malayalam film ''Nammal'' taking the stage name Bhavana oppos ...
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Supriya Lohith
Supriyaa Ram aka Supriya Lohith is an Indian playback singer born in Bengaluru. She has sung more than 250 songs for the Kannada films. She has also sung in Tulu, Tamil and Telugu films. Supriyaa Ram started her music career as a Playback Singer in 2007 and her first song was "Hoovantha Preethi" from the movie Taj Mahal starting Pooja Gandhi and Ajay Rao. She is the winner of the popular Kannada reality show Zee Kannada Saregamapa Season 2. She also won the title Voice Of Bangalore Season 1. Discography The song "Neenaade naa" in '' Murali Meets Meera was her first biggest hit'' Supriyaa Ram (Supriya Lohith) has recorded songs with singers such as Ankit Tiwari, Hariharan, Unni Menon, Rajesh Krishnan, Vijay Prakash, Kunal Ganjawala, Tippu, Karthik, Haricharan, Armaan Malik Armaan Malik (born 22 July 1995) is an Indian singer, songwriter, record producer, voice-over, performer, dancer and actor. He is known for his singing in multiple languages, including Hindi, ...
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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 ...
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Mukti Mohan
Mukti Mohan is an Indian dancer and actress. She participated in Star One's dance reality show '' Zara Nachke Dikha 2'' and emerged as the winner. She also appeared on the comedy show '' Comedy Circus Ka Jadoo'' on Sony Entertainment Television. She hosted '' Dil Hai Hindustani 2'' along with Raghav Juyal . She was a contestant on ''Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6'' and '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 7''. She appeared in the films '' Blood Brothers'', ''Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster'', ''Hate Story'' and ''Daruvu'' and a YouTube web series ''Inmates''. Television * '' Zara Nachke Dikha 2'' (2010) - Contestant * ''Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6'' (2013) - Contestant * '' Comedy Circus Ka Jadoo'' (2013) - Contestant * ''Nach Baliye 7'' (2015) - Guest * '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 7'' (2016) - Contestant * '' Dil Hai Hindustani 2'' (2017) - Host Filmography * '' Blood Brothers'' (2007) * ''Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster'' (2011) * '' Muran'' (2011) * ''Daruvu'' (2012) * ''Hate Story'' (2012) * ''To ...
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Raju Talikote
Rajesaba Maktumasab Yankanchi (also known as Raju Talikote) is an Indian actor and comedian. He was one of the participants in Bigg Boss Kannada (season 7). Selected filmography *''Punjabi House (2002)'' *''Manasaare (2009)'' *''Pancharangi (2010)'' *''Sugreeva (2010)'' *'' Appu and Pappu (2010)'' *'' Mallikarjuna (2011)'' *'' Lifeu Ishtene (2011)'' *'' Rajadhani (2011)'' *''Alemari (2012)'' *''Myna (2013)'' *''Topiwala (2013)'' *'' Veera (2013)'' *''U The End A (2016)'' *''100'' (2021) See also *List of people from Karnataka *Kannada cinema *List of Indian film actresses This is an alphabetical list of notable Indian film actresses. A * Aaditi Pohankar * Aahana Kumra * Aakanksha Singh * Aamna Sharif * Aanchal Munjal * Aarathi * Aarti Agarwal * Aarti Chhabria * Aashka Goradia * Abhirami * Adah Sharma ... * Cinema of India References External links * Male actors in Kannada cinema Indian male film actors Male actors from Karnataka 21st-century In ...
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Achyuth Kumar
Achyuth Kumar is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Kannada cinema. Born in the town of Belur, in the district of Hassan and brought up in Tiptur. He graduated in bachelor of commerce from the Kalpatharu First Grade College, which was then under the University of Bangalore. He is well known for his performances in the films, ''Sidlingu'' and '' Lucia'' & he has won 3 South Filmfare Awards and 2 Karnataka State Film Awards, one each in Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor categories so far. Career Kumar began acting during his time as a college-going student Tiptur, Karnataka, along with his theatre groups like Geleyarabalaga, Mungaru Hudugaru and Abhinaya Theatre Group, with a guidance of Nataraj Huliyar. Later, he started his training as an actor at Ninasam. Working in theatre during the time, he was chosen by Girish Kasaravalli to play a pivotal role in his television soap ''Gruhabhanga'' in 2000. In the soap '' Moodala Mane'', Kumar played a supportive colleague ...
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Shivrajkumar
Nagaraju Shiva Puttaswamy (born 12 July 1962) known by his screen name Shiva Rajkumar, is an Indian actor, producer and television presenter, predominantly works in Kannada cinema.25 years of Shivaraj Kumar!
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He is the eldest son of legendary actor & Kannada matinee idol Dr. Rajkumar. In a career spanning over three decades, Shiva has worked in over 120 films. He has won Karnataka State Film Awards, Filmfar ...
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Raghavendra Rajkumar
Raghavendra Rajkumar (born 15 August 1965) is an Indian actor, singer and producer of Kannada cinema. He is the son of actor Dr. Rajkumar and film producer Parvathamma Rajkumar. He made his debut as a lead in the film ''Chiranjeevi Sudhakar'' (1988) before appearing in the hugely successful 1989 film '' Nanjundi Kalyana''. He went on to star in films such as '' Gajapathi Garvabhanga'' (1989), ''Anukoolakkobba Ganda'' (1990), and ''Geluvina Saradaara'' (1996). His last prominent film was Upendra's '' Swasthik'' (1998), a box office failure. He starred in ''Pakkadmane Hudugi'' (2004) before taking a fifteen year sabbatical from acting. Since then he has produced television serials under Poornima Productions and films under Sri Vajreshwari Combines. His comeback film as a villain, ''Chillum'', was dropped. In 2019, when he went to act in a lead role in the movie ''Ammana Mane'' (2019), the Prime Minister of Singapore heard about it and watched the movie. Personal life His bro ...
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Puneeth Rajkumar
Puneeth Rajkumar (17 March 1975 – 29 October 2021), colloquially known as Appu, was an Indian actor, playback singer, television presenter, and producer, who worked in Kannada cinema. He was the youngest son of actor and matinee idol Dr. Rajkumar, He was one of the most popular actors in Kannada cinema. He was the lead in 30 films; as a child, he appeared in many films. His performances in '' Vasantha Geetha'' (1980), '' Bhagyavantha'' (1981), ''Chalisuva Modagalu'' (1982), '' Eradu Nakshatragalu'' (1983), '' Bhakta Prahaladha'', ''Yarivanu'' and ''Bettada Hoovu'' (1985) were praised. He won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for his role of Ramu in ''Bettada Hoovu''. He also won Karnataka State Award Best Child artist for ''Chalisuva Modagalu'' and ''Eradu Nakshatragalu''. Puneeth's first lead role was in 2002's ''Appu''. He was conferred with the Doctorate by Mysuru University. The Karnataka Government conferred the state's highest civilian award, Karnataka Ratn ...
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