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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] |
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 speakers, and was additionally a second or third language for around 13 million non-native speakers in Karnataka. Kannada was the court language of some of the most powerful dynasties of south and central India, namely the Kadambas, Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas, Yadava Dynasty or Seunas, Western Ganga dynasty, Wodeyars of Mysore, Nayakas of Keladi Hoysalas and the Vijayanagara empire. The official and administrative language of the state of Karnataka, it also has scheduled status in India and has been included among the country's designated classical languages.Kuiper (2011), p. 74R Zydenbos in Cushman S, Cavanagh C, Ramazani J, Rouzer P, ''The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics: Fourth Edition'', p. 767, Princeton Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ondagona Baa
''Ondagona Baa'' is a 2003 Indian Kannada-language romance drama film directed by Udayasankar and produced by Rockline Venkatesh. The film stars V. Ravichandran and Shilpa Shetty. Yester-year veteran actors J. V. Somayajulu and K. R. Vijaya too feature in prominent roles. The film is a remake of the Telugu film ''Kalisundam Raa'' (2000). The film also marked the reunion of actor Ravichandran with music composer Hamsalekha who had parted ways due to some differences for many years. The film created much hype before release due to the reunion of veterans on the screen after long time. Critics appreciated the film for its family based theme and decent music. Cast * V. Ravichandran as Raghu * Shilpa Shetty as Belli * J. V. Somayajulu as Raghavayya * K. R. Vijaya * Tara * Charan Raj * Doddanna * Mukhyamantri Chandru * Sundar Raj * Shivaram * Vanitha Vasu * Sathyapriya * Pavitra Lokesh * Pramila Joshai * Chitra Shenoy * Tennis Krishna * M. N. Lakshmidevi * Mandeep Roy * Bank J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dattha
''Dattha'' is a 2006 Kannada comedy drama film directed by Chi Guru Dutt and written by Janardhan Maharshi. The film stars Darshan and Ramya whilst Keerthi Chawla, Srinath and Vinaya Prasad play other pivotal roles. The film featured an original score and soundtrack composed by R. P. Patnaik. The film, upon release, received an average response from both critics and the audience. Plot Datta and his friend Tingu are small-time crooks. They get in the wrong books of drug peddler Basha. During one of their thefts, Datta sees Ramya and falls for her. In order to woo her, Datta returns what has been stolen in her house and also pretends to be a well-educated person and also acts as a SI. However, she finds out and breaks up with him, also insulting him in the process. Later, Datta is persuaded by a businessman Shanti Veerappa, who requests him to act like his son Raju, so that his wife Meenakshi would recover from a bedridden sickness. However, Shanti Veerappa plots to elimina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uppi Dada M
''Uppi 2'' (titled Upendra 2 in Telugu) is a 2015 Indian Kannada-language psychological thriller film written, directed and starring Upendra in the lead role, and is a sequel to his 1999 film ''Upendra'', and was produced under his production company, Upendra Productions. Alongside Upendra, the film stars Kristina Akheeva and Parul Yadav in lead roles. The supporting cast features Sayaji Shinde, Shobhraj, Satyajit, Bank Janardhan and Mimicry Dayanand. The soundtrack and film score were composed by Gurukiran. The dubbed Telugu version titled ''Upendra 2'', was released the same day. Although the film got mixed response because of its confusing story-line and screenplay, it was highly profitable at the box office and completed 50 days of run. Upendra won the South Indian International Movie Award for Best Director for the film. While, the movie Upendra was all about "Naanu" (I), Uppi 2 is about "Neenu" (You). The name also is synonym to the dish Uppittu. While the movie Upendra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadhale En Kadhale
''Kadhale En Kadhale'' () is a 2006 Tamil-language romance film directed by PC Shekhar, making his directorial debut. The film stars newcomers Naveen, Shrutha Keerthi and Roma Asrani, with Ramakrishna, Chitra Shenoy, Avinash, newcomer Vijayalakshmi, Jiju and Raviraj playing supporting roles. The film had musical score by Prayog and was released on 4 August 2006. The film won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film Portraying Woman in Good Light. The film fared poorly at the box office. Plot Rajiv is a final-year student and also the son of a rich couple. His family friend's daughter Krithika, a shy girl, comes to stay in their house. She joins the same school as him as a first-year student, Rajiv helps her in many ways. At the college admission day, Rajiv falls under the spell of the fresher Pragathi. Krithika later left their home and moves to the college hostel. One day, Krithika falls sick and Rajiv takes care of her, therefore she falls in love with him. Every day, K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hatavadi
''Hatavadi'' ( kn, ಹಠವಾದಿ) is a 2006 Indian Kannada language film directed by V. Ravichandran. He stars in the lead role opposite Radhika. In addition to directing the film and acting, Ravichandran also took roles of the film's screenwriter, dialogue-writer, composer, lyricist and editor. The supporting cast features Sharan, Doddanna, Lakshman, Vinaya Prasad, Mukhyamantri Chandru and Chitra Shenoy. Cast * Ravichandran as Balu * Radhika as Amisha * Sharan * Doddanna * Lakshman * K. S. L. Swamy * Vinaya Prasad * Padmaja Rao * Ramesh Bhat * Sadashiva Bramhavar * Mandeep Roy * Mukhyamantri Chandru * Avinash * Chitra Shenoy * Bank Janardhan * Rekha Das * M. N. Lakshmidevi * Om Prakash Rao * Damini * B. V. Radha * Dayanand Production Following the success of his 2005 film, ''Aham Premasmi'', Ravichandran announced that he would be directing ''Hatavadi'', though the formal announcement of the film came seven months after its launch. The film was his second directo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mammootty
Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail (; born 7 September 1951), known mononymously by the hypocorism Mammootty (), is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam films. He has also appeared in Tamil language, Tamil, Telugu language, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, and English-language productions. In a career spanning five decades, he has acted in over 400 films. He is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Mammootty, several accolades, including three National Film Awards, seven Kerala State Film Awards, and thirteen Filmfare Awards South. For his contribution to film, the Government of India awarded him the Padma Shri in 1998. In 2022, he was honoured with Kerala Awards, Kerala Prabha Award, the second-highest honour given by the Government of Kerala. Mammootty made his debut in acting through Malayalam film ''Anubhavangal Paalichakal'' in 1971. His first leading role was in I. V. Sasi's unreleased film ''Devalokam (film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raajamanikyam
''Rajamanikyam'' is a 2005 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film directed by Anwar Rasheed and written by T. A. Shahid. It stars Mammootty in the title role along with Rahman, Manoj K Jayan, Cochin Haneefa, Ranjith, Salim Kumar, Sai Kumar, Bheeman Raghu, Sindhu Menon, and Padmapriya in supporting roles. The music is composed by Alex Paul. It tells the story of Rajamanikyam aka Bellary Raja (Mammootty), a Karnataka based illiterate business tycoon who tries to unite his warring siblings. The film was remade in Kannada as Bellary Naga (2009) with Vishnuvardhan in lead and in Bengali as Rajkumar with Prosenjit Chatterjee in the lead. ''Rajamanikyam'' was the highest grossing Malayalam movie until 2008. The film was released on November 1 during Deepawali. The film was dubbed and released in Tamil with same name in 2007. Plot In a village in Southern Kerala bordering Tamil Nadu lives a wealthy and respectful businessman named Raja Rathnam Pillai. Following the demise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nenapirali
'' Nenapirali '' is a 2005 Indian Kannada language film directed by Ratnaja. It stars Prem Kumar, Vidhya Venkatesh and Varsha. The supporting cast features Naveen Krishna, Ananth Nag, Jai Jagadish, Vijayalakshmi Singh and Vinaya Prasad. At the 2005–06 Karnataka State Film Awards, the film won four awards: Second Best Film, Best Cinematographer (H. M. Ramachandra), Best Music Director (Hamsalekha) and Best Female Dubbing Artist (Amrutha Singh). The film also won five awards at the 53rd Filmfare Awards South, including the award for Best Film. Plot The film begins by introducing Ekanth (Naveen Krishna), the only son of a rich industrialist Sundar Raj (Anant Nag). He lives in Bangalore and manages his father's business which keeps him extremely busy. Ekanth is in love with an introverted girl, Indushree (Vidhya Venkatesh), from Mysore, who feels that Ekanth is not interested in her and is not serious about marrying her. In order to test his intentions, Indu decides to lie to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shastri (film)
''Shastri'' (also known as ''Darshan Shastri'') is a 2005 Kannada-language action gangster film written and directed by P. N. Sathya and produced by Anaji Nagaraj in the banner of Namana films. The film stars Darshan and Manya in lead roles. The film has a musical score by Sadhu Kokila. The film portrays the downfall of an impulsive youngster after facing betrayal in love and his further journey through crime after making his family believe that he is dead. The core storyline of the movie was heavily inspired by the 1995 classic '' Om''. ''Shastri'' was premiered on Udaya TV Channel. The film was dubbed in Hindi as ''Main Hoon Yoddha'' . Plot ''Shastri'' tells the story of a medical student Shastri who becomes a victim of circumstances and is led to a life in the underworld. But he is a Good Samaritan Don who helps out the poor and depressed. In the bargain, he antagonizes many cruel dons who wants to settle scores with him. Added to this issue, there is a love angle added ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magic Ajji
''Magic Ajji'' ( ''Magic Grandma'') is a 2005 Indian Kannada language fantasy film directed by Dinesh Baboo. It was the first digital film shot in high-definition in Kannada, and the second to be released. The first being Baboo's 2004 '' Kanakambari''. ''Magic Ajji'' stars Khushbu Sundar as Queen Rajeshwari Devi, the grandmother and ghost, Master Tejas (Thejas Kesari) as grandson Arjun, and Sudha Rani as Arjun's mother Nirmala Devi. Other characters are played by Ramesh Bhat, Mandya Ramesh, Chi. Guru Dutt, Chitra Shenoy, Shivaram, Pruthviraj and Karibasavaiah. Ganesh plays a cameo. The movie won critical acclaim for its family entertainment quotient, unprecedented use of special effects and animation, and for the performances on Khushbu and Thejas Kesari. Plot ''Magic Ajji'' deals with a royal family under Queen Rajeshwari Devi (Khushbu Sundar). One of the sons in the family marries a woman belonging to a lower caste (Sudha Rani), and is disowned by the family. After his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aham Premasmi
''Aham Premasmi'' is a 2005 Indian Kannada-language romance film directed by V. Ravichandran. The film stars his brother Balaji and Aarti Chhabria. Besides acting, V. Ravichandran has written, produced, edited and composed music for the film. Cast *Balaji as Eeshwar *Aarti Chhabria as Apsara *V. Ravichandran as the God of Love * Sharan *Ganesh as Ganesha * Ramakrishna *Chitra Shenoy *Bullet Prakash *Bank Janardhan *Shankar Ashwath *Sarigama Viji Soundtrack All the songs were composed, written and scored by V. Ravichandran. Awards * Udaya Film Award for Best Supporting actor - V. Ravichandran * Karnataka State Film Award for Best Art Direction Karnataka State Film Award for Art Direction is a state film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards. The award honors Kannada language Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romani ... - Ismail, Shivakumar References External links *Movie review [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
