List Of Kannada Films Of 2006
The following is a list of films produced in the Kannada cinema, Kannada film industry in India in 2006 in film, 2006, presented in alphabetical order. List of released films in 2006 January–June July – December References External links Kannada Movies of 2006 at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Kannada Films Of 2006 Lists of Kannada films by year, 2006 Lists of 2006 films by country or language 2006 in Indian cinema, Kannada films ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kannada Cinema
Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. The 1934 film ''Sati Sulochana'' directed by Y. V. Rao was the first talkie film in the Kannada language. It was also the first film starring Subbaiah Naidu and Tripuramba, and was the first motion picture screened in the erstwhile Mysore Kingdom. The film was produced by Chamanlal Doongaji, who in 1932 founded ''South India Movietone'' in Bangalore. Major literary works have been adapted to the Kannada screen such as B. V. Karanth's '' Chomana Dudi'' (1975), (based on ''Chomana Dudi'' by Shivaram Karanth), Girish Karnad's '' Kaadu'' (1973), (based on ''Kaadu'' by Srikrishna Alanahalli), Pattabhirama Reddy's ''Samskara'' (1970) (based on ''Samskara'' by U. R. Ananthamurthy), which won the Bronze Leopard at Locarno International Film Festival, and T. S. Nagabharana's ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jennifer Kotwal
Jennifer Kotwal is an Indian actress and a model who predominantly appeared in Hindi, Kannada and Telugu language films. She is best known for her Kannada film ''Jogi Jogi may refer to: Art and entertainment * ''Jogi'' (2005 film), a Kannada film * "Jogi" (Panjabi MC song), 2003 * "Jogi" (The Sketches song), a song by Pakistani Sufi-rock band The Sketches *"Jogi", a main song performed by Arko featuring Yasser D ...''. In 2015, she was a travel host for a season of ''Oh My Gold'' which was telecast on the Travel and Living Channel. Filmography Kannada Hindi Telugu Television References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kotwal, Jennifer Actresses from Mumbai Living people Parsi people from Mumbai Actresses in Kannada cinema Actresses in Hindi television Indian television actresses Indian film actresses Actresses in Telugu cinema 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses in Hindi cinema 20th-century Indian actresses Year of birth missing (living people ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tara Venu
Anuradha (born 4 March 1971), known by her stage name Tara, is an Indian actress, known for her work in Kannada cinema and politics. She joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2009 and is currently a nominated member of the Karnataka Legislative Council. Tara made her debut in film in 1984 with the Tamil film ''Ingeyum Oru Gangai''. Her Kannada film debut came in 1986 with ''Thulasidala'' and has since portrayed many author-backed roles. Her notable performances came in films such as ''Krama'' (1991), '' Munjaneya Manju'' (1993), ''Kanooru Heggadithi'' (1999), ''Munnudi'' (2000), ''Mathadana'' (2001), '' Hasina'' (2005), ''Cyanide'' (2006) and ''Ee Bandhana'' (2007). Her performance in ''Hasina'' won her the National Film Award for Best Actress. After joining BJP, she was elected as the president of the Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy in 2012 and held the position for a year. In the same year, she was nominated as a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council, the upper hou ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Neethu (actress)
Neethu, also known as Neethu Shetty, is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Kannada-language films and a few Tulu and Malayalam films. She won acclaim and praise for movies like ''Joke Falls'' (2004), '' Beru'' (2005), ''Photographer'' (2006), ''Koti Chennaya'' (2007), ''Gaalipata'' (2008), ''Krishna Nee Late Aagi Baaro'' (2009) and many others. She has done cameos in other successful movies like ''Abhinetri'' and '' Fair & Lovely''. She has worked with notable actors Ramesh Aravind, V. Ravichandran, Mohanlal, H. G. Dattatreya, Kishore Kumar G, Ganesh, Jaggesh, Doddanna, Anant Nag, Diganth. Career Neethu Shetty acted in ''Punya'', a serial directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar and made her debut through the Jaggesh and Komal-starrer ''Govinda Gopala'' and then went on to act in a horror flick ''Yahoo'', which was an average grosser. Her first commercially successful movie was ''Joke Falls'', where she was paired alongside Ramesh Aravind, which was positively revi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Munnabhai M
Murliprasad Sharma, better known as Munna Bhai, is an Indian fictional character who appears in the ''Munna Bhai'' film series. The character is created by Rajkumar Hirani and portrayed by Sanjay Dutt. Films overview Murli Prasad Sharma (portrayed by Sanjay Dutt) is a leader in the Mumbai underworld. His nickname ''Munna Bhai'' has a double meaning; ''bhai'' literally means rother but in Mumbai slang it has also come to mean a hoodlum. His sidekick is Circuit (portrayed by Arshad Warsi). They both speak in Bambaiya Hindi, a dialect specific to Mumbai, India. ''Munnabhai M.B.B.S.'' Munna Bhai was first introduced in the 2003 film '' Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.'' which involves his adventures as a faux medical student, who finally tells the truth about himself and learns to help people along the way. ''Lage Raho Munna Bhai'' In the second movie, ''Lage Raho Munna Bhai'', Munna Bhai becomes a faux professor. He begins to have visions of Mahatma Gandhi who persuades him to stop pret ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rohini Hattangadi
Rohini Hattangadi (''née'' Oak; born 11 April 1955) is an Indian actress, known for her work in Hindi, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, and Gujarati films, and Marathi soap operas and theatre. She has won two Filmfare Awards, one National Film Award, and is the only Indian actress to win the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance as Kasturba Gandhi in '' Gandhi'' (1982). An alumna of the National School of Drama of New Delhi, Hattangadi had worked mainly in theatre when she made her movie debut with '' Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan'' in 1978. Some of her noted cinematic roles were in such art films as '' Arth'' (1982), '' Party'' and '' Saaransh'' (1984). Hattangadi was mostly offered character roles in mainstream Hindi cinema after her portrayal in ''Gandhi'', often typecast in mother roles much ahead of her years. Respected for her acting prowess, she has appeared in over 80 feature films, and is active in theatre and television. Early ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Uma (actress)
Uma Shankari is an Indian actress who appeared in regional Indian language films. Career In 2006, she appeared in Sakthi Chidambaram's '' Kovai Brothers'' opposite Sibiraj, featuring as Sathyaraj's niece and also featured in ''Thodamaley'' alongside newcomers. She also acts in a few serials like Chikamma (the remake of the famous Tamil serial "Chithi" in Kannada) and Valli (a new Tamil Serial). Personal life Uma was born to D. Rajendra Babu, a commercial director in Kannada film industry, and actress Sumithra, who appeared in regional Indian films. Her younger sister, Nakshatra Nakshatra ( sa, नक्षत्रम्, translit=Nakṣatram) is the term for lunar mansion in Hindu astrology and Indian Astronomy. A nakshatra is one of 27 (sometimes also 28) sectors along the ecliptic. Their names are related to ..., made her debut with the film ''Doo'' in 2011. Alongside films, she studied B.A, English literature in Indira Gandhi Open University. She eventually ma ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Upendra (actor)
Upendra Rao (known Mononymous person, mononymously as Upendra; born 18 September 1968) is an Indian actor, filmmaker, producer, screenwriter and politician who works primarily in Cinema of Karnataka, Kannada cinema. Upendra has also worked in Telugu cinema, Telugu films . He started his film career as a writer and an assistant director with actor and film director Kashinath (actor), Kashinath. His first directorial venture was ''Tharle Nan Maga'' (1992). In the mid-1990s, Upendra directed ''Om (1995 film), Om'', followed by ''A (1998 Kannada film), A'', in which he debuted as an actor. His next film ''Upendra (film), Upendra'' starred Raveena Tandon, a Bollywood actress. After a decade of acting in Kannada and several Cinema of Andhra Pradesh, Telugu films, he returned to directing with Kannada film ''Super (2010 Indian film), Super'', which was well-received critically and commercially. Upendra is known for his work in films such as ''A (1998 Kannada film), A'' (1998), ''Upen ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 Upe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aarathi
Aarathi (born 1954) is an Indian actress who mainly acted in Kannada films during the 1970s and 1980s. She has won the Filmfare awards South and the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress four times each. After her retirement from films in the mid-1980s, she staged a comeback in 2005 as a director with ''Mithayi Mane'' which met with critical appreciation and also won her the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Children's Film. She was also nominated as a Member of the Legislative Council of the Vidhana parishad, making her only the second actress after B. Jayamma to be so nominated. Career After a short role in ''Gejje Pooje'' (1969), Aarathi starred as a leading actress in over 120 films including ''Naagarahaavu'', ''Edakallu Guddada Mele'', ''Bili Hendthi'', ''Dharmasere'', ''Paduvaaralli Pandavaru'', ''Ranganayaki'', ''Hombisilu'', ''Upasane'' and ''Shubhamangala''. Her collaboration with director Puttanna Kanagal Shubraveshti Ramaswamiah Seetharama Sharma ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mithayi Mane
''Mithai Mane'' () is a 2005 Kannada-language film directed by Aarathi (whose daughter wrote the screenplay). The title was inspired by the Brothers Grimm fairy tale, Hansel and Gretel. The film explores the theme of how children would find fulfillment in a candy house they came across in a forest. Actually, the sweetness and fulfillment is illusory; the reality is that there is a witch living inside who uses the appearance of the house to catch children, so she can cook them and eat them. Plot ''Mithai Mane'' is the story of an 11-year-old girl named Ganga, who leaves from a poor village to work as a maid for a well-off family in the city. Her situation is compared throughout the movie to the plight of Gretel (held prisoner in the witch's cottage), and her story is interwoven with a voice-over narration of the Hansel and Gretel story. One of Ganga's tasks is to bring the household children's lunch boxes to their private school. At the school she is befriended by Swathi, a school ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Umashree
Umashree (born 10 May 1957) is an Indian actress and politician. She is known for her portrayal of film roles spoken in the Kannada language (over 400), particularly comic roles. She received National Film Award for Best Actress for her role as Gulabi in the 2008 Kannada movie Gulabi Talkies. In 2013, Umashree became a Member of the Legislative Assembly in Karnataka in the government of Siddaramaiah where she was the minister for women and child development, empowerment of the differently abled and senior citizens, Kannada language and culture. Personal life Umashree was born into the Devanga family. She has two children, a daughter named Gayathri, who is a dentist, and a son named Vijayakumar, an advocate, she raised them as a single mother. Public office Umashree participates in positive social activities such as supporting rural and disadvantaged women. She performs on stage in rural villages to highlight their needs. Her election in 2013 as the member for Terdal ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |