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Meravanige
''Meravanige'' (Kannada: ಮೆರವಣಿಗೆ) is a 2008 Indian Kannada romantic drama film directed by Mahesh Babu and starring Prajwal Devaraj and Aindrita Ray. Cast *Prajwal Devaraj as Vijay *Aindrita Ray *Sadhu Kokila * Komal *Harish *Vinayak Joshi *Bhanu Chander *Avinash *Sudha * Vidya Murthy *Rajaram. H. S. *Jaidev *Roopesh Gowda *Ravi Kale as Basheer *Ramya as Guest appearance Soundtrack The soundtrack was composed by V. Manohar. Reception A critic from ''Rediff.com Rediff.com (stylized as ''rediff.com'') is an Indian news, information, entertainment and shopping web portal. It was founded in 1996. It is headquartered in Mumbai, with offices in Bangalore, New Delhi and New York City. , it had more than 300 e ...'' wrote that "Watch ''Meravanige'' for its freshness and visuals". References External links Review 2008 films 2000s Kannada-language films Films scored by V. Manohar {{2000s-Kannada-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aindrita Ray
Aindrita Ray (born 3 March 1985) is an Indian actress, primarily appearing in Kannada films. She made her acting debut in 2007, starring in ''Meravanige'' and went on to appear in several commercially successful films, establishing herself as a leading contemporary actress of Kannada cinema. She is perhaps well known for her critically acclaimed performance as Devika, a mentally challenged girl, in ''Manasaare''. Early life and background Aindrita Ray was born as the youngest daughter into a Bengali family in Udaipur, Rajasthan, where she spent her childhood, before moving to Mumbai. With her father, A. K. Ray, being a prosthodontist in the Indian Air Force, she along with her family moved from one place to another, finally settling in Bangalore. Ray studied at Baldwin Girls High School, Bangalore. Later, she joined M. R. Ambedkar Dental College, Bangalore to pursue a bachelor's degree in dental science. While studying, she did part-time modelling, appearing in television adver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prajwal Devaraj
Prajwal Devaraj (born 4 July 1987) is an Indian actor who mainly works in Kannada cinema. He made his debut with the Kannada film '' Sixer'' (2007) for which he won the Best Debut actor award at the Suvarna Film Awards. This was followed by the gangster drama ''Geleya'' (2007) which was a box-office success. Prajwal has been appreciated for his recent films like Chowka (2017), Gentleman (2020) and Inspector Vikram (2021) which were his biggest box-office hits. Prajwal has matured as an actor and known to play versatile roles. He was awarded the SIIMA Best Actor for Gentleman in 2020. His major notable films include ''Meravanige'' (2008), ''Gulama'' (2009), '' Murali Meets Meera'' (2011), ''Super Shastri'' (2013) and '' Galaate'' (2013) and thus has established himself as one of the leading contemporary actors in Kannada cinema. He has many films lined up for release and one of the busiest actors with many films in the pipeline. Early life Prajwal is the son of a famous Kannad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vidya Murthy
Vidya Murthy is an Indian Kannada film and television actress well known for her roles in television serials such as ''Mayamruga'', ''Baduku'', ''Muktha Muktha'' and ''Krishna Tulasi'' and recently has appeared in ''Papa Pandu'' and ''Magalu Janaki'' serials being aired on Colors Super Channel. She has over 35 serials and more than a dozen films to her credit. She is a talented artist from the T. N. Seetharam team. Career Vidya Murthy started acting in plays in school and college. She was in the first batch of NMKRV College, selected by its principal, C. N. Mangala, because of her acting skills. Her family did not approve of her choice of career and nor did her parents-in-law after her marriage. She made her film debut in ''Urvashi'', written by Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar. Personal life Murthy was born in the Hill Station town of Madikeri in Kodagu district as her father was working there. Her father's native place is Mavinakere in Hassan district. She is married to Heragu N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunal Ganjawala
Kunal Ganjawala (born 14 April 1972) is an Indian playback singer whose songs are mostly featured in Hindi and Kannada films. He has also sung in Marathi, Bengali and other official languages of India. Kunal began his career by singing jingles. He came to limelight in Hindi cinema with the song "Bheege Honth Tere" from the film ''Murder'' in 2004. It was his first biggest hit. The song earned him Zee Cine Award as Best Playback Singer in 2005. He came to limelight in Kannada cinema with the song "Neene Neene" from the film ''Aakash'' in 2005. Career Ganjawala graduated from St. Peter's School, Mazagaon. Kunal wanted to be either a chartered accountant or an actor. Kunal admits that it was his parents' support which made him possible to become a singer. Kunal's sister is a Bharat Natyam exponent, while his father plays the harmonica. With his parents' support he took singing seriously and started believing that he can become a singer. Later, Ganjawala learned music from Bh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramya (actress)
Divya Spandana (born 29 November 1982), better known by her screen name Ramya, is an Indian actress and politician. She served as the Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Mandya, Karnataka. She primarily works in Kannada, alongside Tamil language films. Ramya is the recipient of two Filmfare Awards South, an Udaya Award, and a Karnataka State Film Award. Ramya made her acting debut in the 2003 Kannada-language film ''Abhi''. Although she has sporadically worked in Tamil and Telugu films her work in Kannada film industry garnered her greater attention. She won the Udaya Award and Filmfare Award for Best Actress for the ''Amrithadhare'' (2005) and ''Tananam Tananam'' (2006) respectively. Her performance as the eponymous heroine in the 2011 romantic drama ''Sanju Weds Geetha'' garnered her further critical success and a Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress. Ramya has also starred in the 2011 blockbuster fantasy film ''Katari Veera Surasundarangi'' and other commer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Starsports Kannada. He has been a host in more than 1000 live events across 20 countries. Currently he is the Head of production at Cult.fit and an independent film maker. He recently acted, directed, produced and wrote a web-series called '' Joshelay''. It features more than 28 stories of differently abled talents. First ever motivational web-series in India. It has collectively made a million views on YouTube leaving the viewers motivated. He was born on 25 August 1987, Bangalore. His ancestral roots trace back to Dharwad district. He started as a child artiste from the 1996 Superhit movie ''Nammoora Mandara Hoove'', by Sunil Kumar Desai, starring Shivrajkumar, Ramesh Aravind, Ramesh and Prema (actress, born 1977), Prema. Before his radio career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Komal (actor)
Komal Kumar (born 4 July 1973), known mononymously as Komal, is an Indian actor and film producer known for his work in Kannada cinema. He made his acting debut with ''Super Nan Maga'' in 1992. Since his debut, Komal has acted in over 100 films, initially in comedic roles as a supporting actor before playing lead roles. He is the younger brother of actor Jaggesh, with whom he has frequently collaborated professionally. Komal has won Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a supporting actor in the film ''Thavarige Baa Thangi'' in 2003. He has also won the South Filmfare Award for his performance in ''Neenello Naanalle'' in 2006. Early life and family Komal was born into a well-to-do family of industrialists. He completed his studies in Ooty and was interested in taking up the civil service examinations before he lost interest in academics. He subsequently wanted to pursue a course in cinematography at the Film and Television Institute in Pune, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadhu Kokila
Sahaya Sheelan Shadrach (born 24 March 1966) known by his screen name Sadhu Kokila, is an Indian musician, actor, comedian, film director and producer, and an occasional screenwriter and lyricist who works in Kannada cinema. He began his career as a composer before taking to acting in films, appearing mostly in comic roles. He has also directed ten Kannada films, the most notable one being ''Raktha Kanneeru'' (2003). As a composer, he is a two-time recipient of the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director, which he won for ''Rakshasa'' (2005) and ''Inthi Ninna Preethiya'' (2008). As an actor, he has received multiple nominations and awards in the category of Best Comedian in the South Indian International Movie Awards. Early life and career Sadhu Kokila was born as Sahaya Sheelan on 24 March 1966 into a Tamil nadaar Christian family of Natesh and Mangala in Bangalore in the Indian State of Mysore (now Karnataka). He was born to a family of musicians with father bei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhanu Chander
Bhanu Chander (Madduri Venkatasatya Subramanyeswara Bhanuchander Prasad; born 2 July 1952) is an Indian actor, director and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu and Tamil cinema. He is the son of veteran music composer Master Venu. His paternal family hails from Machilipatnam and maternal family hails from Rajahmundry. He was born near Madras. He is known for his association with directors like K. Viswanath, Balu Mahendra, B. Narsing Rao, and K. Balachander. In 1990, he starred in '' Sutradharulu'', which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for that year. Filmography Telugu Tamil Teleserials * 1991 '' Penn'' * 1990s ''Kalloori Kalam'' * 1990s ''Sorgam'' * 2000 Micro Thodargal- Mounam Oru Bashai * 2004–2005 ''Engiruntho Vandhaal'' * 2006–2008 ''Kana Kaanum Kaalangal ''Kana Kaanum Kaalangal'' () is a Tamil drama soap opera that aired on weekdays on Star Vijay. It was the first soap in Tamil television that focused on ... [...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] |
Ravi Kale
Ravi Kale is an Indian actor known for his works in Kannada, Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Marathi films. Filmography ;Marathi *''Bangarwadi'' (1995) *'' Sumbaran'' (2009) *'' Pipani'' (2012) *'' Vanilla,Strawberry & Chocolate'' (2018) ;Hindi *'' Ek Hasina Thi'' (2004) *''Ab Tak Chhappan'' (2004) *''James'' (2005) *'' Sarkar'' (2005) *'' Teesri Aankh: The Hidden Camera'' (2006) *'' Black Friday'' (2007) *'' Aag'' (2007) *'' Go'' (2007) *''Sarkar Raj'' (2008) *''Agyaat'' (2009) *''The Attacks of 26/11'' (2013) *''Baadshaho'' (2017) *'' Haathi Mere Saathi'' (2021) ;Kannada *''Cyanide'' (2006) *'' Vamshi'' (2008) *''Mylari'' (2010) *'' Jackie'' (2010) *''Deadly-2'' (2010) *''Dashamukha'' (2012) *''Khatarnak'' (2013) *''Attahasa'' (2013) *''Lakshmi'' (2013) *'' Dandupalya'' (2013) *''Ambareesha'' (2014) *''Vajrakaya'' (2015) *'' Mythri'' (2015) *'' Ram-Leela'' (2015) *''Ricky'' (2016) *''Home Stay'' (2016) *'' Happy Birthday'' (2016) *''Jaguar'' (2016) *''March 22'' (2016) *''Pushpaka V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shankar Mahadevan
Shankar Mahadevan (born 3 March 1967) is an Indian singer and composer who is part of the Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy trio that writes music for Indian films. Personal life and early career Shankar Mahadevan was born in Chembur, Mumbai into a Tamil speaking family from Palakkad, Kerala. He learned Hindustani classical and Carnatic music as a child, and began playing the veena at the age of five under Shri Lalitha Venkataraman. Mahadevan studied music under Pandit Shrinivas Khale and T.R. Balamani. He is an alumnus of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School, Chembur and graduated in 1988 with a degree in Computer Science and Software Engineering from the Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology in Navi Mumbai, affiliated to Mumbai University, and was a software engineer for the company, Leading Edge.After working for Leading Edge Systems (now Trigyn Technologies Limited), Mahadevan ventured into music. Musical career Mahadevan got early fame as a indipop star with his fusion of Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
