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Parashuram (1989 Film)
''Parashuram'' is a 1989 Indian Kannada-language action film directed by V. Somashekar and produced by Parvathamma Rajkumar under Dakshayini Combines. The film stars Dr. Rajkumar, alongside Mahalakshmi, Vani Viswanath and Puneeth Rajkumar. This was V. Somashekhar's last film with Rajkumar, who incidentally started his directing career with ''Bangaarada Panjara''. The musical score and soundtrack were composed by Hamsalekha, while cinematography and editing were handled by H. G. Raju and P. Bhaktavatsalam. Plot Parashuram, an ex-army Major running a private security agency, learns about Rajiv "MD" Malhotra, a crime lord, and his organized syndicate network, supported by MD's partners Purohit, Kulkarni and Nayak. MD runs short of money to fund his election campaign and gets his syndicate network to double the monthly roll-call. MD gets impressed by Parashuram and asks him to work for him, but Parashuram refuses and walks away. MD hatches a plan to destroy Parashuram, where h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parvathamma Rajkumar
Parvathamma Rajkumar (6 December 1939 – 31 May 2017) was an Indian film producer and distributor. She was the wife and cousin of veteran Kannada actor Dr. Rajkumar. She produced successful films featuring him and their sons Shiva Rajkumar, Puneeth Rajkumar and Raghavendra Rajkumar under the production house named "Poornima Enterprises". Actresses who found fame in her productions include Malashri, Prema, Rakshita, Sudha Rani and Ramya. She was awarded a doctorate by Bangalore University. Amongst the awards she has received are the Kannada Rajyotsava and a lifetime achievement award from the Government of Karnataka. By 2012, she had produced 80 films. She has spoken in defence of Kannadigas, regarding Karnataka's position in interstate water disputes and against infringement of the Kannada film industry's works. Early life and family Parvathamma was born in Saligrama of Mysore district of the erstwhile Kingdom of Mysore on 6 December 1939 to Appaji Gowda and Lakshmamma, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prithviraj (Kannada Actor)
Nuggehalli Rangaraj Prithviraj is an Indian actor who appeared in Kannada films and Kannada television serials. He appeared in over 116 films and 64 television serials in his four-decade-long career. Film career Prithviraj started his career as Engineer and retired as Assistant Manager in Indian Telephone Industries, Bengaluru. His interest in acting and Amateur Theater attracted him to films and his film career started in a role in the Kannada Film ''Accident'' by the Malgudi Days Fame Director and Kannada Actor Shankar Nag. Prithvi has acted in around 116 Kannada films in Supporting Actor Role of which his memorable roles were in the Movies Jeevana Chaitra, Parashuram, Odahuttidavaru with Dr. Rajkumar and in the movie Doctor Krishna with Dr. Vishnuvardhan. He has also done many movies with other popular stars of Kannada cinema Ambareesh in Saptapadi, Gandu Sidigundu, and Anant Nag's Ganeshana Madhuve, Ondu Cinema Kathe, Gauri Ganesha, Malla with Ravichandran. He a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 Films
The year 1989 involved many significant films. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1989 by worldwide gross are as follows: Events * Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton, Georgia, for $20 million. Basinger would lose the town to her partner in the deal, the pension fund of Chicago-based Ameritech Corp., in 1993 after being forced to file for bankruptcy when a California judge ordered her to pay $7.4 million for refusing to honor a verbal contract to star in the film '' Boxing Helena''. * A director's cut of '' Lawrence of Arabia'' is released with a 227-minute length. The restoration was undertaken by Robert A. Harris under the supervision of director David Lean. * May 24 – '' Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'' is released by Paramount Pictures. It is the third installment of the '' Indiana Jones'' franchise. * June 13 – The ''James Bond'' film '' Licence to Kill'' is released. It would be followed by years of legal wrangling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manjula Gururaj
Manjula Gururaj () is an Indian female playback singer and a voice-over artist who has primarily worked in Kannada cinema and also runs a music school. Career Playback singer She entered the Kannada film industry as a playback singer in November 1983 for the Kannada movie ''Rowdi Raaja''. She gained popularity for the song "Olage Seridhare Gundu" from the movie Nanjundi Kalyana. Awards * 2019 – ''Kempegowda Award'' by BBMP. * 2010 – Karnataka Rajyotsava Award by the Government of Karnataka The Government of Karnataka, abbreviated as GoK or GoKA, formerly known as Government of Mysore (1956–1974), is a democratically elected state body with the governor as the ceremonial head to govern the Southwest Indian state of Karnataka ... * 1993–94 – Karnataka State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the song ''"Myale kavkonda mungara moda"'' from the movie Chinnari Mutha. Discography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gururaj, Manjula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swarnalatha
Swarnalatha (29 April 1973 – 12 September 2010) was an Indian playback singer. In a career spanning almost 22 years (from 1987 until her death), she recorded over 10,000 songs in many Indian languages, including Tamil language, Tamil, Telugu language, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali language, Bengali, Oriya language, Oriya, Punjabi language, Punjabi, and Badaga language, Badaga. She won the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for her rendition of the song "Porale Ponnuthayi" from the film ''Karuththamma''. The song was composed by A. R. Rahman, under whose musical direction she recorded many memorable songs. She was also the first female playback singer to receive a National Film Awards, National Award in A. R. Rahman Music. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Soundtrack
A soundtrack is a recorded audio signal accompanying and synchronised to the images of a book, drama, motion picture, radio program, television program, or video game; colloquially, a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film, video, or television presentation; or the physical area of a film that contains the synchronised recorded sound. In movie industry terminology usage, a sound track is an audio recording created or used in film production or post-production. Initially, the dialogue, sound effects, and music in a film each has its own separate track, and these are mixed together to make what is called the ''composite track,'' which is heard in the film. A ''dubbing track'' is often later created when films are dubbed into another language. This is also known as an M&E (music and effects) track. M&E tracks contain all sound elements minus dialogue, which is then supplied by the foreign distributor in the native language of its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dingri Nagaraj
Dingri Nagaraj (born 6 June 1948) is an Indian actor who works primarily in Kannada cinema, stage and television. He is known for his portrayal of comedic characters. He received praise for his roles in films such as '' Solillada Saradara'' (1992), '' Dore'' (1995) and '' Bangarada Kalasha'' (1995). He has appeared in a total of more than 600 Kannada-language films, and is a recipient of awards such as the Kempegowda Award and Karnataka Nataka Academy Award. He has served as president of the Kannada Supporting Artists Association. Early life Nagaraj was born into a Telugu-speaking family in Bangalore. His father, Keshav Naidu, was a school teacher and mother, Sharadamma, a homemaker. He has an older sister, Ranganayaki. His mother died soon after his birth. Nagaraj was homeschooled till he reached class seven, before he joined Arya Vidya Shala in the city where he reached his matriculation. Influenced by his father who took to acting in the early 1950s, Nagaraj too joined Sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Negro Johnny
Johnny known professionally as Negro Johnny was an Indian actor and stunt co-ordinator in the Kannada film industry. His films include ''Samyuktha'' (1988), '' Gajapathi Garvabhanga'' (1989) and '' SP Sangliyana 2'' (1990). Career His original name is Lazar, he belongs to christian family. Screen name is Negro Johny. Negro Johnny has been part of more than 300 movies in Kannada apart from many Malayalam, Telugu and Tamil films. Selected filmography * '' Nee Nanna Gellalare'' (1981) as David's henchman * '' Prema Matsara'' (1982) as Psychiatric Ward Warden * '' Silk Silk Silk'' (1983; Tamil) as Johnny * ''Tiger'' (1986) * '' Digvijaya'' (1987)...Panja * '' Bedi'' (1987) * '' Bharath'' (1988) * '' Nee Nanna Daiva'' (1988)...Johnny * '' Inspector Vikram'' (1989) * '' Parashuram'' (1989) * '' Prathap'' (1990) * '' Kaliyuga Bheema'' (1991) * ''Gagana'' (1989) : Jum Jum Agarbatti Boda * '' Sundara Kanda'' (1991) * ''Bombay Dada'' (1991) as Philips * ''Bombat Hendthi'' (1992) * ''Hall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bank Janardhan
Janardhan Rao Chauhan (2 March 1949 – 13 April 2025), known by his stage name Bank Janardhan, was an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. He was well-known for his comedy and drama roles in various Kannada films and television series. Some of the notable films of Janardhan as an actor include ''News'' (2005), '' Shhh!'' (1993) and '' Tharle Nan Maga'' (1992). He acted in Kannada television serials such as '' Paapa Pandu''. Janardhan died after a long illness in Bangaluru, Karnataka, on 13 April 2025, at the age of 76. Filmography See also * List of people from Karnataka * Cinema of Karnataka * List of Indian film actors * Cinema of India The cinema of India, consisting of Film, motion pictures made by the Indian film industry, has had a large effect on world cinema since the second half of the 20th century. Indian cinema is made up of various #Cinema by language, film indus ... References External links * Bank Janardhan Filmography 1949 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadashiva Brahmavar
Sadashiva Brahmavar (1928–2018), known as Brahmavar, was an Indian actor who appeared in Kannada films. He is best known for his supporting roles in such movies including Guri (1986), Samyuktha (1988) and Sri Manjunatha (2001). Personal life Native to Brahmavar in Udupi, Sadashiva was born and raised in Bailhongal, Belagavi. He had a son and daughter. Sadashiva made news in 2017 when he found roaming alone in Kumta city and many local people offered him help. He reunited with his children later. Career Sadashiva started his career as an actor in theatre. He was noticed by filmmaker Siddalingaiah who offered Sadashiv a role in his film Hemavathi in 1977. He went on to appear in supporting roles of teacher, father, priest and watchman. In few movies like Samyuktha, Garuda Dhwaja and Nigooda Rahasya he played villain roles also. Starting from ''Hemavathi'' in 1977 till his last movie Bangara s/o Bangarada Manushya in 2017, Brahmavar has acted nearly 150 movies in Kannad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thoogudeepa Srinivas
Mysore Srinivas (17 April 1943 – 16 October 1995), known by his stage name Thoogudeepa Srinivas was an Indian actor who appeared in Kannada films and is remembered for his portrayal of negative-shaded characters. He is the father of actor, Darshan and film director Dinakar. Early life Srinivas was born to Muniswami and Parvathamma in 17 April 1943 as their fourth son. He had eight siblings. He lost his parents at a young age. Right from his childhood days, Srinivas was interested in theatre and cinema and was a regular participant in his school and college plays. During one of these plays, he caught the eye of another theatre artist M. P. Shankar, whom he later went on to star with in many Kannada films. Srinivas then became a regular member of Shankar's camp and had to discontinue his education during his pursuing of a Bachelor of Science from St. Philomena's College, Mysore. Career Srinivas made his debut in film in 1966 with K. S. L. Swamy's Kannada film '' Thoogu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijay Raghavendra
Vijay Raghavendra is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in Kannada cinema, Kannada films. Referred to popularly as "Chinnari Mutha", Vijay is the son of producer S. A. Chinne Gowda and nephew of actor Dr. Rajkumar. Vijay started his career as a child artist through the film ''Chalisuva Modagalu'' (1982) and won critical acclaims for his performances in ''Chinnari Mutha'' (1993) and ''Kotreshi Kanasu'' (1994). The latter film won him the National Film Award for Best Child Artist. His first lead role was in Ramoji Rao's production titled ''Ninagagi'' in 2002, which was a commercial success and one of the highest-grossing films of the year. However, his subsequent projects under-performed at the box office until he was noticed for his role in the T. S. Nagabharana's period drama ''Kallarali Hoovagi'' in 2006, followed by his home production film ''Sevanthi Sevanthi'' in the same year. For playing the role of Puttaraj Gawai in the biographical film ''Shivayogi Sri Puttayyajja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
