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Rajesh (Kannada Actor)
Vidyasagar (15 April 1932 – 19 February 2022), known by his stage name Rajesh, was an Indian actor who appeared in Cinema of Karnataka, Kannada films. Known as 'Kala Thapaswi', Rajesh was an ardent fan of literature. He appeared in many films as the lead in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and later on gravitated to strong character roles. He is the father of film actress Niveditha Arjun, Aasha Rani who acted in ''Rathasapthami'' with Shivrajkumar and the father-in-law of popular Kannada and Tamil language, Tamil actor Arjun Sarja. Rajesh has acted in over 150 films. "Kalathapasvi Rajesh Athmakathe" is the biography of Rajesh. In 2014, he was awarded the Dr. Rajkumar Cultural Endowment Award by the Kannada Sahitya Parishat. He lived in Vidyaranyapura, Bangalore. Early life Rajesh was born as Vidyasagar in Bangalore, India, on 15 April 1932, to a Kannada Kuruba, Kuruba Gowda family. He grew up watching then stars such as Thyagaraja Bhagavatar, Rajakumar and T. R. Mahalingam. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangalore
Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore (List of renamed places in India#Karnataka, its official name until 1 November 2014), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the southern States and union territories of India, Indian state of Karnataka. As per the 2011 Census of India, 2011 census, the city had a population of 8.4 million, making it the List of cities in India by population, third most populous city in India and the most populous in South India. The Bengaluru metropolitan area had a population of around 8.5 million, making it the List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India, fifth most populous urban agglomeration in the country. It is located near the center of the Deccan Plateau, at a height of above sea level. The city is known as India's "Garden City", due to its parks and greenery. Archaeological artifacts indicate that the human settlement in the region happened as early as 4000 Common Era, BCE. The first mention of the name "Bengalooru" is from an ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramakrishna Hegde
Ramakrishna Mahabaleshwar Hegde (29 August 1926 – 12 January 2004) was an Indian politician who served as the third Chief Minister of Karnataka for three terms between 1983 and 1988. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in 1957, 1962, 1967, 1983, 1985 and 1989, and to the Rajya Sabha for two terms, 1978–83 and 1996–2002. He also served as Minister of Commerce and Industry in the Union government (1998–1999). Early life Hegde was born at Siddapura in Uttara Kannada district into a Havyaka Brahmin family, he was son of Mahabaleshwar Hegde and Smt. Saraswati Amma Hegde, who hailed from Sirimane village near Sringeri. Hegde completed a part of his studies at the Kashi Vidyapeeth in Varanasi and later obtained a degree in law from Allahabad university. A lawyer by profession, he participated in the Quit India Movement of 1942 and was an active member of the Congress Party. Political career Hegde became the president of the Uttara Kannada District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1932 Births
Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort to assassinate Emperor Hirohito of Japan. The Kuomintang's official newspaper runs an editorial expressing regret that the attempt failed, which is used by the Japanese as a pretext to attack Shanghai later in the month. * January 22 – The 1932 Salvadoran peasant uprising begins; it is suppressed by the government of Maximiliano Hernández Martínez. * January 24 – Marshal Pietro Badoglio declares the end of Libyan resistance. * January 26 – British submarine aircraft carrier sinks with the loss of all 60 onboard on exercise in Lyme Bay in the English Channel. * January 28 – January 28 incident: Conflict between Japan and China in Shanghai. * January 31 – Japanese warships arrive in Nanking. February * February 2 ** A general ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kannada Films Of The 1970s
The following is a list of Kannada films of the 1970s by year. * Kannada films of 1970 *Kannada films of 1971 *Kannada films of 1972 *Kannada films of 1973 * Kannada films of 1974 *Kannada films of 1975 * Kannada films of 1976 * Kannada films of 1977 *Kannada films of 1978 * Kannada films of 1979 See also * Kannada cinema References Kannada cinema database by University of Pennsylvania {{Cinema of Karnataka 1970s Kannada-language Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a s ... Films, Kannada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kannada Films Of The 1960s
Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a second or third language for 15 million speakers in Karnataka. It is the official and administrative language 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 University Press, 2012, Kannada was the court language of a number of dynasties and empires of South India, Central India and the Deccan Plateau, namely the Kadamba dynasty, Western Ganga dynasty, Nolamba dynasty, Chalukya dynasty, Rashtrakutas, Western Chalukya Empire, Seuna dynasty, kingdom of Mysore, Nayakas of Keladi, Hoysala dynasty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idu Entha Premavayya
''Idu Entha Premavayya..!'' () is a 1999 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Kodlu Ramakrishna and starring Ramesh Aravind and Shilpa. The film's plot is inspired by the Hindi film '' Kaamchor'' (1982), which itself was a remake of the Telugu film '' Subhodayam'' (1980). The film follows Arun, a lazy man, marries Apoorva, a rich woman, for her money. However, she discovers his true intentions and leaves him, making him realise his mistake and try to win her over again. Plot Arun has been an aimless and lazy slacker all his adult life, and has no goals for his future. He lives with his brother, sister-in-law, and nephew Santhosh. On one occasion, he gate crashes one of his brother's supervisor's friend's wedding ceremony and finds out that the would-be groom is to live with his in-laws. To Arun's delight, he finds out that the bride Aparna has an unmarried sister Apoorva. They both are the daughters of a rich industrialist, Karanam Sadashiva Rai. Friendship d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karnataka Suputra
''Karnataka Suputra'' () is a 1996 Indian Kannada film written and directed by Vijay, his final film as director. The film stars Vishnuvardhan and Rituparna Sengupta in her Kannada debut. Cast * Vishnuvardhan *Rituparna Sengupta *Vajramuni * Rajesh * C. R. Simha *Shivaram Production ''Karnataka Suputra'' was the final film directed by Vijay before his death in 2020. The dialogues of the film were written by Ravi Srivatsa. The film marked the debut of Bengali actress Rituparna Sengupta in Kannada films. The film was shot in Bangalore, Ooty, Mysore and Coorg. Soundtrack Soundtrack was composed by M. M. Keeravani. This was Keeravani's second collaboration with Vishnuvardhan after '' Appaji'' which released the same year. They went on to join hands later for ''Deepavali'' (2000) and ''Jamindarru ''Jamindarru'' () is a 2002 Indian Kannada-language action drama film starring Vishnuvardhan in dual roles, Prema and Raasi. The film is directed and written by S. Narayan and pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thavarumane Udugore
''Thavarumane Udugore'' is a 1991 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by B. Subba Rao and produced by D. Rama Naidu under Suresh Productions. The film stars Malashri, Sridhar and Sunil. The film was a remake of the 1988 Rajasthani film '' Bai Chali Sasariye''. The film's music was composed by Upendra Kumar and the audio was launched on the Lahari Music banner. Cast Soundtrack The music of the film was composed by Upendra Kumar Upendra Kumar (18 July 1941 – 24 January 2002) was an Indian composer who predominantly worked in Kannada films. He was known for his strong association with Rajkumar and his family and scored some of his career best compositions for the films ..., with lyrics by Chi. Udaya Shankar. References External links * 1991 films 1990s Kannada-language films 1990s Indian films Indian drama films Films scored by Upendra Kumar Kannada remakes of Rajasthani films Films directed by B. A. Subba Rao 1991 drama films Suresh Pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pithamaha
''Pithamaha'' is a 1985 Indian Kannada-language film directed by K. S. L. Swamy (Ravi) and produced by Singh Brothers. The film stars Rajesh (Kannada actor), Rajesh, Udaykumar, Ravichandran (Kannada actor), V. Ravichandran and Vijayalakshmi Singh. The music was composed by M. Ranga Rao, while the lyrics and dialogues were written by Chi. Udaya Shankar. The film was a remake of the 1982 Hindi film ''Vidhaata''. Cast Soundtrack The music was composed by M. Ranga Rao, with lyrics by Chi. Udaya Shankar. All the songs composed for the film were well-received, especially "Mareyadiru Aa Shaktiya," which is considered an evergreen song. References External links * 1985 films 1980s Kannada-language films 1980s Indian films Indian drama films Films scored by M. Ranga Rao Kannada remakes of Hindi films Films directed by K. S. L. Swamy {{1980s-Kannada-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devara Duddu
''Devara Duddu'' ( ) is a 1976 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by K. S. L. Swamy and produced by N. Rani. The film stars Rajesh, Srinath, Jayanthi, Hema Choudhary and Chandrashekar. The film has musical score by Rajan–Nagendra. The film was a remake of the Tamil film '' Kaliyuga Kannan''. Cast * Rajesh as Madhoo * Srinath as Krishna * Jayanthi as Ambuja *Hema Choudhary as Radha * Chandrashekar as Muddu Krishna *Balakrishna *Dwarakish as Balu * Manorama as Kempamma *Lokanath *Ashwath Narayan Soundtrack The music was composed by Rajan–Nagendra Rajan–Nagendra was an Indian musical duo who were prominent composers of film music in Kannada and Telugu cinema from the late 1950s to the early 1990s. Rajan, along with his brother Nagendra, created a niche for themselves for nearly four dec .... References External links * 1977 films Indian drama films Kannada remakes of Tamil films 1970s Kannada-language films 1970s Indian films Films scored by Raj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boregowda Bangalorige Banda
''Boregowda Bangalorige Banda'' ( ) is a 1970 Indian Kannada-language film written and directed by B. A. Arasu Kumar, and produced by S. Shivashankarappa, Kalleshappa, Devaramuni Shanmukappa, H. M. Jayanna and S. D. Umapathi under the banner Sri Mallikarjuna Enterprises. It stars Rajesh and Leelavathi; B. Vijayalakshmi and Srinath feature in supporting roles. The title of the film is based on an adage which describes the predicament of a small town man struck by the glamour and glitz of the city. Cast * Rajesh as Boregowda * Leelavathi as Gowri * B. Vijayalakshmi / Vandana as Lakshmi * Srinath as Raja * Shakti Prasad as Hulikunte Hanuma Soundtrack The duo of Rajan–Nagendra Rajan–Nagendra was an Indian musical duo who were prominent composers of film music in Kannada and Telugu cinema from the late 1950s to the early 1990s. Rajan, along with his brother Nagendra, created a niche for themselves for nearly four dec ... scored the film's soundtrack and background ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
