Karnataka State Film Award for Best ActorKarnataka State Film Award for Best Actor is a film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards. The award honours Kannada-language films.
Telugu cinemaTelugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Based in Film Nagar, Hyderabad, Telugu films sold 23.3 crore (233 million) tickets in 2022, the highest among all Indian film industries. As of 2023, Andhra Pradesh has the highest number of movie screens in India.
Kannada cinemaKannada 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. Kannada cinema is based in Gandhi Nagar, Bengaluru. The 1934 film Sati Sulochana directed by Y. V. Rao was the first talkie film released in the Kannada language.27 Mavalli Circle27 Mavalli Circle () is a 1986 Indian Kannada language thriller film directed, written, produced, and enacted by T. N. Narasimhan. The film is adapted from Narasimhan's stage play of the same name which starred Lohithaswa in the lead role. The rest of the cast includes Devaraj in his film debut, Umashri, and Kalpana Reddy. The film's score is by L. Vaidyanathan. The story is based on Frederick Knott's 1966 play Wait Until Dark.Tamil cinemaSegment of Indian cinemaTamil cinema is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Tamil language, the main spoken language in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is nicknamed Kollywood, a portmanteau of the names Kodambakkam—a Chennai neighbourhood with a high concentration of film studios, and Hollywood. The first Tamil silent film, Keechaka Vadham, was directed by R. Nataraja Mudaliar in 1918.
Mysore StateToday part ofIndiaMysore State, colloquially Old Mysore, was a political territory within the Dominion of India and the subsequent Republic of India from 1950 until 1956. The state was formed by renaming the Kingdom of Mysore, with Bangalore replacing Mysore as the state's capital when Parliament passed the States Reorganisation Act in 1956.Shankar NagShankar Nagarakatte (9 November 1954 – 30 September 1990), popularly known as Shankar Nag was an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, and producer known for his work in Kannada-language films and television. A popular cultural icon of Karnataka, Nag is often referred to as Karate King and Auto Raja. He directed the teleserial Malgudi Days, based on novelist R. K. Narayan's short stories and acted in some episodes as well.
B. JayashreeB. Jayashree (born 9 June 1950) is a veteran Indian theatre actress, director and singer, who has also acted in films and television and worked as dubbing artist in films. She is the creative director of Spandana Theatre, an amateur theatre company established in Bangalore in 1976. She was nominated to the Upper house of the Indian Parliament, Rajya Sabha in 2010. She was awarded the Padma Shri, fourth-highest civilian honour by Government of India in 2013.
LingarajapuramLingarajapuram (also spelled Lingarajapura) is a locality located in the north-eastern part of the city of Bangalore, on the outskirts of the Bangalore Cantonment. The Lingarajapuram Flyover, which acts one of the thoroughfares connecting the north-eastern suburbs with the city, witnesses bottleneck traffic congestion during peak hours.ActorAn actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is ὑποκριτής (hupokritḗs), literally "one who answers". The actor's interpretation of a role—the art of acting pertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character.
BengaluruCapital of Karnataka, IndiaMetropolis in Karnataka, IndiaBengaluru, also known as Bangalore (its official name until 1 November 2014), is the capital and largest city of the southern Indian state of Karnataka. As per the 2011 census, the city had a population of 8.4 million, making it the third most populous city in India and the most populous in South India.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.