Shiva RajkumarShiva Rajkumar (born Nagaraju Shiva Puttaswamy; 12 July 1962) is an Indian actor, film producer and television presenter who predominantly works in Kannada cinema. In a career spanning over three decades, he has worked in over 125 films in Kannada and has received several awards, including four Karnataka State Film Awards, four Filmfare Awards South and six South Indian International Movie Awards. Shiva Rajkumar is the eldest son of matinee idol Dr. Rajkumar.
Honnavalli KrishnaHonnavalli Krishna is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. His films include Ratha Sapthami (1986), Aasegobba Meesegobba (1990), Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu (1974), Janumada Jodi (1996). CareerAs of October 2017, Honnavalli Krishna has acted in 1,000 films.
Sudha RaniJayashree, known by her screen name Sudha Rani, is an Indian actress, voice artist and former model. She has primarily worked in Kannada films in addition to some Telugu, Tamil, Tulu and Malayalam films. As on Feb 2024, she has acted in about 150 films across industries. As a child artist, she acted in Kiladi Kittu (1978), Kulla Kulli (1980), Anupama (1981) Bhagyavantha and Ranganayaki (1981). She debuted as a lead actress at age 13 with Anand (1986).
Sundar Krishna UrsSundar Krishna Urs (1941–1993) was an Indian film producer and actor, in the Kannada film industry, as well as in many South Indian language films known for his negative roles. He has also worked as a dubbing artist providing voices to many actors. Some of the notable films of Sundar Krishna Urs as an actor include Sangya Balya (1992), Hrudaya Haadithu (1991), Hendthighelbedi (1989), Antha (1981). CareerUrs appeared in more than 190 films in Kannada.M. S. RajashekarM. S. Rajashekar (died 29 October 2018) was an Indian Kannada film director based in Bangalore. He made his directorial debut with Dhruva Thare starring Rajkumar which earned the Karnataka State Award for Second Best Film. His second movie Anuraga Aralithu was remade in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. He went on to make successful films like Ratha Sapthami and Nanjundi Kalyana. Most of his films were either remakes or adapted from novels.
Annakili Sonna KathaiAnnakili Sonna Kathai (transl. The story told by Annakili) is a 1989 Indian Tamil-language film directed by S. Devaraj. It is a remake of the Kannada film Manamecchida Hudugi (1987), which itself is an adaptation of Bete, a novel by Kum. Veerabhadrappa. The film stars Sathyaraj and Sudha Rani, who reprised her role from the original. It was released on 1 September 1989.Anand (1986 film)
Chi. UdayashankarChitnahalli Udayashankar (18 February 1934 – 2 July 1993; born in Chitnahalli) was an Indian lyricist and dialogue writer in the Kannada film industry for over three decades, who penned more than 3000 songs for films and devotional songs. His dialogues, screenplay and lyrics were instrumental in the success of many movies of Dr. Rajkumar. Udayashankar received four Karnataka State Film Award for Best Dialogue and two Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay.
S. A. ChinnegowdaS. A. Chinne Gowda is an Indian film producer and distributor of Kannada films. Personal lifeGowda was born in Saligrama to Appaji Gowda and Lakshmamma. He married Jayamma and has two sons. Jayamma is also a film producer who produced movies like sevanthi sevanthi. Both of his sons, Sri Murali and Vijay Raghavendra, are film actors. His older sister, Parvathamma Rajkumar, and his brothers, S. A. Govindaraj and S. A. Srinivas, are also producers in the Kannada film industry.
KannadaDravidian languageKannada (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.
Ratha Sapthami (film)Ratha Sapthami is a 1986 Indian Kannada-language romanticmusical film directed by M. S. Rajashekar and produced by S. A. Govindaraj. It stars Shiva Rajkumar in his second venture after Anand. Debutant actress Asha Rani and playwright Parvathavani also star in the movie. The musical score was composed by Upendra Kumar, while the lyrics, screenplay and dialogues were written by Chi. Udaya Shankar. P. Vasu was the co-screenplay writer of this movie.Upendra Kumar*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.