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D. Rajendra Babu
D. Rajendra Babu (30 March 1951 – 3 November 2013) was an Indian filmmaker and screenplay writer in Kannada cinema. He has directed over 50 films in various genres, most of them being sentimental films. He wrote and directed numerous blockbuster films, though many of them are re-makes. Apart from Kannada films, he directed a Malayalam and a Hindi film each. He is considered one of the most revered directors of the Kannada film industry. Some of the notable works of Babu are ''Nanu Nanna Hendathi'' (1985), ''Olavina Udugore'' (1987), ''Ramachaari'' (1991), ''Ramarajyadalli Rakshasaru'' (1990), ''Halunda Thavaru'' (1994), '' Appaji'' (1996), ''Diggajaru'' (2000), ''Amma'' (2001), ''Encounter Dayanayak'' (2005) and '' Bindaas'' (2010). Early career Babu joined the Kannada film industry in the early 1980s as an actor, but later on became a filmmaker. He worked as an associate to many top directors such as Rajendra Singh Babu, K. S. R. Das and V. Somashekhar. Babu became an indepe ...
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Bangalore
Bangalore (), List of renamed places in India, officially Bengaluru (), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan area, metropolitan population of around , making it the List of cities in India by population, third most populous city and List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India, fifth most populous urban agglomeration in India, as well as the largest city in South India, and the List of largest cities, 27th largest city in the world. Located on the Deccan Plateau, at a height of over above sea level, Bangalore has a pleasant climate throughout the year, with its parks and green spaces earning it the reputation as the "Garden City" of India. Its elevation is the highest among the major cities of India. An aerospace, Heavy industry, heavy engineering and electronics hub since the 1960s, Bangalore is widely regarded as the "Silicon Valley of India" because of its role as the na ...
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Kannada Language
Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native speakers, and was additionally a second or third language for around 13 million non-native speakers in Karnataka. Kannada was the court language of some of the most powerful dynasties of south and central India, namely the Kadambas, Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas, Yadava Dynasty or Seunas, Western Ganga dynasty, Wodeyars of Mysore, Nayakas of Keladi Hoysalas and the Vijayanagara empire. The official and administrative language of the state 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 Uni ...
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Chakravarthy (1990 Film)
Chakravarthy, Chakravarthi, Chakravarti or Chakravarty may refer to: Films * ''Chakravarthy'' (1977 film), Indian Tamil film * ''Chakravarthy'' (1987 film), Indian Telugu film * ''Chakravarthy'' (1991 film), Indian Malayalam film * ''Chakravarthy'' (1995 film), Indian Tamil film * ''Chakravarthy'' (2017 film), Indian Kannada film People * Balli Kalyan Chakravarthy (born 1984), Indian politician * C. Rajagopalachari (1878–1972), Indian lawyer, Independence activist, politician, writer * K. Chakravarthy (1936–2002), Telugu film score composer Other * Chakravarti (Sanskrit term), a universal king in Indian and Asian literature See also * * Chakraborty Chakraborty is a surname of Bengali Hindus of India and Bangladesh, the surname is used by people of the Bengali Brahmin community. Notable persons with this surname Male *Ajay Chakraborty (born 1943), Indian politician *Ajoy Chakrabarty (born 1 ..., a surname given to a ruler in ancient India {{disambiguation, given name, s ...
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Ramarajyadalli Rakshasaru
''Ramarajyadalli Rakshasaru'' (Kannada: ರಾಮರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ರಾಕ್ಷಸರು) is a 1990 Indian Kannada film, directed by D. Rajendra Babu and produced by K. C. N. Mohan. The film stars Shankar Nag, Anant Nag, Sonika Gil and Gayathri in the lead roles. The film has musical score by M. Ranga Rao. Cast *Shankar Nag *Anant Nag *Sonika Gil *Gayathri *Shashikumar * Doddanna *Sudheer *Ayyappa *Lakshman * Prakash Raj *Pandari Bai *Abhinaya *Sihikahi Geetha *Baby Rekha *Ramesh Bhat *Sadashiva Brahmavar *Bank Janardhan *Krishne Gowda *Girija Lokesh *Shani Mahadevappa Shani Mahadevappa (1933 – 3 January 2021) was an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. His films include ''Shankar Guru'' (1978), '' Kaviratna Kalidasa (1983)'', ''Sri Srinivasa Kalyana'' (1974), '' Shivashankar'' (1990), '' Guru Brahma' ... *M. S. Karanth *Negro Johnny References 1990 films 1990s Kannada-language films Films scored by M. Ranga Rao Films directed by D. Raj ...
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Karz (film)
''Karz'' () is a 1980 Indian Hindi-language romantic thriller film directed by Subhash Ghai, starring Rishi Kapoor and Tina Munim as leads, also starring Simi Garewal, in the critically acclaimed role of Kamini Verma, the murderous wife from the past life, which won her a Filmfare nomination. The film's music was by Laxmikant–Pyarelal, giving successful numbers like ''Om Shanti Om'' and ''Dard-E-Dil'', and they went on to win Filmfare Best Music Director Award for this film, the lyricist received two Filmfare nominations for these two hits. Plot The movie begins with Ravi Verma winning a legal battle against Sir Judah who had unjustly usurped Ravi's father's wealth and property after his death. Ravi calls his mother to tell her the good news and that he is marrying his girlfriend Kamini, who unbeknownst to him is a gold-digger working for Judah. On their way home to Coonoor, Kamini rams Ravi over a cliff near a small temple of the Goddess Kali. Distraught at the sudden de ...
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Yuga Purusha
A ''yuga'', in Hinduism, is generally used to indicate an age of time. In the ''Rigveda'', a ''yuga'' refers to generations, a long period, a very brief period, or a yoke (joining of two things). In the ''Mahabharata'', the words ''yuga'' and ''kalpa'' (a day of Brahma) are used interchangeably to describe the cycle of creation and destruction. The names "''Yuga''" and "Age" commonly denote a (pronounced ''Chatur Yuga''), a cycle of four world ages, for example, in the ''Surya Siddhanta'' and ''Bhagavad Gita'' (part of the ''Mahabharata''), unless expressly limited by the name of one of its minor ages: '' Krita (Satya) Yuga'', ''Treta Yuga'', ''Dvapara Yuga'', or ''Kali Yuga''. Etymology ''Yuga'' ( sa, युग) means "a yoke" (joining of two things), "generations", or "a period of time" such as an age, where its archaic spelling is ''yug'', with other forms of ''yugam'', , and ''yuge'', derived from ''yuj'' ( sa, युज्, , to join or yoke), believed derived from ' ( ...
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Hindi Language
Hindi ( Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been described as a standardised and Sanskritised register of the Hindustani language, which itself is based primarily on the Khariboli dialect of Delhi and neighbouring areas of North India. Hindi, written in the Devanagari script, is one of the two official languages of the Government of India, along with English. It is an official language in nine states and three union territories and an additional official language in three other states. Hindi is also one of the 22 scheduled languages of the Republic of India. Hindi is the '' lingua franca'' of the Hindi Belt. It is also spoken, to a lesser extent, in other parts of India (usually in a simplified or pidginised variety such as Bazaar Hindustani or Haflong Hindi). Outside India, sev ...
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Olavina Udugore
''Olavina Udugore'' is a 1987 Indian Kannada-language film directed, written and co-produced by D. Rajendra Babu. The film stars Ambareesh, Manjula Sharma and Ramakrishna. The music was composed by M. Ranga Rao and the script was written by B. L. Venu. Cast * Ambareesh as Suresh *Ilavarasi(Manjula Sharma) as Suma and Uma (Dual Role) * Leelavathi as Rathnamma, Suresh's Mother * Ramakrishna as Ramesh, Suresh's Cousin * Keerthiraj as Prathap * Balakrishna as Raganna * Dinesh as Shridhara Raya, Suma's Adoptive Father * N. S. Rao as Baalu, Suresh's Classmate * Umashree as Baby, Suresh's Classmate * Shanthamma Soundtrack All songs were composed by M. Ranga Rao, with lyrics by R. N. Jayagopal and Shyamasundara Kulkarni. The album consists of five tracks. The title song will recreated for his son's debut film ''Amar'' Empty Awards * Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Kannada - Ambareesh Malavalli Huchchegowda Amarnath (29 May 1952 – 24 November 2018), known by his ...
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Malayalam Language
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was designated a " Classical Language of India" in 2013. Malayalam has official language status in Kerala, and Puducherry ( Mahé), and is also the primary spoken language of Lakshadweep, and is spoken by 34 million people in India. Malayalam is also spoken by linguistic minorities in the neighbouring states; with significant number of speakers in the Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada districts of Karnataka, and Kanyakumari, district of Tamil Nadu. It is also spoken by the Malayali Diaspora worldwide, especially in the Persian Gulf countries, due to large populations of Malayali expatriates there. There are significant population in each cities in India including Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi, Kolkata, Pune etc. The origin of Malayalam remains a matt ...
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Asambhava
''Asambhava'' (Kannada: ಅಸಂಭವ) is a 1986 Indian Kannada film, directed by D. Rajendra Babu and produced by H. N. Maruthi and Venugopal. The film stars V. Ravichandran, Ambika, Mukhyamantri Chandru and Lakshman in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Shankar–Ganesh. Cast *V. Ravichandran *Ambika *Mukhyamantri Chandru *Lakshman *Sumithra *Umashree Umashree (born 10 May 1957) is an Indian actress and politician. She is known for her portrayal of film roles spoken in the Kannada language (over 400), particularly comic roles. She received National Film Award for Best Actress for her role a ... References External links * 1986 films 1980s Kannada-language films Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh Films directed by D. Rajendra Babu {{1980s-Kannada-film-stub ...
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Naanu Nanna Hendthi
''Naanu Nanna Hendthi'' () is a 1985 Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by D. Rajendra Babu and written by K. S. Satyanarayan. The film stars V. Ravichandran, Urvashi and Leelavathi. The soundtrack and score composition was by Shankar–Ganesh and the film was produced by N. Veeraswamy. D. Rajendra Babu made his Bollywood debut in 1987, with the remake version of this movie, titled as ''Pyaar Karke Dekho''. The song ''Akkipete Lakkamma'' was retained in the Hindi version as ''Haki Petai Lakamma''- both sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam. The film was a remake of Telugu film '' Nenu Maa Aavida''. The film was also remade in Tamil as ''Kanna Thorakkanum Saami''. Plot The musician comes to town to find a job in Akashwani. After the job, he finds it hard to find a home for a bachelor. He tells a lie that he is a married man. To fill the truth to the house owner who keeps pestering him to show photo of his wife, he gets a random photo of a girl from a photo studio. But ...
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