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Manjula (Kannada Actress)
Manjula (8 November 1954 – 12 September 1986) was an Indian actress who acted in Kannada language films and also few Tamil (credited as ''Kumari Manjula'') and Telugu films. She was one of the most successful and prominent actresses of Kannada films in 1970s and 1980s. She acted in more than 100 films and won several awards for her performances, including a Filmfare Award. Personal life Manjula was born to M. H. Shivanna and Deveramma in Honnenahalli, a village in Tumkur District. family, her father Shivanna was a police sub inspector. She was married to film director Amrutham who worked with her in films such as ''Hudugaatada Hudugi'' and ''Kanasu Nanasu''. The couple had a son, Abhishek. Career Manjula started her acting career in 1965 with a drama troupe Prabhat Kalavidaru. She entered the Kannada film industry in a small role in ''Mane Katti Nodu'' in 1966. Her debut as a heroine was in the 1972 film ''Yaara Saakshi'', directed by veteran director M. R. Vittal. She shar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tumkur
Tumkur, officially renamed as Tumakuru, is a city located in the southern part of Indian state of Karnataka. Tumkur is situated at a distance of northwest of Bangalore, the state capital along NH 48 and NH 73. It is the headquarters of the Tumkur district. It is located at an altitude of 835 m (2739.5 ft). Tumkur hosts India's first mega food park, a project of the ministry of food processing. The India Food Park was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in September 2014. Tumkur is also included in the Smart Cities Mission list and is among the 100 smart cities to be developed in India. Since 28 August 2010, Tumkur has been accorded the status of a city corporation. Etymology Etymologically, the name of the city is believed to have been mutated possibly from "Tumbe ooru" because of the abundance of thumbe hoovu, a kind of flower, or thamate ooru because of the folk musical percussion instrument thamate, that might have been used most here. It is also cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the second most circulated English-language newspaper in India, after '' The Times of India''. , ''The Hindu'' is published from 21 locations across 11 states of India. ''The Hindu'' has been a family-owned newspaper since 1905, when it was purchased by S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar from the original founders. It is now jointly owned by Iyengar's descendants, referred to as the "Kasturi family", who serve as the directors of the holding company. The current chairperson of the group is Malini Parthasarathy, a great-granddaughter of Iyengar. Except for a period of about two years, when Siddharth Varadarajan, S. Varadarajan held the editorship of the newspaper, the editorial positions of the paper were always held by members of the family or held under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daari Tappida Maga
''Daari Tappida Maga'' () is a 1975 Indian Kannada-language film produced and directed by Peketi Sivaram. The film stars Rajkumar, Kalpana, Aarathi, Manjula and Jayamala with K. S. Ashwath, M. V. Rajamma and Vajramuni in supporting roles and Thoogudeepa Srinivas in a cameo along with Rajkumar's second son Raghavendra in a small role in his second on screen appearance as a child artist after the 1974 movie '' Sri Srinivasa Kalyana''. Rajkumar appeared in dual roles in the movie. The music was composed by G. K. Venkatesh. The movie was a ''Blockbuster'' and saw a theatrical run of over 175 days in multiple centres. The movie was re-released on 22 November 2019. The movie was dubbed in Malayalam in 1976 as ''Kollakkaran''. It was later remade in Malayalam in 1980 as '' Manushya Mrugam'' starring Jayan. Plot Prakash (alias Prashanth) and Prasad (Rajkumar in dual role) are born twins. One of the boys, Prakash, is lost somewhere in childhood. Prasad grows and is raised by his par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devara Gudi
''Devara Gudi'' is a 1975 Indian Kannada-language drama film starring Vishnuvardhan and Bharathi along with Leelavathi, Manjula and Rajesh. The film was directed and edited by R. Ramamurthy and written by A. S. Prakasham The film was a remake of Tamil film ''Puguntha Veedu'' (1972) which was earlier remade in Telugu as ''Puttinillu Mettinillu'' (1973) and later in Hindi as '' Teri Kasam'' (1982). Cast * Vishnuvardhan as Sundar * Bharathi Vishnuvardhan as Suchitra * Manjula as Vasanthi * Leelavathi as Sundar and Vasanthi's mother * Manorama * Rajesh as Bhaskar * K. S. Ashwath as Bhaskar and Suchitra's father * Shivaram as Kitty * B. Jaya Soundtrack All the songs are composed and scored by Rajan–Nagendra and written by Chi. Udaya Shankar Chitnahalli 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 dev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Srinivasa Kalyana
''Sri Srinivasa Kalyana'' (), is 1974 Kannada-language Hindu mythological film directed by Vijay. The film which is based on lord Venkateswara, stars Rajkumar, B. Saroja Devi and Manjula. It also featured the first screen appearances of future actors and Rajkumar's sons, Shiva Rajkumar and Raghavendra Rajkumar. The movie was dubbed in Tamil as ''Ezhumalaiyan Dharisanam'' and in Telugu as ''Sri Tirupatikshetra Mahatyam'' (1977). Cast * Rajkumar as Lord Venkateswara * B. Saroja Devi as Goddess Lakshmi * Manjula as Padmavathi * Rajashankar as Hathiram Bhavaji * Srinath as Narada * Sampath as Padmavathi's father * Vajramuni as Bhrigu * H. Ramachandra Shastry as Chief priest at the Balaji Temple * Jokey Shyam * Bhatti Mahadevappa * Shani Mahadevappa * Raghavan * Suryakumar * Bheema Rao * Kunigal Nagabhushan * Keshava * Honnavalli Krishna * Thipatur Siddaramaiah * Advani Lakshmi Devi as Bakuladevi, Srinivasa's mother * M. Jayashree as Padmavathi's mother * Pramila Josha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professor Huchuraya
''Professor Huchuraya'' is a 1974 Indian Kannada-language comedy-drama film directed by M. R. Vittal and produced by actor Narasimharaju. The story is written by Narendra Babu. Besides Narasimharaju as the protagonist, the film features Vishnuvardhan, Manjula, R. Nagendra Rao and Balakrishna in prominent roles. The film was widely appreciated for its songs and story upon release. The songs tuned by Rajan–Nagendra were huge hits. Cast * Narasimharaju as Prof. Huchuraya * Vishnuvardhan as Venu * Manjula as Geetha * R. Nagendra Rao as Shama Shastry, Huchuraya's uncle * Balakrishna as Colonel Dhanley, Venu's father * Dwarakish as Thimma * Bhargavi Narayan as Meera * Leelavathi as Indira * Vaishali Kasaravalli as Kamali * Rajashankar as a constable * Lokanath as Dr. Manjesh * Shyam * Ranga Soundtrack The music of the film was composed by Rajan–Nagendra. The song "Doora Doora" was received extremely well. Awards * Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhakta Kumbara
''Bhakta Kumbara'' () is a 1974 Indian Kannada-language biographical film directed by Hunsur Krishnamurthy. The film stars Rajkumar and Leelavathi. Actress Sridevi essayed the role of Muktha Bai (as a child artist), thereby the latter making her Kannada film debut. The film was produced by N. R. Anuradha Devi under Lakshmi Film Combines. Bhakta Kumbara marked the eighth collaboration between Dr. Rajkumar and director Hunsur Krishnamurthy. The movie is based on the life of Gora Kumbhar, a potter turned into a saint who lived in the 13th and 14th centuries in Teredoki village. He supposedly lost his child while curing the clay by his legs for making pots, because he did not notice his child fumbling under his feet as he immersed himself in chanting the name of God. He was called Saint Gora Kumbara by the people of Maharashtra. The film won three awards at the 1974-75 Karnataka State Film Awards - Third Best Film, Best Actor (Rajkumar) for his portrayal of the potter-turned-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mooroovare Vajragalu
''Mooroovare Vajragalu'' () is a 1973 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Y. R. Swamy. The film stars Dr. Rajkumar, Rajkumar, Srinath, Jayanthi (actress), Jayanthi, Aarathi and Manjula (Kannada actress), Manjula. Rajkumar played a dual role in the movie. The film was Rajkumar's last full-fledged movie in black-and-white - thus also making it his last dual role in a black and white movie. ''Doorada Betta'', which released in the same year, was black and white too, but had a few sequences in Eastmancolor. Plot This story is based on the epic of Mahabharatha. Cast * Dr. Rajkumar, Rajkumar as Narada and Sri Krishna * Srinath as Kritavarma * Jayanthi (actress), Jayanthi as Satyavati * Aarathi as Rukmini * Manjula (Kannada actress), Manjula as Bhama *Gururajulu Naidu as Sudama *Leelavathi (actress), Leelavathi as wife of Sudama *K. S. Ashwath as Yudhishthira, Dharmaja * Thoogudeepa Srinivas as Bhima *Ramesh as Arjuna * Rajashankar as Balarama *Vajramuni as Duryodhana * Prabhav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eradu Mukha
''Eradu Mukha'' () is a 1969 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by M. R. Vittal and produced by B. V. Srinivas, K. S. Prasad and A. S. Bhakthavathsalam. The film stars Jayanthi, Rajesh, K. S. Ashwath and Sampath in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Vijaya Bhaskar. The film was adapted from the novel of the same name written by Aryamba Pattabhi. The movie won the Karnataka State Film Awards - Third Best Film for the year 1969–70. Cast * Jayanthi *Rajesh * K. S. Ashwath * Sampath * Narasimharaju *Ranga *Subbanna *Srinivas * B. Jaya *Vijayaleela *Indrani *Yamunadevi *S. Indrani * Manjula (credited as Kumari Manjula) *Baby Mala *Srividya Srividya (24 July 1953 – 19 October 2006), also known as Sreevidya, was an Indian actress best known for her work predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil films, along with few Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films. In a career spanning for 40 years, ... *Lakshmi Janardhan References External links * 1969 films 1960s Kan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mane Katti Nodu
''Mane Katti Nodu'' is a 1966 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Sri Sadguru and produced by C. V. Shivashankar and Friends. The film stars Udaykumar, Hanumantha Rao, Shivashankar and Thipatur Raghu in lead roles. The film's musical score was written by R. Rathna. Cast *VN Narayan(main actor) *uday kumar(side cast) *Hanumantha Rao *Shivashankar *Thipatur Raghu *Dwarakish *Shanthala *Meenakumari *Lalitha *Ambujadevi *Leela Jayanthi *Tiger Prabhakar Tiger Prabhakar (30 March 1948 – 25 March 2001), also known as Kannada Prabhakar, was an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Kannada and Telugu cinema, with a few Malayalam, Tamil and Bollywood films. Career Prabhakar started hi ... *Madhu Kumar *Jamakhandi Gururaj *Ramadas *Ramu *Lakshmi Thalikote *R. Jayanthi *Nalini *Chandra *Vijaya *Kannika *Baby Vasuda *Baby Rekha * Manjula (credited as Baby Manjula) References External links * 1960s Kannada-language films {{1960s-Kannada-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seetharamu
''Seetharamu'' is a 1979 Indian Kannada-language film directed by V. Somashekhar. The film stars Shankar Nag, Manjula and Thoogudeepa Srinivas. The film is based on a science fiction plot of a brain transplant. The movie was remade in Telugu as ''Seethe Ramudaithe'', starring Shankar Nag in his Telugu debut, and in Hindi in 1995 as '' Diya Aur Toofan''. The song ''Ee Roopave Nannee Baalina'' was earlier used by Chellapilla Satyam for the 1978 Telugu movie '' Annadammula Savaal'', which incidentally was a remake of the 1977 Kannada movie ''Sahodarara Savaal''. Cast * Shankar Nag as Ramu * Manjula as Seetha * Thoogudeepa Srinivas * Kanchana * Dinesh * Sundar Krishna Urs as Dr. Dayal * Shakti Prasad * Arikesari * Prabhakar Prabhakar is an Indian given name and surname. Prabhakars are Indian Brahmins mostly limited to North Indian states like Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan. They belong to sage Vatsa. People with the name include: * Prabhakar, an Ind ... * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Besuge
''Besuge'' ( kn, ಬೆಸುಗೆ) is a 1976 Indian Kannada-language romance film directed by Geethapriya, based on a novel of the same name by Ashwini, and stars Srinath, Manjula and Chandrashekar, in lead roles. The film is seen as a landmark in the career of Geethapriya, both as a director and lyricist, and actor Srinath. At the 24th Filmfare Awards South, Srinath was awarded the Best Actor. Cast * Srinath * Manjula * Sathyapriya * Chandrashekar * Jayalakshmi * K. S. Ashwath * M. V. Rajamma * K Shivaram Soundtrack Vijaya Bhaskar scored the music film's music and for its soundtrack, the lyrics for which were written by Vijaya Narasimha, R. N. Jayagopal, Geethapriya Lakshman Rao Mohite (15 June 1932 – 17 January 2016), better known by his pen-name Geethapriya ( kn, ಗೀತಪ್ರಿಯ), was an Indian film director and lyricist of the Kannada film industry. He has directed 40 films and penned over 250 ..., Shyamsundar Kulkarni and Chi. Udaya Shankar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
