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Anjana (actress)
Anjana is an Indian actress known for her roles in Kannada cinema. She was one of the most prominent actresses during the early 1990s and appeared in more than 20 films. Career Anjana debuted in ''Shabarimale Swamy Ayyappa'' (1990). Her breakthrough role was ''Ajagajantara'' (1991). She starred in successful films like ''Ondu Cinema Kathe'' (1992), ''Hatamari Hennu Kiladi Gandu'' (1992), ''Nishkarsha'' (1993), ''Aathanka'' (1993), and Jaana (film), ''Jaana'' (1994). Her other notable performances include ''Policena Hendthi'' (1991), ''Megha Mandara'' (1992)'','' ''Roshagara'' (1992), ''Looty Gang'' (1994), and ''Bangarada Kalasha'' (1995). She quit film in 1997 and last appeared in ''Enoondre'' (1997) as Dheerendra Gopal's granddaughter. She resides in Mumbai. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Anjana Kannada actresses Living people Indian actresses Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kannada Cinema
Kannada 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. The 1934 film ''Sati Sulochana'' directed by Y. V. Rao was the first talkie film in the Kannada language. It was also the first film starring Subbaiah Naidu and Tripuramba, and was the first motion picture screened in the erstwhile Mysore Kingdom. The film was produced by Chamanlal Doongaji, who in 1932 founded ''South India Movietone'' in Bangalore. Major literary works have been adapted to the Kannada screen such as B. V. Karanth's '' Chomana Dudi'' (1975), (based on ''Chomana Dudi'' by Shivaram Karanth), Girish Karnad's '' Kaadu'' (1973), (based on ''Kaadu'' by Srikrishna Alanahalli), Pattabhirama Reddy's ''Samskara'' (1970) (based on ''Samskara'' by U. R. Ananthamurthy), which won the Bronze Leopard at Locarno International Film Festival, and T. S. Nagabharana's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dheerendra Gopal
Gopal Rao, known by his stage name Dheerendra Gopal, was an Indian film and stage actor known for his work in Kannada films. He acted in over 350 films and was predominantly recognized for his performances in villainous and comic roles. After making his film debut with ''Subhadra Kalyana'' (1972), he received recognition for his performance in Puttanna Kanagal's ''Paduvaaralli Pandavaru'' (1978). Career Dheerendra Gopal was noticed at a young age by Gubbi Veeranna. Gubbi Veeranna saw him solo act at a school and was impressed with his performance and invited him to be part of his company. The young Gopal donned the main role in Yechchama Nayaka and never looked back thereafter. He later began acting in films. His first film appearance was in Naagarahaavu. Over the years, he acted in over 180 Kannada films and became popular for his role as politician-villain. He earned recognition from Puttanna Kanagal's film " Paduvarahalli Pandavaru". His other popular films were Subhadr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Kannada Actresses
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 Univer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ganeshana Galate
''Ganeshana Galate'' is a 1995 Kannada film directed by Phani Ramachandra. J. M. Prahlad wrote the story, which uses Phani Ramachandra's favourite screen-title Ganesha. Shashikumar replaced Ananth Nag in the titular character. The movie was based on the 1978 British movie ''The Odd Job''. The movie was an inspiration for the 2013 Kannada movie ''Victory (2013 film), Victory''. Cast * Shashi Kumar as ''′Ganesha′'' * Sithara (actress), Sithaara as Ganesha Wife * Ramesh Bhat as policy agent Bhatta * Silk Smitha as Contract Killer * Anant Nag as Lambhodhara Cameo appearance Soundtrack *"Ganda Hendathi Emnare" - P. B. Sreenivas *"Bhagyada Lakshmi Bandaaythu" - S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam *"Don’T Worry Chinna" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam *"Preethiya Selethave" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam *"Come Come Darling" - S. Janaki *"Killer Naane Killer" - S. Janaki References 1991 films 1990s Kannada-language films Indian comedy films Films scored by Rajan–Nagendra Films dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiladigalu
''Kiladigalu'' is a 1994 Indian Kannada-language comedy film directed by Dwarakish and produced by M. K. Srinivasamurthy. Starring Vishnuvardhan and Dwarakish in dual roles, the film also featured Swarna, Sriraksha, Avinash and B. C. Patil in prominent roles. The music for the film was scored by Raj–Koti. Few sequences of the movie were partially based on the Marathi film ''Aamchya Sarkhe Aamhich''. The famous cycle-chase sequence from the 1983 Hong Kong film '' Project A'', was used in this film. The same sequence was later used in the 2012 Hindi film ''Barfi!''. Synopsis Hari and Krishna's ''chikkappa'' (uncle) plots to murder them to amass their wealth with the help of the family lawyer and his friend, Diwan. However, Diwan and the lawyer manages to save them and replace two look-alike conmen in their place. Little does the lawyer know that Diwan has a secret plan to usurp the brothers' wealth. Cast * Vishnuvardhan (dual role) - Kittappa "Kittu"/Krishna * Dwarakish (dua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mysore Jaana
''Mysore Jaana'' is a 1992 Indian Kannada-language-language romantic drama film produced & directed by A. T. Raghu and written by H. V. Subba Rao. The film stars Ambarish, Vinaya Prasad and Anjana with Doddanna, Vajramuni, Mukhyamantri Chandru, Sudheer and Lohithaswa in key supporting roles. The film's music was composed by Rajan–Nagendra and the audio was launched on the Sangeetha music banner. Cast * Ambarish * Vinaya Prasad * Anjana * Vajramuni * Doddanna * Mukhyamantri Chandru * Lohithaswa * Sudheer * Rajanand * Usha Ganesh * Kaminidharan * Umashri * Master Sunil * Mysore Lokesh * Chikkanna * Negro Johnny Soundtrack The music of the film was composed by Rajan–Nagendra and lyrics written by R. N. Jayagopal R. N. Jayagopal (1935 – 19 May 2008) was an Indian film director and lyricist in Kannada cinema. He had written over 12,000 film songs. Early life and education R. N. Jayagopal, known to friends and fans as RNJ, was born in 1935 to R. N .... R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajagajantara
''Ajagajantara'' () is a 1991 Indian Kannada-language romantic black comedy film directed by Kashinath who himself stars in the film alongside Anjana and Sriraksha. Actor director Upendra did an extended cameo. The plot was loosely based on the 1988 novel ''Indecent Proposal'' which was adapted into 1993 American movie of the same name which inspired the 1994 Telugu movie ''Subhalagnam'' which in turn was remade in 1997 in Kannada again as ''Ganga Yamuna'' and also in Hindi as '' Judaai'' (1997). Plot The story revolves around a wife who puts up her husband for sale and the trouble that follows. Cast Production The film was scripted by Gayathri Cine Creations, which earlier worked on ''Anantana Avantaras script. It was directed, co-produced, and acted by Kashinath. Hamsalekha composed the songs, while music director, V. Manohar, and actor, Upendra (in his struggling days), wrote the lyrics. Upendra himself had penned the dialogue and wrote the screenplay along with Kas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangarada Kalasha
''Bangarada Kalasha'' (Kannada: ಬಂಗಾರದ ಕಳಶ) is a 1995 Indian Kannada film, directed by H. R. Bhargava and produced by S. Shankar. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Sithara, Anjana and Dheerendra Gopal in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Rajan–Nagendra. Cast * Vishnuvardhan as Nagaraja * Sithara as Gowri *Anjana * Pavithra Lokesh * B. V. Radha * Ramesh Bhat * Shivaram *Dheerendra Gopal * Rajanand *Sudheer * Shobhraj * Tennis Krishna as Narahari * Janaki *Lakshmi Bhat *Bhavyashree Rai *B. Jaya B. Jaya (11 January 1964 – 30 August 2018) was an Indian film director who worked in Telugu cinema. Early life Jaya completed an MA in English literature and received a diploma in journalism at Chennai University. She also received ... Music *"Entha Hennannu Kande" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra *"Nagu Nagutho Naliyo" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra *"Nammoora Kerigalalli" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shabarimale Swamy Ayyappa
''Shabarimale Swamy Ayyappa'' is a 1990 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Renuka Sharma and produced by Subramaniam Kumar and V. Swaminathan. The film stars Sreenivas Murthy, Geetha and Master Sanjay. The film has musical score by K. V. Mahadevan. The film was dubbed in Malayalam under same title and in Tamil as ''Manikandan''. Cast * Master Sanjay as Manikanta, Shri Swamy Ayyappa * Sreenivas Murthy as King of Pandalam * Geetha as queen of King of Pandalam * Sri Lalitha as Demoness Mahishi * Sridhar as Shiva * Sudharani as Parvathi * Ramesh Bhatt as Minister * Shivakumar as Lord Indra * M. S. Umesh as Narada * Rajanand as Manikanta's Guru * Master Manjunath * T. N. Balakrishna * Anjana as Mohini Soundtrack The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The following are the list of songs in the Kannada version. The lyrics were written by Chi. Udayashankar and Vijaya Narasimha Vijaya Naarasimha (ಕನ್ನಡ:ವಿಜಯ ನಾರಸಿಂಹ)(16th January 1927 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roshagara
''Roshagara'' is a 1992 Indian Kannada crime film directed by Om Sai Prakash who also penned the story for which the screenplay was written by Nanjunda. Produced by K. Sukumar, Upendra Kumar scored and composed the film's soundtrack. The film featured Devaraj, Anjana and Mukhyamantri Chandru in the lead roles. Synopsis Vijay kidnaps Sushama, the daughter of a well known social worker, Dharmaraj and threatens him not to inform anyone else. Sushama who is given the freedom to move within the room in which she is locked chances upon Vijay's personal diary. As the story cuts to a flashback it is revealed that Vijay, who was an honest police officer, locked horns with Dharmaraj who unknown to the public is a corrupt and crooked businessman. After initial altercations, Priya, the chief reporter in a prominent newspaper, falls in love with Vijay after he makes her realise how she was manipulated by Dharmaraj for his personal gains. But Vijay is still not ready to trust her. After ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
