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B. S. Ranga
Bindiganavile Srinivas Iyengar Ranga (11 November 1917 – 12 December 2010) was an Indian photographer, actor, producer and director who has made many landmark movies in Kannada, Telugu, and Tamil. He was also the owner of Vikram Studios. He has directed and produced about 87 films in these three languages with a maximum of 18 films in Kannada alone starring matinee idol Rajkumar. Biography He was born in Magadi Village (near Bare, India) Mysore (now part of Karnataka State). After an art-enriched childhood wherein he interacted with many stage personalities, B.S. Ranga entered the field of photography. At the age of 17, the self-trained Ranga sent some of his work to be exhibited at the Royal Salon in London, and was elected an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society. Subsequently, he moved to Bombay (now Mumbai) and apprenticed himself to the cameraman and laboratory technician, Krishna Gopal. B.S. Ranga then embarked on a film career lasting more than fiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magadi
Magadi is a Taluk headquarters located in Ramanagara district. The town is situated at a distance of 51 km from Bangalore. The founder of Bangalore, the great Kempegowda was a native of Kempapura, Magadi taluk. Magadi, having a rich cultural heritage was the largest boundary (Maha Gadi) marked during the rulers of Vijayanagar empire. The town was earlier known by names Maha Gadi or Mahalakshmi Gadi, later the British regime renamed the town as Magadi. Magadi is also home to a popular Plywood Brand "Raajply" Effect of urbanisation In modern literature, the forests around Magadi were the setting of the true story "Old Munisamy and the Panther of Magadi" by the India born British hunter Kenneth Anderson. Since then, the wildlife around Magadi has been greatly reduced by poaching and habitat loss. The rise in real estate activities and illegal quarries operating around Magadi is causing enormous damage to the ecosystem and the town is fast becoming a part of the growing Bangal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akkineni Nageswara Rao
Akkineni Nageswara Rao (20 September 1923 – 22 January 2014), widely known as ANR, was an Indian actor and producer, known for his works majorly in Telugu cinema. He starred in many landmark films in his seventy five-year career, and became one of the most prominent figures of Telugu cinema. Nageswara Rao received seven state Nandi Awards, and five Filmfare Awards South. He is a recipient of the Dada Saheb Phalke Award and Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award, for his contributions to the fields of Art and Cinema. Nageswara Rao is known for his work in biographical films. He portrayed the Tamil saint Thondaradippodi Alvar, Vipra Narayana in the 1954 film ''Vipra Narayana''; Telugu poet Tenali Ramakrishna in the 1956 film ''Tenali Ramakrishna (film), Tenali Ramakrishna'', which received the Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards#All India Certificate of Merit, All India Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film; the Sanskrit poet Kalidasa in the 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidila Mari
''Sidila Mari'' (Kannada: ಸಿಡಿಲ ಮರಿ) is a 1971 Indian Kannada film, directed and produced by B. S. Ranga. The film stars Udaykumar, K. S. Ashwath, Dinesh and Dwarakish in lead roles. The film had musical score by S. Rajeshwara Rao. Cast *Udaykumar *K. S. Ashwath *Dinesh *Dwarakish *Rajanand *Nagesh *Maccheri *B. Raghavendra Rao *H.R. Shastry *Shyam *Aras *Premier Srinivas *Baby Balaraju * Jayanthi *Sadhana *Surekha *Vijayalalitha Vijayalalitha or Vijaya Lalitha was an Indian actress who appeared in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films in the 1960s and 1970s. She is best known for her appearances in '' Rani Mera Naam'' (1972), ''Baazigar'' (1972) and '' Saa ... References External links * 1971 films 1970s Kannada-language films Films directed by B. S. Ranga {{1970s-Kannada-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhale Basava
''Bhale Basava'' is a 1969 Indian Kannada-language film, directed and produced by B. S. Ranga. The film stars Udaykumar, Rajesh, V. Nagayya and Narasimharaju. The film has musical score by S. Rajeshwara Rao. Cast *Udaykumar *Rajesh *V. Nagayya * Narasimharaju *Raghavendra Rao *Nagappa *Nagesh *Maniyam *Udayashankar *Jayanthi *Rajasree Rajasree (Rajasree Thota Panchajanyam, Kusuma Kumari, born 31 August 1945), also known as Rajasri or Rajashri, is an Indian actress active from 1956 to 1979. She is particularly famous for her portrayal as a princess in several folklore Telug ... *Premalatha *Papamma *Ramadevi *Sadhana *Mysore Lakshmi *Jyothilakshmi *Shakunthala References External links * 1969 films 1960s Kannada-language films Films directed by B. S. Ranga {{1960s-Kannada-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasantha Sena (1967 Film)
''Vasantha Sena'' is a 1967 Telugu-language historical drama film, produced and directed by B. S. Ranga under the Vikram Studios banner. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Krishna Kumari, with music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao. The film is based on the Sanskrit Stage drama, ''Mṛcchakatika'' by Śūdraka of 5th century AD. It was Tamil actress, Padmini Ramachandran's last Telugu movie. Plot The film begins around 2000 years ago at Ujjain, Chaaru Datta a renowned artist & rectitude for his charities. Despite impoverishing his wife Aditi & son Rohasena. Vasantha Sena is an expert dancer & musician who protects her chastity though she is born as a courtesan. Both of them are acquainted, enamored, and write a poem of romance. Parallelly, Ujjain is ruled by King Palaka who earmarks his lecherous brother-in-law Samsthanaka as his representative. Samsthanaka keeps an evil eye on Vasantha Sena and aspires to possess her but she refuses. Eventually, anarchy arises in the kingdom d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parvathi Kalyana
''Parvathi Kalyana'' is a 1967 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by B. S. Ranga and produced by B. S. Ranga. The film stars Rajkumar, Chandrakala, Udaykumar, M. P. Shankar and Raghavendra Rao. The film has musical score by G. K. Venkatesh. Cast * Rajkumar as Lord Shiva *Chandrakala as Goddess Parvathi *Udaykumar as Narada *M. P. Shankar as Taraka *Raghavendra Rao *Dinesh *Kuppuraj *Master Babu *Pandari Bai *M. Jayashree *Vijayalalitha Vijayalalitha or Vijaya Lalitha was an Indian actress who appeared in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films in the 1960s and 1970s. She is best known for her appearances in ''Rani Mera Naam'' (1972), ''Baazigar'' (1972) and '' Saaks ... *Baby Prashanth *Baby Sunanda Soundtrack The music was composed by G. K. Venkatesh and lyrics by Chi. Sadashivaiah. References External links * * 1960s Kannada-language films Films scored by G. K. Venkatesh Hindu mythological films Films directed by B. S. Ranga {{1960s-Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandrahasa (1965 Film)
''Chandrahasa'' is a 1965 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by B. S. Ranga and produced by B. S. Ranga. The film stars Rajkumar, Udaykumar, K. S. Ashwath and Narasimharaju. The film had musical score by S. Hanumantha Rao. The story is based on a portion of Kannada poet Lakshmeesha's epic ''Jaimini Bharatha'' about the life of Kuntala king Chandrahasa. Actress Jayanthi had a guest appearance in the climax of this movie as Goddess Kaali and Rajkumar sings ''Maata marakathashyama maatangi madhushaalini'' in her praise. B. S. Ranga shot the movie simultaneously in Telugu as ''Chandrahasa'' starring Gummadi. Cast * Rajkumar *Udaykumar * K. S. Ashwath * Narasimharaju *Rathnakar * Sudarshan *Master Babu *R. Nagendra Rao in Guest Appearance * Jayanthi in Guest Appearance *Srikanth *A. V. Subba Rao *Krishna Shastry *Vijayarao *Kashinath *Subramanyam *Hanumantha Rao *Shivaji Rao *Srinivasa Rao *Kasthuriraj *L. N. Swamy * Leelavathi *Vanisri *Pandari Bai *Suryakala *Sabithad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prathigne
''Prathigne'' (transl. Oath or Vow) is a 1964 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by B. S. Ranga and produced by B. S. Ranga. The film stars Rajkumar, K. S. Ashwath, Narasimharaju and Ganapathi Bhat. The film has musical score by S. Hanumantha Rao. This was the first movie in which Rajkumar played the role of a doctor on-screen. Cast * Rajkumar as Dr.Shankar * K. S. Ashwath * Narasimharaju *Ganapathi Bhat *Rathnakar *Vijayarao *Girimaji *Master Babu *Baby Shyam * Pandari Bai * Jayanthi *Ramadevi *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 ... *Rama *Baby Vishalakshi References External links * 1960s Kannada-language films Films directed by B. S. Ranga {{1960s-Kannada-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amara Silpi Jakkanna
''Amarasilpi Jakkanna'' is a 1964 Telugu-language biographical film, produced and directed by B. S. Ranga under the Vikram Studios banner. The film stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao in the title role of Jakanachari, a legendary sculptor credited with building various temples of Kalyani Chalukyas and Hoysalas. Music was composed by S. Rajeswara Rao. ''Amarasilpi Jakkanna'' is the first Eastmancolor production of Telugu cinema. It is a remake of director's own Kannada film '' Amarashilpi Jakkanachari'' (1964). Plot There existed a great sculptor named Mallanna (Nagayya) in the current day of the Karnataka region. His son Jakkanna (ANR) inherits these qualities from his father and becomes a great sculptor by the time he reaches young age. He spends most of the time in between stones and dreams of making them into great sculptures. It is at this moment he falls in love with a dancer named Manjari (B. Saroja), a breathtakingly beautiful woman and a great dancer. They appreciate each o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amarashilpi Jakanachari (film)
''Amarashilpi Jakanachari'' is a 1964 Indian Kannada-language film, directed and produced by B. S. Ranga. It stars Kalyan Kumar in the eponymous role of Amarashilpi Jakanachari, a sculptor who lived in the 12th-century Hoysala Empire. It also features B. Saroja Devi, Udaykumar and V. Nagayya. The film score and soundtrack were composed by S. Rajeswara Rao. The film was the first Kannada feature film fully shot in color. The director remade the movie in Telugu in the same year as '' Amara Shilpi Jakkanna''. Cast * Kalyan Kumar as Amarashilpi Jakanachari * B. Saroja Devi as Manjari * Udaykumar * V. Nagayya * Dhoolipala * Narasimharaju * D. Raghavendra Rao * H. R. Shastry * Balaraju * Shyam * Srinivas * Ramadevi * Girija * Pushpavalli * Shakunthala * H. B. Soraja * Chiranjeevi Kaleshwari * Jayalalitha Jayaram Jayalalithaa (24 February 1948 – 5 December 2016) was an Indian politician and actress who served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for more than fourteen years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya (1963 Film)
''Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya'' is a Black and white 1963 Indian Hindi film, directed by B.S. Ranga. The film starred Shammi Kapoor, B. Saroja Devi, Pran, Om Prakash, Helen, Agha and Prithviraj Kapoor. The film's music was by Ravi Shankar. Plot Rajesh (Shammi Kapoor) is the son of a rich father, Kunwar Sahib (Prithviraj Kapoor). Rajesh falls in love with Savita ( B. Saroja Devi) a daughter of a teacher Ramdas (Nazir Hussain), who Rajesh got sacked and humiliated when he was younger. Savita successfully prods Rajesh to study harder in college instead of being a layabout and he ranks first in the whole college and wins a gold medal. Kunwar Sahib is not happy with his son's love affair and refuses to accept their love. But Rajesh marries Savita without his father's permission and comes home. Rajesh's father Kunwar Sahib does not greet them or accept them and he consequently insults Savita. Not happy with that, Rajesh leaves home and they start living at Jeevan's (Pran) house, who is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nichaya Thaamboolam
''Nichaya Thamboolam'' () is a 1962 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film, directed and produced by B. S. Ranga. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and Jamuna. It was released on 9 February 1962. The film was released in Telugu as ''Pelli Thambulam''. Plot A senior police officer, Ranganathan, has a spoilt son, Raghuraman. Ranganathan's wife (Raghu's mother) Kamakshi is a kind-hearted lady. Raghu falls in love with Seetha, is the daughter of a poor teacher, Ramanna. Ranganathan's family and Ramanna's family are related to each other. When Seetha born, both parents agreed that she should be married to Raghu and exchanged the Nichaya Thamboolam. However, due to their status, the families had been estranged from each other. Raghu marries Seetha and begets a child. But Raghu suspects Seetha's fidelity and walks out. To complicate matters further, Raghu is charged with the murder of his friend Pattusamy. Seetha takes the blame on herself in order to save Raghu. After more twists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |