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Harish Raj
Harish Raj is an Indian actor and director based in Kannada cinema. He made his acting debut in the television serial ''Hosa Chiguru Hale Beru'' in 1996 and his debut in feature films was with ''Doni Saagali'' in 1998. After featuring in a string of films and serials, Raj moved into film direction with ''Kalaakaar'' (2009). He also acted in several Malayalam and Tamil language, Tamil films and Hindi television serials. He also performed in television commercials. He is best known as an actor in critically acclaimed films such as ''Dweepa'', ''Koormavatara'', ''Thaayi Saheba,'' and ''Kaanuru Heggadathi''. Personal life Harish Raj was born and raised in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. He completed his M.A in English from Karnataka State Open University. He married a Lingayatism, Lingayat, Shruthi Lokesh in 2014, and together they have two daughters. Filmography Kannada films Other language films TV serials Participated in Bigg Boss Kannada (season 7) as contestant. Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangalore
Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore (List of renamed places in India#Karnataka, its official name until 1 November 2014), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the southern States and union territories of India, Indian state of Karnataka. As per the 2011 Census of India, 2011 census, the city had a population of 8.4 million, making it the List of cities in India by population, third most populous city in India and the most populous in South India. The Bengaluru metropolitan area had a population of around 8.5 million, making it the List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India, fifth most populous urban agglomeration in the country. It is located near the center of the Deccan Plateau, at a height of above sea level. The city is known as India's "Garden City", due to its parks and greenery. Archaeological artifacts indicate that the human settlement in the region happened as early as 4000 Common Era, BCE. The first mention of the name "Bengalooru" is from an ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanooru Heggadithi
''Kaanooru Heggadithi'' (''Kaanooru Headwoman'') is a 1999 Indian film based on the 1936 novel " Kanooru Subbamma Heggadithi" by Kannada writer Kuvempu, and directed by playwright and film director Girish Karnad. Set in the Malnad region, the film narrates a story of the land and life of a feudal family in pre-independence Malnad. The film marked Karnad's return to directing after a lapse of over a decade. This is the only instance in the Indian cinema history where one Jnanpith Awardee directed a movie based on the work of another Jnanpith Awardee. Synopsis Subbamma ( Tara), third wife of Chandre Gowda (Girish Karnad), is a rebellious mistress of the household and encourages sporadic acts of defiance against men from among her women friends. When her husband dies, she uses her position of authority to avenge all the wrongs ever done by man to woman. Her actions end up destroying her, and her place is taken by liberal intellectual Hooviah. Cast * Girish Karnad as Chandre Gowda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sugreeva (film)
Sugreeva () is a 2010 Indian Kannada language film shot within 18 hours. The film was directed by 10 directors. Shiva Rajkumar acted as the protagonist. The film is a remake of the 2002 American film ''John Q'', which had earlier been remade in Hindi in 2006 as '' Tathastu''. Story The story of the film revolves around a happily married mechanic hijacking a hospital to save his son who is suffering from heart disease. The film is a remake of the American film ''John Q'' starring Denzel Washington. Cast * Shiva Rajkumar as Sugreeva * Yagna Shetty as Pooja * Master Chiranjeevi as Kiran * Harish Raj * Dileep Raj * Sangeeta * Raju Talikote * R.G. Vijayasarathy * Harshika Poonacha * Manjubashini * Neenasam Ashwath * Kote Prabhakar * Anitha Bhat * Achyuth Kumar Production The movie Sugreeva started shooting at 6 a.m. on 11 October 2009 and was completed at 11:55 p.m on 11 October 2009. The crew included: * 10 Directors * 10 Cameraman * 30 Assistant directors * 40 Camera assista ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalaakaar (2009 Film)
''Kalaakaar'' () is a 1983 Indian Hindi-language tragedy romantic musical film directed by P. Sambasiva Rao and produced by P. Anand Rao. The film stars Sridevi and Kunal Goswami. It was released in the same year as ''Himmatwala'', Sridevi's breakthrough film in Bollywood, but unlike the former, ''Kalaakaar'' was a box office disappointment. It is a remake of the 1982 Tamil Film '' Payanangal Mudivathillai''. Despite the film's failure, its soundtrack by Kalyanji–Anandji was successful, especially the first track "Neele Neele Ambar Par" sung by Kishore Kumar & Sadhana Sargam. According to music expert Rajesh Subramanian the guitar piece in the song Neele Neele ambar was played by veteran guitarist Sunil Kaushik. Neele Neele Ambar is a remake of Tamil Song "Ilaya nila pozhigirathe" composed by Ilayaraja for Payanangal Mudivathillai. Plot Radha Khanna comes from wealthy family and lives in a palatial house with her widowed father, Rohit. She has a friend Sheela, who also l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Guru (2009 Film)
''Love Guru'' () is a 2009 Indian Kannada film directed by Prashant Raj. The film starred Tarun Chandra and Radhika Pandit in leading roles. The music of the film was composed by Joshua Sridhar. Plot Kushi (Radhika Pandit), Pratham (Tarun) and Sharan attend an interview where all the 3 are selected. Pratham starts loving Kushi and proposes her but everyone thinks he was trying to fool her as it was 1 April. Later she marries her boss Abhi (Dilip Raj) not knowing that Pratham is in love with her. At her wedding reception, Pratham gives her a rose and announces in front of all that he loves her. But Kushi and Abhi ignore the incident as they think that he wants to give a shock to them.. But he continues to pine for Kushi, and, finally, quits his job much to Kushi's dismay. When another woman enters his life, the heart-broken Pratham decides to start life afresh. Cast * Tarun Chandra as Pratham * Radhika Pandit as Kushi * Yagna Shetty * Dileep Raj as Abhi * Sharan * Sriniva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beladingalagi Baa
''Beladingalagi Baa'' () is a 2008 Kannada-language film directed by M. S. Ramesh and starring Vijay Raghavendra and Ramaneethu Chaudari. The music of the film was composed by Gurukiran. The title of the movie is derived from the song of the same name from the 1979 movie '' Huliya Haalina Mevu''. Cast * Vijay Raghavendra as Vivek * Ramaneethu Chaudari as Vasu * Chandrashekhara Kambara * Shobaraj as Kapu * Avinash as Vasu's father * Rangayana Raghu as Prakash * Mandeep Roy * Sanketh Kashi * Vanishree Soundtrack Release and reception The film was released in February 2008 and received mixed reviews. ''Sify Sify Technologies Limited (formerly Satyam Infoway) is an Indian information and communications technology (ICT) company providing telecom services, data center services, cloud & managed services, transformation integration services, and ...'' in their review wrote that the film lacked substance and a "required punch" was missing. A critic from '' Chitr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honganasu
''Honganasu'' is a 2008 Indian Kannada-language romance film written and directed by Ratnaja of '' Nenapirali'' fame. The film stars Prem Kumar in lead role whereas debutant Anjali and Anuradha Mehta play the female leads. Ananth Nag plays an important role in the film. Cast Soundtrack Reception A critic from ''The Times of India ''The Times of India'' (''TOI'') is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by the Times Group. It is the List of newspapers in India by circulation, third-largest newspaper in India by circulation an ...'' wrote that "Prem has done a neat job with a role which suits him perfectly. Anant Nag is graceful. Anuradha and Anjali have given their best. Sharan excels in comical sequences. Hamsalekha is the master of the film with his excellent numbers". R. G. Vijayasarathy of '' Rediff.com'' wrote that "Nenapirali Prem, who had some bad releases recently, acts well and looks cute in the songs. Anurad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandhu Balaga
''Bandhu Balaga'' is a 2008 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by Naganna and written by Janardhana Maharshi. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar and Poonam Kaur, Hema Chaudhary along with Tejaswini Prakash, Shashi Kumar and Harish Raj Harish Raj is an Indian actor and director based in Kannada cinema. He made his acting debut in the television serial ''Hosa Chiguru Hale Beru'' in 1996 and his debut in feature films was with ''Doni Saagali'' in 1998. After featuring in a stri ... in other pivotal roles. Parul Yadav, who played the role of sister in law of the hero, made her Kannada debut through this movie. The film featured an original score and soundtrack composed and written by Hamsalekha. Plot The story surrounds the main character, Subramanya, an illegitimate son of a rich man. He lives with his sister in his village and spends most of his time doing good deeds for people who need help. However, he ends up in trouble when his father steps in to make matter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthu Inthu Preethi Banthu
''Anthu Inthu Preethi Banthu'' () is a 2008 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Veera Shankar. It stars debutante Aditya Babu and Ramya. The film is a remake of the 2007 Telugu film ''Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule'' with Shankar Melkote reprising his role. Babu also produced the film. The film's title is based on the opening line of a song from '' Milana'' (2007). Plot Shiv Prakash "Shivu" is from a middle-class family. He makes several bids to obtain employment, but all go in vain due to his poor language skills and inadequate educational qualifications. All his friends settled in life, but he continues to struggle to find employment. Shivu has two best friends, Hari and Sunil. His father is a teacher and is always critical of him for being an irresponsible person, only adding to his already long list of woes. At this juncture, Shivu catches a glimpse of Preethi and immediately falls in love with her. He learns that she works for a software solutions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ninade Nenapu
''Ninade Nenapu'' is a 2007 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Madan Patel and starring Mayur Patel and newcomer Maya. The film's title is based on a song from '' Raja Nanna Raja'' (1976). Cast *Mayur Patel as Vijay *Maya as Shilpa * Ananth Nag *Harish Raj as Raj * Renukamma Murgod Production Maya from London made her debut through this film. Soundtrack The music is composed by Adi (Mahesh Patel) and Ram Sampath. The song "Heegeke Naninda" is inspired from "Dole Dole" from ''Pokiri'' (2006). Reception A critic from ''The Times of India'' rated the film three out of five stars and wrote that "AFTER several experiments, the father-son duo of Madan and Mayur Patel has finally made a good movie. While Madan has deftly executed the story, screenplay and direction, Mayur shows good screen presence". R. G. Vijayasarathy of ''IANS Indo-Asian News Service or IANS is a private Indian news agency. It was founded in 1986 by Indian American publisher Gopal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tananam Tananam
''Tananam Tananam'' is a 2006 Indian Kannada-language romantic musical film directed and written by Kavitha Lankesh. The film has Ramya and Rakshita teaming up together for the first time, and introduces Shaam, a Tamil actor, to Kannada cinema. The film was produced by N. M. Suresh and based on a Tamil short story written by Kalki. The film released on 24 November 2006 to average and negative feedback from critics. The film eventually failed to live up to the initial hype and the director's reputation at the box-office. Despite the failure, the film won two Filmfare Awards in Best Actress and Best Lyricist categories. Noted violinist L. Subramaniam was hired to play violin bits in the film. The film premiered at International Film Festival of India upon release. Plot Vanaja ( Ramya) loves Shankar (Shaam), but he loves Bhavani (Rakshita), an actress from a travelling theatre group. When Bhavani turns him down, Shankar turns to alcohol and becomes a victim of a tragedy. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neenandre Ishta
''Neenandre Ishta'' () is a 2003 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by B. Mallesh starring Darshan, Harish Raj, Malavika and Akhila. Plot Cast Production Aishwarya played a negative role in this film. She worked on this film alongside the unreleased film ''Rhythm'' in which she played the lead. Soundtrack The soundtrack was composed by Bharadwaj. Bharadwaj later reused "Hoove Neenu" and "Premake Endu" as "Mazhaiyo Puyalo" for Tamil film '' Kalatpadai'' while "Nange Neenu Ista" was remade as "Unnai Enakku" for '' Kadhal Dot Com''. Release and reception The film was released on 7 February 2003 alongside ''Border''. A critic from '' Chitraloka.com'' wrote that "The film ‘''Ninendre Ishta''’ is a torturous film from the beginning. The scenes are so disjointed that it would leave an impression that the editor of this film has taken a long nap while using his scissors. Story by Thulasikumar has also reached the final stage in love story it se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
