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Hema Choudhary
Durga Prabha, known by her stage name, Hema Chowdari is an Indian actress who has predominantly acted in Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films. Starting her career as a lead actress in the Telugu film ''Pelli Kani Pelli'' in 1976, she switched over to supporting roles in the 1980s. She is best remembered for her negative roles in Kannada films like ''Vijaya Vani, Shubhashaya, Deepa, Gaali Maathu'' and '' Nee Bareda Kadambari''. Among her Tamil films, the K. Balachander directed '' Manmatha Leelai'' (1976) opposite Kamal Haasan is the most notable. Having acted in over 180 films, Hema is considered one of the most popular character artistes in South Indian cinema. Apart from acting, Hema Choudhary is an accomplished Kuchipudi dancer and has performed for over 700 shows all across the world with her guru Vempati Chinna Satyam. She wasa classmate of Rajanikanth in the acting school at Madras. She is a recipient of the Panorama Award for her dancing skills. She has also ...
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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. Kannada cinema is based in Gandhi Nagar, Bengaluru. The 1934 film '' Sati Sulochana'' directed by Y. V. Rao was the first talkie film released in the Kannada language. It was also the first film starring Subbaiah Naidu and Tripuramba, and the first screened in the erstwhile Mysore Kingdom. It was produced by Chamanlal Doongaji, who in 1932 founded ''South India Movietone'' in Bengaluru. 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 F ...
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Devara Duddu
''Devara Duddu'' ( ) is a 1976 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by K. S. L. Swamy and produced by N. Rani. The film stars Rajesh, Srinath, Jayanthi, Hema Choudhary and Chandrashekar. The film has musical score by Rajan–Nagendra. The film was a remake of the Tamil film '' Kaliyuga Kannan''. Cast * Rajesh as Madhoo * Srinath as Krishna * Jayanthi as Ambuja *Hema Choudhary as Radha * Chandrashekar as Muddu Krishna *Balakrishna *Dwarakish as Balu * Manorama as Kempamma *Lokanath *Ashwath Narayan Soundtrack The music was composed by Rajan–Nagendra Rajan–Nagendra was an Indian musical duo who were prominent composers of film music in Kannada and Telugu cinema from the late 1950s to the early 1990s. Rajan, along with his brother Nagendra, created a niche for themselves for nearly four dec .... References External links * 1977 films Indian drama films Kannada remakes of Tamil films 1970s Kannada-language films 1970s Indian films Films scored by Raj ...
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Prema Mathsara
Prema may refer to: Film * ''Prema'' (1952 film), an Indian Telugu-language film * ''Prema'' (1989 film), an Indian Telugu-language film, starring Venkatesh and Revathi * ''Prema'' (2002 film), an Indian Kannada-language film Music * ''Prema'' (album), 2025 studio album by Fujii Kaze People * Prema (Kannada actress), Indian actress in the Kannada film industry *Prema (Malayalam actress) (fl. 1954–1981), Indian film actress in Malayalam cinema, mother of Shobha * Prema (musician), British recording artist * Prema Kiran (1961–2022), Indian film actress in Marathi cinema Other uses * Premavision and its subsidiary Prema Toy Company, founded by Gumby and Pokey cartoonist Art Clokey *Prema Arts Centre, Uley, Gloucestershire, England *Prem (Hinduism), a concept of elevated love in Hinduism *Prema Racing, a motorsport team from Italy See also *List of tropical cyclones named Prema, a name used for two tropical cyclones in the South Pacific Ocean *''Premam'', a 2015 Indian film Alph ...
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Avali Javali
''Avali Javali'' () is a 1981 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by A. V. Sheshagiri Rao and produced by P. Krishnaraj. The film stars Srinath, Lokesh, Chandrashekar and Lokanath. The film has musical score by Satyam. Cast * Srinath * Lokesh * Chandrashekar * Lokanath * Manjula * Hema Choudhary * Ashalatha * Musuri Krishnamurthy * Maanu * Sudheer * Chethan Ramarao * A. S. Murthy * P. Krishnaraj in Guest Appearance * N. Devaraj in Guest Appearance * Master Murali in Guest Appearance * Master Mohan in Guest Appearance * Rekha Rao in Guest Appearance * Uma Shivakumar Uma Shivakumar (c. 1941 – 25 June 2013) was an Indian film and theatre character actress, whose career included roles in more than 170 Kannada language films and more than 30 plays. She was nicknamed "Baddi Bangaramma" by audiences, after t ... * Ramadevi * Lalithamma * Comedian Guggu Soundtrack The music was composed by Satyam. References External links * * 1980s Kannada-language f ...
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Guru Shishyaru (1981 Film)
''Guru Shishyaru'' ( ) is a 1981 Indian Kannada-language devotional comedy drama film directed by H. R. Bhargava and produced by Dwarakish under his "Dwarakish Chitra" production house. The story follows a fictional Guru and his seven disciples who are cursed by the angels to behave stupidly until the angel gets married. The film had an ensemble cast along with lead pair Vishnuvardhan and Manjula. The film is a remake of 1966 Telugu film ''Paramanandayya Sishyula Katha ''Paramanandayya Sishyula Katha'' () is a 1966 Indian Telugu-language swashbuckler film directed by C. Pullayya. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, K. R. Vijaya with music composed by Ghantasala. It is produced by Thota Subba Rao under the Sridevi Prod ...'', which itself was a remake of 1950 Telugu film '' Paramanandayya Sishyulu''. The film was dubbed into Tamil as ''Raja Mohini''. Plot Cast Soundtrack The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, with lyrics by Chi. Udaya Shankar. The comedy song "Doddav ...
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Sri Raghavendra Vaibhava
Shri (; , ) is a Sanskrit term denoting resplendence, wealth and prosperity, primarily used as an honorific. The word is widely used in South and Southeast Asian languages such as Assamese, Meitei ( Manipuri), Marathi, Malay (including Indonesian and Malaysian), Javanese, Balinese, Sundanese, Sinhalese, Thai, Tamil, Telugu, Odia, Assamese, Punjabi, Hindi, Bengali, Nepali, Malayalam, Kannada, Sanskrit, Pali, Khmer, and also among Philippine languages. It is usually transliterated as ''Sri'', ''Sree'', ''Shri'', ''Shiri'', ''Shree'', ''Si'', or ''Seri'' based on the local convention for transliteration. In Tamil it evolved to Tiru. The term is used in Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia as a polite form of address equivalent to the English "Mr." in written and spoken language. "Shri" is also used as a title of veneration for deities or as honorific title for individuals. "Shri" is also an epithet for Hindu goddess Lakshmi, while a ''yantra'' or a mystical dia ...
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Manku Thimma
''Manku Thimma'' () is a 1980 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by H. R. Bhargava and produced by Dwarakish. The film stars Dwarakish, Manjula, Srinath, Padmapriya and Hema Chowdhary. The film has musical score by Rajan–Nagendra. It is a remake of the 1969 Telugu film '' Sattekalapu Satteya'' which was also remade in Hindi in 1970 as '' Mastana'' starring Mehmood and in Tamil in 1970 as '' Patham Pasali'' starring Nagesh. Cast *Dwarakish *Manjula * Srinath *Padmapriya * Maanu *Hema Choudhary *Baby Lakshmi *Thoogudeepa Srinivas *Sudheer *Uma Shivakumar * B. Jayashree *Arikesari *Chethan Ramarao *Shivaprakash *Sharapanjara Iyengar *Papamma *Srigowri *Kokila *Prabhakar Reddy *Chanda Soundtrack The music was composed by Rajan–Nagendra Rajan–Nagendra was an Indian musical duo who were prominent composers of film music in Kannada and Telugu cinema from the late 1950s to the early 1990s. Rajan, along with his brother Nagendra, created a niche for themselves fo ...
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Nanna Rosha Nooru Varusha
''Nanna Rosha Nooru Varusha'' (''My Rage is a Hundred Years'') is a 1980 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Joe Simon. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Padmapriya, Hema Chowdhary, Nagesh and K. S. Ashwath. Cast * Vishnuvardhan as Anand *Padmapriya as Shanthi *Hema Choudhary *K. S. Ashwath * Dinesh *Shakti Prasad *Tiger Prabhakar as Govinda *Chethan Ramarao * Leelavathi *Uma Shivakumar *Shyamala *Shanthamma *Jai Jagadish *Ramakrishna *Rajanand Venkataraju known by his professional name Rajanand (1927-2004), was an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. Some of the notable films of Rajanand as an actor include ''Operation Diamond Racket'' (1978), '' Mayura'' (1975), and '' Eradu Kan ... *Anantharam Maccheri *Hanumanthachari *Ashwath Narayan *Thipatur Siddaramaiah References External links * 1980 films 1980s Kannada-language films Films scored by Satyam (composer) {{1980s-Kannada-film-stub ...
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Narada Vijaya
''Narada Vijaya'' is a 1980 Indian Kannada-language comedy film directed and co-produced by Siddalingaiah. The story is written by M. D. Sundar. The film starred Ananth Nag, Padmapriya, Hema Choudhary and M. P. Shankar. Plot Ananth Nag plays the dual role of Narada in the celestial world and a normal human on earth. It so happens that Narada is forced to descend on earth and interact with humans. A series of humorous incidents occur when he does. Narada enters a passenger aircraft and blesses the airhostess during disembarkment, much to the amusement of the passengers. When Narada walks through the exit gate of the airport, policemen, who think that he is Vijay (Anant Nag - a police officer in Narada's costumes) bring him to the police superintendent's office. The SP addresses him as Vijay, to which Narada politely says that he is not Vijay, but Narada, leaving all those present there, taken aback. Narada also gets to interact with an eccentric plainclothesman police officer ...
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Vamsha Jyothi
''Vamsha Jyothi'' () is a 1978 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by A. Bhimsingh and produced by K. S. Prasad. The film stars Kalpana, Vishnuvardhan, Rajesh and Bhavani Bhavānī (also known as Bhāvya, Tulajā, Turajā, Tvarita, Aṃbā, Jagadambā and Aṃbē) is an epithet associated with Durga. Bhavani translates to "giver of life," meaning the power of nature or the source of creative energy. She is cons .... The film has musical score by G. K. Venkatesh. Cast Soundtrack The music was composed by G. K. Venkatesh. References External links * 1978 films 1970s Kannada-language films 1970s Indian films Films directed by A. Bhimsingh Films scored by G. K. Venkatesh {{1970s-Kannada-film-stub ...
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