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Humble Politician Nograj
''Humble Politiciann Nograj'' is a 2018 Indian Kannada-language satire comedy film written and directed by Saad Khan. The film stars Danish Sait, who plays the title character of Nograj, a narcissistic politician. The film was produced by Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah, Hemanth M Rao and Rakshit Shetty under the banners Pushkar Films, Lost & Found Films, and Paramvah Studios, respectively. The movie was inspired by the 2012 American movie '' The Campaign''. Plot Nograj (Danish Sait) is a corrupt corporator of a fictitious constituency called DS Nagar along with his faithful assistant Monjunath (Vijay Chendoor), whose MLA, Jagatprabhu F. Kumar, abbreviated JFK (Hanumanthe Gowda), treats corporators as his servants and steals credit for their public achievements. Nograj encounters this firsthand when Nograj repaves a road (at 3 times the actual cost) but JFK takes credit. Intending to take JFK out, Nograj and his fellow OBP corporators orchestrate a garbage collector strike and run a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saad Khan
Saad Khan is an Indian director, screenwriter and acting teacher and Improv comedian who works in films and web series. He is the founder and creative head of FirstAction Studios that recently merged with Mumbai-based media conglomerate Rainshine Entertainment. Khan is known for his Kannada-English feature film '' Humble Politician Nograj'' (2018), which became a hit and the first Kannada film to achieve world-wide digital audience presence on Amazon's PrimeVideo platform. As a writer & director, Khan’s short film ''Another Kind of Black'' (2008) was screened at the Cannes Film Festival. During the first Covid lockdown, Khan created a Hindi web series and was also the chief writer for ''Ankahi Ansuni''- a horror-thriller which is streaming on Disney+ Hotstar. In addition to his directorial ventures - Station, Love & She, an indie Hollywood feature film on Amazon, and Humble Politician Nograj, Saad is also the host and creator of the live improvisational comedy show call ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puneeth Rajkumar
Dr. Puneeth Rajkumar (17 March 1975 – 29 October 2021), affectionately known as Appu (by his fans, after his first lead role in the movie Appu (2002 film), ''Appu''), was an Indian actor, playback singer, film producer, television presenter and philanthropist who worked in Kannada cinema. He was the youngest son of legendary actor and matinee idol Dr. Rajkumar. He was one of the most popular actors in Kannada cinema. He appeared as a lead in 32 films. As a child, he appeared in many films. His performances as a child actor in ''Vasantha Geetha'' (1980), ''Bhagyavantha'' (1981), ''Chalisuva Modagalu'' (1982), ''Eradu Nakshatragalu'' (1983), ''Bhakta Prahlada (1983 film), Bhakta Prahaladha'' (1983), ''Yarivanu'' (1984) and ''Bettada Hoovu'' (1985) were praised.He won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for his role of Ramu in ''Bettada Hoovu''. He also won Karnataka State Film Award for Best Child Actor (Male), Karnataka State Award Best Child artist for ''Chalisuva Mod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disha Madan
Disha Madan is an Indian actress and social media personality. She is known for her works in Kannada-language television shows and films. She is also famous on the social media platform TikTok TikTok, known in mainland China and Hong Kong as Douyin (), is a social media and Short-form content, short-form online video platform owned by Chinese Internet company ByteDance. It hosts user-submitted videos, which may range in duration f .... Career Disha Madan made her television debut with the first season of Dancing Star and won the season title along with Tsunami Kitty in 2014. She also played the role of Vachana in the soap opera ''Kulavadhu'' before leaving the show to help her father with his business. On musical.ly, she was the first Indian to have a million followers. She has 2.6 million followers as of July 2018. In 2018, she was set to star in the web series ''Hate You Romeo'' with Aravinnd Iyer, which is yet to release. In 2020, she starred in the movie'' French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voot
Voot was an Indian subscription video-on-demand and over-the-top streaming service owned by Viacom18, a joint venture between Reliance Industries, Network18. The service was initially launched on 4 May 2016. It initially launched as an advertising-supported service, before introducing a subscription tier in 2020 under the Voot Select banner. History Launched in March 2016, Voot initially operated as an advertising-supported service. In February 2020, Voot introduced a paid subscription service known as Voot Select, offering exclusive original series, and early access to selected programmes before their television premiere. In April 2022, Reliance Industries and Paramount Global announced additional financial backing from Uday Shankar and James Murdoch's Bodhi Tree Systems to expand their streaming business. This would include Reliance's competing JioCinema service being brought under Viacom18. The agreement was approved by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) in Septe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humble Politiciann Nograj (TV Series)
''Humble Politician Nograj'' is a 2022 Indian Kannada-language political satire comedy series created and produced by Danish Sait, Saad Khan and it premiered on Voot. It is a sequel to the 2018 film ''Humble Politiciann Nograj''. Danish Sait reprise the role of Nograj, a narcissistic politician who aspires to become Chief minister and make money through corruption. Series is the joint venture of Applause Entertainment, Danish Sait and Firstaction Studios. The first season was inspired by true events. Synopsis After becoming an MLA, Nograj made a lot of money through corruption and became the state president of One Big Party (OBP) and his goal is to become the Chief Minister of Karnataka. In the General Assembly Election, no party got majority seats to form government. One Big Party, which has won 36 seats. Krishna Gundu Bala (KGB) State president of Most Secular Party(MSP) is three seats short of getting the majority. Nograj decides to form a Coalition government by joining han ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordindian
Jordindian is an Indian sketch comedy and music YouTube channel created by Naser Al Azzeh and Vineeth "Beep" Kumar. The name "Jordindian" is based on the origins of the two creators: Naser is from Jordan, while Vineeth is from India. In 2018, the duo released the music video ′Smoke Shisha Play FIFA', which is their most popular video with over 20 million views. Although they have released four subsequent music videos, they have primarily focused on producing comedy sketches which are typically based on youth culture in India or highlighting the differences between their respective cultures. They focus on South Indian culture. Creators Naser Al Azzeh is a Jordanian-Indian national who was brought up in India. His father is a Jordanian who studied at MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology where he met his Indian mother. He grew up in Bangalore around Lingarajapuram and Cox Town. He is a freelance filmmaker, dancer, and founder of Black Ice Crew, an Indian dance group. Vineeth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTuber
A YouTuber is a content creator and social media influencer who uploads or creates videos on the online video-sharing website YouTube, typically posting to their personal YouTube channel. The term was first used in the English language in 2006, and subsequently appeared in the You (Time Person of the Year), 2006 ''Time'' Person of the Year issue. Influence Influential YouTubers are sometimes described as Celebrity, microcelebrities. Since YouTube is widely conceived as a bottom-up social media video platform, microcelebrities do not appear to be involved with the established and commercial system of celebrity culture; rather, they appear self-governed and independent. This appearance, in turn, leads to YouTubers being seen as more relatable and authentic, also fostered by the direct connection between artist and viewer using the medium of YouTube. In 2014, the University of Southern California surveyed 1318-year-olds in the United States on whether ten YouTube celebrities o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy
Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. Origins Comedy originated in ancient Greece: in Athenian democracy, the public opinion of voters was influenced by political satire performed by comic poets in Ancient Greek theatre, theaters. The theatrical genre of Greek comedy can be described as a dramatic performance pitting two groups, ages, genders, or societies against each other in an amusing ''agon'' or conflict. Northrop Frye depicted these two opposing sides as a "Society of Youth" and a "Society of the Old". A revised view characterizes the essential agon of comedy as a struggle between a relatively powerless youth and the societal conventions posing obstacles to his hopes. In this struggle, the youth then becomes constrained by his lack of social authority, and is left with little choice but to resort to ruses which e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Challengers Bangalore
The Royal Challengers Bengaluru, formerly Royal Challengers Bangalore, also known as RCB, are a professional Twenty20, Twenty20 cricket team based in Bengaluru, Karnataka, that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Founded in 2008 by United Spirits, the team's home ground is M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. They won their first title in 2025 Indian Premier League, 2025. The team finished as the runners-up on three occasions: in 2009 Indian Premier League, 2009, 2011 Indian Premier League, 2011, and 2016 Indian Premier League, 2016. They have also qualified for the playoffs in ten of the eighteen seasons. As of 2025, the team is captained by Rajat Patidar and coached by Andy Flower. The franchise has competed in the Champions League Twenty20, Champions League, finishing as runners-up in the 2011 Champions League Twenty20, 2011 season. As of 2024, RCB was valued at $117 million, making it one of the most valuable franchises. It is also the most popular and followed cricket fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8th South Indian International Movie Awards
The 8th South Indian International Movie Awards is an awards event held at Qatar on 15–16 August 2019. SIIMA 2019 recognized the best films and performances from the Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada films and music released in 2018, along with special honors for lifetime contributions and a few special awards. The nomination list for the main awards was announced in July 2019. Honorary awards * Suresh Kumar & Menaka Sureshkumar (Lifetime Achievement Award) Main awards Film Acting Debut awards Music Technical awards * Best Art Director – Sabbani Rama Krishna for '' Rangasthalam'' Critics' choice awards ;Telugu cinema *Best Actor – Vijay Deverakonda – '' Geetha Govindam'' *Best Actress – Samantha Akkineni – '' Rangasthalam'' ;Tamil Cinema *Best Actor – Jayam Ravi – Adanga Maru *Best Actress – Aishwarya Rajesh – '' Kanaa'' ;Kannada cinema *Best Actor – Yash – ''K.G.F Chapter – 1'' *Best Actress – Manvitha Harish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Express
''The Indian Express'' is an English-language India, Indian daily newspaper founded in 1932 by P. Varadarajulu Naidu. It is headquartered in Noida, owned by the Indian Express Limited, ''Indian Express Group''. It was later taken over by Ramnath Goenka. In 1999, eight years after Goenka's death in 1991, the group was split between the family members. The southern editions took the name ''The New Indian Express'', while the northern editions, based in Mumbai, retained the original ''Indian Express'' name with ''The'' prefixed to the title. History In 1932, the ''Indian Express'' was started by an Ayurvedic doctor, P. Varadarajulu Naidu, at Chennai, being published by his Tamil Nadu press. Soon under financial difficulties, he sold the newspaper to Swaminathan Sadanand, the founder of ''The Free Press Journal'', a national news agency. In 1933, the ''Indian Express'' opened its second office in Madurai, launching the Tamil language, Tamil edition, ''Dinamani''. Sadanand introduce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangalore Mirror
''Bangalore Mirror'' is an English-language daily published by The Times Group in Bangalore, India, as a compact newspaper. It is a deputed newspaper and is the second-largest circulating English daily in the city. In 2020, as part of its COVID-19 downsizing drive, The Times Group merged other editions of ''Mirror'' into a weekly affair, except Bangalore Mirror. Bangalore Mirror continues to be the leading daily catering to the tabloid/compact newspaper segment in the young metropolis, focusing largely on original stories that matter to Bengaluru, and its young urban population. ''Vijay Times'' ''Vijay Times'' was an English newspaper started by Vijayananda printers in December 2002. The newspaper along with other sister publications was bought by the Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. in 2006, publishers of India's leading newspaper, ''The Times of India ''The Times of India'' (''TOI'') is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
