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Kaalapatthar
''Kaalapatthar'' is a 2024 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by Vicky Varun in his directorial debut. The film was produced by Bhuvan Suresh and Nagaraju Billinakote under the banner of Bhuvan Movies. The film stars Vicky Varun and Dhanya Ramkumar, alongside T. S. Nagabharana, Achyuth Kumar, and Sampath Maitreya in supporting roles. The film was released theatrically on 13 September 2024 to positive reviews from critics. Cast * Vicky Varun as Shankara * Dhanya Ramkumar as Ganga * T. S. Nagabharana * Achyuth Kumar * Sampath Maitreya * Rajesh Nataranga * Galli Nata * Basu Hiremath * Kanthraj Kaddipudi Production Development The film was written by D. Satya Prakash. In January 2021, the project was announced with newcomer Chethan as director and Apoorva, who debuted in the 2016 film '' Apoorva'', and Vicky Varun as the lead actors. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film was temporarily shelved. Following the pandemic's easing, Vicky Varun took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicky Varun
Vikky Varun (born Santhosh Reva; also credited as Vikky Varun) is an Indian actor and director who works in Kannada cinema. He has given 3 super hits titled ''Kendasampige'' [2015], ''College Kumara'' [2017] and ''Kaalapatthar'' [2024]. He worked as an assistant director for Duniya Soori and Yogaraj Bhat before making his debut in films with ''Kendasampige'' (2015) which earned him wide appreciations and nominations under the best debut actor category at the Filmfare Awards South and SIIMA Awards. Early life He completed his B.Com. degree at the Mysore University. His strong interest towards film making made him to approach leading film directors Yogaraj Bhat and Duniya Soori and bagged the opportunity to work as an associate and later assistant director for both of them. Career Soon after being employed as an associate director, Vikky assisted director Duniya Soori in films such as ''Jackie (2010 film), Jackie'', ''Anna Bond'' and ''Kaddipudi'', where he also played a bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achyuth Kumar
Achyuth Kumar is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Kannada cinema, alongside a few Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. He is known for his performances in the ''KGF'', '' Kantara'', '' Sidlingu'', and '' Lucia''. He is the recipient of three Filmfare Awards and two Karnataka State Film Awards, one each in Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor categories. Career Kumar began acting during his time as a college-going student in Tiptur, Karnataka, along with his theatre groups like Geleyarabalaga, Mungaru Hudugaru and Abhinaya Theatre Group, under the guidance of Nataraj Huliyar. Later, he started his training as an actor at Ninasam. Working in theatre during the time, he was chosen by Girish Kasaravalli to play a pivotal role in his television soap '' Gruhabhanga'' in 2000. In the soap '' Moodala Mane'', Kumar played a supportive colleague to the daughter of the protagonist. In ''Preethi Illada Mele'', he played the eldest son of a judge (played by Anant Nag). Kum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajesh Nataranga
Rajesh Nataranga is an Indian actor who works in Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...-language television and films. He is known for his roles as a police officer in '' Kendasampige'' (2015) and ''Operation Alamelamma'' (2017) (ondu sarala prema kathe).He was married to Chaitra Rajesh in 2005. Career Rajesh appended Nataranga, the name of a theatre group he was a part of, to his stage name after B. Suresha told him to since there was another actor of the Rajesh (Kannada actor), same name. He starred in many television serials during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Regarding his performance in ''Just Maath Maathalli'' (2010) as Ramya (actress), Ramya's husband, a critic wrote that "Rajesh, who plays the spirited Adi, does justice to his role". Regarding his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sai Vignesh
Sai Vignesh is an Indian Vocalist, Playback Singer, and Musician. His main training in music is in Carnatic, but he has also sung in other genres. He has released many tracks for solo projects, toured internationally, has performed with music legends like Ilaiyaraaja, SP Balasubramanyam, Shankar Mahadevan, and has been a successful playback singer for Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. Sai Vignesh got noticed as a contestant in Airtel Super Singer 4. He made his debut in playback singing in 2018 with Eghantham, but solidified his place in the industry as a playback singer in 2022 with hits like Kurumugil from Sita Ramam and the blockbuster song Varaha Roopam from Kantara. He won a Filmfare Award for "Varaha Roopam" (Kantara). Biography Sai Vignesh is an All India Radio "A" high grade artist, is an empaneled artist of ICCR, Government of India, and a playback singer in India. He began singing at a very young age and used to accompany his grandmother V. Vijayalakshmi during her v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhanya Ramkumar
Dhanya Ramkumar is an Indian actress and model who works in Kannada films. She started her career as an employee at PR firm in Bangalore and as a fashion model. She won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South for her role in '' Ninna Sanihake''. After the success in her debut movie, she got the role in Kannada movies ''Hide and Seek'', ''The Judgement -- See You in Court'', and ''Ella Ninagagi''. Early life Dhanya is the grand daughter of veteran actor and one of the biggest icon of Indian cinema, Dr. Rajkumar and daughter of actor Ramkumar and Poornima. She grew up in Bangalore, Karnataka. After completing her schooling pursued a B.A. degree in Mass Communication Studies from Jain University Jain (Deemed-to-be University), is a deemed university based in Bengaluru. In August 2019, Jain (Deemed-to-be University) opened its off campus in Kochi, Kerala. History Jain (Deemed-to-be University) originates from Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jai .... Filmography Films Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Directorial Debut Films
4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is a square number, the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. Evolution of the Hindu-Arabic digit Brahmic numerals represented 1, 2, and 3 with as many lines. 4 was simplified by joining its four lines into a cross that looks like the modern plus sign. The Shunga would add a horizontal line on top of the digit, and the Kshatrapa and Pallava evolved the digit to a point where the speed of writing was a secondary concern. The Arabs' 4 still had the early concept of the cross, but for the sake of efficiency, was made in one stroke by connecting the "western" end to the "northern" end; the "eastern" end was finished off with a curve. The Europeans dropped the finishing curve and gradually made the digit less cursive, ending up with a digit very close to the original Brahmin cross. While the shape of the character for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020s Kannada-language Films
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and other latin alphabets worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a "sh" phoneme, so the derived Greek letter Sigma (letter), Sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''Samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the ''Ξ, xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ), "to hiss". The original name of the letter "Sigma" may have been ''san'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Action Drama Films
4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is a square number, the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. Evolution of the Hindu-Arabic digit Brahmic numerals represented 1, 2, and 3 with as many lines. 4 was simplified by joining its four lines into a cross that looks like the modern plus sign. The Shunga would add a horizontal line on top of the digit, and the Kshatrapa and Pallava evolved the digit to a point where the speed of writing was a secondary concern. The Arabs' 4 still had the early concept of the cross, but for the sake of efficiency, was made in one stroke by connecting the "western" end to the "northern" end; the "eastern" end was finished off with a curve. The Europeans dropped the finishing curve and gradually made the digit less cursive, ending up with a digit very close to the original Brahmin cross. While the shape of the character fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mafia (2024 Film)
"Mafia", as an informal or general term, is often used to describe criminal organizations that bear a strong similarity to the original Mafia in Sicily, to the Italian-American Mafia, or to other organized crime groups from Italy. The central activity of such an organization would be the arbitration of disputes between criminals, as well as the organization and enforcement of illicit agreements between criminals through violence. Mafias often engage in secondary activities such as gambling, loan sharking, drug-trafficking, prostitution, and fraud. The term ''Mafia'' was originally applied to the Sicilian Mafia. Since then, the term has expanded to encompass other organizations of similar practices and objectives, e.g. "the Russian mafia" or "the Japanese mafia". The term was coined by the press and is informal; the criminal organizations themselves have their own names (e.g. the Sicilian Mafia and the related Italian-American mafia refer to their organizations as "Cosa nostra"; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Express
''Cinema Express'' was an Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language entertainment fortnightly magazine published from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was a part of The New Indian Express, The New Indian Express Group, which also publishes ''Samakalika Malayalam Vaarika'' weekly as well as ''Dinamani'' and ''Kannada Prabha'' newspapers. The ''Cinema Express'' brand is now used for the film industry coverage of ''The New Indian Express'' regardless of language. ''Cinema Express'' also honoured artistic excellence of professionals in the Indian film industry through the Cinema Express Awards. The published version was discontinued in February 2016, in favour of an online magazine. History ''Cinema Express'' came out with their first issue on 10 January 1980 and had the last on 16 February 2016. The magazine was priced at Indian Rupee, ₹15 when publication ceased. Afterwards, The New Indian Express Group used the name ''Cinema Express'' for the online magazine that publishes information rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Times Now
Times Now is an English-language news channel in India owned and operated by The Times Group. The channel launched on 23 January 2006 in partnership with Reuters. It is a pay television throughout India. Until 2016, it was India's most popular and the most viewed English news channel. The channel is widely seen as supportive of Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party. Times Now has been criticised for reporting misinformation. History In 2016 Arnab Goswami (the earlier editor-in-chief) left the channel to launch Republic TV; S. Sundaram, who had served as the CFO for Times Now between 2005 and 2012, was named the Group CFO. Goswami resigned as editor-in-chief of Times Now on 1 November 2016, citing editorial differences, lack of freedom and newsroom politics. He hosted the last edition of his show, ''The Newshour Debate'', a fortnight later. This came after the show had been subject to an investigation by Ofcom, the UK broadcasting regulatory authority, in August and S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 and List of newspapers by circulation, largest selling English-language daily in the world. It is the oldest English-language newspaper in India, and the second-oldest Indian newspaper still in circulation, with its first edition published in 1838. It is nicknamed as "The Old Lady of Bori Bunder", and is a newspaper of record. Near the beginning of the 20th century, Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, called ''TOI'' "the leading paper in Asia". In 1991, the BBC ranked ''TOI'' among the world's six best newspapers. It is owned and published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (BCCL), which is owned by the Sahu Jain family. In the Brand Trust Report India study 2019, ''TOI'' was rated as the most trusted English newspaper in India. In a 2021 surve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
