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M. N. Lakshmi Devi
Mysore Narasimhachar Lakshmi Devi, known as M. N. Lakshmi Devi, is a veteran film artist in Kannada films. She is from Chintamani and has had a career of 7 decades. She made her debut in Srinivasa Kalyana (1952) movie and has acted nearly in 1000 films. Devi is known for the movies " Bhakta Kanakadasa" (1960), " Bangaarada Manushya"(1972), "Veera Kesari"(1963) and many more. She made her debut in 'Srinivasa kalyana' (1952) movie. The famous song ''"Yaru yaru nee yaru.."'' from the movie ''Rathna Manjari(1962)'', was picturised on Lakshmi Devi and Narasimharaju. Devi has acted many serials and still she is acting in films (Googly-2013), (Rajahuli-2013). she is the only actress in Kannada cinema to have screen presence of 72 years. Awards * 2001-02 - Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress - ''Kallara Kalla''. * 2006-07 - Dr. Rajkumar Lifetime Achievement Award by Karnataka Government. Select filmography * 1952 Srinivasa Kalyana * 1953 Sowbhagya Lakshmi (Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chintamani, Karnataka
Chintamani is a Taluk Headquarters in the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Karnataka. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka. Chintamani is one of the well planned and developed Towns in the District of Kolar (before splitting) and presently Chikkaballapur. Chintamani is known for its silk and tomato production and their largest markets in Karnataka. Etymology Word Chintamani refers to a precious stone or gem that's been documented since centuries in the Hindu Scriptures and Literature. However the naming of the town as 'Chintamani' doesn't have any relevance or relation with this gem. It's said that the town is named after a Maratha chieftain Chintamani Rao. History Before 19th Century The Town of Chintamani along with the District of Kolar has been part of the continuous rule of numerous kingdoms and rulers that include Cholas, Vijayanagar Empire, Gangas, Wadiyar dynasty, Mysore Wodeyars, Palegaras, Tippu Sultan, British pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simhada Guri
''Simhada Guri'' () is a 1998 Indian Kannada film, directed by U. Narayan Rao and produced by K. Raghava Rao. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Amulya, Charulatha and Shobhraj in lead roles. The film had musical score by Shiva. Cast * Vishnuvardhan *Amulya *Charulatha * Shobhraj *Lakshman *Lohithaswa * Sarigama Viji * Umesh *Karibasavaiah * M. V. Vasudeva Rao *Harish Roy * Sathyajith *M. S. Karanth *Srishailan *Nanjundaiah *M. N. Lakshmi Devi *Rekha Das *Nizhalgal Ravi Soundtrack Soundtrack was composed by R. I. Shiva. *Bantu Kaamanabillu - Rajesh Krishnan, Manjula Gururaj Manjula Gururaj () is an Indian female playback singer and a voice-over artist who has primarily worked in Kannada cinema and also runs a music school. Career Playback singer She entered the Kannada film industry as a playback singer in Novem ... *Nanneda Goodina - Rajesh Krishnan, Suneetha *Nanna Sogasige - Sowmya *Chandulli Maina - Manjula Gururaj Reception ''The Hindu'' wrote "Vishnuvardhan complement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanjundi
''Nanjundi'' is a 2003 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed and written by S. R. Brothers and produced by Ramu. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar and Debina Bonnerjee in her Kannada debut along with Umashri and Lokesh in other pivotal roles. The film's highlight was the exclusive shot of the famous Kambala race that happens along the coastal region of Karnataka. The film featured original score and soundtrack composed and written by Hamsalekha which marked his 250th film work. A R Aravmundan won Karnataka State Film Award for Best Sound Recording award for the year 2003–04. Cast Soundtrack The music was composed by Hamsalekha scoring for his 250th film. Veteran singers like S. Janaki, K. J. Yesudas Kattassery Joseph Yesudas ( /jeːʃud̪aːs/; born 10 January 1940) is an Indian playback singer and musician who sings Indian classical, devotional and film songs. He is widely considered one of the greatest singers in the history of Indian m ..., S. P. Balasu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ondagona Baa
''Ondagona Baa'' is a 2003 Indian 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 romance drama film directed by K. R. Udhayashankar and produced by Rockline Venkatesh. The film stars V. Ravichandran and Shilpa Shetty. Yester-year veteran actors J. V. Somayajulu and K. R. Vijaya too feature in prominent roles. The film also marked the reunion of actor Ravichandran with music composer Hamsalekha who had parted ways due to some differences for many years. It is a remake of the Telugu film '' Kalisundam Raa''. The film created much hype before its release due to the reunion of veterans on the screen after a long time. Critics appreciated the film for its family-based theme and decent music. Plot Cast Soundtrack All the songs are composed and wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Partha (film)
''Partha'' is a 2003 Indian Kannada-language romantic-action drama film directed by Om Prakash Rao featuring Sudeep and Hardeep in the lead roles. The film was released on 28 November 2003. This film is the unofficial remake of Tamil movie ''Run'' (2002), with some plot changes. This film was released on 28 November 2003 and was a commercial failure. Plot Partha (Sudeep), a smart and dashing guy comes to Bangalore for his studies. He stays with his elder brother, sister-in-law & his nephew. His brother is not friendly with him but he loves Partha. One day Partha falls in love with a girl whom he saw in a temple. He also sees that girl in a church and thinks that the girl might be a Christian. Finally he sees the girl in a mosque and thinks that the girl would be a Muslim, but she turns out to be a Hindu girl named Nirmala aka Nimmi (Hardeep) who is an engineering college student. Partha proposes his love towards her but she doesn't reciprocate. Partha loves her so dearly but sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annavru (2003 Film)
''Annavru'' is a 2003 Indian Kannada-language crime drama film directed by Om Prakash Rao starring Ambareesh and Darshan with Kaniha (credited as Sravanthi), Suhasini and Sumihtra in supporting roles. The film is a remake of Mani Ratnam's Tamil film ''Thalapathi''. The film released to positive reviews and was a box office success. Plot On the day of the Bhogi festival, fourteen-year-old Kalyani gives birth to a boy alone and, fearing societal backlash and incapacity, abandons him inside a moving goods train. A slum dweller finds the baby, takes him home, names him Surya and raises him. The child grows up to be intolerant of injustice, especially to the poor, and wonders why his biological mother abandoned him. The only item he has from his mother is a yellow shawl in which she had placed him. Amarnath, a powerful gangster called Anna (), who is kind but feared by most, fights injustice with violence. Surya attacks and kills Ramana, an auxiliary of Anna. Surya is arrested f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olu Saar Bari Olu
''Olu Saar Bari Olu'' () is a 2002 Indian Kannada-language comedy film directed by Nagendra Magudi. A remake of the Marathi film '' Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi'' (1988), the film stars Jayanthi, Ramesh Aravind, Anu Prabhakar Anu Prabhakar, also known by her married name Anu Prabhakar Mukherjee, is an Indian actress, who predominantly appears in Kannada film industry, Kannada films and a few Tamil films. Early life Anu was born in Bangalore to M. V. Prabhakar, an ..., Mohan, Balaraj and Pramod Chakravarthi. The original story itself is based on Sailesh Dey's Bengali play ''Joymakali Boarding''. Plot Raghupati, a makeup artist for Roja, stays in his homeowner's house with his brother Pammi in Bangalore. His friends Sadanand and Balu want to stay in the house too but the homeowner doesn't let them. They come across Jayanthi Deshpande's house, who only lends her house to couples. Raghupati comes up with a plan where Sadanand and Balu come to the house dressed as Pammi's and Ragu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grama Devathe
''Grama Devathe'' () is a 2001 Indian Kannada-language Fantasy film written and directed by Sai Prakash. It stars Meena, Prema and Sai Kumar . The film was dubbed in Tamil as ''Angala Parameswari'', in Telugu as ''Grama Devatha'' and in Hindi as ''Maa Devi Maa''. Plot On the request of the Hindu deity Shiva, his wife Parvati ( Roja) incarnates into a deity, Angala Parameswari (Meena), to protect the earth, and restore peace and righteousness. In an Indian village, two families fix the marriage of their children to each other, Shankar and Kaveri ( Prema), with the groom's family giving the latter a necklace. But, Lakshmana, the evil uncle of the Kaveri wanted to have his daughter married to the boy. When Kaveri's parents return home by boat, Lakshmana drowns their boat, killing Kaveri's parents. Kaveri survives, and is rescued by the temple priest Kaveri is hungry and crawls up to the idol of Angala Parameswari to drink milk. Miraculously, Angala Parameswari appears and breas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huchcha
''Huchcha'' () is a 2001 Indian Kannada-language romantic action drama film directed by Om Prakash Rao, starring Sudeep and Rekha Vedavyas. It is a remake of the 1999 Tamil film '' Sethu'', The film released to positive reviews and brought lot of fame to Sudeep. Earlier the script was rejected by Upendra and Shiva Rajkumar. The film '' Huccha 2'' is not a continuation of this film but has a similar theme. Plot Sachidananda aka Kicha (Sudeep) is a rough and macho college rowdy and also The student union's chairman of the college, who uses violence as the only way to deal with people. He lives with his brother, a Magistrate (Avinash), and his sister-in-law, who is the only person who seems to understand him properly. The movie opens with Kicha winning the elections to the office bearers of the college's Students Union followed by celebrations and an in-campus fight between the rival candidates. Kicha has a staple diet of yes-sir friends surrounding him. He comes across a timi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indradhanush (film)
''Indradhanush'' () is a 2000 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed, written and scored by V. Manohar and produced by Poornima S Babu. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar, Monal, Akanksha Tripathi and Hari Nayar. The film was released on 31 March 2000 and was a box office failure. Cast * Shiva Rajkumar as Harindranath * Monal * Akanksha Tripathi * Gurukiran * Hari Nayar * Avinash Avinash may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Avinash'' (film), a 1986 Indian Hindi-language film * Tiger (YRF Spy Universe) (Avinash Singh Rathore), fictional agent in the ''Tiger'' franchise of the YRF Spy Universe People * Avinash Sachde ... * M.N Lakshmi Devi * Guru Kiran * Sundeep Malani * Sudhakar Banannje * Charulatha...special appearance Soundtrack The soundtrack of the film was composed by V. Manohar. Reception ''India Info'' wrote "On the whole a perfect masala film worth watching". References External links * preview at ''Online Bangalore'' 2000 films 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nan Hendthi Chennagidale
''Nan Hendthi Chennagidale'' () is a 2000 Indian Kannada-language comedy film directed by Dinesh Babu and starring Kashi, Anjani Takkar and Ananth Nag, along with Vishnuvardhan and Ramesh Aravind in special appearances. Cast * Sanketh Kashi * Anjani Takkar * Ananth Nag * K. S. Ashwath * Ramakrishna * Sharan *Mandeep Roy *Ramesh Bhat * Umashri * Padma Kumta * Chitra Shenoy * Vanishree * Vishnuvardhan...special appearance * Ramesh Aravind...special appearance * Doddanna * M.N Lakshmi Devi * Tennis Krishna Production Anjani Takkar, who previously acted in a Telugu film, made her Kannada debut through this film. Soundtrack All the songs are composed and scored by Rajesh Ramanath Rajesh Ramanath is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer. He has scored music for Kannada films. Career Rajesh Ramanath debuted as a music composer in 1995 for the film ''Shubha Lagna'' and has composed for over several commercial and .... Reception A critic from '' Chitraloka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yajamana (2000 Film)
''Yajamana'' () is a 2000 Indian Kannada-language Drama film directed by R. Sheshadri and Radha Bharathi. The film stars Dr.Vishnuvardhan, Prema, Shashikumar and Abhijeeth. It is a remake of Tamil film ''Vaanathaippola'', which released at the same year. The movie became an industry hit by creating many records. Plot Shankar sacrifices his own interests and refuses to marry in order to focus his attention on supporting and educating his three younger brothers. However, his life changes when a girl falls in love with him. Cast * Vishnuvardhan in dual role as Shankar / Ganesha * Shashi Kumar as Subramanya * Abhijith as Shanmukha * Prema as Sangeetha * Avinash as Devaraj * Ramesh Bhat as Ramesh * Tennis Krishna as Tippesha * Pavitra Lokesh as Lakshmi * Swathi as Keerti * M. N. Lakshmi Devi as Ammamma * Lakshman as Rajeeva, Sangeetha's father * Ashalatha as Sangeetha's mother * Shivaram as hotel owner * R. G. Vijayasarathy as Swamiji at hotel * Archana * Shobaraj * Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |