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Asianet Suvarna
Star Suvarna, ''(formerly Asianet Suvarna)'' is an Indian Kannada language general entertainment pay television channel owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney India. It primarily telecast programmes such as serials, reality shows & Kannada films. History It was launched on 17 June 2007 by Jupiter Entertainment Venture (JEV) as Asianet Suvarna owned by Asianet Communications Limited. Star Suvarna is also the first channel in India to give importance to Tulu language programming during the year 2010 despite the channel being known for Kannada language programming. In 2013, Star India Disney Star (also known as JioStar), registered as JioStar India Private Limited, is an Indian media conglomerate joint venture owned with a share of 16.34% by Reliance Industries, 46.82% by Viacom18 and 36.84% by Disney India. On 14 Nove ... acquired Asianet Communications excluding the news channels from their parent company. Suvarna Plus was launched on 14 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akul Balaji
Akul Balaji (born Akula Balaji on 23 February 1979) is an Indian actor, television host and dancer who works in Kannada and Telugu television shows and films. He started his career by acting and hosting television shows and has participated in the Kannada Film Industry for almost a decade. He shot to fame for co-hosting the hit Kannada reality show ''Pyate Hudgir Halli Lifu'' on Asianet Suvarna Channel, with Kannada Star Sudeep. He recently hosted a Kannada dance reality show named Takadhimita on Colors Kannada Channel. In 2014, by public vote, Akul won the second season of game show Bigg Boss Kannada – the Indian version of Celebrity Big Brother and currently produced by Endemol India Early and personal life Originally from a small town called Rly. Kodur in Andhra Pradesh, Akul Balaji was born on 23 February 1979. After moving to Bangalore at age 16, he trained in Bharathanatyam under Smt. Usha Datar and later joined "Natya STEM Dance Kampni", headed by Madhu Nataraj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thaka Dhimi Tha Dancing Star
''Thaka Dhimi Tha Dancing Star'' (ತಕಧಿಮಿತ ಡಾನ್ಸಿಂಗ್ ಸ್ಟಾರ್) is a Kannada dance reality show broadcast by ETV Kannada in 2014. It is an adaptation of Colors TV's '' Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa''. The show format is owned by BBC Worldwide. It features celebrities as contestants who are paired with professional dancers competing for a cash prize of 15 Lakhs. The judges are Guruprasad, Rakshita, and Yogesh. Akul Balaji Akul Balaji (born Akula Balaji on 23 February 1979) is an Indian actor, television host and dancer who works in Kannada and Telugu television shows and films. He started his career by acting and hosting television shows and has participated i ... is the host. The show premiered on 11 January 2014. Grand finale was held at Innovative Film City and was broadcast on 4 May 2014. Tsunami Kitty and Disha Madan won the ''Dancing Star'' title for season one. The show was produced by Pixel Pictures Private Limited. Contestants A tot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viacom 18
Viacom18 Media Private Limited is an independent Indian media conglomerate, part of JioStar. It is owned by Reliance Industries and Bodhi Tree Systems. The Organisation had various channels and content production studios in India. Following the merger of its assets with Disney Star, it continues to be the largest shareholder in the newly formed merged entity. History Founding and early years 2007–2011 In January 2010, Viacom18 went international with the launch of Colors in the United States. The channel is called Aapka Colors. In July 2010, it entered into 50/50 distribution joint venture with Sun Network, to form Sun 18. In December 2011, Viacom18 launched Nickelodeon Sonic, targeting children. ETV Network acquisition and rebranding 2014–2015 On 22 January 2014, TV18 acquired the non-Telugu language TV assets of ETV Network for ₹2,053 crore, with permission to use the ETV brand name. In March 2015, Viacom18 decided to rebrand all five non-Telugu language ETV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naveen D
Naveen or Navin (Sanskrit: नवीन, ; ) is an Indian and Pakistani male given name and surname. The word means "new", "young", "bright", "creative". Naveen is chiefly used in Indian languages, and its origin is Sanskrit. It is derived from the element 'Navina' meaning new. The name 'Navina' is the female form of Naveen. Navean, Naveane, Naveene, Navin (English and Indian), Navine, Navyn, and Navyne are variants of Naveen. Notable People Notable people with that name include: *Ampasayya Naveen (born 1941), Indian novelist *Naveen Andrews (born 1969), British actor * Naveen Asrani, Indian cricketer * Navin Chawla (1945–2025), Indian civil servant and writer *Naveen Jain (born 1959), American chief executive *Naveen Jindal (born 1970), Indian politician * Naveen John (born 1986), Indian racing cyclist * Naveen Kumar (other), several people *Naveen Naqvi, Pakistani journalist *Naveen Patnaik (born 1946), Indian politician *Naveen Polishetty (born 1989), Indian actor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuri Prathap
Prathap (also known as ''Kuri'' Prathap) is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. He made his debut in the movie '' Sixer'' (2007), and went on to cast in many commercial films. Some films Prathap worked as an actor include '' Mylari'' (2010), '' Godfather'' (2012), '' Brindavana'' (2013), and '' Auto Raja'' (2013). Career Prathap has been part of more than 300+ Kannada feature films and has featured on a popular Kannada prank show, telecast on Udaya TV channel, called '' Kuri Bond'' as well as ''Majaa Talkies'' and '' Bigg Boss Kannada season 7''. Partial filmography Television See also *List of people from Karnataka *Cinema of Karnataka *List of Indian film actors *Cinema of India The cinema of India, consisting of Film, motion pictures made by the Indian film industry, has had a large effect on world cinema since the second half of the 20th century. Indian cinema is made up of various #Cinema by language, film indus ... References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aparna (television Presenter)
Aparna Vastarey (17 October 1965 – 11 July 2024) was an Indian actress, television presenter, and radio jockey. A popular face in Kannada television, she was known for her work as a presenter of various shows that aired on DD Chandana in the 1990s. She made her cinematic debut in 1984 with Puttanna Kanagal's last film, '' Masanada Hoovu''. Between 2015 and 2021, she played Varalakshmi on the sketch comedy show, ''Majaa Talkies''. Biography Aparna was born on 17 October 1965 at Chikkamagaluru district in Karnataka, India. Aparna made her feature film debut in Puttanna Kanagal's 1984 film, '' Masanada Hoovu'', starring alongside stalwarts Ambareesh and Jayanthi. She began working as a radio jockey (RJ) with All India Radio in 1993, and went on to work with AIR FM Rainbow as its first presenter. Her career in Kannada television as a presenter began in 1990 with DD Chandana; she was part of a majority of its productions until 2000. As part of Deepawali celebrations in 1998, sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shwetha Chengappa
Swetha Changappa is a Kannada television actress who has acted in various tele-serials and films. She is well known for her role "Rani" in Majaa Talkies. Career She debuted her acting career through ''Sumathi'', a serial directed by S. Narayan, aired on Udaya TV during 2003–2005. Her fame was her among the television audience of Karnataka reached heights through her role in Kannada soap ''Kadambari'' which was produced by Balaji Telefilms and aired on Udaya TV in 2006. She acted in lead roles for ''Sukanya'' and ''Arundhathi'' that were aired on ETV Kannada (now Colors Kannada )which eventually became bigger hits in 2008 and 2010 respectively. She also hosted TV show ''Yaariguntu Yaarigilla'' on Zee Kannada which was themed on celebration of spirit of womanhood. She also hosted ''Kuniyonu Baara'' on Zee Kannada, which was a dance show for children. She also hosted ''Dance Dance Juniors'' on Star Suvarna which was a dance show for children. Shwetha has also acted in Kannada mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indrajith Lankesh
Indrajit Lankesh is an Indian filmmaker, producer, director, screenwriter, and television Personality of Kannada and Hindi films. He is also the publisher of the weekly Kannada tabloid ''Lankesh Patrike''. He is the son of iconic writer, journalist and film maker P. Lankesh. He has also chaired several prestigious juries, including Filmfare Awards South and Miss India. Early life Lankesh comes from a prominent family of journalists and media publishers. His father P. Lankesh founded the highly successful weekly tabloid Lankesh Patrike. His sister Kavitha Lankesh is a filmmaker and his other sister Gauri Lankesh was a journalist/activist. Career Director Lankesh began his career as a director in 2001. His debut film, '' Thuntata'', was an Aniruddh – Rekha Vedavyas- Chaya Singh starrer, which won him the ''V. Shantaram Award'' for ''Best Debutant Director,'' along with the ''Shankarnag Award'' for the same. Following the success of ''Thuntata'', Lankesh came up with a real ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |