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Malashree
Malashri (born 10 August 1973) is an Indian actress. She has predominantly worked in Kannada films and was the topmost heroine in the 1990s. She has also worked in Telugu and Tamil cinema. Malashri was popular for playing diverse roles in women-centric movies many of which were highly successful at the box-office. She was popularly called Kanasina Rani ("Dream Girl") in the media. Malashri made her debut as a heroine with the Kannada film ''Nanjundi Kalyana'' (1989). Her portrayal of a haughty, shrewish woman won her accolades and heralded her as a top actress of Kannada Cinema. She established herself as the topmost heroine in Kannada cinema with films like ''Gajapathi Garvabhanga'' (1989), ''Policena Hendthi'' (1990), ''Kitturina Huli'' (1990), ''Rani Maharani'' (1990), ''Hrudaya Haadithu'' (1991), for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress, ''Ramachaari'' (1991), ''Belli Kalungura'' (1992), ''Solillada Saradara'' (1993) and ''Gadibidi Aliya'' (1995). In 2015 she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ganga (2015 Film)
''Ganga'' ( kn, ಗಂಗಾ) is a 2015 Indian Kannada drama film written and directed by Sai Prakash, and produced by Ramu. The film stars Malashri in the lead role. The supporting cast features Srinivasa Murthy, Hema Chowdhary, Pavithra Lokesh, Rangayana Raghu, Suchendra Prasad, Sharath Lohitashwa. Malashri won her first Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in this movie. Cast Production Having worked together in many successful films, with their last being the 1995 film, '' Gadibidi Aliya'', Malashri and Sai Prakash came together for a film after 19 years with ''Ganga''. For the film, Arjun Janya was roped in to compose the music, Anil Kumar for dialogue writing and Rajesh Katta for cinematography. The filming of ''Ganga'' began on 6 June 2014 in Bangalore. Soundtrack Arjun Janya composed the film's background score and music for its soundtrack, with the lyrics penned by K. Kalyan K Kalyan (born 1 January 1975) is an Indian songwriter and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Policena Hendthi
''Policena Hendthi'' () is a 1990 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by Om Sai Prakash and produced under Dynamic Film Makers. The film features Shashikumar, Malashri and Devaraj in the lead roles. The film's music was composed by M. Ranga Rao. The film was a remake of the Telugu film ''Police Bharya''. Plot This a story of Vanaja (Malashree), a television news reader who provides for her brother Avatari Lokayya ( Devaraj) and his wife ( Vinaya Prasad). The unemployed brother makes his money by putting on various disguises until he is caught trying to masquerade as a lower-caste person in order to obtain state benefits. He later delivers a speech about the evils anti-caste discrimination laws. Vanaja marries a timid cop ( Shashikumar) and transforms him into a real man. She also arranges the cop's sister's marriage while herself getting through a tough civil service examination. Cast * Shashikumar * Malashri as Vanaja * Devaraj * Vinaya Prasad * Jai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imayam
''Imayam'' (; ) is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by Muktha Srinivasan and produced by Muktha Ramaswamy. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Srividya, Jaiganesh and Thengai Srinivasan. The film also marked the on-screen debut for Kannada actress Malashri. It was released on 21 July 1979. Plot Cast *Sivaji Ganesan *Srividya *Thengai Srinivasan *Jaiganesh *Yamana *K. Kannan *Y. G. Mahendra *S. Yogalingam * Manorama *Meera * C. I. D Sakunthala * Reena *S. N. Parvathy *Vijaya Chandrika *Malashri (credited as Baby Jamuna) Soundtrack The music is composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan. The song "Gangai Yamunai" is set in Madhyamavati raga. Reception Kutty Krishnan of ''Kalki Kalki ( sa, कल्कि), also called Kalkin or Karki, is the prophesied tenth and final incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu. He is described to appear in order to end the Kali Yuga, one of the four periods in the endless cycle of exis ...'' praised the film's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakti (2012 Film)
''Shakti'' ( kn, ಶಕ್ತಿ) is a 2012 action Kannada film directed by Anil Kumar starring Malashri, Hema Choudhary and P. Ravi Shankar. This is Ramu Enterprises 32nd film produced by Ramu. The film released across Karnataka on 6 January 2012. Cast * Malashri as Shakti/ Chamundi * Hema Choudhary as Rudramma * Sayaji Shinde as Bacchegowda * P. Ravi Shankar as Huchchegowda * Ashish Vidyarthi as Police Officer * Sharath Lohitashwa as Bettappa * Avinash * Sadhu Kokila as Thrill Deena * Vinaya Prasad * Kiran Srinivas as Vijay * Radhika Gandhi as Gayathri * Ashalatha * Kuri Prathap * H. M. T. Nandha * Shashikala * Ne.La.Narendra Babu * Suresh Mangalore * Mimicry Gopi * Shankar Bhat * Soujanya DV * Mamatha Ravuth * Ashwath Narayan * Stunt Siddu * Fayaz Khan * Suryanarayana waali * Lakshman Rao Production The film production went on floors in July 2011. This marks actress Malashri's 8th film with her husband's home banner. Malashri plays tough cop fighting against corr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanjundi Kalyana
''Nanjundi Kalyana'' () is a 1989 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film, directed by M. S. Rajashekar, starring newcomers Raghavendra Rajkumar and Malashri, with Girija Lokesh and Sundar Krishna Urs as the lead cast. The film was a major blockbuster of the year and was one among the biggest grossing Kannada films of 1989. The movie saw a theatrical run of 90 weeks. The story is based on Parvathavani's Kannada drama, which was a translation of William Shakespeare's comedy ''The Taming of the Shrew''. The film was remade in Telugu in 1990 as ''Mahajananiki Maradalu Pilla''. Upendra Kumar, who had composed the songs for this movie, was also the music director for the Telugu version and he retained all the six songs from this movie in the Telugu version. Plot The film is a family drama which starts with the Gauri Ganesha festival. While offering pooja to goddess Gauri, Girija Lokesh (mother) of Raghuchandra (Raghavendra Rajkumar) receives a money order as a gift of a fes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan (; born as Amitabh Shrivastav; 11 October 1942) is an Indian actor, film producer, television host, occasional playback singer and former politician known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of the most successful and influential actors in the history of Indian cinema.* * * * * Referred to as the '' Shahenshah of Bollywood'' (in reference to his 1988 film '' Shahenshah''), ''Sadi ka Mahanayak'' (Hindi for, "Greatest actor of the century"), ''Star of the Millennium'', or ''Big B''.* * * During the 1970s1980s, he was the most dominant actor in the Indian movie scene; the French director François Truffaut called him a "one-man industry." Bachchan was born in 1942 in Allahabad to the Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and his wife, the social activist Teji Bachchan. He was educated at Sherwood College, Nainital, and Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi. His film career started in 1969 as a voice narrator in Mrinal Sen's film '' Bh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kannadada Kiran Bedi
''Kannadadda Kiran Bedi'' (alternatively spelled as ''Kannadada Kiran Bedi'') is a 2009 Kannada action drama film starring Malashri in the lead role with Srinivasa Murthy, Rangayana Raghu and Ashish Vidyarthi in pivotal roles. The film released on 27 March to mixed reviews. The film recorded as ''Hit'' at the box-office. The film has also been dubbed into Hindi as ''Mumbai Ki Kiran Bedi'', in Telugu as ''Andhra Kiran Bedi'', in Tamil as "Tamil Kiran Bedi" and in Malayalam as ''Kerala KiranBedi''. Plot A police constable, Venkatappa ( Srinivasa Murthy) meets Bellary Bhagyalakshmi ( Malashri), a fraud and tells her his daughter, Kiran Bedi's ( Malashri) story. Kiran was a police officer in Bangalore and resembled Bellary. There is a crime nexus run by Bhoopathy (Ashish Vidyarthi), his partners Naga (Kote), Mobile Nachappa (Rangayana Raghu), D'Souza and Muni in Bangalore. Bhoopathy's son Vicky murders a young civil service student, Shweta. Bhoopathy hides Vicky in Bhadramma's (Tela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanti Kranti (1991 Kannada Film)
''Shanti Kranti'' ( ''Peace and Revolution'') is a 1991 Indian multilingual film written, produced and directed by V. Ravichandran under his Eshwari Productions banner. The film starred himself in lead role, with Juhi Chawla and Anant Nag in supporting roles. The film was simultaneously shot in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. V. Ravichandran was the lead in the Kannada version, he portrayed Ramesh Aravind's part in Tamil and Telugu versions. Nagarjuna was the lead in Telugu version, while Rajinikanth was the lead in the Hindi and Tamil versions and the music was composed by Hamsalekha. Cast * V. Ravichandran as Inspector Subhash *Ramesh Aravind as Inspector Bharath * Juhi Chawla as Jyoti *Khushbu as Rekha * Anant Nag as Daddy *Srinath *Baby Anu Prabhakar *Baby Sangita *Babu Antony * Annapoorna *Rekha Das Soundtrack Hamsalekha Gangaraju (born June 23, 1951), professionally known as Hamsalekha, is an Indian film composer and a songwriter who works in South Indian cinema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinna Thambi
''Chinna Thambi'' () is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by P. Vasu. The film stars Prabhu as the titular character, an uneducated village simpleton and Khushbu as Nandini, a homeschooled wealthy girl. Manorama, Radha Ravi, Uday Prakash, Rajeshkumar, and Goundamani play supporting roles. The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, and the film released on 12 April 1991. The film was remade in Kannada as '' Ramachaari'' (1991), Telugu as '' Chanti'' (1992) and Hindi as '' Anari'' (1993). The film was one of Prabhu's biggest blockbusters and completed a 356-day run in 9 screens and 100-day run in 47 screens. Plot The film starts with the birth of a baby girl, Nandini, in a rich family on outskirts of Erode. Her three elder brothers throw a feast in honour of her. The young son of the local singer (who had died) is brought in to sing for the event. The three brothers raise Nandini like their own child as their parents had died. At the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare
''Filmfare'' is an Indian English-language fortnightly magazine published by Worldwide Media. Acknowledged as one of Indian most popular entertainment magazines, it publishes pieces involving news, interviews, photos, videos, reviews, events, and style. The magazine also gives annually the Filmfare Awards, the Filmfare Awards South, the Filmfare Awards East, the Filmfare Marathi Awards, the Filmfare Awards Punjabi, the Filmfare OTT Awards, the Filmfare Short Film Awards and the Filmfare Style & Glamour Awards. After the businessman Ramkrishna Dalmia (1893–1978) of Dalmia Group purchased Bennett, Coleman and Company Limited (BCCL) in 1946, J. C. Jain from Bharat Insurance Company was employed to help him to run the company in 1950. In this period, Jain conceived the idea of ''Filmfare'' at the actress Kamini Kaushal's house. The magazine was launched by the industrialist Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain alongside his wife Rama in Bombay on 7 March 1952. Its publication's circula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ChaalBaaz
''ChaalBaaz'' (, ) is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language slapstick film directed by Pankaj Parashar and written by Rajesh Mazumdar and Kamlesh Pandey. It stars Sridevi in dual roles, with Sunny Deol and Rajinikanth. The film revolves around twin sisters Anju and Manju, who get separated at birth. Anju lives with her malicious uncle who plans to seize her property and traumatizes her by beating. On the other hand, Manju grows up amidst a slum environment and acquires tomboy characters. The film was loosely an adaptation of the film ''Seeta Aur Geeta'' and had its story written by Rajesh Mazumdar. It was produced by A. Poorna Chandra Rao under the Lakshmi Productions banner. The duo Laxmikant–Pyarelal composed the soundtrack with lyrics penned by Anand Bakshi. Manmohan Singh handled the cinematography while Afaque Hussain served as the editor. Upon its release, ''ChaalBaaz'' was well-received by critics and audiences alike, and emerged a commercial success, eventually becoming the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sridevi
Shree Amma Yanger Ayyappan (13 August 1963 – 24 February 2018), professionally credited with her stage name Sridevi, was an Indian actress who worked in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada language films. Cited as the "First Female Superstar" of Indian cinema, she was the recipient of various accolades, including the National Film Award, the Nandi Award, the Tamil Nadu State Film Award, the Kerala State Film Award, four Filmfare Awards, including a Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award and three Filmfare Awards South. Sridevi's career in Indian cinema spanned over 50 years in a range of genres from slapstick comedy to epic dramas. She was known for her reticent and introverted personality, but headstrong and outspoken screen persona, regularly playing strong-willed, sophisticated women. In 2013, Sridevi was honoured with the Padma Shri, the country's fourth highest civilian honour. She was also voted 'India's Greatest Actress in 100 Years' in a CNN-IBN nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
