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Nagashekar
Nagashekar is an Indian screenplay writer, writer, film director, film actor, actor and film producer, producer primarily working in Kannada cinema. Starting his career as an actor in ''Ninagagi'' (2002), he went on to feature in supporting roles in about 50 films until he turned into film direction, direction for the film, ''Aramane'' in 2008. Later, he directed successful films such as ''Sanju Weds Geetha'' (2011), ''Myna (film), Myna'' (2013) and ''Maasthi Gudi'' (2017). He debuted into the Telugu language, Telugu cinema with the film ''Gurthunda Seethakalam'' (2022). He co-produced, directed and acted in Tamil language, Tamil film ''November Mazhaiyil Naanum Avalum'' (2023). For ''Sanju Weds Geetha'' (2011), Nagashekar won the SIIMA Awards, Best director award at the 1st South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA Awards). Career Nagashekar started his career as a comedy actor in the film ''Ninagagi'' in 2002. The film, directed by S. Mahendar, starred Vijay Raghavendra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myna (film)
''Myna'' is a 2013 Indian Kannada language romance drama film written and directed by Nagashekar. Based on a real-life incident, the film was produced by N. S. Rajkumar for Vajreshwari Combines. Chetan Kumar and Nithya Menen played the lead roles. Jassie Gift is the music director for the film. The film won Filmfare Award for Best Film – Kannada. The film is currently being remade in Hindi. Plot The film begins with Satya being chased by the police. He is caught and is charged with a 34 serial murder case. While being transported to Bangalore on criminal charges, he shares his story with ACP B. B. Ashok Kumar, the officer who is leading the team that arrested him. How Satya met Mynaa is revealed in a flashback sequences. Satya was one of the contenders of a reality game show played near Dudhsagar Falls. In one of the tasks, he is to collect as much money as possible incognito. He chooses to beg as a disabled person using a trolley to push himself. On the train he spots ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanju Weds Geetha
''Sanju Weds Geetha'' is a 2011 Indian Kannada-language romance film directed and written by Nagashekar and produced by Pramod Narayan, starring Srinagar Kitty and Ramya in the lead roles. Jassie Gift composed the soundtrack, while Sadhu Kokila composed the background score. The film was released on 1 April 2011. The film was successful at the box-office upon release and won many critical acclaims and awards including the Karnataka State Film Awards, Filmfare Awards South and Suvarna Film Awards in various categories. The movie was remade in 2017 in Bengali as ''Tomake Chai''. Plot ''Sanju Weds Geetha'' begins with Sanjay "Sanju" graduating in computer science with top marks — immediately after which he leaves to his hometown Kodagu. There he meets Geetha who is seen helping a beggar, and he is instantly infatuated. He pursues her to like him too. After several attempts, the strict and strong-willed Geetha gives into Sanju's good nature and they soon become very close. Wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gurthunda Seethakalam
''Gurthunda Seethakalam'' () is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Nagashekar. A remake of the 2020 Kannada film ''Love Mocktail'', it stars Satyadev and Tamannaah Bhatia. The plot follows a middle-aged software employee, who endures several heartbreaks in his quest to find his true love. ''Gurthunda Seethakalam'' began its production in August 2020. The film faced multiple delays starting in February 2022. Finally, the film was theatrically released on 9 December 2022. Cast Production ''Gurthunda Seethakalam'' is the Telugu remake of the 2020 Kannada film ''Love Mocktail.'' The film was formally launched in August 2020, with second schedule taking place in Hyderabad in December 2020. Megha Akash and Kavya Shetty were also cast in the film. Music The music is composed by Kaala Bhairava. The filmmakers stated that the audio rights were sold for . 1) "Gurthundha Seethakalam Title Track" - Sanjith Hegde 2) "Anaganaganaga" - Sonu Nigam 3) "Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gajakesari
''Gajakesari'' is a 2014 Indian Kannada-language historical action film directed by cinematographer Krishna and produced by Jayanna and Bogendra. The film stars Yash in leading role along with Amulya and Anant Nag. The film also prominently features an elephant named Arjuna from Waynad, Kerala. Actor Prakash Raj plays as narrator for the film to introduce Yash's character. This film is also dubbed in Hindi as ''Gajakeasari:The Big Lion''. Plot The film begins in the forest area of Aanegudde, an elephant reserve. A state minister arrives at the place of a local don, Rana. Rana forces the minister to sign a deal to open a resort at Anegudde. The minister signs reluctantly after seeing his bodyguard being murdered by Rana. The scene next shifts to Prakash Raj introducing an ancient temple in the royal city of Mysore called "Shankara Narayana" temple, which is being managed by a holy Muth (holy association), headed by the pontiff (Anant Nag). The Muth has an outstanding reputati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mast Maja Maadi
''Mast Maja Maadi'' is a 2008 Kannada comedy-romance film directed by R. Ananth Raju featuring Sudeep, Vijay Raghavendra, Diganth, Naga Kiran, Komal and Jennifer Kotwal in the lead roles. The film features background score and soundtrack composed by P. B. Balaji and lyrics by K. Ram Narayan. It is a remake of the 2007 Hindi comedy film ''Dhamaal'', with the opening sequences copied from the 2006 comedy '' Golmaal: Fun Unlimited''. This film stars the highest number of guest roles in recent times. Sudeep's role is also supposed to be a guest appearance in the film. Upendra turns item boy for this film; he dances with 12 heroines for an end credits song in the style of Shah Rukh Khan's ''Om Shanti Om''. Plot ''Mast Maja Maadi'' is the story of four good-for-nothing, unemployed youngsters in search of treasure hidden in a place in Ooty’s Botanical Gardens. Apart from them, a cop is also eyeing the treasure. The youngsters’ attempts to get the treasure all to themselves an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jogi (2005 Film)
''Jogi'' is a 2005 Indian Kannada-language action film written and directed by Prem. It stars Shiva Rajkumar, Jennifer Kotwal and Arundathi Nag. Jogi was released on 19 August 2005. Record box office collection was reported across Karnataka and the movie completed 100 days in more than 61 theaters. The film was noted for its technical prowess, colloquial Kannada dialogue and lyrics. Its story revolves around an old lady who comes to the city from her village in search of her presumably lost son. It was remade in Telugu as ''Yogi'' and in Tamil as '' Parattai Engira Azhagu Sundaram''. Gurukiran scored the music, while director Prem penned lyrics for all the songs. The audio, released by Ashwini Audio, was a critical and commercial success. The film turned out as highest grossing Kannada movie of the year 2005. Plot The film is narrated in a non-linear fashion, with the use of several multiple flashbacks. In the opening scene, a dreaded underworld don is brutally hacked to dea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joke Falls
''Joke Falls'' is a 2004 Indian Kannada-language comedy movie, directed by Ashok Patil and produced by Atlanta Nagendra. Music was composed by Mano Murthy. The movie is a remake of 1975 Hindi movie ''Chupke Chupke'' which itself remake of 1971 Bengali movie ''Chhadmabeshi''. Production Director Patil devised the basic plot of the story from the Hindi movie Chupke Chupke and reworked it to give it a fresh look. Patil then recruited Ramesh to act in the film. Newcomer Neethu was chosen to play the female lead. Deepali who had previously acted in ''Nanna Preethiya Hudugi'' was chosen to play the second female lead. Plot Botany professor Anant Patil falls in love with Sulekha and marries her to the dismay of Sulekha's brother in law, Raghav Joshi. Raghav refuses to attend the wedding. But Anant decides to turn the tables on Raghav and teach him a lesson. Cast * Ramesh Aravind as Anant Patil, botany professor * Neethu as Sulekha * Deepali as Vasudha * Sudha Belawadi * Dileep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st South Indian International Movie Awards
The 1st South Indian International Movie Awards were presented on June 22, 2012, in Dubai, UAE, to honour the best cinematic achievements of the South Indian film industry in the year 2011. Producing films in four Dravidian languages of South India, professionals were handed over a total of 71 Awards. The ceremony was hosted by R. Madhavan and Lakshmi Manchu at the Dubai World Trade Centre, while the "Generation Next Awards Night" was hosted by Parvathy Omanakuttan and held a day before at Park Hyatt on June 21. Nominated by a jury, the final winners were decided by a public voting system. The most successful film was ''Dookudu'', which fetched eight Awards in total. Main awards Film Acting Music Debutant & Special Awards Honorary awards *SIIMA Lifetime Achievement Award: Ambareesh *SIIMA Award for Social Responsibility: Shivarajkumar Generation Next awards * Sensational art director: Sabu Cyril * Sensation of South Indian cinema: Dance choreog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maanikya
''Maanikya'' () is a 2014 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by Sudeepa featuring himself, V. Ravichandran, Ranya Rao, Ramya Krishna, Varalaxmi Sharathkumar and P. Ravi Shankar in the lead roles. The film is a remake of 2013 Telugu film '' Mirchi''. It was released on 1 May 2014. Upon its release, Maanikya got an excellent response from the critics and audience and had a good run at the box office. The satellite rights of the movie was sold for a huge amount. The film was later dubbed into Hindi under the same name by RKD Studios in 2015. It is a remake of the 2013 Telugu film '' Mirchi.'' Plot The movie begins with a girl collecting funds for an organisation in Singapore. A goon gives her money and then chases her at night when she goes home. Then Vijay ( Sudeepa), enters and resolves the conflict without fighting. The girl introduces herself as Manasa (Ranya Rao). They slowly become friends. But one day she asks Vijay to leave her and go as she fears th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Addhuri
''Addhuri'' is a 2012 Kannada romantic drama film starring Dhruva Sarja in his debut film, along with Radhika Pandit in the lead roles. The story, screenplay, dialogues and direction are by A. P. Arjun of the Kannada movie '' Ambaari'' fame. V. Harikrishna is the music director of the film. Keerthi Swamy of Maryland, U S A and Shankar Reddy of Bengaluru have produced the venture. Soorya S Kiran of "Dildaara" fame is the Cinematographer. The film made its theatrical release across Karnataka screens on 15 June 2012.Kannada Movie News, Reviews , Image - Home chitraloka.com (2012-06-13). Retrieved on 2016-02-27. The stunts are handled by Ravi Verma. In one of the scenes Dhruva Sarja jumped from 65 feet height and did all stunts without dupes. Plot The st ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veera Kannadiga
''Veera Kannadiga'' () is a 2004 Indian Kannada-language action drama film starring Puneeth Rajkumar and Anita Hassanandani. The film was simultaneously made in Telugu as '' Andhrawala'' starring Jr. NTR. The movie was a commercial success. Plot A man protects a slum and strives to keep its inhabitants safe from negative elements as he aims to avenge his father's death against the criminals who killed him, in which, he eventually succeeds. Cast *Puneeth Rajkumar as Munna and Shankar *Anita Hassanandani as Chitra *Kaushalya * Laya * Sayaji Shinde as Bade Mia * Riyaz Khan *Avinash *Besant Ravi * Bullet Prakash * Karthik Sharma Production Meher Ramesh who assisted Puri Jagannadh made his directorial debut with this film. The film was started on 22 August 2003 and was completed by 25 December. Soundtrack Reception ''Viggy'' wrote "Veera Kannadiga looks luxurious but for Kannadigas, is nothing but an Andhra Meal!". The reviewer for ''Deccan Herald'' wrote that Puneeth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radhika Kumaraswamy
Radhika Kumaraswamy (born 1 November 1986), credited as Radhika and as Kutty Radhika in Tamil films, is an Indian actress. She has primarily appeared in Kannada films. Career Radhika started her acting career with the Kannada film ''Neela Megha Shama'' (2002) when she had just completed her ninth class. Her first release was ''Ninagagi'', opposite Vijay Raghavendra, which was followed by ''Tavarige Baa Tangi'', starring Shivrajkumar; both films were highly successful ventures. In 2003, she appeared in five Kannada films, including Hemanth Hegde's directorial debut ''Ooh La La''; ''Hudugigaagi'', alongside S. P. B. Charan; Yograj Bhat's maiden feature film ''Mani'', in which she played the daughter of a prostitute; ''Mane Magalu'' and ''Tayi Illada Tabbali'', all of which were commercial failures. In spite of the film's poor box office returns, Radhika's performance as Gowri in ''Tayi Illada Tabbali'' won her the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress. Radhika subsequently ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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