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Saarathi
''Saarathi'' () is a 2011 Indian Kannada-language action drama film written and directed by Dinakar Thoogudeep. It stars Darshan and debutante Deepa Sannidhi in the lead roles. V. Harikrishna scored for the film's background and its soundtrack, while the lyrics were penned by V. Nagendra Prasad. The film released theatrically on 30 September 2011 when Darshan was under judicial custody for domestic violence against his wife, Vijayalakshmi. It received three awards at the 2011 Karnataka State Film Awards, including the Best Entertaining Movie. The core plot of the movie was reported to be based on the 1994 animated movie ''The Lion King''. This was the highest-grossing kannada movie of 2011. Plot Raja is an auto driver, who meets and falls in love with Rukmini. However, Rukmini is taken to her hometown Durgakote by her relative Pratap, who wants to marry her. Along with his adopted father and friends, Raja follows Rukmini to Durgakote and finds that she hails from the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deepa Sannidhi
Deepa Sannidhi (born Rahasya) is an Indian former actress who mainly appears in Cinema of Karnataka, Kannada films. She made her acting debut in the 2011 film ''Saarathi'', which won her the Suvarna Film Awards, Suvarna Film Award for Best Female Debut. Deepa then went on to star in several successful films in Kannada, also appeared in other languages. Personal life Rahasya was born in Chikmagalur district, Chikkamagalur district of Karnataka to Shashidhar and Nanda. She completed her schooling in Bangalore and is an alumna of St. Aloysius College (Mangalore), St. Aloysius College in Mangalore. Career Deepa Sannidhi was in her first year in Agriculture engineering when she received a film offer for ''Saarathi'' starring Darshan and dropped out of college to pursue a career in films. She also has some prior experience in modelling and has completed a one-year course in jewellery designing. During her acting career, Deepa simultaneously pursued a degree in English Literature throu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darshan (Kannada Actor)
Hemanth Kumar (born 16 February 1977), better known by his stage name Darshan Thoogudeepa or simply Darshan, is an Indian actor, film producer and distributor who works predominantly in Kannada cinema. In a career spanning over two decades, Darshan has worked in over Darshan filmography, 50 films. He is one of the highest paid actors and leading contemporary actors of Kannada films. Darshan has a significant fan following, Referred by his fans as ''Challenging Star'' and ''D Boss''. Darshan established the production house Thoogudeepa Productions in 2006. Its first production was ''Jothe Jotheyali'', with Darshan in a special appearance. His performances in ''Anatharu'' (2007) and ''Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna (2012 film), Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna'' (2012) won him praise from critics; his performance in the latter as the 19th-century warrior Sangolli Rayanna won him the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor. He began his acting career in soap operas and small films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinakar Thoogudeepa
Dinakar Thoogudeepa (born 21 September 1978), mononymously known as Dinakar, is an Indian film director, actor and producer who works mainly in Kannada films, He started his film career as an actor and assistant director for few Kannada movies. He become director from the Kannada movie '' Jothe Jotheyali'' in 2006. Early life Dinakar Thoogudeepa was born to actor Thoogudeepa Srinivas and Meena on 21 September 1978. Filmography *''All films are in Kannada language Kannada () is a Dravidian languages, 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, an ... unless otherwise noted.'' References External links * 1978 births Living people Indian male film actors Indian film directors Kannada film directors Kannada film producers Kannada actors {{India-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Kannada Films Of 2011
A list of Kannada language films produced in the Kannada film industry in India in 2011. * Films are generally released every Friday * In addition films can be released on specific festival days. Box office collection The highest-grossing Kannada films released in 2011, by worldwide box office gross revenue, are as follows. The rank of the films in the following depends on the worldwide gross. The budget is only for knowledgeable purpose. Released films January–June July – December Notable deaths References External linksKannada films of 2011at the Internet Movie DatabaseKannada movies released in 2011at Oneindia.in {{DEFAULTSORT:Kannada Films Of 2011 2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ... Lists of 2011 films by language 2011 in India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seetha (actress)
Sairandhri, better known by her stage name Seetha, is an Indian actress and producer known for her works predominantly in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and a few 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 ... films. Personal life Seetha married actor Parthiban in 1990. The couple has two daughters including P. S. Keerthana, who acted in '' Kannathil Muthamittal'', and an adopted son. The couple decided to part ways in 2001. Parthiban shifted his focus into movies after the divorce, and is single. Career She made her debut in 1985 with the Tamil film '' Aan Paavam''. After acting in films until 1991, Seetha took a hiatus before returning to the screen in 2002. Some of her most memorable roles have come in Tamil films like '' Thangachi'' (1987), '' Guru Sishyan'' (1988), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shamita Malnad
Shamitha Malnad is a voice artist and playback singer. She is known for her works in the Kannada film industry Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. Kannada cinema is based ..., as well as her works from Sugama Sangeetha and Devotional albums. Career Shamitha Malnad was first introduced to the film music by music director Gurukiran in the film ''Ninagaagi'' in 2002. She has worked for music directors such as Hamsalekha, Gurukiran, V. Harikrishna, Mano Murthy, and others. Discography Awards * 2009 - Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada - "Madhura Pisumaatige ('' Birugaali'') * 2015 - Karnataka State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer - "Thalamalada Maleyalli" (''Bekku'') References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Malnad, Shamitha Living people In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijay Prakash
Vijay Prakash (born 21 February 1976) is an Indian Playback singer and Music director from Karnataka. He has given his voice for predominantly Kannada, Tamil, and Telugu language films, in addition to Hindi, Malayalam and Marathi language films. He has also performed shows with Zakir Hussain. Prakash won the Karnataka Government's 'Best Playback Singer' award for the year 2016 for the song "Nammooralli Chaligaladalli" from the film '' Beautiful Manasugalu''. He is also one of four artists credited for the song " Jai Ho", which won the 2008 Academy Award for Best Original Song. Specifically, he sang the portion with the words "Jai Ho" that takes an extended high pitch at numerous junctures of the song. The song also won a Grammy Award in the category "Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media." He has also won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Artist – Kannada twice for the songs "Gatiya Ilidu" from the Kannada film '' Ulidavaru Kanda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharath Lohitashwa
Sharatchandra Lohithaswa (born 5 May 1972), known popularly as Sharath Lohithaswa, is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Kannada cinema alongside some Tamil and Telugu films. He has had a successful career in theatre, where he continues to work, and television. After working as a lecturer for a brief period, Sharath took to acting as a full-time profession and worked on stage following the footsteps of his father Lohithaswa. He began working in films in 1995 and has today established himself as a character actor. Early life Sharath had an inclination towards cricket and theatre as a child, and "dramatise Bhagat Singh on stage when in school." He "used to read a lot of plays written by people like Kambar" and rated himself as a "fairly good singer too." He accompanied his father Lohithaswa, to his rehearsals for plays, and also took part in "many stage and radio plays before doing amateur theatre in Bengaluru." This led his father Lohithaswa to suggest that Sharat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rangayana Raghu
Koththuru Chikkarangappa Raghunath (born 17 April 1965), known by his screen name Rangayana Raghu, is an Indian film and stage actor, known for his work in Kannada cinema. He is a recipient of multiple Filmfare Awards South, SIIMA Awards, and two Karnataka State Film Awards. Born in Koththuru, a village in the Tumkur district of the erstwhile Mysore State (now Karnataka), to a Bayalaata artist, Raghu was inspired to act as a teenager. He began his career in theatre and worked as a stage actor with B. V. Karanth's theatre group Rangayana, from 1988 to 1999. His first feature film, ''Suggi'', got shelved, and '' Bhoomi Thayiya Chochchala Maga'' (1998) was his first release. During the initial phase of his career, Raghu usually portrayed comedic or negative-shaded characters and played supporting roles. His first major break came when he appeared as an antagonist in '' Dhumm'' (2002). He is best noted for his performance in the 2007 film '' Duniya'' which won him his second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajay (actor)
Ajay Ravuri is an Indian actor who works primarily in Telugu and a few Tamil films. Career Ajay played negative roles in several films including '' Vikramarkudu'' (2006) and '' Arya 2'' (2009). He played the lead in two films in 2009: '' Aa Okkadu'' and '' Saarai Veerraju''. However, both films were box office failures. Personal life Ajay was born and brought up in Vijayawada. His family later moved to Hyderabad Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much .... Ajay married Swetha Ravuri in 2005 who entered the Mrs India Worldwide finals in 2017. The couple has two children. Filmography Telugu Tamil Kannada As voice actor *'' Keka'' (2008) for Anoop Kumar * ''Animal'' (2023) for Siddharth Karnick (Telugu Version) Television References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karnataka State Film Awards
Karnataka State Film Awards are the most notable and prestigious film awards given for Kannada film industry in Karnataka, India. These are considered the highest awards for Kannada language films. They are given annually by the Government of Karnataka to honor the best talent and to provide encouragement and incentive to the Kannada film industry. The awards are decided by a committee, headed by a panel of judges. The jury usually consists of eminent personalities from the film field. The awards intend to promote films with artistic values and to encourage artists, technicians and producers. The awards are declared by the Minister for Cultural Affairs and are presented by the Chief Minister of Karnataka. On 14 November 2016,Chief Minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah declared that the State Government will present the Karnataka State Film Awards on 24 April, the birthday of thespian Dr. Rajkumar, every year henceforth. List of awards Creative awards * First Best Film * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chalakudy
Chalakudy () is a municipal town situated on the banks of Chalakudy River in Thrissur district of the Kerala state in India. It is the headquarters of Chalakudy taluk. It is the base camp for travellers to Athirappilly Falls and Vazhachal Falls. Chalakudy lies on National Highway 47 (India), National Highway 544 and located about 47 km (23 mi) north of the city of Kochi, and 30 km (19 mi) south of Thrissur. Etymology History says during the second Chera dynasty, people outside Kerala visited Chalakudy to learn Vedas and Kalaripayattu from Chukkikulam ''Shala.'' These people lived in the banks of Chalakudy River and this accommodation is called ''Kudi.'' The combination of these two words ''Shalakudi'' is later modified into Chalakudy. Administration Chalakudy Municipality came into existence in the year 1970. The municipality covering an area of 25.23 km2 is divided into 36 electoral wards. Chalakudy is a Grade-II municipality. It was a major constituen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |