Preetham Gubbi is an Indian film

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who works in

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film industry. He made his debut as a script writer for the blockbuster Kannada film ''

Mungaru Male ''Mungaru Male'' ( ) is a 2006 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film co-written and directed by Yogaraj Bhat, and produced by E. Krishnappa. It stars Ganesh, Pooja Gandhi and Anant Nag. The film is believed to have shaped and strengthened ...

'' in 2006. He debuted as a director with the film '' Haage Summane'' in 2009.

Early life

Preetham is the grandson of the theater artiste

Gubbi Veeranna Gubbi Hampanna Veeranna (1891 – 1972) was an Indian theatre director. He was one of the pioneers and most prolific contributors to Kannada theatre. He established the drama company, ''Gubbi Sree Channabasaveshwara Nataka Company'', which play ...

. He is an associate of

Yogaraj Bhat Yogaraj Bhat (born 8 October 1972) is an Indian film-maker, director, screenwriter, lyricist and producer who primarily works in Kannada cinema. He is most known for the 2006 film '' Mungaru Male''. The film recorded the highest box-office coll ...

Career

As screenwriter

Preetham made his debut with the film ''

''. He wrote the script and co-wrote the screenplay with the director Yograj Bhat. The film had a simple story, that of the love and sacrifice of a young, carefree man. Preetam followed it up with two more simple tales - ''

Geleya ''Geleya'' is a 2007 Indian Kannada-language crime film directed by A. Harsha, a popular choreographer making his debut in direction. The script is written by Preetham Gubbi and the cinematography is by Krishna; all of whom had worked previou ...

'', directed by the long-time choreographer

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and the

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starrer '' Aramane''. Both did not attain the success of his first film. He has also written the story for his directorial debut, '' Haage Summane''.

As director

Preetam was supposed to have directed the sequel to the hit Mungaaru Male. The film was supposed to have Ganesh and Ramya in the cast, however, both leads rejected the script that resulted in the shelving of the project. Preetam then picked up the script of '' Haage Summane'' for his debut, he cast relative newcomers as his lead pair - Kiran Srinivas and Suhasi. The technical team - the cinematographer

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, the editor Deepu S Kumar, music director

Mano Murthy Mano Murthy is an Indian musician and composer in the Kannada film industry. His is best known for his songs in '' Mungaru Male'', one of the biggest hits in the Kannada industry. Before moving onto becoming a composer, he was an entrepreneur, ...

, lyricist

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were all part of the original Mungaru Male team. The film released on 26 December 2008. It opened to a largely negative critical response, that Preetam had served Mungaaru Male again. However, Krishna's cinematography was largely praised and he won the Filmfare Award for the Best Cinematographer. Preetam went on to direct his second directorial '' Maleyali Jotheyali'' starring Ganesh in the lead in 2009. His next release was '' Johny Mera Naam Preethi Mera Kaam'' starring

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and Ramya in the lead roles. In 2012, Preetham had one release:'' Jaanu'' starring Yash and

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 Femal ...

. His next script was based on

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involving 3 youngsters and their love lives. Preetham cast an entire group of emerging actors including the child-artist turned Radio Jockey,

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among others. He titled the film ''Nam Duniya Nam Style''. With this film, Preetham turned himself as a producer and produced the venture under the banner name of "Gubbi Talkies".

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gubbi Preetham Living people Kannada film directors Screenwriters from Karnataka Kannada film producers Kannada screenwriters Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Indian people Film directors from Karnataka Film producers from Karnataka