''Roopatara'' is a

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

monthly film magazine, published in

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, India, which has its headquarters in

Manipal Manipal is a suburb and university town within Udupi, in coastal Karnataka, India. Manipal is located five kilometres away from the centre of Udupi City, in Udupi District, Karnataka (state) in south western India. It is administered by the ...

, Karnataka. Sandhya Pai is the

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of the magazine.

History

Roopatara was launched in April 1977 in Manipal, by Manipal Media Network Ltd. The first edition's cover page featured Rajkumar.

Sister publications

* '' Taranga'', a Kannada weekly family interest magazine * ''

Tunturu ''Tunturu'' is a major Kannada bi-monthly children's magazine, published in Karnataka, India, which has its headquarters in Manipal, Karnataka. From past few years, Sandhya Pai has been the Managing editor, of the magazine. History The mag ...

'', a Kannada bi-monthly children magazine * ''

Tushara The kingdom of Tushara according to Ancient Indian literature, such as the epic ''Mahabharata'' was a land located beyond north-west India. In the ''Mahabharata'', its inhabitants, known as the Tusharas, are depicted as ''mlechchas'' ("barbarians" ...

'', a Kannada monthly literary magazine * ''

Udayavani ''Udayavani'' ("Morning Voice" in Kannada) is a Kannada daily newspaper with editions from Manipal, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Hubballi, Davanagere and Gulbarga. Launched in January 1970 by Mohandas Pai and T. Satish U Pai, Udayavani with a combined ci ...

'', a Kannada daily newspaper

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History

Sister publications

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