Sadananda Sagar, better known by his stage name Vajramuni, was an Indian actor who appeared in Kannada films. He portrayed negative characters during most of his career and was considered one of Kannada cinema's finest actors. Over his career, he came to be known for his "thundering voice and sterling performance[s]" that earned him the epithets, Nata Bhairava and Nata Bhayankara.
Swathi Muthu is a 2003 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by D. Rajendra Babu and written by K. Vishwanath. This film stars Sudeep and Meena. It is an official remake of Telugu film Swati Mutyam (1986). Doddanna, Pavitra Lokesh and Leelavathi feature in supporting roles.
Mysore Srinivas, known by his stage name Thoogudeepa Srinivas was an Indian actor who appeared in Kannada films and is remembered for his portrayal of negative-shaded characters. He is the father of actor, Darshan and film director Dinakar.
Varsha is a 2005 Indian Kannada-language comedy-drama film written and directed by S. Narayan, produced by Rockline Venkatesh under the banner of Rockline Productions. It stars Vishnuvardhan in the lead role with Ramesh Aravind, Anu Prabhakar and Manya in supporting roles. The film is the remake of the 1996 blockbuster Malayalam-language film Hitler. The story centers around the life of Satyamurthy (Vishnuvardhan), known for his tough character, domineering personality and uncontrolled rage at the youngsters of the area, for stalking his five young sisters. The film features original songs composed by S. A. Rajkumar. The film was a blockbuster, running for 200 days in multiple centers across Karnataka thus becoming the highest grossing Kannada film of the year.
Avane Nanna Ganda is a 1989 Kannada-language film starring Kashinath and Sudharani. The film was directed by S. Umesh and K. Prabhakar for Vijay Films.
Cheluva is a 1997 Kannada comedy-drama film directed and enacted by V. Ravichandran in dual roles. The rest of the cast includes Meena, Gautami, Suman and Tiger Prabhakar among others. The film is a remake of Telugu film Hello Brother.
Ondagona Baa is a 2003 Indian Kannada-language romance drama film directed by Udayasankar and produced by Rockline Venkatesh. The film stars V. Ravichandran and Shilpa Shetty. Yester-year veteran actors J. V. Somayajulu and K. R. Vijaya too feature in prominent roles. The film is a remake of the Telugu film Kalisundam Raa (2000). The film also marked the reunion of actor Ravichandran with music composer Hamsalekha who had parted ways due to some differences for many years.
Preethsod Thappa is a 1998 Indian Kannada-language romance drama film directed by Ravichandran and produced by Rockline Venkatesh. The film stars Ravichandran and Shilpa Shetty. Actors Lokesh and Lakshmi and Prakash Raj feature in other prominent roles. The film is a remake of the Telugu film Ninne Pelladata (1996).
Mrugaalaya is a 1986 Indian Kannada-language film directed by V. Somashekhar and produced by M. P. Shankar. The film stars Ambareesh, Geetha, Shivaram and Sundar Krishna Urs. The film has musical score by Rajan–Nagendra. The film was dubbed in Malayalam as Mrugasalayil.
Mutthaide Bhagya is a 1983 Indian Kannada film, directed by K. N. Chandrashekar Sharma and produced by B. V. Radha. The film stars Tiger Prabhakar, Aarathi, Chandrashekar and Sundar Raj in the lead roles. This movie is a remake of Telugu movie, Pratheekaaram (1982), in which Sobhan Babu played dual roles. The film has musical score by Vijaya Bhaskar.
Annavra Makkalu is a 1996 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by Phani Ramachandra and produced by Y. R. Jayaraj. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar, in triple roles for the first time in his career, along with Maheswari, Reman Singh and Suneha, all making their debuts. The film's score and the soundtrack were scored by Rajesh Ramanath.
Kranthiyogi Basavanna is a 1983 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by K. S. L. Swamy (Ravee). The film stars Ashok, Aarathi, Srinivasa Murthy, Manjula, Hema Chowdhary. The film has musical score by M. Ranga Rao. This movie is about life of one of the greatest social reformer of India Vishwa Guru Basavanna. He is the founder of Lingayat religion. Basavanna was first on earth to come up with idea of a parliament. In 12th century, Basavanna formed the first parliament in the world called "Anubhava Mantapa".
Samarpane is a 1983 Indian Kannada-language film based on the novel of the same name by Usha Navratnaram, directed by H. R. Bhargava and produced by P. Krishnaraj. The film stars Aarathi in the main role of the female protagonist Sarla opposite Rajeev and Jai Jagadish. The film has musical score by M. Ranga Rao. Aarathi who had previously starred in two movies based on Usha Navratnaram's novels was signed for the role. Ramakrishna who was to play the antagonist was replaced by Jai Jagdish since Ramakrishna had played the role of Aarathi's son (Ranganayaki) only a couple of years earlier and the director felt that the audience may not accept the pairing.
Haddina Kannu is a 1980 Indian Kannada-language film directed by A. V. Seshagiri Rao and produced by P. Krishna Raj. The film stars Shankar Nag, Srinath, Lokesh and Manjula. The film was scripted and presented by L. S. Iyer.
Prathap is a 1990 Indian Kannada-language action film written and directed by V. Somashekhar. It stars Arjun Sarja, Malashri and Sudharani. The soundtrack and background score were composed by Hamsalekha.
Sundar Raj is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry (Sandalwood). Some of his notable films include Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane, Ondanondu Kaladalli, Chandanada Gombe, Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu (2001), Mathadana (2001), Aakasmika (1993).
Pramila Joshai is an Indian actress in the Kannada film industry. Some of the films of Pramila Joshai as an actor include Saheba (2017), Thayi (2008), Apthamitra (2004). She was credited as Parimalam in her debut Tamil film Vaidehi Kathirunthal (1984) which became a blockbuster hit and has attained cult status over the years.
Aliya Alla Magala Ganda is a 1997 Indian Kannada film adapted from the 1988 Tamil film Idhu Namma Aalu and directed by Y. Yesudas.
Bhanda Nanna Ganda is a 1992 Indian Kannada film directed by Raj Kishor. In this film Jaggesh played his first lead role, and sung his first song ′Anthintha Gandu Nanalla′ in his career.
Jaidev is a 1998 Indian Kannada language action drama film directed by H. Vasu who also wrote the screenplay for a story by M. D. Hasham. It film has musical score by Rajesh Ramanath. The film stars Jaggesh in the title role alongside an ensemble cast which includes Charulatha, Srinath, Doddanna, Ashok, Sumithra and Gurudatt. The film was produced by Sa Ra Govindu in the banner of Thanu Chithra.
