Shiva Rajkumar is an Indian actor, film producer and television presenter who predominantly works in Kannada cinema. In a career spanning over three decades, he has worked in over 125 films in Kannada and has received several awards, including four Karnataka State Film Awards, four Filmfare Awards South and six South Indian International Movie Awards.
Radhika Pandit is an Indian actress who is primarily known for her work in Kannada films. Considered as one of the most popular and highest paid Kannada actress, she is a recipient of several accolades including three Filmfare Awards South, one Karnataka State Film Award and one South Indian International Movie Award.
Jayashree, known by her screen name Sudha Rani, is an Indian actress, voice artist and former model. She has primarily worked in Kannada films in addition to some Tamil, Telugu, Tulu and Malayalam films. As on Feb 2024, she has acted in about 150 films across industries.
Mohan Shankar, popularly mononymously as Mohan, is an Indian actor, writer and film director known for his work in Kannada cinema and television. After beginning his career staging, writing and acting in a variety of plays, his film career began in the late 1990s when he wrote screenplay and dialogue for a handful of Kannada-language films. After his acting debut came in Central Jail (1997), he became recognized for his roles in Yaarige Saluthe Sambala (2000), Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu (2001) and Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu (2001) and Malla (2004). Mohan turned director with Krishna Nee Late Aagi Baaro (2010) also co-starring himself.
Pancharangi is a 2010 Indian Kannada language romantic comedy film with philosophical overtones directed and produced by Yogaraj Bhat starring Diganth and Nidhi Subbaiah in the lead roles. The music has been composed by Mano Murthy, story and screenplay is written by Pawan Kumar. The film was predominantly shot in the coastal locales of Karnataka state.
Veera Bahu is a 2011 Kannada film in the action genre starring Duniya Vijay and Nidhi Subbaiah in the lead roles. The film has been directed and written by S. Mahendar and produced by Sandesh Nagaraj under Sandesh Combines. V. Harikrishna has composed the music.
I Am Sorry Mathe Banni Preethsona is a 2011 Indian Kannada-language romantic film directed by Ravindra H P Das. It stars Prem Kumar, Karishma Tanna and Sanjjanaa Galrani in lead roles. The film revovles around a man's disparaging remarks about a woman's morals lead to a series of unexpected revelations. Shyam is happily married to Chetana when he happens to meet Sinchna who runs a brothel. When he insults Sinchna, she issues him a moraility challenge that Shyam accepts.
Krishnan Marriage Story is an Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film written and directed by debutant Nuthan Umesh, starring Ajay Rao and Nidhi Subbaiah in the lead roles. Vijaya Kumar is the producer and Sridhar V. Sambhram is the music director of the film. The story revolves around the main lead character who plays an advertising executive and his large family.
Anna Bond is a 2012 Kannada-language romantic action film directed by Duniya Soori and produced by Parvathamma Rajkumar. The film stars Puneeth Rajkumar, alongside Priyamani, Nidhi Subbaiah, Rangayana Raghu, Avinash Yelandur, Sathish Ninasam and Jackie Shroff. The music was composed by V. Harikrishna, while the cinematography and editing were handled by Satya Hegde and Deepu. S. Kumar respectively.
Krishna Nee Late Aagi Baaro is a 2010 Indian Kannada language, a comedy film directed by actor Mohan Shankar. Besides Mohan, the film stars Ramesh Aravind, Neethu and Nidhi Subbaiah in pivotal roles. The music is composed by the flautist Pravin Godkhindi.
Aunty Preethse is a 2001 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film. It is a remake of the 1995 Telugu film Aunty and stars Anant Nag, Khushbu, Ramkumar and Anu Prabhakar. The film was a box office success and was dubbed into Tamil as Super Aunty with the comedy track of Tennis Krishna and Bank Janardhan filmed with Vadivelu and Vennira Aadai Moorthy.
Khushi Khushiyagi (transl. Happily) a 2015 Indian Kannada romantic comedy film, the first by the director Yogi G. Raj with former associate directors Preetham Gubbi and Harsha. It stars Ganesh, Amulya, and Nandini Rai. It is a remake of the Telugu blockbuster film Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde (2013) and was released on 1 January 2015.
Chitra (transl. Picture) is a 2001 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Dinesh Babu and produced by Ramoji Rao. A remake of the Telugu film Chitram (2000), directed by Teja, the film stars Prasad and newcomer Rekha Vedavyas with Ananth Nag in a supporting role. The film had musical score by Gurukiran, which was well received. The film, upon release, was well received and declared a silver jubilee at the box office.
Nanna Ninna Prema Kathe is a 2016 Indian Kannada romantic drama film directed by Shivu Jamkhandi and produced by actor Anand S. Namagouda. The film stars Vijay Raghavendra and Nidhi Subbaiah pairing up for the first time in lead roles whilst Thilak Shekar and Chikkanna play the key supporting roles.
Ondu Motteya Kathe is a 2017 Kannada-language romantic comedy film written and directed by debutant Raj B. Shetty who also appears in the lead role, along with Usha Bhandary, Shailashree, Prakash Tuminadu, Amrutha Naik, Shreya Anchan, Deepak Rai Panaje, Mime Ramdas, VJ Vineeth, and Rahul Amin playing supporting roles. The movie was released on 7 July 2017 to positive reviews. The Hindu called it the "Kannada film of the year". The film won the Filmfare Award for Best Film – Kannada. The budget of the film was estimated to be at 30 lakhs INR and the movie was a commercial success by collecting 2.5 crores.
Aniruddha Jatkar, mononymously known as Anirudh is an Indian film and television actor who primarily works in Kannada cinema. He is the son-in-law of the Kannada film actors Vishnuvardhan and Bharathi Vishnuvardhan. He has also worked in Marathi and Tamil films. He is known for his role in the Kannada TV series Jothe Jotheyali.
Abhimani is a 2009 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Praveen Engineer starring Rahul Salanke and Nidhi Subbaiah in the lead roles.
Chamkaisi Chindi Udaysi is a 2009 Indian Kannada-language comedy film directed by A. R. Babu and starring Komal and Nidhi Subbaiah. The film is an unofficial remake of the Hindi film Deewane Huye Paagal (2005), which itself is based on the English film There's Something About Mary (1998).
Shakhahaari is a 2024 Indian Kannada-langauage murder mystery film written and directed by debutant Sandeep Sunkad. The film features Rangayana Raghu, Gopalakrishna deshpande, Vinay UJ and Nidhi Hegde in the lead roles. The film's score and soundtrack is composed by Mayur Ambekallu while Vishwajith Rao handled the cinematography and editing by Shashank Narayana. The film was shot extensively in malenadu capturing the picturesque landscapes.
