Malavalli Huchchegowda Amarnath, known by his screen name Ambareesh, was an Indian actor, media personality, politician from the state of Karnataka. Alongside Rajkumar and Vishnuvardhan, he is counted in Kannada cinema's "triumvirate" as its most celebrated actor.
Girija known by her screen name Shruti, is an Indian actress, television personality and politician. She is the Winner of Bigg Boss Kannada Season 3, as an actress, she predominantly appears in Kannada film industry. She is currently serving as chief secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party's women's wing in its Karnataka cadre.
Ranganayaki is a 1981 Indian Kannada language film directed by Puttanna Kanagal starring Aarathi, Ambareesh, Ramakrishna, Ashok, Rajanand. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Ashwattha.
Ramesh Aravind, known mononymously as Ramesh, is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter and television presenter. Ramesh has predominantly worked in Kannada and Tamil films along with a few Telugu and Hindi films. Starting his acting career with Sundara Swapnagalu in 1986, Ramesh has appeared in over 140 films besides directing about 10 films. He has so far received two Karnataka State Film Awards namely, for America America (1997) and Hoomale (1998) besides winning Best Story award for his writing; two Filmfare Awards South, two Udaya Film Awards and Suvarna Film Awards.
Garuda Dhwaja is a 1991 Kannada film, directed by N. S. Raj Bharath, starring Ambareesh, Ramesh Aravind and Avinash. The movie is a remake of the 1984 Hindi movie Meri Adalat, directed by Kannada director A. T. Raghu which itself was loosely based on the 1983 Kannada movie Aasha also directed by A. T. Raghu and starring Ambareesh.
Sunil Rao is a Kannada cinema actor from India. He is also a singer who has performed for few Kannada film songs. He has acted in numerous films as a child artist and also featured in a few television series.
Idu Saadhya is a 1989 Indian Kannada-language slasher film directed by Dinesh Babu and produced by Chandulal Jain under Chamundeshwari Studios. The film stars Shankar Nag, Anant Nag, Srinath, Revathi, Devaraj, Kavya, Disco Shanti, Mahalakshmi, Ramesh Aravind, Tiger Prabhakar and Bheeman Raghu. It is inspired from the 1987 Italian film Stage Fright. The music was composed by Vijayanand, while cinematography and editing were handled by Dinesh Babu and Suresh Urs.
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.
Aavesha is a 1990 Indian Kannada-language action film written and directed by Perala. It was produced by Ravikrishna under the Ravikrishna films banner. Shankar Nag, Geetha, Devaraj and Bhavya star. This was the debut movie of Ramkumar and Shivaranjini.
Gowdru is a 2004 Kannada drama film directed by S. Mahendar. The film features Ambareesh, Devaraj and Shruti in the lead roles. Meena, B. Jaya and Ramesh Pandit feature in supporting roles. The film marks the 200th of Ambareesh and the 100th of Shruti. The film featured original score and soundtrack composed and written by Hamsalekha. The film is an unofficial remake of Tamil film Kizhakku Cheemayile.
Rachita Ram is an Indian actress who primarily works in Kannada films. being one of popular actress, Rachita is a recipient of various accolades including one Filmfare Award South and three South Indian International Movie Awards.
B. C. Gowrishankar was an Indian cinematographer and an occasional film director and screenwriter who worked primarily in Kannada cinema. He was known for his unorthodox style as a cinematographer and was recognised for his work in both art and commercial films. Gowrishankar won six Karnataka State Film Awards during his career as a cinematographer. In 1988 he directed the fairly successful Elu Suttina Kote with Ambareesh, Gautami and a young Ramesh Aravind.
Mangalyam Tantunanena is a 1998 Indian Kannada language romantic drama film directed by V. S. Reddy and produced by Allu Aravind. The film stars Ravichandran along with Ramya Krishna and S. P. Balasubrahmanyam among others.
Midida Hrudayagalu is a 1993 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film, directed by A. T. Raghu and written by Shantharaj. The film stars Ambareesh, Shruti and Nirosha. The film is regarded as one of more popular movies of Shruti. The film is a remake of the 1982 Tamil movie Enkeyo Ketta Kural.
Preethiyinda Ramesh is a 2010 Indian Kannada language romantic comedy film directed by Gunakumar and produced by N. Ravikumar. The film stars Ramesh Aravind, Ramnitu Chaudhary and Suma Guha in pivotal roles. The story is inspired by the Hollywood film, You've Got Mail (1998) directed by Nora Ephron and starred Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.
Mamatheya Madilu is a 1985 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Eeranki Sharma and produced by J. Chandulal Jain. The film stars Ambareesh, Geetha, Sandhya and Srinivasa Murthy. The film has musical score by M. S. Viswanathan.
Ramanna Shamanna is a 1988 Indian Kannada-language action drama film, written by Shanmugha Priyan and directed by B. Subba Rao. The film had an ensemble cast including Ambareesh, V. Ravichandran, Madhavi, Geetha and Devaraj, while many other prominent actors featured in supporting roles. The soundtrack and score composition was by popular singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and the lyrics along with the dialogues were written by Chi. Udaya Shankar. The film was a remake of Tamil film Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi.
Vasantha Poornima is a 1993 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by H. R. Bhargava and produced by S. A. Srinivas. The film stars Ambareesh, Priyanka, Balaraj and Anand. The film has musical score by Shankar–Ganesh.
Prana Snehitha is a 1992 Indian Kannada film, directed by H.R. Bhargava and produced by S.D. Ankalagi, B.H. Chandannavar and M.G. Hublikar. The film stars Shankar Nag, Ramakrishna, Bhavya and Tara in the lead roles. The film has musical score by M. Ranga Rao.
Vande Matharam is a 2001 Kannada-language film directed Om Prakash and written by J. K. Bharavi. It stars Ambareesh and Vijayashanti. Deva composed the music for the film.
