Singeetam Srinivasa Rao, commonly known as Singeetam, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, composer, and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the most versatile directors of India. He is credited with having revolutionised the South Indian cinema with experimental films. He has directed about sixty films in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Hindi, and English languages across multiple genres. He has garnered two National Film Awards, five Nandi Awards, three Karnataka State Film Awards, and three Filmfare Awards South. In 2011, Rao was honored with Life Achievement Award from the Film Federation of India.
Paramesha Panwala is a 2008 Kannada-language film directed by Mahesh Babu, and produced by Aditya Babu, whilst the music was composed by V. Harikrishna. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar and Surveen Chawla. It was released nationwide on 5 December 2008. The movie was criticized to be a hotchpotch of 2 Kannada films - Bombaat and Bindaas which were also penned by Janardhana Maharshi and themselves criticized to be based on Telugu movies.
Mr. Theertha is a 2010 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by Sadhu Kokila. It is a remake of the 1995 Malayalam film Spadikam. The film stars Sudeep, Saloni Aswani and Anant Nag in the lead roles. The music was composed by Gurukiran. The film was dubbed into Telugu as Rowdy Simha and into Hindi as Rowdy Shankar in 2013.
Gokula Krishna is a 2012 Kannada romantic comedy film directed by B. M. Jayakannan and produced jointly by P. Shekar Gowda and Narayan Swamy. It stars Prajwal Devraj and Ananya in the lead roles. Ananya makes her Kannada debut with this film. Bhavya, Jai Jagadish, Srinath, Doddanna and Sadhu Kokila among others play the supporting roles. S. A. Rajkumar is the score and soundtrack composer. The film made its theatrical release on 19 October 2012.
Yaare Koogadali is a 2012 Indian Kannada-language action film written and directed by Samuthirakani, starring Puneeth Rajkumar and Bhavana. Parvathamma Rajkumar and Raghavendra Rajkumar are producing the film under for Poornima Enterprises. The film is a remake of Samuthirakani's Tamil film Poraali (2011).
Bhajarangi is an 2013 Indian Kannada-language fantasy action film directed by A. Harsha, who co-wrote the script with Nanda Kishore and Shakthi. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar, Aindrita Ray, Madhu Guruswamy, Rukmini Vijayakumar and Saurav Lokesh. The music was composed by Arjun Janya, while Swamy. J. Gowda and Deepu. S. Kumar handled the cinematography and editing of the film.
Baava Baamaida is a 2001 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film starring Shiva Rajkumar and Rambha. The film is directed by Kishore Sarja and based on the Tamil language film Pandithurai (1992) directed by Manoj Kumar.
Bhagyada Balegara is a 2009 Kannada drama film directed by Om Sai Prakash and written by Ajay Kumar. The film features Shiva Rajkumar and Navya Nair whilst Adi Lokesh, Anu Prabhakar and Sudharani play the supporting roles.
Sri Srinivasa Kalyana, is 1974 Kannada-language Hindu mythological film directed by Vijay. The film which is based on lord Venkateswara, stars Rajkumar, B. Saroja Devi and Manjula. It also featured the first screen appearances of future actors and Rajkumar's sons, Shiva Rajkumar and Raghavendra Rajkumar. The movie was dubbed in Tamil as Ezhumalaiyan Dharisanam and in Telugu as Sri Tirupatikshetra Mahatyam (1977).
Kodanda Rama is a 2002 Indian Kannada language romantic comedy film directed, scripted and composed by V. Ravichandran. Besides Ravichandran, the film stars Shiva Rajkumar, Sakshi Shivanand, Asha Saini and Mohan Shankar. The film was a remake of Malayalam film Thenkasipattanam (2000) directed by Rafi Mecartin. However, the Kannada version did not match the success of its Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu remake versions.
Ramakrishna is a 2004 Indian Kannada language romantic comedy film directed by Om Sai Prakash and produced by K. Bala Mutthaiah. The film stars V. Ravichandran, Jaggesh, Laila and Kaveri in the leading roles.
Ninne Preethisuve is a 2002 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Om Prakash Rao and produced by Oscar Films. The film features Ramesh Aravind, Shiva Rajkumar and Raasi in lead roles.
Nanjundi is a 2003 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed and written by S. R. Brothers and produced by Ramu. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar and Debina Bonnerjee along with Umashri and Lokesh in other pivotal roles. The film's highlight was the exclusive shot of the famous Kambala race that happens along the coastal region of Karnataka.
Rowdy Aliya is a 2004 Kannada comedy - action film directed and written by Om Sai Prakash and produced by Neha. The film features Shiva Rajkumar and Priyanka Trivedi in the lead roles along with Jaimala and Chaya Singh in other pivotal roles.
Hatrick Hodi Maga is a 2009 Indian Kannada action crime film directed and written by P. N. Satya. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar and Nicolette Bird. The film has musical score composed by Jassie Gift.
Kanchana Ganga is a 2004 Kannada-language romantic drama film directed and written by Rajendra Singh Babu and produced by Vijayalakshmi Singh, Dushyant Singh and Jai Jagadish. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar and Sridevi Vijaykumar along with Jai Jagadish, Parvin Dabbas, Sumalatha and Arjun in other pivotal roles. The film was the last work of veteran cinematographer B. C. Gowrishankar who died before the release of the film.
Rakshasa (transl. Demon) is a 2005 Indian Kannada-language crime thriller film directed by Sadhu Kokila, written by Ranganath and produced by Ramu. The film features Shiva Rajkumar and Gajala in the lead roles along with Ruthika, Amrutha, Kishore and Rangayana Raghu in other pivotal roles.
Shivalinga is a 2016 Indian Kannada-language horror thriller film written and directed by P. Vasu. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar, Vedhika and Shakthi Vasudevan with Sadhu Kokila and Urvashi in supporting roles. Produced by K. A. Suresh, the film's music is composed by V. Harikrishna. The film's cinematography and editing was handled by PKH Das and Suresh Urs respectively. The film revolves around Rahim who died a mysterious death.
Bangara s/o Bangarada Manushya is a 2017 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by Yogi G. Raj and produced by Jayanna and Bhogendra under Jayanna Combines. It features Shiva Rajkumar and Vidya Pradeep, making her debut in Kannada films, in the lead roles. Whilst the soundtrack and score is by V. Harikrishna, the cinematography is by Jai Anand.
Kanaka is a 2018 Indian Kannada-language romantic action film directed by R. Chandru. It features Duniya Vijay, Hariprriya and Manvitha Harish in the lead roles along with P. Ravishankar, Rangayana Raghu and Sadhu Kokila in key supporting roles. The score and soundtrack for the film are by Naveen Sajju and the cinematography is by Satya Hegde.This movie is an unofficial remake of the Tamil hit Veyil
