Karnataka is a state in South India. The state is in the south western region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as the State of Mysore, it was renamed Karnataka in 1973. The state corresponds to the Carnatic region. Its capital and largest city is Bangalore.
Singanalluru Puttaswamaiah Muthuraj, better known by his stage name Dr. Rajkumar, was an Indian actor and singer who worked in Kannada cinema. Widely acclaimed as one of the greatest actors in the history of Indian cinema and a versatile actor, he is considered a cultural icon and holds a matinée idol status in the Kannada diaspora, among whom he is popularly adulated as Nata Saarvabhouma, Bangarada Manushya, Vara Nata, Gaana Gandharva, Rasikara Raja, Kannada Kanteerava and Rajanna / Annavru. He was honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 1983 and also received several national and state awards. He is the only lead actor to win National Award for singing. His films have been remade more than 50 times in various languages—33 movies have been remade 55 times in 7 languages. On the Centenary of Indian cinema in April 2013, Forbes included Rajkumar's performance in the film Bangaarada Manushya on its list of 25 Greatest Acting Performances of Indian Cinema. Upon his death, The New York Times had described him as one of India's most popular movie stars.
Sampath Kumar, known by his stage name Vishnuvardhan, was an Indian film actor predominantly in Kannada cinema. He appeared in more than 220 films all together in Kannada, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu. He was called The Phoenix of Indian Cinema. He made his debut in the 1972 film, Vamsha Vriksha, in a supporting role. The same year he played the lead role in Puttanna Kanagal's Naagarahaavu, and was recognized as 'The Angry Young Man of Kannada Cinema'. He has played a variety of roles in different genres.The last film of vishnuvardan is Aptarakshaka.
Prakash Raj is an Indian actor, film director, producer, television presenter, and politician. Known for his works in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi and Malayalam-language films, he is recipient of several accolades, including five National Film Awards, eight Nandi Awards, eight Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, five Filmfare Awards South, four SIIMA Awards, three CineMAA Awards, and three Vijay Awards.
The Haridasa devotional movement (sampradaya) originated in Karnataka, India, after Madhvacharya, and spread to eastern states such as Bengal and Assam of medieval India. Over a span of nearly six centuries, several saints and mystics helped shape the culture, philosophy and art of South India in general and Karnataka in particular by exerting considerable spiritual influence over the masses and kingdoms that ruled South India.
Zee Kannada is an Indian Kannada pay television GEC that was launched in the year 2006 and owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. Zee Entertainment Enterprises launched Zee Kannada's sister channel Zee Picchar on 1 March 2020.
Girija, known by her screen name Shruti, is an Indian actress, television personality and politician. As an actress, she is known for her work in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam films. She is currently serving as chief secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party's women's wing in its Karnataka cadre.
Pooja Gandhi is an Indian film actress, who mainly works in Kannada, Tamil and Telugu language films. Gandhi after starring in the commercially successful 2006 film Mungaru Male, became one of the most popular and highest paid actresses in Kannada cinema and also the recipient of several awards, including an honarary Doctorate. Gandhi is popularly referred as Male Hudugi in the media and Kannada film industry. Gandhi has acted in over 50 films in a decade. The Banglore Times placed her in the list of "25 Most Desirable Women of 2012".
Udaya TV is a regional Kannada language Indian cable television station. It is also the first Kannada general entertainment channel in India. The channel is part of the Chennai-based Sun Network headquartered at Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Udaya TV is telecast in several nations, including India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Canada and the United States. Udaya TV completed its 25th anniversary in the television industry on 1 June 2019.
Narayana Swamy, known by his stage name Srinath, is an actor and a film producer who works predominantly in Kannada cinema. He holds the position of vice-president of Kannada language television channel Udaya TV. He is popular for presenting the Game Show, Adarsha Dampatigalu. Srinath has earned the nickname Pranaya Raja meaning 'King of Romance' because of his stupendous success in romantic movies during the 70s. In 2003, he was conferred the ‛Kalaratna’ Award by the Government of Karnataka.
DD Chandana is a Kannada TV channel owned and operated by Prasar Bharati under Doordarshan, supported by Doordarshan studios in Bengaluru and Kalburgi. Launched in 1994 DD Chandana has entertainment serials, infotainment programmes, news and current affairs, social programmes and film programmes as its major content. In terrestrial mode, DD Chandana is available to 81.7% of the population of Karnataka.
Community Radio Sarang is managed by the Mangalore Jesuit Educational Society (MJES) and is run by St. Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangalore, a coastal town in the southern part of Karnataka, India. It was established in September 2009 by Dr Richard Rego SJ who is known as the founder of this campus based community radio. Though SARANG 107.8 FM is a campus radio, it is more of a community-participating radio than educational institution radio. Quantitatively, approximately 95% of the content is produced by and with the local community or by health and legal workers for communities.
| logo Sri Venkateswara Bhakthi Channel (SVBC 4 Hindi:श्री वेंकटेश्वरा भक्ति चैनल) is the pioneer devotional (bhakthi) channel of TTD. It is the first 24-hour satellite Telugu devotional channel dedicated to broadcasting Hindu devotional programs and live telecasts of poojas performed in the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams from Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh, India.
Colors Kannada, is an Indian general entertainment channel, owned by Viacom18 that primarily broadcasts Kannada language entertainment shows. This channel is currently available in India and the United States. On the success of this channel, another channel named Colors Super, which is also a General entertainment channel, was launched on 24 July 2016. In December 2020, Colors Kannada celebrated its 20th anniversary.
Sriimurali, also known by names Murali, is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Kannada cinema. After making his debut in 2003 in Chandra Chakori, he appeared in Kanti as the eponymous lead, a performance that won him the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor. His performance in the 2014 Kannada film Ugramm received unanimous praise and emerged as a major success.
Star Suvarna is an Indian general entertainment pay television channel broadcasting in Kannada. It is owned by Asianet Star Communications, subsidiary of Star India. Wholly owned by The Walt Disney Company India. The channel telecasts Kannada language programmes such as drama, reality shows and Kannada films.
Aniruddha Jatkar is an actor, singer, writer and director in the Indian theatre and film industry. Also a social entrepreneur who works to bring positive changes in the society, Aniruddha is the face and brain of many impactful and awareness generating social activities and social media campaigns. Born on 16 February 1974, he is the son-in-law of the legendary Kannada film actors Dr. Vishnuvardhana and Padma Shri awardee Dr. Bharathi Vishnuvardhan. Renowned primarily for his work in Kannada films, Aniruddha’s career pans across Kannada, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu and Tamil films.
Zee Picchar is an Indian Kannada general entertainment pay television channel offers Kannada movies. It was launched on 1 March 2020 and it is the sister channel of Zee Kannada. The channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. It broadcast 24x7 Blockbuster Sandalwood Premiere films.
