Shubraveshti Ramaswamiah Seetharama Sharma, known popularly as S. R. Puttanna Kanagal, was an Indian filmmaker known for his work in Kannada cinema. He is often considered one of Kannada cinema's most influential filmmakers.
Sampath Kumar, known by his stage name Vishnuvardhan, was an Indian actor predominantly in Kannada cinema. He is regarded as one of the popular cultural icon of Karnataka. Vishnuvardhan is often referred to as Sahasa Simha and The Angry Young Man of 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 National Award winning film, Vamsha Vriksha, in a supporting role. The same year he played the lead role in Puttanna Kanagal's Naagarahaavu which was his breakthrough and he had won Filmfare Special Jury Award. He won Karnataka State Film Awards & Filmfare Awards South for best performance.
Haseena Maan Jaayegi is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by David Dhawan. It stars Govinda, Sanjay Dutt, Karisma Kapoor and Pooja Batra, with Anupam Kher, Kader Khan, Aruna Irani, and Paresh Rawal in supporting. The film is thematically inspired by the 1966 film Pyar Kiye Jaa and went on to become the fifth-highest-grossing Hindi film of 1999. It is often regarded as being amongst Govinda's greatest performances and he won many awards for his role as Monu. Pyar Kiye Ja itself is a remake of the 1964 Tamil classic film Kadhalikka Neramillai which had been remade as the Telugu film Preminchi Choodu (1965), the Hindi film Pyar Kiye Jaa (1966), and the Kannada film Preethi Madu Thamashe Nodu (1979).
Paduvaaralli Pandavaru is a 1978 Indian Kannada language film directed by Puttanna Kanagal. It stars Ambarish, Ramakrishna and Jai Jagadish as the protagonists and Aarathi makes an extended special appearance in the role of a journalist. The movie was an adaptation of the epic Mahabharata, fit into a rural scenario and referencing some of the clashes between the Pandavas and the Kauravas.
Tiger Prabhakar, also known as Kannada Prabhakar, was an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Kannada and Telugu cinema, with a few Malayalam, Tamil and Bollywood films.
Ganeshana Maduve is a 1990 Kannada romantic comedy-drama film directed by Phani Ramachandra. It stars Anant Nag, Vinaya Prasad, Mukhyamantri Chandru, Ramesh Bhat among others. It was a big box-office hit in its time and is considered to be one of the great Kannada comedy films. The film is based on Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy's comedy novel Vinayaka Rao Pelli.
Bhagyavantha is a 1981 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed and written by B. S. Ranga. The film featured Master Lohit, Aarathi and Jai Jagadish in pivotal roles. Veteran actor Rajkumar and Thoogudeepa Srinivas made brief appearances in the film.
Bandhana is a 1984 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Rajendra Singh Babu from a screenplay by H. V. Subba Rao and Rajendra Singh Babu, based on a novel of the same name by Usha Navaratnanram. The film revolves around the relationship between a psychiatrist, Harish and his protégé Nandini. The film stars Vishuvardhan as Dr. Harish and Suhasini as his protégé Nandini, along with Jai Jagadish, Roopadevi and G. K. Govinda Rao in supporting roles.
Jai Jagadish is an Indian actor, director and producer in the Kannada film industry. Starting his career as an actor in Phalitamsha (1976), he went on to feature in over 300 films as an actor. In 1998, he turned producer for the film Bhoomi Thayiya Chochchala Maga. His debut directorial film was Madana. Some of the notable films of Jai Jagadish as an actor include Gaali Maathu (1981), Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu (1983), Bandhana (1984), Madhuve Madu Tamashe Nodu (1986) and Garjane (1981), among others. His film Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu won the Filmfare Award for Best film. He is the President of Wakayama Karate-Do India.
Ee Bandhana is a 2007 Indian Kannada-language drama film written, directed and co-produced by Vijayalakshmi Singh. This marks her debut directorial project. It stars Vishnuvardhan and Jayapradha. While Darshan, Ananth Nag, Tara, Sharmiela Mandre, Tarun Chandra and Jennifer Kotwal form the rest of the ensemble cast. The movie was produced by Jai Jagadish for Dakshath Combines.
Dowry Kalyanam is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language black comedy film, directed by Visu and produced by S. Suseela. The film stars Visu, Vijayakanth, Srividya, S. Ve. Shekher and Viji. It is based on Visu's play Dowry Kalyana Vaibhogame. The film was released on 31 May 1983.
Baddi Bangaramma is a 1984 Indian Kannada language film directed by Kommineni. It is the remake of Telugu movie Konte Koddulu, directed by Kommineni. It stars Srinath, Jai Jagadish, Bhavya, Mahalakshmi, Ramakrishna and Uma Shivakumar, who played the titular role of Baddi Bangaramma, in pivotal roles. Uma Shivakumar's performance as a moneylender in the film received appreciation and was henceforth referred to as Baddi Bangaramma by the audience.
Simha Jodi is a 1980 Indian Kannada film, directed by Joe Simon and produced by A. R. Raju. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Manjula, Halam and Roopadevi in lead roles. The film had musical score by Chellapilla Satyam. Actress Roopadevi made her Kannada debut in this movie in which she played Vishnuvardhan's sister.
Preethisi Nodu is a 1981 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Geethapriya and produced by M. K. Balaji Singh, N. Summary and Indira Srinath. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Aarathi and Srinivasa Murthy. The film has musical score by Vijaya Bhaskar.
Kalluveene Nudiyithu is a 1983 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Thipatur Raghu and produced by Smt Kalpana Pandu. The film stars Vishnuvardhan in a double role. The film has musical score by M. Ranga Rao.
Simha Gharjane is a 1983 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar and produced by A. R. Raju. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Vijayashanti, Kalyan Kumar and Sharada. The film has musical score by Chellapilla Satyam.
Maha Purusha is a 1985 Indian Kannada-language film, produced and directed by Joe Simon, H. G. Raju, K. S. Nataraju and D. J. Nayak. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Gayatri, Jai Jagadish and Chandrashekar. The film has musical score by Chellapilla Satyam.
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.
Preethi Madu Thamashe Nodu is a 1979 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film, directed by C. V. Rajendran and produced by Dwarakish. The film stars Srinath, Shankar Nag, Dwarakish and Manjula and Padmapriya. The film has musical score by Rajan–Nagendra. It is a remake of the 1964 Tamil film Kadhalikka Neramillai.
Mangala Gowri Maduve was an Indian Kannada language television drama series. It aired on Colors Kannada and is directed by K.S. Ramji. It is the sequel of Putta Gowri Maduve, premiered on 12 March 2012. This is the longest-running Kannada television series and one of the longest-running Indian TV serials. The series finale is set to air on 9 October 2022 after eleven years on air.
