Girija, known by her screen name Shruti, is an Indian actress, television personality and politician. She is Winner of Biggboss 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.
Kavitha Lankesh is an Indian film director, screenwriter and a lyricist known for her work in Kannada cinema industry. She began as a documentary film-maker before directing her first feature film, Deveeri (1999), which went on to win international, national and state awards. She is considered to be one of the renowned film-makers of Kannada cinema. She has directed and produced more than fifty documentaries/informational films and more than forty corporate films. Some of the films Kavitha directed have won awards and accolades from critics.
Thendral (transl. Breeze) is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language soap opera that aired Monday through Friday on Sun TV. It was broadcast from 7 December 2009 to 17 January 2015 for 1,340 episodes.
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.
Kadhal Pagadai is a 1996 Indian Tamil soap opera aired on Sun TV. The show was directed by veteran Tamil film director K. Balachander. The show stars Rahman and Mohini making their appearances in a television series for first time with T. V. Varadarajan, Renuka, Venu Arvind, Kavithalaya Krishnan, Vatsala Rajagopal and Mohan V. Ram portraying supporting roles. That serial has both comedy and romance and was shot in a residential neighbourhood called Konar Colony.
Preethi Prema Pranaya is a 2003 Indian Kannada-language drama film written and directed by Kavitha Lankesh. The film features an ensemble cast of Anant Nag, Bharathi Vishnuvardhan, Sudharani, Prakash Raj, Bhavana, Anu Prabhakar and Sunil Raoh. It was produced by "Indo - Hollywood" films, consisting of five producers, namely Mano Murthy, Ram Prasad, Dr. Renuka and Somashekar. The music was composed by Mano Murthy.
Nandini Ramanna, better known by her stage name Bhavana , is an Indian actress who works predominantly in the Kannada film industry. A Bharatanatyam dancer, she has received three Karnataka State Film Awards and acted in Shanti, a film that entered the Guinness Book of Records. Bhavana Ramanna is the director of HomeTown Productions, a production house that conducts dance and music shows.
Raashii Khanna is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Telugu and Tamil films. She made her acting debut in a supporting role with the Hindi film Madras Cafe (2013) and subsequently had starring roles in the Telugu film Oohalu Gusagusalade (2014), Tamil film Imaikkaa Nodigal (2018) and Malayalam film Villain (2017).
Aatagara (transl. Player) is a 2015 Indian Kannada-language mystery thriller film directed by K. M. Chaitanya and produced by Dwarakish and Yogish Dwarakish under Dwarakish Chitra. The film, which is based on Agatha Christie's novel And Then There Were None, features an ensemble cast of Chiranjeevi Sarja, Meghana Raj, Parul Yadav, Anu Prabhakar, Achyuth Kumar, Prakash Belawadi, Balaji Manohar, Pavana Gowda, Sadhu Kokila and Aarohitha Gowda, while Ananth Nag, P. Ravi Shankar, Dwarakish, Rohit Padaki and RJ Nethra appear in key supporting roles. The music was composed by Anoop Seelin, while the cinematography and editing were handled by Satya Hegde and P. Haridoss.
Pournami is an Indian Telugu language soap opera directed by J N Raju. It premiered on Gemini TV on 12 November 2018 and ended on 27 March 2021. The serial stars Rashmi Prabhakar, Ek Nadh, Kiran kanth as main protagonists and Samyuktha, Anil Allam and Bhavana in pivotal roles.
Kalloori Kalangal is a 2010 Indian Tamil language romantic drama film directed by Remoo Shiva. The film stars newcomer Sukumar and Priyanka Chandra, with L. Raja, Yuvarani, Dashrath Bhatt, Vanitha Krishnachandran, Manobala, Pandi, Dindigul I. Leoni, and Bayilvan Ranganathan playing supporting roles. The film had musical score by Rajesh Ramalingam and was released on 3 September 2010.
Nimbehuli is a 2014 Kannada-language Indian comedy film written and directed by Hemanth Hegde and produced by veteran director Subhash Ghai. latters marked a maiden Kannada venture. After success of director's first venture Housefull collaborate with Subhash Ghai's production house Mukta Arts for new project. The makers of the 2015 Hindi movie Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon were sent legal notice for plagiarism. Initially Anupam Kher signed to the project for pivot role but later walked out of the movie.
Nammane Yuvarani was an Indian Kannada language television drama that premiered on Colors Kannada and digitally streams on Voot. The show premiered on 14 January 2019. It has been titled as the Best Serial in 2020
Ivalu Sujatha is an Indian Kannada language television drama that premiered on Colors Kannada on 26 August 2019. The show formally came to an end in June 2020. The show is an official remake of the Marathi television show Sukhachya Sarini He Man Baware.
Chikoo - Yeh Ishq Nachaye is an Indian Hindi-language soap opera that premiered on 6 September 2021 on StarPlus as Chikoo Ki Mummy Durr Kei. It is also digitally available on Disney+ Hotstar. Produced by 4 Lions Films and Invictus T Media, it initially starred Vaishnavi Prajapati, Paridhi Sharma, Himanshu Malhotra and Monika Khanna. It is a remake of Star Jalsha's Bengali series Maa....Tomay Chara Ghum Ashena.
Govinda Govinda is a 2021 Indian Kannada comedy thriller film directed by Thilak, making his debut. The film was jointly produced by S. Shailendra Babu, M. K. Kishore and Ravi R. Garani. It features Sumanth Shailendra in the lead role. The supporting cast includes Vijay Chendur, Pavan and Achyuth Kumar. The score and soundtrack for the film is by Hithan Hasan and the cinematography is by K. S. Chandrasekhar. The film is an official remake of 2019 Telugu film Brochevarevarura.
Tumpa Autowali is a Bengali daily soap which aired on Colors Bangla from 16 May 2022. It digitally streams on Voot. It produced by Anindya Saha under the banner of Crystal Dreams Production Company and stars Dona Bhowmik and Sayan Bose in leading roles. It is an official remake of Colors Kannada show Mithuna Raashi.
Saavi Ki Savaari is an Indian Hindi-language television drama series premiered on 22 August 2022 on Colors TV and streamed on Voot. The film was produced under Dashami Creations and stars Samridhii Shukla, Farman Haider and Fenil Umrigar. It is an adaptation of Colors Kannada series Mithuna Raashi.
Mizhirandilum is an Indian Malayalam-language television series that aired on Zee Keralam. The series was released on 2 January 2023 and directed by A M Nazeer starring Megha Mahesh as Lakshmi. It also stars Salmanul Faris as Sanjay and Vaishnavi Satheesh as Swathy in lead roles. This is the story of the love and hopes of a girl named Lakshmi of Peruvannapuram.
