Girish Kasaravalli is an Indian film director, in the Kannada cinema, and one of the pioneers of the Parallel Cinema. Known internationally for his works, Kasaravalli has garnered fourteen National Film Awards, including four Best Feature Films; Ghatashraddha (1977), Tabarana Kathe (1986), Thaayi Saheba (1997) and Dweepa (2002). In 2011, he was awarded with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award by Government of India.
Naayi Neralu is a 2006 Indian Kannada language film directed by Girish Kasaravalli, based on a novel of the same name by writer S. L. Bhyrappa and has Pavitra Lokesh in the lead role.
Chandrashekhara Basavanneppa Kambara is a prominent Indian poet, playwright, folklorist, film director in Kannada language and the founder-vice-chancellor of Kannada University in Hampi also president of the Sahitya Akademi, country's premier literary institution, after Vinayak Krishna Gokak (1983) and U.R. Ananthamurthy (1993). He is known for effective adaptation of the North Karnataka dialect of the Kannada language in his plays, and poems, in a similar style as in the works of D.R. Bendre.
Aavarana is a 2007 Kannada novel by novelist S. L. Bhyrappa. Aavarana means enveloping or covering something. This novel deals with the historical character Timurid Emperor Aurangazeb. Aavarana was sold out even before its release in February 2007. The novel went on to create a record in the Indian literary world by witnessing 10 reprints within five months of its release.
Mathadana is a 2001 Indian Kannada language political drama film directed by T. N. Seetharam, based on S. L. Bhyrappa's novel of the same name, and starring Anant Nag, Tara, Devaraj, Avinash and Hemanth Vasisht in pivotal roles.
Santeshivara Lingannaiah Bhyrappa is an Indian novelist, philosopher and screenwriter who writes in Kannada. His work is popular in the state of Karnataka and he is widely regarded as one of modern India's popular novelists. His novels are unique in terms of theme, structure, and characterization. He has been among the top-selling authors in the Kannada language and his books have been translated into Hindi and Marathi which have also been bestsellers.
Matadana(meaning: voting) is a 1965 novel written by the famous Kannada writer, philosopher, thinker S L Bhyrappa. An award winning Kannada movie Mathadana based on this novel, which was directed by T N Seetharam secured 'Best Regional Film' award at 47th National Film Awards. Matadana reveals the caste based politics and other dynamics that grip the democratic institution of ballot box in India.
The Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress is a state film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards. The award honours Kannada language film actresses. Since its inception, the award was won by Aarathi, Jayanthi and Tara the most times with four wins respectively.
Mandra is a novel by Kannada writer S L Bhyrappa for which he was awarded the Saraswati Samman for the year 2010. 'Mandra' is one of the most acclaimed epic novels of Bhyrappa. The novel was published by Sahitya Bhandara, Balepet, Bangalore, in 2002. The book has story surrounded by musicians and dancers. The information on how this book was written is present in ′Sandarbha: Samvaada′(meaning: Context: conversation).
Karanam Pavan Prasad is an Indian author, novelist and playwright in Kannada language. He gained notability with his first novel Karma (ಕರ್ಮ). His second novel was Nunni.
Dharmashree is a Kannada language novel written by S L Bhyrappa. This novel is about a man living who is a true believer of Sanathana Dharma. He converts to Christianity to marry a girl for his true love. The novel explores his inner search on true love versus true religion. He faces various advantages and disadvantages when converted to other religion. Meanwhile, she understand him very well more than himself he could and helps him to solve the internal conflicts. The main theme of the book is exploration of the problems in the society with respect to religions.
Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane(meaning: You've become orphan, son) is a novel written by novelist S.L. Bhyrappa. This book is about a conflict of a culture with modern views of an educated person in a village of India. The author introduced the characters and developed them throughout the book, representing different views and fighting for moral truth and scientific truths. This book is suitable for people who want to know about village life and background of the cow as a God in India.
Pavitra Lokesh is an Indian film and television actress. She appears primarily in Kannada and Telugu films playing supporting roles. The daughter of stage and film actor Mysore Lokesh, she made her film debut at the age of 16 and has since appeared in over 150 Kannada films. At 5 feet 10 inches she was the tallest actress at that time, but managing to do several noteworthy roles even acting along side shorter leading men. For her performance in the Kannada film Naayi Neralu (2006), she was awarded the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress. Her husband Naresh is also an actor.
Anveshana(meaning: Exploration) is a novel written by S. L. Bhyrappa, which was first published on 1976. As of May 2018, it had 13 reprints and has been translated into Hindi and Marathi languages.
Grahana(meaning: Eclipse) is a novel written by S.L. Bhyrappa, which was first published in 1972. As of May 2018, it had 11 reprints.
Sakshi(meaning: The witness) is a novel written by S.L. Bhyrappa, which was first published in 1986. As of May 2018, it had 9 reprints and has been translated into Hindi and English languages. The book has been translated into English by Niyogi Books.
Bhitti is the autobiography of kannada novelist S.L. Bhyrappa. First published in 1996, the book had 11 reprints as of May, 2018 and has been translated to Hindi, Marathi and English languages.
Aruna Balaraj is an Indian actress in the Kannada film industry. Some of the notable films of Aruna Balraj as an actress include Naayi Neralu (2006), Ambari (2009), Raja Huli (2013) and Gubbi Mele Bramhastra (2019).
Ananya Kasaravalli is an Indian actress and director in the Kannada film industry, and a theatre artist in Karnataka, India. Born into a family of filmmakers, she had a successful acting career in films, television and theater before taking up filmmaking at LV Prasad Film and TV Academy, Chennai.
