Kannada cinema, also known as Chandanavana, Sandalwood is the Indian film industry based in the state of Karnataka where motion pictures are produced in the Kannada language. The Kannada film Industry is sometimes metonymously referred to as Sandalwood. As of 2017, the Kannada film industry based in the city of Bengaluru produces more than 190 films each year. Kannada films are released in more than 1250 single screen and multiplex theaters in Karnataka and most of them are also released across the country and in the United States, United Kingdom, Europe, UAE, Malayasia, Japan, China, Kenya, South Africa, Nederland, Holland, Mexico, Pakistan, England, Russia, Germany, Brazil, Bangladesh, Nepal, Srilanka, Burma, Singapore, Australia and other countries.
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 Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award by Government of India.
Ganesha is a Hindu deity of intellect and wisdom.
Manasa Sarovara is a 1982 Indian Kannada language film directed by Puttanna Kanagal starring Srinath, Padmavasanthi and Ramakrishna. Padmavasanthi won Karnataka State Award for Best Actress for her role as an insane woman in the film. The core plot of the movie was reported to be influenced by the 1913 play Pygmalion.
The 45th National Film Awards, presented by Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of Indian Cinema released in the year 1997. The awards were announced in May 1998 and presented in July by then President of India, K. R. Narayanan.
Harish Raj is an Indian film and television actor and director based in Kannada Film Industry. He made his acting debut in the television serial Hosa Chiguru Hale Beru in 1996 and his debut in feature films was with Doni Saagali in 1998. After featuring in a string of films and serials, Raj moved into film direction with Kalaakaar (2009).He also as acted in several Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam television serials and also in Hindi films.He also performed in television commercials.
Manoj is a name of Indian origin. Notable people called Manoj include:
Bullet Prakash is an Indian actor who works in Kannada cinema. Known for portraying comic roles, Prakash has appeared in over 325 films. He earned the nickname "Bullet", because he rides the motorbike, Royal Enfield Bullet. In 2015, Prakash joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Rani Saheba also called Bazarbattu is a 1930 Indian silent film. It is cited as the first children's film made in India. The film was co-directed by V. Shantaram and Keshavrao Dhaiber. The cinematographers were S. Fattelal and Vishnupant Govind Damle and the cast included Keshavrao Dhaiber, Baburao Pendharkar, V. Shantaram and Anant Apte.
Isaac Thomas Kottukapally is an Indian film score composer, music director and script writer working mainly in Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films. He has scored music for several English documentaries and commercials.
Samrat or Samrāṭ may refer to the following people:
Saheba is a 2017 Indian Kannada language romantic-action film written and directed by Bharath. It features Manoranjan Ravichandran, son of actor-director V. Ravichandran, making his debut, along with Shanvi Srivastava in the lead roles. Bullet Prakash, Kuri Prathap and Lakshmi play the supporting roles. The score and soundtrack for the film is by V. Harikrishna and the cinematography is by G. S. V. Seetharam.
Brihaspathi is a 2018 Indian Kannada comedy-drama film directed by Nanda Kishore and produced by Rockline Venkatesh under his home banner. The film features Manoranjan Ravichandran, Mishti Chakraborthy in the lead roles, while Saikumar, Sithara, Sadhu Kokila, Avinash and Taarak Ponannappa play supporting roles.
Manoranjan Ravichandran is an Indian film actor who appears in Kannada films.
Pramila Joshai is an Indian film actress in the Kannada film industry. Some of the films of Pramila Joshai as an actor include Saheba (2017), Thayi (2008), Apthamitra (2004). She was credited as Parimalam in her debut Tamil film Vaidehi Kathirunthal (1984) which became a blockbuster hit and has attained cult status over the years.
