Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood or Chandanavana, is an Indian film industry of Kannada-language motion pictures. It is based in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. The 1934 film Sati Sulochana directed by Y. V. Rao was the first talkie film in the Kannada language. It was also the first film starring Subbaiah Naidu and Tripuramba, and was the first motion picture screened in the erstwhile Mysore Kingdom. The film was produced by Chamanlal Doongaji, who in 1932 founded South India Movietone in Bangalore.
Sakshatkara is a 1971 Kannada drama film directed by Puttanna Kanagal and starring Dr. Rajkumar, Jamuna, Prithviraj Kapoor and R. Nagendra Rao in the lead roles. This was third and final collaboration of Puttanna Kanagal and Rajkumar. The movie was a flop at the box office resulting in Puttanna Kanagal not directing Rajkumar in any other movie. Sundar Krishna Urs was the associate director of the movie.
Arun Vijay, formerly known as Arun Kumar, is an Indian actor who works primarily in Tamil cinema. He also starred in a few films in Telugu, Kannada and Hindi. He has been in the film industry since 1995. He is noted for his villanous roles in Yennai Arindhaal, Bruce Lee: The Fighter and Chakravyuha, in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada film industries respectively.
B R Vijay Kumar, known professionally as Duniya Vijay or Duniya Viji, is an Indian actor who appears in Kannada films. He started off as a junior film artist in the industry playing small roles, before he got his big break in Duniya (2007). He is noted for his performances in films such as Chanda (2007), Junglee (2009), Johny Mera Naam Preethi Mera Kaam (2011) and Jayammana Maga (2013).
Police Story 3 is an Indian Kannada language action film starring actor Sudeep in the lead, directed by 6 directors Thriller Manju, Sadhu Kokila, Vasu, J. G. Krishna, Anand P. Raju and Shankar. The music was composed by noted music composer Sagar S. The film was supposed to make its way to the Guinness World Record and the Limca Book of Records by shooting a normal two-and-a-half-hour movie in just 12 hours with the first copy of the film ready in 10 days after the shooting - but it did not materialize. It is produced under the banner of Aditya Creations. Shivananda Madashetty is the producer of this film. However, the team confirmed that the movie is not a sequel of the previous films Police Story Part 1 and 2.
Neha Rajpal is a producer, singer and anchor in the Indian music industry, Hindi films, and especially the Marathi regional music industry. She has also performed in various other Indian languages including Bengali, Kannada, Telugu, Sindhi, Gujarati and Chhattisgarhi. Neha spells her name as 'Nehha'. Neha has produced her maiden Marathi film PhotoCopy under the banner "Neha Rajpal Productions" in association with Viacom18. The film written by national award winner Vijay Maurya and Yogesh Vinayak Joshi released in 2016. It's music was highly appreciated & it went on to win the best music album of the year against blockbuster like Sairat.
Mast Maja Maadi is a 2008 Kannada comedy-romance film directed by R. Ananth Raju featuring Sudeep, Vijay Raghavendra, Diganth, Naga Kiran, Komal and Jennifer Kotwal in the lead roles. The film features background score and soundtrack composed by P. B. Balaji and lyrics by K. Ram Narayan. It is a remake of the 2007 Hindi comedy film Dhamaal, with the opening sequences copied from the 2006 comedy Golmaal: Fun Unlimited. This film stars the highest number of guest roles in recent times. Sudeep's role is also supposed to be a guest appearance in the film. Upendra turns item boy for this film; he dances with 12 heroines for an end credits song in the style of Shah Rukh Khan's Om Shanti Om.
Dasavala is a 2013 Kannada drama film starring Prem and Iswarya Menon. The film is directed by M. S. Ramesh, and also stars Hema Choudhary, Rangayana Raghu and Avinash. Dasavala was released on 11 October 2013. Anitha Bhat featured in an item song in Dasavala. The storyline of the movie was similar to two more Kannada movies - Director's Special and Karodpathi. It was also reported that the concept of all these films could be traced back to the 1996 Spanish film Familia in which a lonely rich man hires actors to act as his family members on his birthday.
Bhajarangi is a 2013 Indian Kannada-language fantasy action film starring Shiva Rajkumar and Aindrita Ray. Directed by choreographer-turned-director Harsha, the film was released on 12 December 2013 and received positive response from critics. Bhajarangi was the highest-grossing Kannada film of 2013. The film was declared a blockbuster at the box office.
Khushi is a 2003 Indian Kannada romance film starring Vijay Raghavendra, Tarun Chandra, Harish Prabhath and Sindhu Menon in the lead roles along with Ananth Nag and Avinash in other prominent roles. The film is directed by the debutant film maker Prakash. The score and soundtrack was by Gurukiran whose compositions were appreciated by critics and masses. The film eventually went on to become one of the huge musical hits of the year 2003.
Vijay Kumar Basavarajaiah, known by his stage name Sanchari Vijay, was an Indian actor known for his work in Kannada cinema. He began his career as a stage actor. He trained on stage from Sanchari Theatre, a culture centre with its own drama troupe, based in Bangalore.
Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu is a 2016 Indian Kannada drama film written and directed by Hemanth Rao, making his debut, and produced by Pushkara Mallikarjun under Pushkar Films. The film stars Anant Nag and Rakshit Shetty in the lead roles with Achyuth Kumar, Sruthi Hariharan, Vasishta N. Simha and Ravikiran portraying supporting roles. The movie was a commercial success at the box office.
Sipaayi is a 2016 Indian Kannada-language action film directed by Rajath Mayee, in his directorial debut. The film stars newbie Siddharth Mahesh, who also produced the film, opposite Sruthi Hariharan, while Sanchari Vijay, Achyuth Kumar, Gaurish Akki, Krishna Hebbale and Bharath Singh appear in supporting roles.
Raajakumara is a 2017 Indian Kannada language action drama film written and directed by Santhosh Ananddram and produced by Vijay Kiragandur under the Hombale Films banner. It stars Puneeth Rajkumar and Priya Anand in lead roles. Apart from them, the film features an ensemble cast of Ananth Nag, Sarath Kumar, Prakash Raj, Chikkanna, Sadhu Kokila, Achyuth Kumar, Avinash in important roles. V. Harikrishna composed the film's score and soundtrack. The film was released on 24 March 2017 and received positive reviews from critics and audience where the film went to become sixth highest-grossing Kannada Film at the time of its release until K.G.F: Chapter 1 surpassed it. This film was dubbed into Hindi as Daring Raajakumara.
Kathir is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil language films. He made his breakthrough by playing the lead role in Madha Yaanai Koottam (2013) and gained critical acclaim for his performance in Kirumi (2015), Vikram Vedha (2017), Pariyerum Perumal (2018) and Sigai (2019). In 2022, he starred in the Prime Video thriller series Suzhal: The Vortex.
Anshuman Vichare is a Mumbai-based actor, director, producer, and television personality.
D Satya Prakash is a national award-winning (Kannada) filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer. His works often focus on social issues and human relationships. His debut film is Rama Rama Re..., which is followed by Ondalla Eradalla. His latest venture is 'Man of the Match'. Before making commercial films, Prakash directed the short film Jayanagara 4th block.
Ganesha Matthe Banda is a 2008 Kannada film directed by Phani Ramachandra.. JM Prahlad wrote the story, which uses Phani Ramachandra's favorite screen-title Ganesha. Movie was an attempt to reinvigorate the popular Ganesha series.
Aduva Gombe is a 2019 Indian Kannada-language drama film written and directed by S. K. Bhagavan of the famed duo Dorai–Bhagavan, who returns to film direction after 22 years. Produced under the banner Kasthuri Nivasa Creations, the film is jointly funded by Shivappa A and Venugopal K. The film stars Sanchari Vijay and Rishita Malnad. The supporting cast includes Ananth Nag and Sudha Belawadi among others. The film's score and soundtrack is composed by Hemanth Kumar and cinematography is by Ganesh.
Prayag Mukundan is an Indian cinematographer who works in Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi cinema. He is an alumnus of I-MET VFX & Animation Film School & Neo Film School, Kochi. He was mentored by known vfx director Biju Dhanapalan and cinematographers like C. K. Muraleedharan ISC, Jain Joseph, Sujith Vaassudev and Sudheer Palsane. Prayag have done cinematography for documentaries, short films and research projects for IIT Bombay His debut feature as Director of photography is called Emergency Exit that titled as Thurthu Nirgamana in Kannada language.
