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Encyclopedia > Kannada cinema

The Kannada Film Industry makes movies in the Kannada language. Kannada - aptly described as sirigannada (known to few as Kanarese) is one of the oldest Dravidian languages and is spoken in its various dialects by roughly 45 million people. ...


While not as large as Bollywood and Kollywood, Kannada films form an important component of the Cinema of India. Typical Bollywood movie poster Bollywood is the informal name given to the popular Mumbai-based film industry in India. ... Kollywood is a name often applied to Tamil Cinema, based in Chennai (formerly Madras) in the state of Tamil Nadu in south India. ... India is a major regional center for cinema. ...


The most popular actor in Kannada films has been Dr. Rajkumar or "Dr. Raj", as he is known to his fans. He has acted in over 200 movies and is a recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. Dr. Rajkumar (born April 24, 1929 in Gajanur, Karnataka, India), Dr. Raj is the most famous actor in the history of the Kannada film industry. ... The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is an annual award given by the Indian government for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema. ...


Other actors, actresses, directors and producers in Kannada films include doyens like B.R. Pantulu, G.V. Iyer, Gubbi Veeranna, Balakrishna, and Puttanna Kanagal Sunil kumar desai and over the last few decades Vishnuvardhan, Ambarish, Aarathi, Bharathi, Manjula, Ravichandran, Anant Nag, Girish Karnad, Girish Kasaravalli, M.P. Shankar, Vajramuni, Shivrajkumar, Upendra, and Narasimharaju. Puttana Kanagal is perhaps the most famous kannada film director. ... Sunil Kumar Desai is one of the successful Kannada film directors. ... Ananth Nag is an actor and politician from Karnataka, India. ... Girish Karnad (born: May 19, 1938), is a contemporary Indian playwright in the Kannada language, in addition to being a movie actor and director. ... Eminent film-maker Girish Kasaravalli started his career with Ghatashraddha in 1977. ... Upendra is a noted film director, actor and script writer. ...


Music directors who have made their mark in Kannada films include M. Ranga Rao, G. K. Venkatesh, the duo Rajan & Nagendra, Sathyam, C. Ashwath, Hamsalekha, and T.G. Lingappa. Lyrics of Kannada film music have been penned by Chi. Udayashankar, R.N. Jayagopal, Hamsalekha, and Doddarange Gowda among others. Playback singers in Kannada films have mostly been from outside the state like Dr. P.B. Sreenivos, SP Balasubramanyam, S. Janaki and P. Susheela. Recently, local artists like B.R. Chaya, Rajesh and Manjula Gururaj have also made their mark while Udit Narayan, Chitra and Shankar Mahadevan have also started performing for Kannada films. Dr. P.B. Sreenivos (Prathivadha Bhayankara Sreenivos and popularly PBS) is a multi-faceted playback singer from South India. ... SP Balasubramanyam (born Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubramanyam, commonly known as SPB) is a prolific Indian singer from Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. ... Rajesh Common Indian name, which means The King of Gods in Sanskrit. ... Udit Narayan is a well established playback singer in the Hindi Bollywood industry. ...


See also

A A A to Z A. K. 47 Aaaru Mooru Vambathu. ... This is a list of movie-related topics. ...

External Links

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Kannada cinema - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (242 words)
While not as popular or well known as Bollywood and Kollywood, Kannada films make a significant part of the South Indian films and also a component of the Cinema of India.
Other actors/actresses/directors/producers in Kannada films include doyens like B.R. Pantulu, G.V. Iyer, Gubbi Veeranna, Balakrishna, and Puttanna Kanagal and over the last few decades Vishnuvardhan, Ambarish, Aarathi, Bharathi, Manjula, Ravichandran, Anant Nag, Girish Karnad, M.P. Shankar, Vajramuni, Shivrajkumar, Upendra, and Narasimharaju.
Playback singers in Kannada films have mostly been from outside the state like Dr.
A cinema imbroglio (2335 words)
Kannada film producers coerce the Karnataka government to declare a seven-week moratorium on the release of non-Kannada films in the State ostensibly to save the ailing Kannada film industry.
We are waiting for the seven-week period to end to show that Kannada cinema will not benefit by this move." With the recommendations of the committee having no legal sanctity, the government cannot issue an order or try to enforce the recommendations.
Kannada films also enjoy a 100 per cent entertainment tax exemption compared with the 40 per cent (down from 70 per cent) that other language films pay.
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