Bangalore : Two more children’s films in the state will be entitled to a special grant of Rs 25 lakh each from this year itself, as against the existing  policy of awarding grants to only two children’s films every year, said Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda. Speaking at the State film awards presentation ceremony for [...]

Kichcha Sudeep has quite a few films ever since ‘Sparsha’ hitting 100 days. Now glowing and growing good in Kannada and Telugu cinema industry Kichcha Sudeep adds one more feather in his cap like how his best friend challenging star Darshan has added. Darshan starring ‘Sarathi’ was 100 days film this year and ‘Vishnuvardhana’ the [...]

Kolkata : Bengali actress Rupa Ganguly, known to rest of the world as ‘Draupadi’ of the hit television series ‘Mahabharat’, today surprised everybody including herself by bagging the National Film Award in the best playback singer category. “I am happy but I am more surprised. When I heard the news the first thing which came to [...]

Bangalore : The halting of all film activities on one day in Karnataka would result in an approximate loss of Rs.50 crores. The major chunk of loss if from closure of over 800 theatres in Karnataka that includes the multiplex, Malls, Inox etc says the film economic pundits. It was a peaceful protest from Kannada [...]

Mangalore: Mangaloreans to get another Tulu comedy movie titled ‘Aamet Asal, Eemet Kusal’ directed by Ranjan Raghu Shetty is ready for release in February. Shooting has been completed and is awaiting certification by the censor board, revealed director Ranjan Raaghu Shetty He was speaking at a press meet held at Press Club on Thursday, January [...]

Bangalore: Producer Srinivas had invited news writers to a set of a street in a studio on Friday last, when hero Yogish and heroine Radhika Pandit were on the sets. Pandit related here experiences to copycats. After Deepika Padukone, it is her a pure genuine Kannada artiste. Radhika is a proficient and promising performer, of [...]

Mangalore: She acts in Bhojpuri (akin to Hindi) dialect films by the dozen. Now, producer Rama Shetty has brought her into Tulu filmworld with a stellar role of Ambika, which has given her a lot of satisfaction. Shetty has made only excellent choices of actors, actresses, music, lyrics and songs she extols. Besides, there is [...]

Mangalore : The muhurat of a Tulu film ‘Bangarada Kural’ directed by Rama Shetty was held at Shri Annapoorneshwari Temple in Sunkadakatte at Bajpe on Dec 14 Wednesday. Paki Hegde, Shivadhwaj, Namratha Hegde, and others will be the star cast and will be shot at Sunkadakatte, Mumbai, Moodubidri, Hebri, and other places. The movie produced [...]

Maravanthe: The entire Karnataka West coast of 300 Kms is a natural delight to behold, but still there are some areas like Ullal, Tanner Bavi, Murdeshwar, Maravanthe and Karwar that beat other spots in Karavali region for sheer natural scenery having sea, beaches, rivers, hillocks and winding roads around. Near Kundapura and Trasi Town, Maravanthe [...]

Bangalore: She was a stage as a kid, with make-up for her roles. But she reached “cheluvina chittara” (design of beauty) in a Kannada feature film, with her appeal and elegance. Now she wants to quit all and pursue studies in a college. She is backed by her parents. Not because she is getting married, [...]