Kannada Movie News

Slum Bala: Audio released The audio of Slum Bala was released recently in Bangalore. After the super hit Chanda, Vijay and Shubha Poonja come together for the second time in Slum Bala. This is the first film directed by journalist Sumana Kittur. Angi Sridhara has penned a splendid script based on a character of his book ‘Dadagiriya Dingalu'. Music director Arjun has scored five mindblowing and melodious tunes. The lyrics are written by director Sumana Kittur herself. Slum Bala is one of the most eagerly-awaited movies of the season. Actor Vijay is looking forward for another hit with his superb pair Shubha Poonja. Vijay's first film, Avva directed by Kavitha Lankesh and produced by Pyramid Saimira, became a big hit. Shubha Poonja was seen recently in Moggina Manasu which dealt with the issues of teenage girls and her performance was much appreciated by the critics.Check out Photo Galleries of Kannada Movies and Artists.

Gulabi Talkies in Abu Dhabi Film Fest Gulabi Talkies, directed by noted director Girish Kasaravalli, which recently won the award for Best Film at the Ocean's Film Festival, has been selected to participate in the Middle East International Film Festival (MEIFF). This is the only Indian feature film to participate in this festival this year, which will be conducted from October10 to 19. The event organizer, Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH), announced that Gulabi Talkies will be competing with films from 14 other nations for the prestigious Black Pearl award which carries prize money of $200,000. Another short film from India Sukriti's Sundays directed by Vasanthnath will also participate in the event. Gulabi Talkies, which is about a midwife named Gulabi, has won much appreciation among critics. Gulabi, who is passionate about films, finds solace in watching movies after her husband deserts her. At first she goes to the cinema hall to watch films and later brings home a TV. Slowly, her neighbours and husband join her and start watching films with her. Check out Photo Galleries of Kannada Movies and Artists.

Haage Summane: Audio release The audio release function of Haage Summane was held at Bangalore on 11th October. The film is directed by Preetham Gubbi and music is scored by Mano Murthy. Zee Motion Pictures will release the film which has Kiran, Pooja Gandhi, Suhaasi, Yedajallu Gudhadha Mele fame Chandru and K.S.L. Swamy in the cast. Pooja Gandhi will be looking forward for another hit this year with Haage Summane. The talented actress is having a good time with the success of Taj Mahal and she has plenty of offers in hand. Hailing from Punjab, she discontinued her studies to act in a Bengali film. Later she moved South and did a Tamil film titled Kokki which bombed in the box office. Then, she acted in another Tamil film Vaitheeswaran opposite Sarathkumar. She made her debut in Kannada with Mungaru Male opposite Ganesh and has never looked back since. Her recent release was the Upendra starrer Budhivantha were she shared screen space with four other heroines.Check out Pooja Gandhi's Photo Gallery.

Navagraha poster is out It is out and it is creating waves. The unique idea which blossomed in the mind of director Dinakar is reaping the rewards. It is nothing but a poster which is printed for the upcoming film Navagraha that is creating sensation in the state. The film features seven heroes who are the sons of the villains in Kannada cinema. Out of the seven fathers, all but one is alive today. The pictures of Toogudeepa Srinivas, Tiger Prabhakar, Sundarkrishna Urs, Dinesh, Sudhir, Lokesh and Keertiraj are on the poster along with their sons Darshan, Vinod Prabhakar, Nagendra Urs, Giri, Tarun, Srujan and Dharma respectively. The only one among the fathers who is alive is Keerthiraj and his family is getting calls from the media to inquire whether he is still alive or not!! The faces of the fathers will also appear in the movie at the time when the heroes are introduced, informed Dinaker. The faces of the fathers will be transformed to that of the sons and hopefully that will help in drawing more crowds to theatres. Already people have begun to appreciate the effort of Dinaker saying that the poster has brought back memories of yester years' talented actors who have vanished behind the curtain of time. Check out Darshan's Photo Gallery

Chamarajapet launched Kannada cinema's love affair with the underworld continues. Three recently-released movies (Arjun with Darshan, Maadesha with Shivrajkumar and Vamshi with Puneeth Rajkumar) dealt with life in the underworld and now, the recently-launched Chamarajapet is also going on the same track. The film, which was launched on 9th October, is a love story blossoming in the backdrop of gangsters' world. Surya Kiran is the director and Shwetha is the heroine. Its been quite a while since the super hit Nanda Loves Nandita has released, but we did not see the heroine Shwetha accepting any other film. The reason, of course, is that after Nanda Loves Nandita, a whole lot of offers came her way but after doing such a meaty role in a super hit movie, the actress did not want roles which did not require anything except dancing around trees and dropping tears. On top of that, the studious Shwetha was involved with her examinations. Fortunately, now the exams are over and she is free. Now that she can get back to her film career with no exams to distract her, she is all set to do Chamarajapet; her first Tamil film shot in Chennai is nearing completion. Check out Nanda Loves Nandita Photo Gallery.

Krishna Nee Late Aagi Baaro Ramesh Aravind has his hands full these days. He is currently acting in and directing the hilarious comedy Venkta in Sankta and is also producing the comedy Krishna Nee Late Aagi Baaro. Krishna Nee Late Aagi Baaro was recently launched in Bangalore with actor Mohan as the debut director. Ramesh Aravind will play the lead character along with Mohan who will also act in the film. The story and script are also by the director. The title (Krishna Nee Late Aagi Baaro) is taken from the famous devotional song Krishna Nee Begane Baaro. The film will be a full-length comedy like Ramesh Aravind's previous films Rama Shama Bhama and Satyavan Savitri. Venkta in Sankta, for which the shooting is progressing, is also a full length comedy. Ramesh Aravind had plans to remake the Tamil film Kuselan in Kannada, but after the film's dismal show, he cancelled the project. Check out Photo Galleries of Kannada Movies and Artists.

Producer absconds after killing actor Vinodkumar, an upcoming actor was shot by producer Govardhana Murthy at a farm house outside Bangalore on Tuesday night and succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday morning in a private hospital. The incident has sent shock waves through Sandalwood. The reason for the shootout is said to be a land deal that went bad. Vinodkumar had plans to getting married to a doctor's daughter after two months. Govardhana Murthy is said to have suffered huge losses from the two films he produced, Student and Maadesha featuring Shivrajkumar. Maadesha has reportedly cost the producer a whopping Rs. 5 crores. Sources say that he was not able to recover the expenditure and was desperate. The incident happened at a party held at the farm house to reach an agreement for the land deal. Disparities that arose between the two culminated in the shooting and Govardhana Murthy fled the scene, fearing police inquiries. Vinodkumar and his brother run Venkateshwara theatre; the siblings are realtors like Govardhana Murthy who does his business under the label of L.G. Developers. Now that Govardhana Murthy is on the run, his own life has become a suspense thriller with the Bangalore police organizing three teams to trace him. Check out Photo Galleries of Kannada Movies and Artists.

Chikkamagaloora Chikkamallige releasing today Chikkamagaloora Chikkamallige, in which Radhika Gandhi (Pooja Gandhi's sister) is getting introduced as heroine is gracing theatres today. Hero Sashank, who is also debuting with Radhika Gandhi, is a TV anchor with Udaya TV. The film also features Avinash,C.R. Simha, Vijayasarathy, Bharath Bhagavathar, Sharath Lohithashwa and Karibasavayya in important roles. This is National Award winner Channagangappa's third directorial venture. The highlight of the film is that the theme is taken from Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's short story. But Channagangappa says the film will not follow the Tagore's narrating style and will have commercial elements included to make it popular. Chikkamagaloora Chikkamallige has songs penned by Kalyan and eight new singers are being introduced through the film. J.G. Krishna's camera captures locations which have not yet been explored by other films. Radhika Gandhi will be looking forward to making it big just like her sister Pooja Gandhi, who is currently having a good time in Sandalwood. Check out Photo Galleries of Kannada Movies and Artists.

Uppi rocks in Budhivantha Upendra's Budhivantha has opened with record collections all over Karnataka and the film is being loved by the media and the masses alike. Upendra appears in five different get ups and he has five heroines to dance with. The film has come at a time when Upendra was badly in need of a hit. One of the major attractions of the film is the sharp and witty dialogues by Upendra, which are being widely appreciated. The way Uppi has rendered them should be specially praised. Producer Mohan says that no other actor except Upendra can deliver these dialogues without confusing the audience. Budhivantha is the remake of the Tamil film Naan Avanillai and the script has been modified to suit Upendra's image. The character, which comes with negative shades in Tamil, is a totally good guy in Budhivantha who dupes the girls to teach them a lesson. The film is being appreciated as an intelligent entertainer that has graced the theatres after a long time. Check out Upendra's Photo Gallery.

Magic Ajji to be dubbed in Tamil India's first high definition camera film Magic Ajji (Kannada) is being dubbed in Tamil in the title Thantira Patti. The producers have been contemplating this dubbing for the past three years and have finally decided to go ahead. Tamil actress Khushbu plays the role of the grandmother and master Thejas from Bangalore plays her grandson. The film is taken in a very comic way and will generate lots of laughs. The grandmother who dies within the first few scenes then appears, but only in the imagination of the child. The film also has lots of special effects which last for about 30 minutes. The film is written and directed by Dinesh Baboo who is also one of the three producers. In addition, Dinesh Baboo has also handled the camera. The film, shot in Mysore, is a good watch for kids and families alike. Check out Photo Galleries of Kannada Movies and Artists.

Priya Hasan's Binadaas Hudugi Actress-director Priya Hasan, who was supposed to direct Hubbali Hudugi, has dropped the project and will direct another film titled Bindaas Hudugi. It is not yet known why she decided not to make a film for which the script was ready. It is learnt that the script of Bindaas Hudugi has been written by the actress herself. The film will go on floors at the Kanteerava Studio on October 9. Priya Hasan was introduced into films through Black and White opposite Rajesh Amarnath. After working in the Tamil film Unakkaka Naan, she decided to direct Jambada Hudugi produced by her brother, in which she also acted. The film fetched her the best debut director award from KANFIDA. Bindaas Hudugi will also be produced by her brother Mohan Gowda and Priya again plays the lead character. The film has a lot of entertainment elements like dances and fights. Check out Photo Galleries of Kannada Movies and Artists.

Mandakini releases on October 10 Producer Srinivas, a real estate baron, is fulfilling his dream on Friday, October 10th. It is the day of the release of his first film Mandakini. Interestingly, even before the release of the movie, Srinivas has made up his mind that he does not intend to make another film, at least not in the near future. Rashmi of Dhuniya fame plays the title role in this female-oriented plot. Director Ramesh Surve says that Mandakini is a family story but also has elements of suspense in the end and can also be included in the genre of thrillers. The producer has included a big 12 minute song which has been shot lavishly in different magnificent locations, making it a major highlight of the film. Others in the cast include Chethan, Jayanthi and Sudharani. Check out Photo Galleries of Kannada Movies and Artists.