Girish Raghunath Karnad (Kannada: ಗಿರೀಶ್ ರಘುನಾಥ ಕಾರ್ನಾಡ್) (born 19 May 1938) is a contemporary writer, playwright, actor and movie director in Kannada language. He is the latest of seven recipients of Jnanpith Award for Kannada, the highest literary honour conferred in India.
For four decades Karnad has been composing plays, often using history and mythology to tackle contemporary issues. He is also active in the world of Indian cinema working as an actor, director, and screenwriter, earning numerous awards along the way. He ...
The shooting of the talkie part Puli featuring Pawan Kalyan in the title role directed by SJ Surya and produced by Singanamala Ramesh under the banner of Kanakaratna Movies introducing Nikisha Patel as heroine was completed recently.Giving details, producer Ramesh said,
Kannada movie Coffee Shop is in the dubbing work at Prasad Recording Studios. The movie is produced by Geethakrishna under the banner Blue Fax Cinema. It has been shot in several big cities including Hyderabad. It has been simultaneously produced in
Noted writers UR Ananthamurthy and Girish Karnad have paid tribute to vocalist Gangubai Hangal, who died at Lifeline Hospital Hubli (Hubballi) in Karnataka following cardiac and respiratory problems this morning. Ananthamurthy described her as a great Hindustani Classical vocalist, who was
Telugu director AS Geetakrishna, whose movies Kokila and Keechurallu were superhit in Telugu, is all set for his next venture. His next movie will be done simultaneously in Kannada, Tamil and Telugu. Geetakrishna's movie, which is titled as Coffee Bar in
Geetha Krishna who has made films like Kokila, Keechurallu and Sankeerthana has now embarked upon a new film. The film titled Koffi Bar has so far completed 40 per cent of the shooting. Geetha Krishna is also the producer and
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Courtesy: IndiaFMTuesday, July 03, 2007 After Shootout At Lokhandwala, Ekta Kapoor seems to have taken interest in making films based on real life stories. Her next film will be based on the life of the milk producer of India 'milkman' Verghese
"I haven't hurt any of the Kannadigas personally, but I condemned those who caused for the outburst of violence in the state only", said Rajinikanth in an interview on Monday. Talking to Kannada news channel Udaya, Rajinikanth said, "There is
Girish Karnad, one of the veterans of Indian Theater, and cinema has been honoured with the ambassadorship of UNESCO's International Theatre Institute. Karnad nearing 70, has composed many plays which won international awards and good critics' reviews. Many of his
When two big stars come together, people expect a good film. And when it involves a well-known producer like Prabhakar who has given several hit films, expectations tend to rise higher. Lava Kusha does not meet these expectations. The major
