Kannada debut for NanaSeptember 24th, 2009 Popular Bollywood actor, Nana Patekar is on the brink of making his Kannada debut with director Ramesh Rao’s film, Yaksha. The film will have Yogish and Parinitha playing the leads.
Shouryam remake to star Aarti ChabriaSeptember 15th, 2009 Bollywood actress Aarti Chabria has done a few hit Kannada movies. She is now busy shooting for Upendra starrer Rajani.
Prem Chopra in Kannada filmSeptember 11th, 2009 Bollywood movie Aitraaz is being remade in Kannada and Telugu as Srimathi. Directed by debutant director Sampath, the film will star Celina Jaitley who will be making her Kannada debut.
Vivek enters Kannada filmsSeptember 9th, 2009 Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi is on the brink of making his debut in Kannada films. He will star in cinematographer-director Ashok Kashyap’s film Sihi Muthu.
Srimathi to have Celina JaitleySeptember 8th, 2009 Bollywood actress, Celina Jaitley, is about to debut in Kannada movies with Srimathi. The actress debuted in Bollywood with Janasheen.
Sandalwood Aspirations of Model Mallika KapoorSeptember 5th, 2009 Model Mallika Kapoor debuted in films with Telugu movies and later did three Kannada films– Savi Savi Nenapu, Ganga Kaveri and Hushaar. She then tried her hand at other South Indian films.
Priyamani-The new face of Kannada filmsAugust 24th, 2009 Though she hails from Bangalore, Priyamani has taken all these years to make her debut in Kannada. Her debut would be with Puneet Rajkumar and Madesh would direct the film.
Kannada remake for Abhiyum NaanumAugust 21st, 2009 Abhiyum Naanum (Akasamantha in Telugu), director Radha Mohan's Tamil film, based on the English film, Father of the Bride, is on the brink of getting a Kannada remake. The original starred Trisha, Prakashraj and Prithviraj in the lead roles.
Magadheera distributor faces suspensionAugust 14th, 2009 Vijayakumar, the distributor of Magadheera, is to be suspended by the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC) as per the president, Dr. Jayamala’s decision (in consultation with the other members of the KFCC in a meeting held on Wednesday).
Whats in the name!August 3rd, 2009 The Kannada film board is now open to non Kannada words to be registered and certified as the title of their films. Film director Prashanth, maker of Love Guru remembers the time when he had to convince the board as to why was he naming the film Love Guru.
Pragna expands her horizonsJuly 23rd, 2009 Young actress Pragna wants to experiment with different kind of cinema. After making her name in Kannada industry with films like Ganesha Mathe Banda and Preethse Preethse, the actress has decided to try her luck in Tamil films now.
Veteran Kannada film producer Lakshman deadJune 21st, 2009 BANGALORE - Veteran Kannada film producer R. Lakshman, who received the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award, passed away Saturday night in Bangalore.
Arjuns re-entry in SandalwoodJune 5th, 2009 Starting his acting career with Kannada film Male Bantu Male in 1984, actor Arjun gradually diverted his career towards Tamil and Telugu films. But now the ‘Acting King’ is all set to comeback to his hometown and start working for Kannada flick Sungkolli Raayana.
Kannada films got me recognition: Suhasini Mani RatnamJune 2nd, 2009 BANGALORE - She has worked in all the four south Indian film industries but veteran actress Suhasini Ratnam says that she got huge fame and popularity by working in Kannada films. "I have been acting for more than 25 years and have worked in all the four Southern languages.
Now stand off between Kannada film industry and multiplexesMay 25th, 2009 BANGALORE - The long standoff between multiplex owners and Bollywood filmmakers has affected the Kannada film industry too, with two big budget Kannada films "Dubai Babu" and "Taakat" failing to reach the multiscreen cinemas here because of the row over revenue sharing. The producers fear they will have to bear heavy losses because of the tiff.