Kannada actor Vijaya Raghavendra pins hope on ‘Gokula’

BANGALORE - Vijaya Raghavendra’s performance was appreciated in recently released thriller “IPC Section 300″, but it failed to click at the box office. Now he is hoping to strike gold with “Gokula”, which is releasing Nov 27.

Diganth is just a good friend: Kannada actress Jennifer

BANGALORE - Southern actress Jennifer admits being a big fan of Diganth, with whom she has teamed up in Kannada film “Bisile”, but denies dating him.

Government issues stamp to honour Kannada movie icon Raj Kumar

BANGALORE - The central government has released a Rs.5 stamp of Kannada movie icon Raj Kumar on Karnataka Rajyothsava Day.

Cycling through India’s blue mountains - for culture and cause

BANGALORE - Come December and 70 cyclists will set off on a 900-km-long tour from Bangalore to the beautiful Nilgiris mountains in Tamil Nadu, soaking in not just natural beauty but also the culture and cuisine of the region. And, of course, they will push the cause of the humble bicycle.

The ‘real’ Satyajit Ray - caught on camera

BANGALORE - He took Indian cinema to the world stage. But very few know that Oscar-winning film director Satyajit Ray while being a perfectionist was almost an “autocrat” when it came to filmmaking, right from scripting to camera handling to direction.

‘Love jihad’: Courts ask Kerala, Karnataka police to probe

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM/BANGALORE - Is there a movement called ‘love jihad’? The courts in Kerala and Karnataka have asked police to probe charges that Muslim youths were luring non-Muslim women with promise of marriage and forcibly converting them to Islam.

Mammootty to act in Kannada film

BANGALORE - Malayalam superstar Mammootty, whose recent film “Pazhassi Raja” is breaking records at the box office, has signed his first Kannada film.

Kasaravalli ecstatic after receiving Crystal Globe Award

BANGALORE - Kannada filmmaker Girish Kasaravalli, who was honoured with the South Asian Cinema Foundation’s Excellence in Cinema Crystal Globe Award 2009, says receiving the prestigious award has been the most precious moment in his life.

Bangalore kids to learn art of filmmaking

BANGALORE - It’s going to be a mini club of young and aspiring filmmakers. A group of children in Bangalore is going spend a month learning the art of filmmaking.

Documentary brings out plight of children affected by AIDS

BANGALORE - Five-year-old Savithri Kumar has vivid memories of her loving parents, both of whom passed away due to HIV-AIDS two years ago.

This Diwali, many Bangaloreans heading for hills

BANGALORE - In India’s busy IT capital, Diwali will bring an extended weekend and many are heading to nearby hill stations, pilgrim centres and beaches to enjoy a short vacation.

Cheerleaders add spice to Bangalore cricket extravaganza

BANGALORE - They are lively, bubbly and full of panache and cricket fans of Bangalore are enjoying every bit of their presence.

Guinness record holder Kishan to direct commercial movie

BANGALORE - Master Kishan, who entered the Guinness book of records for being the youngest filmmaker, is now all set to make a full-fledged commercial Kannada film.

‘Manna Dey should have got Dadasabhe Phalke award earlier’

BANGALORE - Singing legend Manna is being honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke award at the age of 90 and his close friends here feel that the highest honour in Indian cinema has come late.

Abhishek Bachchan promotes Ravana in Bangalore

BANGALORE - Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan promoted his upcoming film ‘Ravana’ at an event in Bangalore on Wednesday.

I lost Rs.10 lakh because of Ramya: Kannada film producer

BANGALORE - Kannada film producer Shankare Gowda alleges that he has lost about Rs.1 million because of Ramya’s unprofessional behaviour while shooting his film “Just Maath Maathnalli”.

Kannada singer Hemant held for harassing wife

BANGALORE - Well-known Kannada playback singer Hemant has been arrested for allegedly harassing his estranged wife for dowry, police said here.

Bangaloreans to run for healthy heart

BANGALORE - In just one year in her job, BPO employee Beena M, 23, has gained around eight kilograms and doctors fear she might be prone to heart-related ailments. This Saturday, hundreds of Bangalore residents like her will be running for a healthy heart.

Nana Patekar signs first Kannada film

BANGALORE - National Award winning actor Nana Patekar, who is currently busy shooting “Rajneeti”, is all set to act in a Kannada film for the first time.

Ramesh Arvind now moves on to village-based films

BANGALORE - After acting in films set in cities, Kannada actor Ramesh Arvind was keen to work in rural-based scripts and says he accepted “Crazy Kutumba”, a remake of a Marathi film, because it provided him the opportunity.

Actress Ramya apologises for rude behaviour

BANGALORE - The tiff between actress Ramya and technicians and dancers of the Karnataka film industry has been resolved with the actress apologising for her allegedly abrasive behaviour.

We will not work with actress Ramya, say dancers

BANGALORE - Angry technicians and dancers of the Karnataka film industry have said they will not work with actress Ramya as she reportedly used abusive language while speaking to them during shoots of recent movies.

Kannada film ‘Mukhaputa’ wins top honours at Ireland film fest

BANGALORE - Actor-director Roopa Iyer’s Kannada film “Mukhaputa”, about children suffering from HIV/AIDS, has won the best feature film award at the recently concluded International Film Festival in Ireland and she says juries chose her film because they could feel the emotion throughout the narrative.

Celina shops in Paris, Bangkok for Kannada remake of ‘Aitraaz’

BANGALORE - Bollywood actress Celina Jaitley is playing a glamorous woman in her first Kannada film “Sreemathi”, a remake of Hindi film “Aitraaz”, and the former Miss India bought all her costumes from Paris and Bangkok for it.

Prakash Raj to turn director with Kannada film

BANGALORE - South Indian actor Prakash Raj, who won a National Award for his performance in Tamil film “Kanchivaram”, is now set to turn director with a Kannada movie.

Uma Shri, Girish Kasaravalli team up again

BANGALORE - Kannada actress Uma Shri, who has just won the best actress National Award for her performance in “Gulabi Talkies”, teams up again with director Girish Kasaravalli for “Kanasemba Kudureya Benneri”.

Bangalore’s ‘Twitters’ to help underprivileged children

BANGALORE - They mainly express themselves in the virtual world, but in order to help Bangalore’s underprivileged children, the Twitter community of India’s IT hub will come out in the open to tweet for a cause Saturday.

I thank Girish Kasaravalli for National Award: Uma Shri

BANGALORE - Kannada actress Uma Shri, winner of best actress National Award for “Gulabi Talkies”, gives credit to her director Girish Kasaravalli for the honour and says that for her role she had to “unlearn many things and just submit to the director”.

Indian fashion designer pays tribute to Michael Jackson

BANGALORE - A collection inspired by ‘King of Pop’ Michael Jackson left Indian fashion enthusiasts awed in Bangalore.

Bangalore girls make a splash in Bollywood

BANGALORE - After Deepika Padukone and Anushka Sharma, another actress from this city is all set to conquer the Hindi film industry. Priyamani will make her Bollywood debut with Mani Ratnam’s “Ravan”.

‘Cyanide’ director Ramesh to make film on Prabhakaran

BANGALORE - Kannada director A.M.R. Ramesh, who has already directed an award-winning movie about LTTE suicide bombers, plans to direct a bilingual film on former Tiger supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran who was killed by the Sri Lankan army this May.

Bangalore waits for cyclothon - and dedicated lanes

BANGALORE - Many are getting ready to wheel off and have a good time when this city holds its first cyclothon in October. But enthusiasts say Bangalore sorely needs dedicated lanes for cyclists.

It was fun working with my father’s heroines: Kannada actor

BANGALORE - Kannada actor Puneet Raj Kumar says he had a whale of a time shooting for “Raj: The Showman”, which is said to be the costliest film of his career, especially with the actresses Bharathi, Jayanthi and Jayaprada who were his father’s leading ladies.

Kannada actress Radhika on cloud nine after Filmfare award

BANGALORE - Two big hits and now a Filmfare award, Kannada actress Radhika Pandit is certainly going places and she says she will always try to live up to the expectations of her fans by doing good films.

Recession-hit Bangalore youth settle for street fashion

BANGALORE - A visitor taken to colleges across this city will be taken in by the trendy wardrobe of students. A closer look, however, reveals that the fashionable dresses and accessories are not expensive ‘branded’ items. They are picked up from the shops that dot the lanes and by-lanes around the main shopping complexes around the city.