Banaglore: Director Trishul of 'Baba' fame has titled his next Kannada film 'The Dirty Picture', but filmmaker Ekta Kapoor is unhappy and has filed a complaint against the use of the title. The Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC) cleared the title for producer Venkatappa's yet-to-be-launched Kannada film, which will reportedly star Pakistani actress Veena Malik in the lead role. Ekta, who had produced Viday Balan starrer super hit film...
05:23:04 PM May 06, 2012
New Delhi: Much awaited Kannada film 'Anna Bond' hits the screens today. The film stars Puneeth Rajkumar and Priyamani in the lead roles. Directed by Duniya Soori, the film has a budget of Rs 12 crore. The film also features Jackie Shroff in a pivotal role. Puneeth and Duniya Soori are familiar with each other's working style as they have earlier worked on 'Jackie' (2010). The film was a commercial...
02:56:33 PM May 01, 2012
New Delhi: Dr Rajkumar was born on April 24, 1928 at Gajanur. Originally known as Muthuraju, the actor started his career as a theatre artist. He entered into films in 1954 with Bedara Kannappa. The actor has over 208 films to his credit in which, he portrayed a lover boy, action hero and mythologcial characters with great ease. Most of his films were a huge box-office success. Dr Rajkumar was...
04:28:07 PM Apr 25, 2012
New Delhi: The sultry lass is back in news again, yes we are talking about Sameera Reddy who has been making waves for her Kannada debut opposite 'Kiccha' Sudeep. Ask her about being the highest paid actress of Sandalwood, she replies, "Well, I am happy to work with Sudeep, he is a superb talent." The actress who has worked in a versatile set up and several film industries tells, "I...
04:47:28 PM Apr 24, 2012
New Delhi: Being radical is not new to Veena Malik. The actress, who garnered attention in Bollywood is all set to make an entry down south in a Kannada film, titled, Dirty Picture: Silk Hot Maga. Veena will now gear up to sizzle in Sandalwood as Silk for this film. Trishul, director of Dirty Picture in Kannada, has confirmed the news that they have finalised Veena for the movie. On...
05:29:37 PM Apr 21, 2012
New Delhi: Yogesh is back on big screen after his last venture 'Alemari' opposite Radhika Pandit. The new flick, 'Bangari', which stars Yogesh and Ragini Dwivedi in the lead roles has roused much curiosity amongst audiences. The lead actors and director interacted with City Express and spoke in length about the film and shared their experiences while shooting. The film is about a villager (Yogesh), who is ill-treated by others...
05:10:30 PM Apr 04, 2012
Cast: Komal, Rekha, Parul, Anna (Georgia), Madhulika, Harish Raj, Tabala Naani Direction: Pawan Wodeyar 'Govindaya Namaha' directed by debutant Pawan Wodeyar is an engaging and entertaining film, and it lives up to the hype created before the release. The 'Pyaar Ge Aagbittaithe', which was released on YouTube, turned out to be a raging hit and got million hits within a few weeks. All this created a positive hype for the...
05:46:30 PM Mar 31, 2012
New Delhi: Arjun Sarja is all set to make his comeback in the Kannada film industry with his upcoming flick 'Prasad' which has been widely appreciated at the Berlin Film Festival recently. Although, not fully a commercial venture, the film has now roused curiosity among viewers. Film lovers will be once again excited to see Arjun on-screen after 'Sri Manjunatha', which was released in 2001. When City Express interacted with...
12:12:39 PM Mar 27, 2012
Bangalore: Film: 'Narasimha'; Cast: Ravichandran, Nikisha Patel, Sanjjana, Ramakrishna Ramesh Prasad, Shobharaj, Neenasam Aswath; Dialogues-Screenplay-Direction: Mohan; Producer: N. Kumar; Camera: Suresh Byrasandra; Music: Hamsalekha; Rating: **1/2 'Narasimha' is the remake of Tamil hit 'Maasi', released over a decade ago with Sharath Kumar in the lead. The film was also made in Telugu with Rajashekhar as 'Simha Rashi'. In both the films, which became hits after their release, the flashback sequences...
12:11:10 PM Mar 25, 2012
Bangalore: Film: 'Prasad'; Cast: Arjun Sarja, Master Sankalp, Madhuri Bhattacharya, Ramakrishna, Ramesh Bhat, Neenasam Aswath; Director: Manoj Sati; Producer: Ashok Kheny; Camera: Sanjay Malkan; Choreographer: Shiamak Dawar; Music director: Ilayaraja; Rating: ***1/2 'Prasad' is a touching, yet engrossing tale of a physically challenged boy overcoming all odds to prove his talent in swimming. Backed by good performances from Arjun Sarja and Master Sankalp, who is a deaf and dumb person...
12:08:14 PM Mar 25, 2012
New Delhi: Chiranjeevi Sarja, who made his debut with the film Vayuputra, is now back shooting for Vardanayaka opposite Nikesha Patel. He had taken a long break in between due to some issues with dates. The film will be directed by Aiyyappa, actor Sai Kumar's brother. For the first time ever, Chiranjeevi aka Chiru will be working with Sudeep. The film has been shot for over forty days in Bangalore....
01:27:21 PM Mar 20, 2012
Hyderabad: Film: 'Magadi'; Cast: Deepak, Rakshitha, Suresh Chandra, Padmavasanthi, Shilpa; Screenplay-Direction: Suresh Goswami; Producer: B.M. Harish; Music: Rajesh Ramanath; Camera: Ramesh; Rating: * 'Magadi' is a pain in the neck for reviewers as much as for viewers. The title and the film's poster itself had indicated that the film may lack any fresh elements and be a run-of-the-mill project. But it beats even normal expectations. Many weakly-knit sequences in the...
12:24:16 PM Mar 18, 2012
It was under the direction of hit-makers like K Madhu ('Mounam Sammatham'), Maniratnam, (Dalapathy) and P Balachandar (Azhakan), that Kerala's own Mammootty forayed into the Tamil scene. Now, the megastar is all set to enter Sandalwood, and it is the one -film-old Abhay Sinha who has the privilege to introduce him to Karnataka. The biggest strength of the young director is that his maiden movie - 'Gubbachigalu' - itself had...
04:23:49 PM Mar 12, 2012
New Delhi: If you wish to win cash prizes by answering a few interesting questions on topics ranging from cinema to general knowledge, here is an opportunity for you. 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' will be brought to Kannada viewers as 'Kannadada Kotyadhipathi' which will be hosted by Sandalwood's Power Star Puneeth Rajkumar. The most sought after show will be aired on Suvarna channel from March 12 onwards from 8 to 9...
05:35:16 PM Mar 06, 2012
Bangalore: With no response from the Centre on the memorandum submitted by South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce (SIFCC) and Film Federation of India (FFI), to withdraw the service tax on the film industry, the two bodies jointly observed a one-day bandh on Thursday. As a mark of protest, more than 850 theatres across the state remained closed. Film producer and board member of the Karnataka Film Chambers of Commerce...
01:37:13 PM Mar 06, 2012
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