Veteran actor Pran also worked in a Kannada film? The veteran Hindi cinema actor Pran has been awarded the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award. The actor has played pivotal roles in many Indian languages films. Pran gets the 2012 annual Dadasaheb Phalke award and it is announced at the centenary year is notable.

The actor played the role of a sportsman in Kannada cinema 'Hosa Raaga' that was released in 1992. The film was directed by KV Jayaram.

Shashkumar was the heroine of the film while Sudharani the topnotch actress shared screen with Pran in the film. The film was produced under the banner of Ishwarya Lakshmi movies.

Spreading his career over a period of seven decades this 'Villain of the Millenium' Pran carried out over 350 films and at age of 93 he gets the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award. Congrats to veteran actor on winning the Dadasaheb Phalke award....more    
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Actor Sudeep on his ups and downs in Indian cinema

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01:59 PM, Oct 05, 2012

Kannada actor Arjun arrested for harassing wife Bangalore: Kannada film actor Arjun on Thursday was arrested for allegedly harassing his wife of 11 years, for the past several months, police said. Arjun, 34, has two daughters with Latashri and was arrested on a complaint from her, they said. Arjun had been accused of allegedly harassing his wife both physically and mentally for several months under the influence of alcohol. Latashri claimed that she has been living with...  
12:43 PM, Aug 30, 2012

Parul to act opposite Jaggesh in 'Agraja' While Kamana Jethmalani is the main heroine opposite Darshan in 'Agraja'. Parul of 'Govindaya Namaha' fame has been selected as the other lady lead opposite Jaggesh. Komal Kumar's younger brother Jaggesh played a lead actor 'Govindaya Namaha' starring Parul in a lead. The duo song Pyaar Ge Agbuttaithe..amdhuke Jaan ge Hogbuttaithe is very popular. 'Agraja' is all set to go on the floors in August 15. It stars Jaggesh, who...  
01:08 PM, Aug 12, 2012

Rakesh Adiga to play the villain in 'Notorious' Actor Rakesh Adiga is getting offers for the roles that are beyond his age. A sensible performance in 'Josh, produced SV Babu and directed by Shivamani has given Rakesh a solid position. And now he is quick to grab roles in Kannada cinema. Rakesh is a lead actor in 'Ayodhyepuram', a controversial film in which he appeared in Sri Rama get up. He will be seen in 'Yaare Koogadali', in...  
02:28 PM, Aug 10, 2012

Youngest director Master Kishan creates new record Master Kishan now a teenage Kishan recognized by the famous Oprah Winfrey as one of the ten genius children in the world, has been recognized by Singapore Media Corpartion as one of the Asia's 6 best genius children. Guinness authorities proclaimed him as the World's Youngest Director of a professionally made feature length film. He got another crown by writing master of arts examination in Multimedia and Animation from Karnataka...  
05:01 PM, Aug 04, 2012

'Kamsale Kaisale' is about the lost folk arts The children film on the significance of folk art 'Kamsale Kaisale' by renowned director, TS Nagabharana featuring Master Snehith and Sridhar in prominent roles held the premiere on August 3 at Renukamba Digital studio. Member of Parliament DB Chandre Gowda, Secretary of Education department DG Nayak and team of 'Kamsale Kaisaale' were present at the premiere of the film. Nayak assured all possible help for the film 'Kamsale Kaisale' as...  
04:36 PM, Aug 04, 2012

Shailendra Babu, Sumanth team up for new project The handsome and workaholic actor of 'Aata', Sumanth Shailender is returning soon in action cum romantic film in his father Shailendra Babu's movie. Dialogue writer turned director of 'Shakthi', Anil Kumar is finalizing the script for movie. Sumanth hails from the family of noted Kannada cinema producer and has very good qualifications. Financier Shailendra Babu is hoping for good response. A high budget film 'Aata' did not bring good results...  
03:24 PM, Aug 04, 2012

Shreyas Talpade enters Kannada cinema After Nana Patekar in 'Yaskha', Kannada cinema gets another popular actor in comedy and serious roles. Shreyas Talpade is entering Kannada cinema. Over a decade stint in Hindi and Marathi cinema, Shreyas has proved his mettle. In his career for the first time, he is in a trilingual film. Untitled film produced by Anaji Nagaraj and Vijay Kiran will see Srinagara Kitty and Talpade in the lead role, which will...  
04:33 PM, Aug 03, 2012

Dhruvs debut , 'Addhuri' completes 50 days success The first win is the best win for any artist. That is true in the case of Tamil action King Arjun's nephew Dhruv Sarja. Actor Chiranjeevi Sarja's younger brother debut has got a tumultuous opening in over 50 theatres. The film starring Dhruv Sarja and Radhika Pandit has completed its 50 days and is a memorable for producer Shanker Reddy, as he lost in his first film 'Lift Kodla'. The...  
04:01 PM, Aug 03, 2012

Ganesh and Amoolya pair is back after five years The super hit pair of 'Cheluvina Chitthara' released in June 2007, Ganesh and Amoolya are back in producer KA Suresh and Manju Swaraj's film. The film will hit the floor in the first week of August. Ganesh and Amoolya team up has resulted as big news in Kannada cinema. The pair earlier acted in S Narayan directed in the remake of 'Kadhal' and the film turned out to be as...  
05:49 PM, Aug 01, 2012

'Kaddipudi' to hit theatres by September 2012 The muhurath of Swayamvara Chandru's new film 'Kaddipudi' directed by Soori and starring Shivaraj Kumar and Radhika Pandit held on Thursday morning was a grand affair. The presence of many big Kannada actors and celebrities. The muhurath was held at the famous Banashankari Temple in Sarakki. But when will the shooting of the film will start? Chandru says that since he had planned a muhurath on an auspicious day, he...  
11:23 AM, Jul 30, 2012

Yenidhu Manasali: Tanushree Dutta Kannada debut Glamorous Bongo girl and Bollywood actress Tanushree Dutta and her sister Ishita Dutta will share the screen in the Kannada film 'Yenidu Manasali' directed by Shrikanth. H.R. Srikanth is father of Master Kishan, the Guinness Record Holder for being the youngest film director has already completed a few days shooting for the film. Second shedule to begin in the first week of August. Fro Srikanth, this will be the second...  
10:58 AM, Jul 30, 2012

Tulip Joshi replaces Deepa Sannidi in 'Bachchan' The director of 'Bachchan - The Angry Young Man' has found a replacement for Deepa Sannidhi. Shashank has chosen B-Town actress, Tulip Joshi, who will be playing an NRI character in the film. "Tulip is familiar with the Kannada audience as her first film was 'Super' opposite Upendra. I watched her film 'Dhoka' and I liked her performance. So we zeroed-in on her," says Shashank, who clarifies that she is...  
01:33 PM, Jul 28, 2012

Kannada Review: 'Godfather' has engaging story The Kannada film 'God Father' coming after six years of original film 'Varalaaru' - Ajith starrer film has been a hit film in Tamil Nadu. It is engaging and absorbing because of super star Upendra handling the triple roles. It is not that easy for an actor to adjust to three varieties in one film. Upendra a director in him and known for charged up roles in his career has...  
06:38 PM, Jul 27, 2012

Kannada Review: 'Godfather' is all about Upendra Upendra has performed the triple role for the first time in 'Godfather' directed by Sriram who makes a debut to the Kannada film industry. Frankly the film rocks mainly because of Upendra's amazing performance which can go down as one of the best in his career. Upendra's prformance in the role of a physically challenged old man who was a Bharatha Natyam dancer is really outstanding in the film. His...  
05:58 PM, Jul 27, 2012

Director Pawan Wadeyar to direct a love story Pawan Wadeyars 'Govindaya Namaha' was a huge success with the film completing 100 days and still doing good. Apparently, the director who was supposed to direct 'Natraja Service', has given a twist to his subject. He is now planning to do a love story with 'Rocking Star' Yash, which will be produced by Jayanna and Bhogeendra. I wanted to give a different shade to my second film. So, I chose...  
12:24 PM, Jul 20, 2012

Poonam Pandey may appear in Kannada 'Dirty Picture' Looks like the makers of 'Dirty Picture - Silk Sakkath Maga' are not letting Rama Sene leader Pramod Muthalik get off them so easily. Even after the recent issue of Veena Malik, who plays the lead in the film, the makers have pushed themselves further to bring in Poonam Pandey for a special song. Poonam was one of the Kingfisher Calendar girls for year 2011, who came into the limelight...  
12:07 PM, Jul 20, 2012

Kannada film 'Snehitharu' brings out a new talent Dialogue writer Ramnarayan debuts as a film director with 'Snehitharu', a film based on the Mahabharath episode. The film is coming from Soundarya Jagadish, who is known for big budget and multi-star cast films. Snehitharu will be their third film after 'Mast Maja Maadi' and 'Appu Pappu'. This film will see 50 well known faces of the Kannada industry with main characters being Master Snehith, Vijay Raghavendra, Tarun, Srujan Lokesh,Ravishankar...  
11:39 AM, Jul 20, 2012