JK is the debut director of this film for producer MD Prakash under the banner of Sri Sai Ram films. ...
06:03 PM, Mar 10, 2013
R Chandru has narrated the story in flashback, but still has been able to engage the audience. ...
11:51 AM, Feb 10, 2013
This 'Golmaal' is different - it's neither a patch on Hrishikesh Mukherjee's classic comedy of the same name in which Amol Palekar and Utpal Dutt had outwitted movie buffs, nor does it have any similarity with Bollywood filmmaker Rohit Shetty's recent 'Golmaal' series that were high on commercial elements. The Kannada film is a patience test for viewers. Before the release, the producer and the director had claimed it to...
10:45 AM, Oct 29, 2012
Very ordinary theme and extremely outdated treatment is given to 'Mr 420' by director Pradeep Raj in his second film. It leaves a doubt that he has picked scenes from various films to make this film. The strong similarity is 'Rambo' in the first half. Second half of 'Mr 420' is everything as expected. A film by senior producer Sandesh Nagaraj with experienced artists such as Golden star Ganesh, Rangayana...
04:39 PM, Oct 20, 2012
The much expected cinema of Shivraj Kumar - 101st movie boast with mind blowing stunts, usual revenge, mistaken identify getting in to costly lapse, sharp dialogues, lovely music, cinematography and terrific presence of Shivraj Kumar and Ragini. Coming to director Om Prakash Rao director of over 25 action films the terrific story is what missing. Some of the scenes what other heroes have done are copied in this film. Om...
06:43 PM, Aug 25, 2012
The highly talked about film, 'Shiva', the 101 film of superstar Shivarajakumar, for which the fans are waiting since one year had been given a 'U/A' certificate by the regional censor board. This is the first movie of Shivarajakumar and sizzling heroine of Kannada cinema, Ragini Dwivedi. "'Shiva' has many appealing contents and technically is of high standards says producer KP Srikanth". The additional graphic representation has consumed more time....
06:22 PM, Aug 18, 2012
'Topiwala' starring the super star of Kannada cinema Upendra, which is produced by R Srinivas and KP Shrikanth has completed the major portions of talkie portions under the direction of debutant Srinivas. It is the yet another big venture of RS Productions. 'Topiwala' has completed its shoot in Bangalore and will move to Mangalore, Pondicherry and Switzerland for shooting the remaining portion of the film. "The final schedule will be...
02:53 PM, Aug 12, 2012
Veteran character artist Bank Janardhan son Guruprasad is showing exemplary presence of mind in his first film as director. On schedule Guruprasad a software professional has completed the first schedule of shooting after muhurut at Shirdi Saibaba Temple in RT Nagar. The second schedule is on schedule at Shimoga and surroundings. After this schedule the team of 'Agni Mushti' starring Naveen Krishna and Karthik reach Bangalore for the third and...
06:08 PM, Jun 24, 2012
A remake of super hit 'Mynaa' the Kannada version is very well executed on silver screen with four characters and cameraman shouldering the interest of the audience in this love cum sentiment film set in the village backdrop. Golden star Ganesh, Bhama, Rangayana Raghu and Suchindra Prasad have given a struggling performance that are touching and melts very hard persons. The film has different shades like pure love, good hearts,...
03:47 PM, Jun 09, 2012
'Jaanu, directed by Preetham Gubbi of 'Maleyali Jotheyali' and 'Johnny Mera Naam' fame, was supposed to be an action entertainer. The presence of two young, talented artists had added expectations from the film, as did its song picturisations, which gave a boost in the hype around the film. Gubbi seems to have missed the track in his fourth directorial venture, which has ended as a mixed fare. Despite pleasant cinematographic...
03:00 PM, Jun 03, 2012
Cast: Audithya, Raagini, Rangayana Raghu, Shobharaj, Dharma, Malathi Sardeshpande Director: M.S. Ramesh M.S. Ramesh's 'Villain' was expected to act as a catalyst for actor Audithya's movie career as this was an opportunity for him to portray different shades in his role, but a weak script and dragging narration have failed to create an impression. The film, which was released with low key publicity, does not have any elements of novelty...
06:27 PM, May 26, 2012
When a proved director takes up a film, the expectations are high. After failure of 'Nooru Janmaku' Nagathihalli Chandrasekhar is on low key. He has not been able to come up from failure in the contents of 'Breaking News'. The selection of subject and its treatment is once again put this ace director to difficult spot. The new thought of what is 'Breaking News' the director fails to arrive at....
10:58 AM, May 26, 2012
Cast: Puneeth Raj Kumar, Priyamani, Nidhi Subbaiah, Rangayana Raghu, Jackie Shroff, Gurudatt Director: Suri The hugely awaited film 'Anna Bond', starring the Kannada film industry's superstar Puneeth Raj Kumar and directed by Suri, was expected to be a continuation of success story of their previous film 'Jackie'. Unfortunately 'Anna Bond', which has shades of 'Jackie', does not stand up to the pre-release hype and expectations. The film is not even...
12:53 PM, May 05, 2012
Cast: Raju Patil, Sonia, Rangayana Raghu, Doddanna, Tennis Krishna, Bullet Prakash, Gazar Khan, Killer Venkatesh and Bank Janardhan Director: Makam Manohar Before you think that the film is about tsunami, the only connect is the name of the film's protagonist, who is found abandoned during a catastrophic tragedy that hit Indonesia and parts of south India. It starts off with the television images of tsunami playing havoc. Since the abandoned...
12:23 PM, Jan 23, 2012
Hyderabad: Film: 'Kho Kho'; Cast: Kitty, Priyamani, Harshitha Poonacha, Srihari, Anu Prabhakar, Ravi Kale, Rangayana Raghu, Sadhu Kokila, Raju Thalikote, Mitra and Yatiraj; Screenplay writer-Director: R. Chandru; Producer: Bhaskar and Aadi Narayan; Camera: Chandrashekhar; Music Director: Ramana Gogula; Rating: ** 1/2 R. Chandru directed 'Kho Kho' is a predictable fare that has a story which is often seen in Indian films. The film with top names in the cast and...
06:31 PM, Jan 15, 2012
Cast: Ganesh, Bhama, Rangayana Raghu, Suchayeendra Prasad, Suresh Chandra Director: S Narayan Remaking movies is a not an easy affair as it needs a lot of research and creativity. But producer K. Manju loves remaking films and this time he chose Tamil film 'Mynaa' for a Kannada remake and signed S. Narayan, who also specialises in remaking, to direct it. The film's lead actor Ganesh is also not averse to...
03:01 PM, Dec 11, 2011
Cast: Vijay, Praneetha, Rangayana Raghu, Roopa Devi, Sampath, Swayamvara Chandru Director: Shashank Director Shashank has made some award winning and critically acclaimed films in the past and has shown immense potential and maturity through his work. Hence, when he zeroed on an action flick and that too with the well-known action hero Vijay, the expectations were different. The songs and the promos had raised a lot of curiosity around the...
06:07 PM, Nov 26, 2011
