Police in Bengaluru have arrested 11 people, including a female actor, for allegedly kidnapping and assaulting a Kannada film director and robbing him of valuables.
Kannada actor Dileep Raj, known for his extensive work in both television and cinema over two decades, has passed away at the age of 47 due to a heart attack.
Anant Nag has dedicated the Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2024 to the people and unique cultural environment of Karnataka, crediting the state for his unparalleled success in both art and commercial films.
Certification of films by the Regional Censor Board (RCB) in Bangalore has come to a standstill because there are not enough members to watch the films.
Mukta Art's maiden Kannada venture Nimbehuli will be directed by Hemanth Hegde who will also be seen in the lead.
Kannada film actress Ranya Rao is set to be released from Bengaluru Central Jail after a year of detention in a gold smuggling case.
Director Prashanth who made a Malayalam film Bhagawan last year with Mohan Lal in just 19 hours is now setting another record.
Ravichandran, lovingly called Crazy Star by his fans, has been roped in to direct the three-day cultural programme marking the platinum jubilee celebrations of the Kannada film industry.
The actor who has often experimented with his roles will be seen playing an IPS officer in his next.
The unspoken subject of Mithya is violence, and the big zinger here is our recognition that the movie is showing us the makings of a juvenile delinquent -- perhaps the finest since Truffaut unleashed his Antoine Doinel, applauds Sreehari Nair.
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Puneeth Rajkumar's Ninnindale was one of the biggest disappointment of the year so far.
We take a look at the year's finest films from Kannada cinema!
Many of the Kannada films released last year have had a poor response at the box office. This, coupled with the fact that the global financial crisis has left its impact on the Kannada film industry as well, has seen distributors lose interest. As a result, many films -- including those financed by the IDBI -- are still awaiting release.
Noted Kannada film writer and director R N Jayagopal passed away on Monday, May 19. He was 71. He leaves behind his wife, Lalitha, and son, Raviprasad, who works as a software engineer in the US. rediff.com pays a tribute to him.
A 3-D horror film titled Aakramana and children's film titled Sachin, Tendulkar Alla are set to release this week.
Two remakes and a love story are all set to hit the screens.
These films failed to impress the audience in 2012.
Director Ramesh Aravind is ready with his fourth Kannada film, Venkata in Sankata (Venkata in Trouble) which sees him in the lead role as well. He plays a traffic cop beset with many problems.
The action movie stars Yash, Satya, Chetan Chandra, Ravi Teja and Sandee and is directed by Raghu Jaya.
The actor has a double role in the movie directed by Abhay Simha.
Nicolette Bird of Rock On fame is making her debut in a Kannada film starring Shivaraj Kumar.
Toxic has amassed a staggering Rs 41.75 crore in advance sales in India alone.
The first crowd-funded Kannada film will be released on September 6 by PVR's Director's Rare.
A Kannada television actress has filed a police complaint alleging she was secretly filmed in a stadium washroom and blackmailed with the threat of online video circulation.
A biopic on Veerappan along with two other films are up for release.
The untitled movie will be directed by FTII Pune graduate and software engineer Abhay Simha.
Finally Kannada actresses will be seen in Kannada films after a long time.
The film titled Namma Arealli Innondu Dina and is directed by Aravind Kaushik.
Legendary South Indian actress Sowcar Janaki, a Padma Shri awardee with a career spanning nearly seven decades and over 400 films, has passed away at 94, leaving an indelible mark on Indian cinema.
Mooru Guttu Ondhu Sullu Ondhu Nija and Parichaya are coming to a theatre near you this Friday.
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Yash has delivered a phenomenal box office success with Toxic.
Protesting Karnataka's stand on the boundary dispute with Maharashtra, a group of Shiv Sainiks today vandalised a theatre in Pune and stopped the screening of a Kannada film, police said.
