News for 'Kannada New Year'

Kishore: I am Pranaya Raja in Ulidavaru Kandanthe

Kishore: I am Pranaya Raja in Ulidavaru Kandanthe

Rediff.com28 Mar 2014

Kishore is one of the five main characters in Rakshit Shetty's Ulidavaru Kandanthe.

'Resul Pookutty' advice and suggestions helped me'

'Resul Pookutty' advice and suggestions helped me'

Rediff.com20 Mar 2014

Renjith Viswanath makes his debut as a live-sound engineer with Ulidavaru Kandanthe, the first Kannada film to have sync sound.

Farmers block highways, roads during 3-hour chakka jam

Farmers block highways, roads during 3-hour chakka jam

Rediff.com6 Feb 2021

Protesting farmers owing allegiance to different farmers' bodies blocked state and national highways at several places on Saturday, causing inconvenience to commuters.

Is this Indian faster than Usain Bolt?

Is this Indian faster than Usain Bolt?

Rediff.com15 Feb 2020

Kambala racer Srinivas Gowda, whose running exploits during a traditional buffalo race in Karnataka has evoked a social media frenzy, will be assessed by expert coaches at SAI Center, Bengaluru on the instruction of Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju. Rijiju on Saturday asked the top SAI coaches to conduct a trial of the 28-year-old Kambala jockey Gowda after video clips of him running a distance of 100 metres in just 9.55 seconds have surfaced.

Sathyavaan Saavithri is hilarious

Sathyavaan Saavithri is hilarious

Rediff.com2 Jul 2007

Ramesh Arvind proves himself yet again.

'I am happy making small meaningful cinema like Bharath Stores'

'I am happy making small meaningful cinema like Bharath Stores'

Rediff.com27 Nov 2013

Director P Sheshadri talks about the film, winning the National Award and what triggered the idea for the film.

Karnataka polls: The coast seems clear for BJP

Karnataka polls: The coast seems clear for BJP

Rediff.com20 Apr 2018

The economic muscle in the Mangalore region is generally sympathetic to the BJP, says Aditi Phadnis.

'Drama will appeal to youngsters'

'Drama will appeal to youngsters'

Rediff.com22 Nov 2012

Actor Yash shares his experience of working in Drama.

The Courageous Professor M M Kalburgi: A Tribute

The Courageous Professor M M Kalburgi: A Tribute

Rediff.com31 Aug 2015

'In today's India very few would, of course, stand Basavanna's test. This led Professor Kalburgi to not only take on casteist and conservative forces in general, but also some powerful conservatives among Lingayats.' 'Conservatives found him polarising and some researchers disagreed with his speculations while admiring his scholarship, but he posited that culture studies and historians have to perforce join the dots, speculate, interpret, interpolate, extrapolate and take leaps to make progress even if some of them later turn out to be wrong.' Shivanand Kanavi salutes Professor M M Kalburgi, the scholar who was assassinated in Dharwad on Sunday, August 30.

Madhoo: I would love to do a villain's role

Madhoo: I would love to do a villain's role

Rediff.com17 Sep 2013

The actress talks about her comeback role in Anthakumundu Aatharuvatha.

'Working with Ang Lee on Life of Pi was an amazing experience'

'Working with Ang Lee on Life of Pi was an amazing experience'

Rediff.com23 Aug 2013

Cinematographer Siddhartha Nuni talks about his expereince of working in Lucia, an indpendent Kannada film funded by common people.

'Can a film's villain become a real-life hero?'

'Can a film's villain become a real-life hero?'

Rediff.com20 Feb 2019

The 'Shatrughan Sinha of the South' plunges into politics.

Vikram to work on two films simultaneously

Vikram to work on two films simultaneously

Rediff.com21 Dec 2015

The latest updates from the Tamil film industry.

Veteran actress Sripriya to turn director

Veteran actress Sripriya to turn director

Rediff.com6 Jun 2013

The actress will remake lasy year's Malayalam hit 22 Female Kottayam in Tamil and Telugu.

The most wanted Indian Mujahideen terrorists

The most wanted Indian Mujahideen terrorists

Rediff.com8 Jul 2013

Initial investigations into the Bodh Gaya blasts of Sunday are pointing the finger of suspicion on the Indian Mujahideen

'Auto Raja will give me a new image'

'Auto Raja will give me a new image'

Rediff.com25 Jun 2013

Kannada actor Ganesh talks about working in the remake of hit film Auto Raja.

Coffee king's death: Rs 3,500 cr skeleton tumbles out

Coffee king's death: Rs 3,500 cr skeleton tumbles out

Rediff.com24 Jul 2020

The probe gave a clean chit to the tax department that was being alleged to have harassed Siddhartha.

Nationalism being misused to construct militant idea of India: Manmohan

Nationalism being misused to construct militant idea of India: Manmohan

Rediff.com22 Feb 2020

Addressing a gathering at the launch of a book on Jawaharlal Nehru's works and speeches, Singh said that if India is recognised in the comity of nations as a vibrant democracy and, if it is considered as one of the important world powers, it was the first prime minister, who should be recognised as its main architect.

Star power may not be enough to win over Mandya

Star power may not be enough to win over Mandya

Rediff.com1 May 2013

Popular Kannada film actor Ambareesh has won over many fans over the years with his performances on the silver screen. But it seems unlikely that he will be able to convert his considerable filmy fortune to an electoral victory in the Mandya city constituency in the Karnataka assembly polls on May 5. Ambareesh, a Congress candidate who is popularly known as Mandyada Gandu (the man of Mandya), is pitted against M Srinivas of the Janata Dal - Secular.

Caf Coffee Day owner goes missing, massive search on

Caf Coffee Day owner goes missing, massive search on

Rediff.com30 Jul 2019

It has been also revealed that V G Siddhartha had written a letter to the Board of Directors and employees of Coffee Day Enterprises, saying he had 'failed as an entrepreneur'.

The VOICE behind these AMAZING SONGS

The VOICE behind these AMAZING SONGS

Rediff.com12 Nov 2020

'You could be out of sight, out of mind but it may take just one song to bring you back and to let you know that your audience is still rooting for you.'

'I was always attracted to the glamour industry'

'I was always attracted to the glamour industry'

Rediff.com23 Jun 2013

Winner of the Miss Gladrags 2013, Charlotte Claire makes her debut in the tri-lingual film Jai Hind 2.

Met Dr Rajkumar?

Met Dr Rajkumar?

Rediff.com12 Apr 2006

Did you ever encounter the legendary actor?

He will be missed by all who step out and fight for justice

He will be missed by all who step out and fight for justice

Rediff.com25 Aug 2014

U R Ananthamurthy was one among the most creative triumvirate of Modernist Kannada literature of the late sixties and seventies (the other two being the late P Lankesh and K Poornachandra Tejaswi). He will be missed by all who care to step out and fight for justice and human rights of ordinary people in India despite being surrounded by the consumerist fog, says Shivanand Kanavi.

Monsoon fury throws life out of gear in Hyderabad

Monsoon fury throws life out of gear in Hyderabad

Rediff.com14 Oct 2020

The state government has declared a holiday on Wednesday and Thursday for all private institutions, offices, non-essential services within Outer Ring Road here in view of rains.

READ: The chilling confessions of Maria Susairaj

READ: The chilling confessions of Maria Susairaj

Rediff.com1 Jul 2011

A Mumbai sessions court on Friday sentenced a 10 year jail term for former naval officer Emile Jerome Mathew in the May 2008 murder case of television executive Neeraj Grover.

Find out IPL's most valuable franchise

Find out IPL's most valuable franchise

Rediff.com9 Aug 2018

The broadcast made an estimated Rs20 billion in ad sales revenues from the IPL this year

With Halli Labs, Google makes its first Indian acquisition

With Halli Labs, Google makes its first Indian acquisition

Rediff.com13 Jul 2017

Joins Facebook, Apple and Twitter in buying Indian start-ups

'He brought Kannadigas together'

'He brought Kannadigas together'

Rediff.com13 Apr 2006

'I was lucky to be offered a role in Charminar'

'I was lucky to be offered a role in Charminar'

Rediff.com7 Feb 2013

The actor says that he is starting a second innings with his upcoming film Charminar.

Jaggesh: Guru is based on a Korean film

Jaggesh: Guru is based on a Korean film

Rediff.com15 Nov 2012

Jaggesh's maiden directorial venture Guru with his son Gururaj in the lead, is hitting the screens this Friday.

'Varadanayaka is pure entertainment'

'Varadanayaka is pure entertainment'

Rediff.com24 Jan 2013

Chiranjeevi Sarja talks about his latest release Varadanayaka, a remake of the Telugu hit Lakshyam.

Gopi: Even Murali fails to save it

Gopi: Even Murali fails to save it

Rediff.com7 Mar 2006

'Father of Indian theatre' Ebrahim Alkazi dies at 94

'Father of Indian theatre' Ebrahim Alkazi dies at 94

Rediff.com4 Aug 2020

Alkazi, who was the longest serving director of the National School of Drama and mentored generations of actors, produced plays such as Girish Karnad's Tughlaq and Dharamvir Bharati's Andha Yug.

Veerappan's widow acquitted in actor Rajkumar kidnap case

Veerappan's widow acquitted in actor Rajkumar kidnap case

Rediff.com30 Oct 2012

A court in Erode has acquitted the widow of slain forest brigand Veerappan along with 10 accused while sentencing 13 others to one-year rigorous imprisonment in the sensational kidnap of late Kannada thespian Rajkumar in 2000.

Cong doesn't have strategy in place to win elections: JDS

Cong doesn't have strategy in place to win elections: JDS

Rediff.com29 Oct 2012

Taking a swipe at United Progressive AllianceChairperson Sonia Gandhi's recent visit to Dakshin Kannada, former Chief Minister and state Janata Dal-Secular President H D Kumaraswamy on Monday claimed the Congress in Karnataka has no political strategy in place to win next year's assembly election and JD-S is the real opposition party which could address people's problems.

'I consider myself lucky to get such a fantastic break'

'I consider myself lucky to get such a fantastic break'

Rediff.com2 Feb 2012

Deepika Kamaiah talks about making her debut in film industry.

Topiwaala is a political satire

Topiwaala is a political satire

Rediff.com14 Mar 2013

Director M G Srinivas speaks about his debut film Topiwaala

Review: Nandisha is a mediocre film

Review: Nandisha is a mediocre film

Rediff.com28 Dec 2012

The film doesn't live up to the original film's standards.