Kushboo launches audio of brother's film
Feb 9, 2010: Debutant Shiva's (otherwise known as Abdulla) film 'Janani', which was launched in 2003 has now released its audio.

Radhika Gandhi and Srinagara Kitty win
Feb 9, 2010: Actor Srinagara Kitty and actress Radhika Gandhi were awarded the Occasional Excellency Award by the Rotary International Dist 3190.

Srujan and Grishma tie the knot
Feb 9, 2010: Director/actor Lokesh and actress Girija's son, Srujan Lokesh got married to actress Grishma on Sunday.

Ramya takes to production
Feb 9, 2010 : Ramya, otherwise known as Divya Spandana, is turning producer for a Kannada film. The beauty was awed by a story that was narrated to her by an ad filmmaker.

Vishnuvardhan's 200th film set to release Feb 12
By V.S. Rajapur, Bangalore, Feb 9 : Legendary Kannada actor Vishnuvardhan's 200th film 'Aaptha Rakshaka' is scheduled to hit theatres Feb 12 on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri festival. After 'School Master', this is the second film of the late actor releasing after his death.

Working with Asha Bhosle was turning point in my career: Kannada composer
Bangalore, Feb 7 : Singing legend Asha Bhosle recorded a Kannada song for composer Veera Samarth, who says it is the biggest turning point in his musical career.

Asha Bhosle sings her first Kannada song
Bangalore, Feb 7: Singing legend Asha Bhosle sang her first Kannada song for the movie "Mandahaasa" and composer Veera Samarth, who convinced her to croon it, says it is the biggest turning point in his musical career.

Stylish 'Just Maath Maathnalli' worth watching
By V.S. Rajapur, Film: 'Just Maath Maathnalli'; Director: Sudeep; Cast: Sudeep, Ramya, Rajesh, Arun Sagar and Yathiraj; Music: Raghu Dixit; Rating: ***

Eno Onthara goes to the capital
Feb 5, 2010 : The team of 'Eno Onthara', starring actor Ganesh and National Award winning actress Priyamani, will go off to New Delhi to shoot their 10 day schedule there. The 180 member unit contains 90 dancers. A lot of important scenes and a song will be shot in Delhi.

Working with Amitabh fulfils my mom's dream: Sudeep
By V.S. Rajapur, Bangalore, Feb 5 : Kannada actor Sudeep, who was seen as Amitabh Bachchan's over-ambitious son in 'Rann', says he has fulfilled his mother's dream by working with the megastar in the movie.

Veera's helicopter scenes
Feb 4, 2010 : 'Veera', director A.K. Sharma's film, has a helicopter action sequence.

MVK wins Shantaram award
Feb 4, 2010 : M V Krishnaswamy, the veteran Kannada director and administrator, has been chosen for the V Shantaram award by the Mumbai awards committee.

Aditya hurts himself
Feb 4, 2010 : Director S V Rajendra Singh Babu's son, Aditya injured himself while shooting for 'Deadly-2'.

Wedding bells for Prakash Raj
Feb 3, 2010 : Actor Prakash Raj, who recently got divorced from his wife, Lalithakumari, is ready to get hitched with choreographer Pony Verma, his girlfriend of two years.

Vijaya in need of a big break
Feb 3, 2010 : Actor Vijaya Raghavendra, Kannada superstar Puneeth Rajakumar's cousin, is a wonderful performer, as he proved in 'Ninagaagi' (the remake of 'Nuvve Kavali').

Kannada cine actor suffers multiple injury after fall
Bangalore, Feb 2 : Upcoming Kannada cinema actor Aditya today suffered multiple injuries after he fell from a height of 25 feet during shooting of an 'action' scene for his forthcoming film "Deadly Soma" Part-II.

Music launch of Coffee Shop
Feb 2, 2010 : Coffee Shop had its music launch last evening. A lot of known names from the Kannada film industry were present at the event. The music was launched by Karnataka minister Katta Subramanya Naidu. Starring Shashank and Biyanka Desai, the film is directed by Geetha Krishna.

Meghana goes glam
Feb 2, 2010: Actor Sundar Raj and actress Prameela's daughter, Meghana Raj, will be seen in a glam avatar in her upcoming film.

Sudeep praised in Rann
Feb 2, 2010 : Kannada actor Sudeep is creating waves in Bollywood with his portrayal of Jai Malik, the son of a media baron (played by Amitabh Bachchan), in Ram Gopal Varma's 'Rann'.

Music launch of E Sanje
The long delayed film, 'E Sanje', finally had its music launch recently. Starring Sanjana and Aryan, the film's music was launched by popular actor Sudeep at the City Institute in Bangalore. The music has been composed by Jai Shivu.

Director Shivadwaj opposes ban on dubbing in Kannada
Since the early 1960s, films of other languages weren't allowed to be dubbed in Kannada. A few films that were dubbed didn't really do well.

'Porki' pales in comparison to Telugu original
By V.S. Rajapur, Film: 'Porki'; Director: M.D. Sridhar; Cast: Darshan, Praneetha Subhash, Devaraj, Ashish Vidyarthi, Shobharaj, Avinash and Chitra Shenoy; Music: Hari Krishna, Rating: **1/2

Pooja Gandhi retracts her statement
Pooja Gandhi, who announced about a fortnight ago that she wants to go on a break, has gone back on her own words.

Ragini just got fitter
Actress Ragini is in shape now. The actress, who shot to fame with Kannadadha Veera Madhakari, has a lot of ongoing projects and needs to look her best for the films.

Minister asks Kannada industry to buck up
Recently, Karnataka Information Minister Katta Subramanya Naidu questioned the quality of films.

Theatre personalities are not getting their due: Arundhati Nag
By V.S. Rajapur, Mumbai, Jan 28 : Well-known Kannada theatre artist and movie actress Arundhati Nag, who got Padma Shri Award, is happy that the government has recognised the efforts of a theatre personality.

Jail trouble for Tabala Naani
The authorities at Parappana Agrahara jail took actor Tabala Naani (of Mata and Eddelu Manjunatha fame) into custody for 20 minutes.

P Sheshadri's National award record
Director P Sheshadri is starting to become a role model of sorts for other Kannada directors. Why's that?

Prithvi producers do cameos
Producers Soorappa Babu and N S Rajakumar have done a cameo in their own production venture Prithvi, which stars Puneeth Rajkumar and Parvathi Menon.

Vijay to do Kanteerava
Actor Vijay will be starring in Kanteerava, the Kannada remake of the Telugu film Simhadri.

Arundhati Nag receives Padmashree
Renowned actress Arundhati Nag will receive the honorable Padmashree award this year.

Jogaiah's legendary issues
A big battle ensued between the media and the team of Jogaiah on Sunday evening at the Taj West End Hotel over the use of 'The Legend of Underworld' as the subheading for the film.

National Award for 'Gaggara' will help dying art: Shivadhwaj
By V.S. Rajapur, Bangalore, Jan 26: Kannada actor-director Shivadhwaj, whose first Tulu venture "Gaggara" has won the National Film Award for best regional movie, says it will help in highlighting the problems of dying folk culture of Tulu speaking people.

Vijay's regime for the tough look
Actor Vijay of Duniya fame will be seen as a strong cop in his forthcoming venture Shankar IPS.

School Master received well
School Master, superstar Vishnuvardhan's last film, released on Friday all over Karnataka.

Vimala Raman's glam role
Actress Vimala Raman is all for trying something new. She will be seen playing a glamorous character in Gayam 2, directed by Praveen Sri, where she co-stars with Jagapathi Babu. This is after she has done numerous simple, docile girl roles.

'School Master' must watch for Vishnuvardhan fans
By V.S. Rajapur, Review: "School Master"; Cast: Dr. Vishnuvardhan, Suhasini Manirathnam, Devaraj, Avinash, Mukesh Rishi, Dharma and others; Director: Dinesh Baboo; Music Director: Sridhar; Producer: C.R. Manohar; Rating: *** 1/2

Vishnuvardhan inaugurates School of Acting-Animation in Loyola College
Recently, Filmmakers Vishnuvardhan, Thankar Bacchan and Parthiban had graced over the press meet held at Loyola College.

Kannada director P. Sheshadri wins fifth National Award
By V.S. Rajapur, Bangalore, Jan 23 : P. Sheshadri, whose "Vimukthi" has bagged the National Award for best regional film, is the only Kannada film director to have won five awards for all the five films he has directed so far.

National Award big recognition for debut film: Abhay Simha
Bangalore, Jan 23 : Abhay Simha, the director of Kannada film "Gubbachchigalu" that won the National Award for best children's film Saturday, says it is a big recognition for his debut venture.

Ganesh and his remakes
Actor Ganesh is riding high after his home production, Maleyali Jotheyali was successful.

Chindodi Leela passes away
Renowned theatre and Kannada film actress Padmasri Chindodi Leela is no more. She passed away at the age of 72 on Thursday after battling a brief illness.

Kannada's first animation film
The first ever 2D Animated Kannada film is ready. It has been directed by Guruprasad (of Mata and Eddelu Manjunatha fame).

Puneeth's busy schedule
Actor Puneeth Rajkumar is busy shooting for his film, Prithvi, opposite Parvathi Menon.