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'Parichaya' fails to live up to hype By R.G. Vijayasarathy, Film: 'Parichaya'; Director: Sanjay; Cast: Tarun, Rekha, Shobharaj, Avinash, Chidanand, Master Anand and Monisha; Music: Jessie Gift; Rating: **

'Mooru Guttu...' a laugh riot By R.G. Vijayasarathy, Film: 'Mooru Guttu Ondhu Sullu Ondhu Nija'; Director: Dinesh Baboo; Cast: Ramesh Arvind, Komal, Nancy, Asha Latha, Sreenivasa Murthy and Sudha Belawadi; Music: Suman Shashtry; Rating: ***

'Yogi' a predictable fare By R.G. Vijayasarathy, Film: 'Yogi'; Cast: Yogish, Biyanka Desai, Shirin, Suchayeendra Prasad, Praveen, Harshitha Poonacha and others; Producer: K. Manju; Director: Udaya Prakash; Music Director: Emil; Rating: **

'Yaaradhu' - a treat for horror film fans By R.G. Vijayasarathy, Film: "Yaaradhu"; Cast: Vinod Raj, M. Leelavathi, Suman Jadugar and others; Producer: M. Leelavathi; Writer-Director: Sreenivas Kaushik Music Director: G. Akhil; Rating: ***

Give 'Mad Love' a miss By R.G. Vijayasarathy, Film: "Mad Love"; Cast: Ramu, Raveena, Dodda Rangegowda, Padmavasanthi, Prameela Joshai and others; Director: Teja; Music Director: Goochi; Cinematographer: Anand; Rating: *

Superstar Mammooty's debut in Kannada Malayalam film industry's superstar Mammooty is all set to make his debut with a Kannada film.

Kasaravalli ecstatic after receiving Crystal Globe Award Bangalore, Oct 20: Kannada filmmaker Girish Kasaravalli, who was honoured with the South Asian Cinema Foundation's Excellence in Cinema Crystal Globe Award 2009, says receiving the prestigious award has been the most precious moment in his life.

'Bellary Naga' - fast-paced likeable entertainer By R.G. Vijayasarathy, Film: 'Bellary Naga'; Cast: Vishnuvardhan, Shobharaj, Rajesh, Avinash, Ramesh Bhat, Chitra Shenoy, Lakshmi Hegde, Bank Suresh and Karibasavayya; Director: Dinesh Babu; Music Director: L.N. Shashtri; Producer: K. Manju; Camera: P.K.H. Doss; Rating: ***

Commercial film time for youngest filmmaker The boy who set a world record for being the youngest filmmaker, Kishan, made his first movie, Care of Footpath, when he was not even 10 years old.

Guinness record holder Kishan to direct commercial movie Bangalore, Oct 5 : Master Kishan, who entered the Guinness book of records for being the youngest filmmaker, is now all set to make a full-fledged commercial Kannada film.

'Abhay' just a rehash of earlier Telugu films By R.G. Vijayasarathy, Film: Abhay; Director: Mahesh Babu; Cast: Darshan, Arati Thakur, Om Prakash Rao, Pradeep Rawat, Sangeetha and Suresh Mangalore; Music: Hari Krishna; Rating: **

P Vasu to make Hindi film Director of Dr. Vishnuvardhan starrer Apthamitra is now working on its second part, Aptharakshaka.

'Manna Dey should have got Dadasabhe Phalke award earlier' By R.G. Vijayasarathy, Bangalore, Oct 1 : Singing legend Manna is being honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke award at the age of 90 and his close friends here feel that the highest honour in Indian cinema has come late.

I lost Rs.10 lakh because of Ramya: Kannada film producer By R.G. Vijaysarathy, Bangalore, Sep 28 : Kannada film producer Shankare Gowda alleges that he has lost about Rs.1 million because of Ramya's unprofessional behaviour while shooting his film 'Just Maath Maathnalli'.

Kannada singer Hemant held for harassing wife Bangalore, Sep 27 : Well-known Kannada playback singer Hemant has been arrested for allegedly harassing his estranged wife for dowry, police said here.

'Manasaare' - fresh content, great visuals, lilting music By R.G. Vijayasarathy, Film: 'Manasaare'; Director: Yogaraj Bhat; Cast: Diganth, Aindrita Ray, Neenasam Aswath, Balaji Manohar, Raju Thalikote and Pawan Kumar; Music: Mano Murthy; Rating: ***1/2.

Nana Patekar signs first Kannada film Bangalore, Sep 24 : National Award winning actor Nana Patekar, who is currently busy shooting 'Rajneeti', is all set to act in a Kannada film for the first time.

Ramesh Arvind now moves on to village-based films By R.G. Vijayasarathy, Bangalore, Sep 22 : After acting in films set in cities, Kannada actor Ramesh Arvind was keen to work in rural-based scripts and says he accepted 'Crazy Kutumba', a remake of a Marathi film, because it provided him the opportunity.

Actress Ramya apologises for rude behaviour Bangalore, Sep 20 : The tiff between actress Ramya and technicians and dancers of the Karnataka film industry has been resolved with the actress apologising for her allegedly abrasive behaviour.

We will not work with actress Ramya, say dancers Bangalore, Sep 19 : Angry technicians and dancers of the Karnataka film industry have said they will not work with actress Ramya as she reportedly used abusive language while speaking to them during shoots of recent movies.

'Rajini' a must-watch for Upendra fans By R.G. Vijayasarathy, Film: 'Rajini'; Cast: Upendra, Arati Chabria, Mukul Dev, Rangayana Raghu, Sadhu Kokila, Ramesh Bhat and Doddanna; Director: Thriller Manju; Music: Hamsalekha; Rating:***

Kannada film 'Mukhaputa' wins top honours at Ireland film fest By R.G. Vijayasarathy, Bangalore, Sep 17 : Actor-director Roopa Iyer's Kannada film 'Mukhaputa', about children suffering from HIV/AIDS, has won the best feature film award at the recently concluded International Film Festival in Ireland and she says juries chose her film because they could feel the emotion throughout the narrative.

Prakash Raj to turn director with Kannada film Bangalore, Sep 14 : South Indian actor Prakash Raj, who won a National Award for his performance in Tamil film 'Kanchivaram', is now set to turn director with a Kannada movie.

'Bhagyadha Balegaara' full of regressive ideas By R.G. Vijayasarathy, Film: 'Bhagyadha Balegaara'; Director: Sai Prakash; Cast: Shivaraj Kumar, Navya Nair and Shobha Raghavendra; Music: Ilayaraja; Rating: **

Actor Umashree escapes unhurt in accident Bangalore, Sep 12: National award winning Kannada actress Umashree escaped unhurt in a multiple collision at Bidadi, about 60 km from here, while returning to the city last evening.

'Prem Kahani': Enjoyable love story with a twist By R.G.Vijayasarathy, Film: 'Prem Kahani'; Director: R. Chandru; Cast: Ajay, Sheela, Rangayana Raghu, Sudha Belawadi, Mohan Juneja, Shobha Raghavendra; Music: Ilayaraja; Rating: **1/2

Uma Shri, Girish Kasaravalli team up again Bangalore, Sep 11 : Kannada actress Uma Shri, who has just won the best actress National Award for her performance in 'Gulabi Talkies', teams up again with director Girish Kasaravalli for 'Kanasemba Kudureya Benneri'.

Male to begin soon Prem Kahani has finished shooting and will release on the 11th September.

I thank Girish Kasaravalli for National Award: Uma Shri By R.G. Vijaysarathy, Bangalore, Sep 7 : Kannada actress Uma Shri, winner of best actress National Award for 'Gulabi Talkies', gives credit to her director Girish Kasaravalli for the honour and says that for her role she had to 'unlearn many things and just submit to the director'.

Kishore Sarja could have made a better 'Vaayuputhra' By R.G. Vijayasarathy, Film: 'Vaayuputhra'; Cast: Ambareesh, Chiranjeevi Sarja, Aindrita Ray, Ajay, Ramesh Bhat, Mukyamanthri Chandru, Padmaja Rao and others; Director: Kishore Sarja; Music Director: Hari Krishna; Producer: Arjun Sarja; Storywriter: Linguswamy; Camera: Sundaranatha Suvarna; Ratings: ** 1/2

'Cheluvina Chilipili' - an entertaining film with a message (Kannada Film Review) Film: 'Cheluvina Chilipili'; Cast: Pankaj, Roopika, Anant Nag, Sumalatha, Dwarakish, Rajendra Karanth, Sundar and others; Director: S.Narayan; Music Director: Micky J. Meyers; Producer: Bhagyavathi Narayan; Camera; Jagadish Wali; Ratings: ***

'Iniya' rides on Balaji's shoulders By R.G. Vijaysarathy, Film: 'Iniya'; Cast: Balaji, Pooja Gandhi, Urvashi, Lokanath, Jai Jagadish, Sanketh Kashi, Shankar Aswath, Chitra Shenoy and others; Producer: Shylendra Babu; Writer-Director: Mussanje Mahesh; Camera: Sundaranath Suvarna; Music Director: Sreedhar; Ratings: **

Karnataka CM felicitated Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa was recently felicitated by the Kannada film industry for curbing piracy.

Iceland new hotspot Iceland, which was not a location on the radar of South Indian filmmakers, has caught their attention.

Yeshwant wins award Actor Yeshwant is exhilarated with his award for the Best Supporting Actor, which he won for his role in Moggina Manasu.

Here comes the NRI The Kannada film industry is seeing a lot of NRI's undertaking movie production these days.

Issues over Raaj- The Showman A rift seems to have come up between director Prem and producer Kiran of Raaj- The Showman.

Narayan confident about Cheluvina Chilipili Cheluvina Chilipili's recently launched music has got a warm response by audiences. Director S. Narayan's film, starring Pankaj and Roopika, will be releasing on 28 August.

Second schedule of Aithalakadi Director JG Krishna's Aithalakadi has started shooting for its second schedule. It was a wedding sequence, shot at Rockline Studios.

The launch of Ellelloo Neene, Nannalloo Neene The Managing Director of Mosaco Shipping and Forwarding, which has operations in Dubai and UAE- Frank Fernandes, announced on his 58th birthday on August 18 that he is set to produce a Kannada film titled Ellelloo Neene, Nannalloo Neene to launch his son Larry.

Remake of Josh Super hit Kannada film Josh Produced by S.V. Babu has recently completed 100 days in seven theatres in Karnataka and now will be soon remade in Tamil and Telugu. The Tamil version is expected to go on floors by October.

Priyamani-The new face of Kannada films Though she hails from Bangalore, Priyamani has taken all these years to make her debut in Kannada.

Chamkaayisi Celebrates 50 Days Chamakaayisi Chindi Udaayisi recently celebrated its 50-day run in a few theatres.

September 18 release for Bellary Naga Dr. Vishnuvardhana's film, Bellary Naga, has completed its shooting and is now in the pre-production stage.

Shruthi's Birthday Gift Kannada actress Shruthi, who made headlines after filing for divorce from her director husband S. Mahendar at a Bangalore court, is now back in the news.

Bangalore girls make a splash in Bollywood By R.G. Vijaysarathy, Bangalore, Aug 22 : After Deepika Padukone and Anushka Sharma, another actress from this city is all set to conquer the Hindi film industry. Priyamani will make her Bollywood debut with Mani Ratnam's 'Ravan'.

Remake for Kannada film Circus? Soundarya Rajinikanth has a lot of things on her mind right now. She is working very hard on her directorial venture, Sultan- The Warrior.

Kannada remake for Abhiyum Naanum Abhiyum Naanum (Akasamantha in Telugu), director Radha Mohan's Tamil film, based on the English film, Father of the Bride, is on the brink of getting a Kannada remake.

Priya Hassan's Petition Plea Recently, actress and director Priya Hassan approached the Karnataka High Court to question the selection of films for subsidy to eligible films by the state government.

'Cyanide' director Ramesh to make film on Prabhakaran By R.G. Vijayasarathy, Bangalore, Aug 21 : Kannada director A.M.R. Ramesh, who has already directed an award-winning movie about LTTE suicide bombers, plans to direct a bilingual film on former Tiger supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran who was killed by the Sri Lankan army this May.

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