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Don't mix art with politics, urges Kamal Haasan Bangalore, March 2 : Tamil superstar Kamal Haasan struck the right chords with fans at the Kannada film industry's platinum jubilee celebrations by urging politicians of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu not to mix art with politics. (556)

'Tabali' a horrible remake of 'Tsotsi' (Kannada film review) Film: 'Tabali'; Cast: Akash, Meghna Bhagavatha, Charulatha, Sangeetha, Sadhu Kokila, Neenasam Aswath and others; Screenplaywriter-Director: N. Lokinath; Producer: M. Puttaswamy; Music: Neel; Camera: Krishna Kumar; Rating: * (596)

Kannada film industry to mark 75 years in grand style Bangalore, Feb 28 : Southern superstars like Rajnikanth, Kamal Haasan and Vishnuvardhan are set to come together as the Kannada film industry celebrates its 75-year existence with a three-day extravaganza that kicks off here Sunday. (1429)

'Nam Yejamaanaru' - gripping film on multiple personality disorder Film: 'Nam Yejamaanaru'; Director: Nagabharana; Cast: Vishnuvardhan, Navya Nair, Vijaya Raghavendra, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy, Anant Nag, Sharath Babu and Ramesh Bhat; Music: Hamsalekha; Rating: *** (672)

Puneeth to dress up in Captain Jack Sparrow’s costume Puneeth would be seen dressed up in the costume of Captain Jack Sparrow in two song sequences which he is shooting for his much-talked flick Raj – The Showman. (723)

Kannada film industry gets emotional after Rahman's Oscar triumph Bangalore, Feb 23 : Kannada film personalities, who have worked with A.R. Rahman, have gone on an emotional trip after hearing the big news of the Indian music maestro's twin win at the 81st Academy Awards. (582)

'Venkata In Sankata' - a good laugh riot Film: 'Venkata In Sankata'; Director: Ramesh Arvind; Cast: Ramesh Arvind, Sharmila Mandre, Anusha, Meghana, Devadas Kapikar, M.S. Umesh, Umashri and Sanketh Kashi; Music: Ricky Kej; Rating: ***1/2 (621)

Srikanth's 100th flick Producer of films like Orata in Telugu and Jenumadha Gelathi in Kannada, C.R. Manohar is now making Mahatma which stars Srikanth in the lead. (524)

24 Hours in Melbourne to hit the floors soon Produced by The Australian Kannada Sangha members, 24 Hours In Melbourne is going to be shot entirely in Melbourne, Australia. (518)

Kannada film star says police denying him protection Bangalore, Feb 15 : Kannada film star Vinod Raj and his mother, veteran actress Leelavathi, are upset with police for not providing protection to them despite an allegedly murderous attack on them. (564)

'Birugaali' suffers from old formula, slow pace Film: Birugaali; Cast: Chethan, Sithara Vaidya, Akanksha, Rajendra Karanth and others; Producer: Patil Shahapur; Director: Harsha Reddy; Camera: H.C.Venu; Music: Arjun; Dialogues: Yoganand; Rating: ** (602)

Much-hyped 'Junglee' fails to meet expectations Film: 'Junglee'; Director: Soori; Cast: Vijay, Andrita Ray, Rangayana Raghu, Aadi Lokesh, Suresh Chandra, and Sanketh Kashi; Music: Hari Krishna; Rating: ** Popular stars and top technicians have come together for director Soori's much-hyped movie 'Junglee'. Many thought that the film, which boasts of many chartbusters, could turn around the fortunes of the Kannada film industry, but it has failed to live up to its expectations. (838)

Konkona to team up with Mammootty in Kannada film? Bangalore, Feb 7 : He is on cloud nine after signing on Mammootty for 'Shikari', the Malayalam superstar's first Kannada film. And director Abhay Simha now wants to rope in Bollywood actress Konkona Sen Sharma for the female lead. (593)

Bhimoo's Bang Bang Kids soon to hit the theatres Upendra's first release of 2009, Bhimoo's Bang Bang Kids release date has been postponed many a times due to various reasons. (614)

Press meet of Samskaravantha Directed by debutant Paarthasarathi, Samskaravantha is about the life and experiences of Mahadeva, an ordinary man who has made it his mission to cremate unclaimed dead bodies. (454)

Another blow for Meghave Meghave Meghave Meghave was already receivingbad reviews when another shocking incident took place with this flick when a show was called off mid-way due to lack of audiences. (499)

Audio launch of Anjadirru At a grand function held in Bangalore, veteran actor Dwarakish released the audio album of Anjadirru. (535)

People won't call me sexy after 'Venkata In Sankata': Sharmila Bangalore, Feb 1: Kannada actress Sharmila Mandre, who shot for a sensuous rain sequence in Venkata In Sankata, says she won't be tagged sexy after the movie releases. (953)

'Ambari' an improbable journey Film: 'Ambari'; Director: Arjun; Cast: Yogeesh, Sampreetha, Rangayana Raghu, Dinesh Mangalore, Aruna Balaraj and Prasanna; Music: Hari Krishna; Rating: ** (727)

'Meghave Meghave' an unimaginative, illogical love story Film: 'Meghave Meghave'; Director: Nagendra Prasad; Cast: Sudeep, Raam, Gracy Singh, K.S.L. Swame, Shobha Raj, Mandya Ramesh and Sanketh Kashi; Music: Hari Krishna; Rating:* (536)

Manasi's career bar on the rise Getting appreciated for her performance in her debut flick Moggina Manasu, Manasi's kitty is full of films. (525)

Nethanya's second innings Making her debut in Kutumba opposite Upendra, gorgeous babe Nethanya left the glam-world and went to US to study interior designing since her dad wanted her to become more mature before fully getting into the tinsel town. (540)

Mumbai girl Madhoo enters Sandalwood A face from the dream city of Mumbai, Madhoo, is all set to enter the world of Sandalwood with Narendra Babu directed film Yuva. (978)

Pooja Gandhi's promotional act for Anu Last week, audiences at the Abhinav theatre got a pleasant surprise on seeing gorgeous Pooja Gandhi issuing tickets to the audience who came to watch Anu. (631)

Ishwar resumes shooting The good news for Radhika's fans is that shooting of Ishwar has resumed again after a long gap. (523)

'Nanda' - lot of action, but no substance Film: Nanda; Director: Anantha Raju; Cast: Shivaraj Kumar, Sandhya, Bhavya, Sharan, Rangayana Raghu, Avinash, Shobharaj and Sharath Lohithashwa; Music: V. Manohar; Rating: *1/2 (605)

'Jolly Days' - a faithful remake of a Telugu hit Film: 'Jolly Days'; Director: M.D. Sreedhar; Cast: Aishwarya Nag, Vishaal, Pradeep, Niranjan, Sriraghav, Spoorthi, Rutva, Keerthi and Deepu; Music: Micky J. Meyers; Rating:*** (672)

Young producer Madesh passes away Young producer of unreleased flick Sacha, Madeh has unfortunately passed away due to brain hemorrhage at a Bangalore hospital on Thursday. (569)

Yana Gupta's second innings in Sandalwood The Czech model-actress, Yana Gupta is known for her sizzling item numbers. (576)

Music launch of Shankara Punyakoti The audio leaunch of Sharath Babu starrer Shankara Punyakoti was held recently in Bangalore. (747)

B. Saroja Devi honoured at BIFFES Veteran actor B. Saroja Devi was honoured by Mrs. Parvathamma Rajkumar on the third day of Bengalooru International Film Festival. (629)

Tamil star Prabhu makes debut in Kannada films Bangalore, Jan 21 : Tamil star Prabhu, the son of legendary actor Shivaji Ganesan, is busy shooting in Mysore for his first Kannada film, 'Boss'. (678)

Ananth Nag-Lakshmi yet again pairs in Shivashakthi After differences on the political front, veteran actors Ananth Nag and Laxmi parted ways and were never seen acting together; their last release been Amma. (840)

Navya Nair is busy shooting for Bhaagyatha Balegaara After making her debut in Kannada cinema with Gaja, charming Malayalam actress Navya Nair is now busy shooting for Shivkumar's upcoming flick Bhaagvatha Balegaara. (694)

Diganth's busy schedule Gaalipata famed actor Diganth is a very busy man. He has just returned from US after shooting for his film E Preethi. (611)

Sharmila doesn't get affected by criticism Sharmila Mandre seems to be one of those stars who accept the criticism in a positive way. (555)

Desi sport kabaddi now features in Kannada film Bangalore, Jan 19 : Though the desi sport of kabaddi has won many medals for the country at international sporting events, the game has never been adequately represented in cinema. Now, Kannada film director Narendra Babu has just wrapped up a film revolving around it, titled 'Kabaddi'. (728)

Music director-actor Ananthaswamy dead, Kannada film industry grieves Bangalore, Jan 17: The Kannada film industry and Karnataka's music fraternity were in deep shock Saturday over the death of 39-year-old renowned musician and actor Raju Ananthaswamy at a hospital here. (817)

'Shivamani': Rich production values, poor content Film: Shivamani; Producer: Jagannath Pai; Story-Screenplay-Dialogues-Direction: Amaranath; Camera: Sree Venkat; Music: Veera Samarth; Starring: Sree Murali, Sharmila Mandre, Avinash, Shobharaj, Vinaya Prakash, Kote Prabhakar; Rating * (602)

Ganesh shines in 'Circus' By R.G. Vijayasarathy, Film: Circus; Cast: Ganesh, Archana Gupta, Avinash, Gurudatt, Dharma, Avinash Bharadwaj, Mithra, Murali, Sadhu Kokila and others; Director: Dayal Padmanabhan; Cinematographer; Shekhar Chandru; Music Director: Emil; Rating: ** 1/2 (693)

Suman Ranganath returns to Kannada films as item girl Bangalore, Jan 15 : Suman Ranganath is happy with her second innings in Kannada films, which she started with the hit song 'Chitraana Chitraana' in 'Budhdhivantha' last year. (847)

Gagan Chukki starts rolling Gagan Chukki gives a message to youth that life is more important than love. (638)

Shivamani to release on 16th of January Sri Murali and Sharmila Mandre starrer flick Shivamani is all set to hit the theatres on 16th of January. (551)

Poor script, bad performance mar 'Kempa' Film: Kempa; Cast: Santhosh, Tanushika, Avinash, Prajna, Pradeep Rawat and others; Producer: Anekal Balaraj; Story-Screenplay-Direction: Jagadish Waali; Music: Guru Kiran; Lyrics: Kaviraj; Rating: **1/2 (615)

Watch 'Chickpete Sachagalu' for a few laughs Film: Chickpete Sachagalu; Director: Nagendra Magadi; Producer: S. Narayan; Cast: S. Narayan, Jaggesh, Ashwini, Manasi, Doddanna, Mukyamanthri Chandru, Lingenahalli Sureshchandra; Rating: ** (625)

Haripriya turns glamorous Haripriya has done four Kannada films until now but her career hasn't kicked off in Sandalwood. (719)

Censor clears E Sambhashane with 'U' certificate The censor board has cleared E Sambhashane with a 'U' certificate and the film will soon hit the theaters. (566)

Genelia denies rumours of her comeback Genelia fans would be disappointed to hear that the actress has denied rumours about her making a comeback in Sandalwood with Puneet Rajkumar's untitled film which is a remake of the Telugu film Ready. (697)

Pooja Gandhi dubs for Ninagagi Kadhiruve Pooja Gandhi won the hearts of millions with her debut in the Kannada blockbuster, Yograj Bhat's Mungaru Male. (731)

New chairman for State Awards committee National Award-winning director Kesari Haravoo has been elected as the new chairman of the State film awards committee. (557)

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