Spotlight - Kannada

Ambareesh returns to silver screen

Published on July 24, 2007 by R. G. Vijayasarathy
Kannada film star M.H. Ambareesh, who is also minister of state for information and broadcasting, is all set to make a comeback on the silver screen with "Preethi Eke Bhoomi

Melidhe". Ambareesh quit the central council of ministers in February, but his resignation is yet to be formally accepted. Read More

Narayana Murthy, wife compliment Sudeep's film

Published on July 13, 2007 by R.G. Vijayasarathy
Kannada actor-director Sudeep is on cloud nine after Infosys chief mentor N.R. Narayana Murthy and his wife Sudha complimented him for his film "73, Shanthi Nivasa". They said the movie

propagates the values of good family life. An excited Sudeep told IANS: "They complimented me for making a clean entertainer. Read More

Fans Following Raj Kumar's Footsteps, Pledging Eyes

Published on April 26, 2007 by R.G. Vijayasarathy
Legendary Kannada actor Raj Kumar has made a major posthumous contribution to the cause of voluntary eye donations in Karnataka. The first death anniversary of Raj Kumar April 12 was observed

on a massive scale across the state, followed by a similar statewide celebration of his 79th birth anniversary on April 24. Read More

Away From Campaigning, Jayaprada Works In 'Ee Bhandhana'

Published on April 17, 2007 by IANS
Kannada cinema is providing actress-politician Jayaprada a much-needed break from her hectic election campaign in Uttar Pradesh. "I am happy to be back in Kannada films after a gap of nearly

three years," said the Samajwadi Party MP who was here for the launch of "Ee Bhandhana". Read More

RAMESH IN A FIX

Published on October 06, 2006 by Malladi Narasimham
From a Kamal Hassan sidekick in Tamil films to a star in his own right in Kannada cinema, Ramesh Aravind has grown in stature. Naturally, with that comes controversies and