68-517: Shubraveshti Ramaswamiah Seetharama Sharma (1 December 1933 – 5 June 1985), known popularly as S. R. Puttanna Kanagal , was an Indian filmmaker known for his work in Kannada cinema . He is often considered one of Indian cinema 's most influential filmmakers. Puttanna Kanagal was born to Ramaswamaiah and Subbamma in Kanagal , a village in the erstwhile Kingdom of Mysore into a poor family. As he hailed from
136-596: A 1969 Indian Kannada -language film directed by Puttanna Kanagal and produced by Rashi Brothers. The film stars Kalpana , Gangadhar and Leelavathi . Actress Aarathi made her first screen appearance in this film. It is based on the novel of the same name by M. K. Indira . The film was remade in Tamil as Thaaliya Salangaiya , in Telugu as Kalyana Mandapam , and in Hindi as Ahista Ahista . This socially relevant film explores
204-515: A bridge between commercial cinema and alternate cinema. While his plots, based on popular Kannada novels, revolved around strong characters and distinct themes, he added mandatory songs and emotions to distinguish from alternate cinemas. His mastery over symbolism is quite remarkable. He has effectively used effectively in almost all of his movies. Puttanna was also considered as a pioneer in picturising songs. In general, his movies contained 4–5 songs. Even with respect to song picturisation, Puttanna had
272-446: A brief phase of portraying antagonistic and supporting characters. After establishing himself as a lead actor portraying rebellious characters on screen in a number of commercially successful films, he earned the moniker "rebel star". He also earned the nickname Mandyada Gandu ( transl. Man of Mandya ) Rajkumar, Vishnuvardhan and Ambareesh are collectively known as Kannada cinema's triumvirate. Method actor Shankar Nag received
340-805: A daughter Yashaswini, who was born in 1978. However, due to creative differences Puttanna and Aarathi separated in 1981. In 1981, Puttanna's magnum opus Ranganayaki did not do as well as expected at the box office, even though it gained critical acclaim and later went on to become a cult classic. In addition to this, separation from Aarathi had impacted his health. He had no work in hand for 14 months starting from late 1980 to mid of 1982. Srinath whom Puttanna directed in blockbuster films like Shubhamangala and Dharmasere came to his help, and they made Maanasa Sarovara which became an average hit and helped Puttanna bounce back. Kanagal died on 5 June 1985 in Bengaluru while shooting Masanada Hoovu. Starting his career as
408-456: A director was Bellimoda (Silver Cloud) in 1967. Starring Kalpana and Kalyan Kumar , this movie was a critical and commercial success. Legend has it that Puttanna scouted for a week to find the perfect location for the mellifluous song "Moodala Maneyaa". Belli Moda is credited as the first Kannada movie to be shot exclusively outdoors. He directed many masterpieces like Gejje Pooje , Sharapanjara , Naagarahaavu etc '. His last film
476-562: A handful of films in Malayalam , Tamil Telugu and Hindi languages . Often credited as a movie-maker much ahead of his times, his first directorial venture was the 1964 Malayalam movie School Master , a remake of his mentor B. R. Panthulu 's Kannada classic of the same name He then directed another Malayalam movie Poochakkanni (Cat eyed/Hazel eyed lady) based on the Kannada novel Bekkina Kannu by Triveni . Puttanna's first Kannada film as
544-506: A landmark by being the first ever Kannada film to be screened at an international film festival. It was screened at IFFI 1992 Kannada cinema Retrospect. The 1969 movie Uyyale was screened twice at the IFFI retrospect - once in 1992 and again in 2019. The 1970 movie Samskara won the Bronze Leopard at Locarno International Film Festival The 1977 movie Ghatashraddha which had
612-554: A mega release, amassing $ 318,000 in USA alone. It went on to become the first Kannada film to enter the New York Box office listing, the first Kannada film to complete 50 days in USA and the first Kannada movie ever to release in several countries across the world. It ran for 365 days in Bangalore. In 2018, Yash starrer K.G.F: Chapter 1 became the first Kannada film to gross ₹250 crores at
680-629: A poor brahmin family, he had to endure hardships and struggled to get a decent job. He worked as a teacher, salesman and even as a cleaner. His job as a publicity boy brought him closer to theatre and subsequently to cinema. His association with films began when he started working for B. R. Panthulu as an assistant director and also as his driver. His first film as an assistant director was Rathnagiri Rahasya (1957). Puttanna married Nagalakshmi at very young age and they had 5 children. However he fell in love with his protege and leading actress in 1970s Aarathi and they got married during 1976–77. They had
748-403: A publicity boy, Kanagal was drawn into independent filmmaking after a stint in theatre and working with film director and producer B. R. Panthulu as his assistant. Kanagal's assistants include Tamil directors S. P. Muthuraman , Bharathiraja , and T. S. Nagabharana . Although a majority of Kanagal's films were on offbeat or taboo subjects, generally women-centric, he endeared himself to both
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#1732869738883816-435: A strong sense of colour and imagery. He would go to great lengths to select the locations and costumes for a song. The songs generally reflected the inherent mood of the film. For instance, the song from the movie Manasasarovara , Neene saakida gini , a poignant song, was shot amidst the dust-filled mining areas, thereby reflecting the agony of a man who has lost his true love. Similarly the song sandesha megha sandesha from
884-587: A total of 94 awards including multiple awards at Rajasthan Film Festival and other international film festivals like Sundance Film Festival , Barcelona, Nawada, 7 Colours International Film Festival and Golden Sparrow International Film Festival. Illiralaare Allige Hogalaare won the Director's Vision Award at the 18th Indian Film Festival of Stuggart. It was earlier screened at the Dhaka International Film Festival and had won an award at
952-517: A variety of roles and excelling in portraying mythological and historical characters in films such as Bhakta Kanakadasa (1960), Ranadheera Kanteerava (1960), Satya Harishchandra (1965), Immadi Pulikeshi (1967), Sri Krishnadevaraya (1970), Bhakta Kumbara (1974), Mayura (1975), Babruvahana (1977) and Bhakta Prahlada (1983). His wife Parvathamma Rajkumar founded Film production and distribution company, Sri Vajreshwari Combines . Vishnuvardhan entered Kannada cinema with
1020-647: Is known for his work in South Indian cinema. He starred in movies such as Prasad ; the film was screened at the Berlin Film Festival and Arjun received the Karnataka State Award for his performance in it. Sanchari Vijay 's portrayal of a transgender won him the National Best Actor Award . With the award, Vijay became the third actor after M. V. Vasudeva Rao , and Charuhasan to win
1088-649: Is one of the most successful female leads in the history of Indian cinema, she acted in around 200 films in over seven decades. She is known by the epithets " Abinaya Saraswathi " ( Saraswati of acting) in Kannada and " Kannadathu Paingili " (Kannada's Parrot) in Tamil. M. V. Rajamma (first female producer of Indian cinema) and Pandari Bai are considered as the earliest female superstars of Kannada cinema. Other popular female actresses of 1970s through 1990s include Leelavathi , Kalpana , Aarathi , Bharathi , Jayanthi , Manjula , Malashree , Sudharani , Shruti , Tara among others. Kannada Cinema majorly contributed to
1156-612: The Best Indian Film award. It also won the Best Kannada Movie award at Innovative International Film Festival. Namma Magu received recognition from the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Taledanda (2022) was selected for London International Film Festival . Koli Esru was selected for screening at New York Indian Film Festival (2022). Shivamma was selected for Marche du Film (2022) -
1224-602: The Johns Hopkins University as part of the 1995 Milton S. Eisenhower Symposium "Framing Society : A Century of Cinema". The 1981 movie Simhada Mari Sainya was selected for the Paris and Moscow International Film Festivals. The 1987 film Pushpaka Vimana featured retrospectively in the Shanghai International Film Festival and Whistling Woods Film Festival . The 1999 film Upendra
1292-458: The Martin Scorsese 's World Cinema Project, George Lucas ' Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation and Shivendra Singh Dungarpur's Film Heritage Foundation (FHF) have partnered to restore the film in time for its 50th anniversary from the original camera negative preserved at India's National Film Development Corporation of India -National Film Archive of India. The restored version was showcased in
1360-595: The NETPAC Award at the Asiatica Film Mediale (Italy) (2010). The 2011 film Koormavatara was screened in 17 film festivals and won acclaims at the film festivals of Bangkok , New York and Vancouver . The 2012 movie Edegarike was selected for Mumbai Women's International Film Festival (2013). The 2013 movie Lucia premiered at the London Indian Film Festival on 20 July 2013. It won
1428-980: The New Currents Section at the 26th edition of the Busan International Film Festival . and was shortlisted for the Directors Fortnight Cannes 2020. It went on to win the Best Director Award in the Crouching Tigers competition section at the Pingyao International Film Festival in Shanxi , China. It was also the joint winner of the Montgolfiere D'Argent Award at the Festival Des 3 Continents , France. It
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#17328697388831496-851: The Rome Film Festival . It also won award at the Spain International Film Festival in Madrid. Baraguru Ramachandrappa 's Mooka Nayaka won the Best Picture of the Decade Award by competing with movies from different languages around the globe. Jeevnane Nataka Samy (2021) was screened at Miami International Film Festival . Avalakki Pavalakki won five awards in various categories at Uravatti International Film Festival, Indo Global International Film Festival, American Golden Pictures International Film Festival, Oniros Film Festival and
1564-460: The highest-grossing Kannada film , and Rishab Shetty 's Kantara (2022). Kannada cinema is reported to have 8% market share in the gross domestic box office collections for the period January to August 2022, making it the fourth-biggest Indian film industry. The share rose to 9% by October 2022. The total gross collections of the top five Kannada movies of 2022 in first ten months was reported to be ₹1800 crores. The year 2022 began new era for
1632-614: The parallel cinema movement of India. Directors like Girish Kasaravalli , Girish Karnad , G. V. Iyer were the early names to join the movement. T. S. Nagabharana and B. V. Karanth were also popular names in the movement. Puttanna Kanagal 's films were however considered a bridge between Mainstream and Parallel Cinema. Prakash Raj began his acting career with Doordarshan serials such as Bisilu Kudure (Kannada) and Guddada Bhootha ( Tulu and Kannada). He later took up supporting roles in Kannada films such as Ramachari , Ranadheera , Nishkarsha and Lockup Death . He
1700-440: The 2010 Dadasaheb Phalke Award had great regard for Puttanna. In many of his interviews to the media, Balachandar has stated that he considered a much younger, Puttanna Kanagal, a director from Kannada(Karnataka) film industry to be his guru in film making. An excerpt from one such interview: In fact Balachander, for most of the remakes of his Tamil films in Kannada (Benkiyalli Aralida Hoo, Mauna Geethe) has gone on to cast many of
1768-585: The 21st New York Indian Film Festival . It was then screened at various film festivals including the 18th Indian Film Festival of Stuttgart and the 12th Indian Film Festival of Melbourne . Neeli Hakki was selected for multiple international Film festivals including the New York Indian Film Festival . Pinni (2020) was selected in the competition category at the New York Indian Film Festival. Daari Yaavudayya Vaikunthakke won
1836-837: The Best Actor Award at the Shanghai International Film Festival (2024). Kenda premiered at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts and Switzerland . Sindhu Sreenivasa Murthy was selected for the BAFTA Breakthrough Talent Award 2024-25 for her debut directorial Aachar & Co . The first government institute in India to start technical courses related to films was established in 1941 named as occupational institute then called
1904-788: The Best Film Audience Choice award at the festival. It was also screened at the Zurich Film Festival . The 2015 movie Thithi won accolades at multiple international film festivals including the 68th Locarno International Film Festival and the 19th Shanghai International Film Festival . The 2016 movie Railway Children won the Ecumenical Jury Award (special mention) at Zlín Film Festival . The 2016 film Bombeyaata won three awards at seven International Film Festivals. Hombanna (2017) won four awards at Five Continents International Film Festival, Venezuela and
1972-754: The Bronze Leopard at Locarno International Film Festival , and T. S. Nagabharana 's Mysuru Mallige (1992), based on the works of poet K. S. Narasimhaswamy . Kannada cinema is known for producing experimental works such as Girish Kasaravalli 's Ghatashraddha (1977), which won the Ducats Award at the Manneham Film Festival Germany, Dweepa (2002), which won Best Film at Moscow International Film Festival , Singeetam Srinivasa Rao 's silent film Pushpaka Vimana (1987), Ram Gopal Varma 's docudrama Killing Veerappan (2016), Prashanth Neel 's action franchise K. G. F. film series being
2040-833: The Grand Prix Award at the 17th Andrei Tarkovsky Zerkalo International Film Festival, Ivanovo (2023). Hadinelentu and Koli Esru won awards at the Ottawa Indian Film Festival Awards 2023. Koli Esru also premiered at the Indo-German Film Week. Naanu Kusuma won award at the Gange Sur Garonne International Film Festival (2023) in France . Chinnara Chandra was selected for Ahmedabad International Children Film Festival and Melbourne International Film Festival. Kantara won
2108-436: The Kannada cinema. Mano Murthy scored the blockbuster film Mungaru Male starring Ganesh and Pooja Gandhi . Upon the album's release, it topped the charts with the song " Anisuthide " receiving significant radio and TV air time. The album emerged as a massive success topping every Kannada music chart. It was reported that by mid-May 2007, over 200,000 copies were sold in compact discs . The 1964 movie Naandi set
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2176-519: The Karnataka State Awards function. Kannada cinema Kannada cinema , also known as Sandalwood , or Chandanavana , is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka . Kannada cinema is based in Gandhi Nagar, Bangalore . The 1934 film Sati Sulochana directed by Y. V. Rao was
2244-828: The National Award for Best Actor for a performance in a Kannada film . Shiva Rajkumar is known for his work in Janumada Jodi , Anand , Ratha Sapthami , Nammoora Mandara Hoove , Om , Simhada Mari and Chigurida Kanasu . He acted in Sugreeva , which was shot in 18 hours. His Om , directed by Upendra , set a trend of gangster movies in Kannada and other film industries in India. It continues to be shown even to this day. Rockline Venkatesh founded Rockline Entertainments which has produced over twenty five films as of 2012. New age actors - Yash , Darshan , Puneeth Rajkumar , Rakshit Shetty and Sudeepa are some of
2312-754: The National Award-winning movie Vamsha Vriksha (1972) directed by Girish Karnad based on the novel written by S. L. Bhyrappa . His first lead role was in Naagarahaavu , directed by Puttanna Kanagal and based on a novel by T. R. Subba Rao . It was the first in Kannada film history to complete 100 days in three main theatres of Bangalore. In his 37-year career, he has played a variety of roles in more than 200 films. With his debut in Puttanna Kanagal 's National Award-winning Kannada film Naagarahaavu (1972), Ambareesh 's acting career commenced with
2380-866: The North American Premiere at the Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival . The 2019 movie Manaroopa won 10 awards at various international film festivals including the Best Thriller Film at Out of the Can International Film Festival at England, Best Experimental Film at the Cafe Irani Chaii International Film Festival and was officially selected for the Miami Independent Film Festival in
2448-665: The Special Jury Award, also known as the Silver Peacock Award - at the 54th International Film Festival of India (2023) - making it the first Kannada movie to win that award. Mrityorma won four awards at the 6th Moonwhite Films International Film Festival. Timmana Mottegalu was screened at the 29th Kolkata International Film Festival . Tharini was selected for screening at the Rajasthan International Film Festival. Mikka Bannada Hakki won
2516-642: The Sri Jayachamarajendra (S J) Polytechnic in Bangalore . In September 1996, two specialised courses, Cinematography and Sound & Television were separated and the Government Film and Television Institute was started at Hesaraghatta , under the World Bank Assisted Project for Technician Development in India. Gejje Pooje Gejje Pooje ( transl. Mock marriage ) is
2584-757: The Sweden Film Festival. Rudri won multiple awards at Oniros Film Festival, Tagore International Film Festival and the Vindhya International Film Festival. Naanu Ladies had its world premier at the 16th Tasveer South Asian Film Festival in Seattle. It went on to win the Best Narrative Feature Award at the Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival. Pedro had its world premiere in
2652-724: The United States and the Istanbul Film Awards in Turkey. In the post - pandemic era, Kannada cinema started making waves across the world in several international film festivals. Pinki Elli? was screened at around 50 International Film Festivals including the Prague International Film Festival and the Hainan International Film Festival . It opened the Busan International Film Festival and
2720-601: The Venice Classics section of the 81st Venice International Film Festival . The 1978 movie Ondanondu Kaladalli was released at The Guild Theatre, 50 Rockefeller Plaza on 17 May 1982. Vincent Canby , the chief film critic of The New York Times , called the movie "that is both exotic as well as surprising in view of all the bodies on the ground at the end, sweet natured!". The film was subtitled into English for its American premiere on 18 October 1995 in Shriver Hall at
2788-439: The box office. Its sequel, K.G.F: Chapter 2 (2022) made ₹ 1000 crores at the box office. Its teaser gained more than 250 million views on YouTube as of April 2022. In 2022, Yash starrer K.G.F: Chapter 2 became the highest-grossing Kannada film of all time with a record collection of over ₹1000 crores within India itself. Kananda cinema is reported to have 8% market share in the gross domestic box office collections for
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2856-759: The business counterpart of the Cannes Film Festival . It was also screened at the 27th Busan International Film Festival where it won the New Currents Award given to first or second feature film of a new Asian director. It also won the Young Jury Award at the 44th edition of the Three Continents Festival . It was also selected for screening at the US and Australian film festivals in 2023. Man Of The Match (2022), produced by Puneeth Rajkumar ,
2924-498: The critics and ordinary film goers alike making "bridge films" between art and commercial cinema. His film in Kannada, Gejje Pooje , based on a novel of the same name by M. K. Indira is considered a landmark film. He would go on to direct other films such as Kappu Bilupu (1969), Sharapanjara (1971), Naagarahaavu (1972), Edakallu Guddada Mele (1973), Shubhamangala (1975) and Ranganayaki (1981), all of which are seen as milestones in Kannada cinema. He also directed
2992-652: The distinction of being shown at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, became the only Indian film to be chosen by the National Archive of Paris among 100 others, during the centenary celebrations of cinema. It also won the Ducats Award at the Manneham Film Festival Germany. At the 2009 International Film Festival of India , it was announced one of the 20 best films in Indian cinema , having received 1.6 million votes. During February 2024, US film publication Variety announced that
3060-639: The first talkie film released in the Kannada language. It was also the first film starring Subbaiah Naidu and Tripuramba , and the first screened in the erstwhile Mysore Kingdom . It was produced by Chamanlal Doongaji , who in 1932 founded South India Movietone in Bangalore . Major literary works have been adapted to the Kannada screen, such as B. V. Karanth 's Chomana Dudi (1975), (based on Chomana Dudi by Shivaram Karanth ), Girish Karnad 's Kaadu (1973), (based on Kaadu by Srikrishna Alanahalli ), Pattabhirama Reddy 's Samskara (1970) (based on Samskara by U. R. Ananthamurthy ), which won
3128-403: The heroine. The girl he then goes on to marry is actually her half-sister, the daughter of the heroine's father from his marriage with another woman. He had abandoned both Chandra and her mother. Chandra agrees to perform 'gejje pooje' (literally marrying ankle bracelets) as part of initiation into a life of prostitution, but in the end, she kills herself by crushing and swallowing the diamond (from
3196-417: The highest paid actors in Sandalwood. The Rakshit Shetty starrer Kirik Party went on to become one of the highest-grossing Kannada films by collecting ₹ 50 crores against a production budget ₹ 4 crores and completed 150 days in the main cities of Karnataka . The 2015 release RangiTaranga starring Nirup Bhandari and directed by Anup Bhandari , created overseas market for Kannada cinema with
3264-433: The inaugural IFFI Best Actor Award (Male) : Silver Peacock Award" at the 7th International Film Festival of India for his work in the film Ondanondu Kaladalli . He is the younger brother of actor Anant Nag . M. V. Vasudeva Rao , the first Kannada actor to win National Film Award for Best Actor , was starred in over 200 films in his career; however, post Chomana Dudi , he only played minor roles. B. Saroja Devi
3332-440: The industry in terms of popularity, quality content and collections. However, the market share of Kannada movies in the gross domestic box office collections declined to 2% in 2023 with the footfalls dropping from 8.1 to 3.2 crores in 2022. In 1934, the first Kannada talkie , Sati Sulochana , appeared in theatres, followed by Bhakta Dhruva (aka Dhruva Kumar ). Sati Sulochana , starring Subbaiah Naidu and Tripuramba ,
3400-476: The movie Sharapanjara was shot in the Madikeri , with innumerable oranges strewn around. He was well known for his effective use of freeze shots and negative images to heighten the introspective effect of key scenes. Although his films were accused of being too woman-centric, Puttanna personally felt that such notions were wrong. He was the first director of the Kannada Film Directors Association after its inception in 1984. Poonam Theatre in Jayanagar, Bangalore
3468-417: The period January to July 2022 making it the fourth biggest Indian film industry. Composer Hamsalekha is usually referred to by the title Naadha Brahma ( transl. The Brahma of Music) who is considered to be the major cause for the change in the music composing and lyric writing style which would appeal much to the younger generation. He integrated folk and introduced western musical sensibilities into
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#17328697388833536-426: The problem of prostitutes. It was based on the novel written by M. K. Indira. The heroine Chandramukhi (played by Kalpana) is the daughter of a devadasi who falls in love with a young man who is her neighbour, as they grew up together. The young girl understands the value of education and with the support of her mother intends to reject the life of prostitution. Circumstances and the young man's suspicion make him abandon
3604-603: The talents like Ashwath, Sridhar, Jai Jagadesh, Ramakrishna, Srinath, nurtured in Puttanna's camp. Also, both Puttanna's and Balachander's films dealt with the issues on women – more so in Puttanna's films. The Kannada film industry in the 1960s and the 1970s started moving from mythological and historical subjects to socially relevant themes. This metamorphosis was reflected in the rise of bandaaya sahitya or rebellious literature. The New Wave Cinema or Alternate Cinema movement spread across India, particularly in Karnataka, West Bengal and Kerala. Puttanna's movies, however, were seen as
3672-444: Was Savira Mettilu , which never released during his lifetime. He also provided a platform for many actors such as Kalpana , Aarathi , Leelavathi , Jayanthi , Padma Vasanthi , Srinath , Rajinikanth , Vishnuvardhan , Ambareesh , Jai Jagadish , Chandra Shekhar, Gangadhar , Shivaram, Vajramuni , Sridhar , Ramakrishna and Aparna to showcase their talents. In devotion to Puttanna, Vishnuvardhan said, "Puttanna Kanagal Sir
3740-402: Was also screened at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles(IFFLA) and at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne . Dollu was screened at the Dhaka International Film Festival . It was shortlisted for screening at 72nd Berlinale's European Film Market and the Dallas ft worth South Asian Film Festival (virtual). It was also screened at the Caleidoscope Indian Film Festival Boston where it won
3808-453: Was also selected for screening at the 2017 Miami Independent Film Festival. The 2018 movie Nathicharami and Balekempa were screened at the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival . Balekempa also won the FIPRESCI Award at the 47th International Film Festival Rotterdam . The 2019 movie Arishadvarga also premiered at the London Indian Film Festival followed by the Asian Premiere at the Singapore South Asian International Film Festival and
3876-400: Was an Indian photographer, actor, writer, producer and director made many landmark movies in Kannada , under Vikram Studios. Matinee idol , Rajkumar entered Kannada cinema after his long stint as a dramatist with Gubbi Veeranna 's Gubbi Drama Company , which he joined at the age of eight, before he got his first break as a lead in the 1954 film Bedara Kannappa . He went on to essay
3944-421: Was known for his dialogue delivery and histrionics. His breakthrough role came in Harakeya Kuri , directed by K. S. L. Swamy starring Vishnuvardhan, with whom he had acted in other films such as Mithileya Seetheyaru , Muthina Haara and Nishkarsha . Prakash re-entered Kannada films through Nagamandala in 1997, directed by T. S. Nagabharana . Veteran Kannada actor Shakti Prasad 's son Arjun Sarja
4012-821: Was renamed in his honor after his last film debuted there. In 2004, the theatre closed until reopening after a 2011 campaign supported by Baraguru Ramachandrappa , V. Manohar and the Democratic Youth Federation of India and was scheduled for demolition in July 2012 but later saved and remodeled. In June 2015, the 30th anniversary of his death was honored with an event organized by the Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy and guests and speakers included Ambareesh , Leelavathi , S. Shivaram , Jai Jagadish , Ashok , K. S. L. Swamy and Rajendra Singh Babu . Kanagal received three National Film Awards , three Filmfare Awards South and multiple Karnataka State Film Awards . Karnataka state honours film directors and various personalities with Puttanna Kanagal Award in his memory every year during
4080-412: Was screened at Hong Kong International Film Festival . It won three awards at the New York Indian Film Festival . It also won the Best Film award at the Asian Film Festival Barcelona 2021. Amruthamathi was screened at ten international film festivals including Boston Film Festival , Atlanta Film Festival , Austria Film Festival and won multiple awards. Abhilash Shetty's Koli Taal premiered at
4148-436: Was screened at around 30 film festivals, including an entry to participate in the panel screening and final selection of the Cannes Film Festival. Brahma Kamala won several awards and accolades at various film festivals including the Eediplay International Film Festival in France, Wonderland International Film Festival in Sydney, Old Monk International Film Festival in Nepal and the Indo-Singapore Film Festival. Shivamma won
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#17328697388834216-469: Was screened at six international film festivals including International Film Festival Rotterdam , Bangkok International Film Festival , Palm Springs International Film Festival , Osian's Film Festival and the Karachi International Film Festival. The 2006 movie Care of Footpath was selected for the Kids for Kids Film Festival at Cyprus and the 2006 film Cyanide was selected for the London Film Festival. The 2010 movie Kanasemba Kudureyaneri won
4284-457: Was screened at the Moscow International Film Festival . The 2004 movie Hasina was screened at Berlin's Asia Pacific Film Festival. The 2004 movie Bimba was selected for the Bangkok International Film Festival . The 2006 movie Thutturi won the Best Audience Award at the 9th Dhaka International Film Festival . and won the Earth Vision Award of 2005-06 at the 15th Tokyo Global Environmental Film Festival. The 2006 movie Naayi Neralu
4352-465: Was screened at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival in Japan in 2001. The 1999 movie Deveeri was selected for 18 international film festivals including the 44th London International Film Festival and the Cairo International Film Festival . The 2000 movie Munnudi was screened at Palm Springs International Film Festival (2002). The 2002 movie Atithi was screened at Cairo International Film Festival . The 2002 movie Dweepa
4420-431: Was screened at the Jiseok section of the Busan International Film Festival (2022). 1888 was screened at several International film festivals across the world. The 2012 movie Edegarike was screened at the Indo-French International Film Festival in 2023. Kantara , Koli Esru and Hadinelentu were nominated in various categories at the 14th edition of Indian Film Festival of Melbourne(IFFM) - 2023. Devara Kanasu
4488-454: Was selected for screening at the 14th New York City Independent Film Festival in the foreign film category. In 2022, Shuddhi (2017) and Bell Bottom (2019) premiered at the Indian Film Week in Japan . Vagachi Pani was selected for the co-production market at the film festival in Busan. Thayi Kastur Gandhi was screened at LA Film Festival and it won the Best Editor award at the Dallas International Film Festival . Hadinelentu
4556-428: Was shot in Kolhapur at the Chatrapathi studio; most filming, sound recording, and post-production was done in Chennai . In 1949, Honnappa Bhagavathar , who had earlier acted in Gubbi Veeranna's films, produced Bhakta Kumbara and starred in the lead role along with Pandaribai . In 1955, Bhagavathar again produced a Kannada film, Mahakavi Kalidasa , in which he introduced actress B. Saroja Devi . B. S. Ranga
4624-567: Was the God-sent teacher for me! And I have been made an actor. I am indebted to guru Puttanaji. He used to conceptualize scenes, narrate them to me, inspire me and extract the potential till then unknown to myself. Acting in a single movie under Puttanna's expertise is an experience of a lifetime." Puttanna introduced most of the actors in the Kannada film industry. Tamil director Bharathiraja worked under him. Each of Kanagal's 24 Kannada movies had strong themes filled with unprecedented direction. Tamil legendary film maker K. Balachander , winner of
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