ReviewActor Naveen Shankar is a revelation as Bali, the devoted lackey of the town’s dreaded sand mafia.Dhananjaya in Gurudev HoysalaAt first glance, Gurudev Hoysala is a routine cop movie that eulogises its titular character. The opening moments of the film show a group of men attempting to vandalise the statue of Sangolli Rayanna over a petty cause, but little do they know that crime is the wrong profession to pick when Gurudev is in town. Right on cue, we have the supercop arriving on the scene atop a glorious horse, flashing his RayBans and channelling his inner Sangolli Rayanna. It's the ideal entry scene, and keeping up with tradition, there's a slo-mo action sequence thrown in as the title card flares up to maximise the effect. A scene like this is always unsettling for the first few moments, and then one begins to fear that, perhaps, the entire...
- 3/30/2023
- by LakshmiP
- The News Minute
‘Dharani Mandala Madhyadolage’, a Kannada crime thriller featuring new actors and a debutant director, has completed 25 days and a positive response from the audience. Popular stars Daali Dhananjay and Shruthi Hariharan have led those who have showered praise on the film.
Sridhar Shikaripura, the director, has made a noteworthy debut and attracted the attention of the industry. And the film has received a positive response from critics as well. Naveen Shankar of ‘Gultu’ fame, who plays the lead character, has also made a comeback with the film.
Ishani Shetty essays the female lead opposite Shankar. Siddu Moolimani, Prakash Tumminadu, Omkar, Nitesh Mahaj and Jayashree Aradhya are the other in the prominent roles.
The movie has been produced by Omkar under the Box Office Cine Creations banner. The camera work is by Keerthan Poojari; Ronada Bakkesh and Karthik Channoji Rao have composed the film’s music.
Sridhar Shikaripura, the director, has made a noteworthy debut and attracted the attention of the industry. And the film has received a positive response from critics as well. Naveen Shankar of ‘Gultu’ fame, who plays the lead character, has also made a comeback with the film.
Ishani Shetty essays the female lead opposite Shankar. Siddu Moolimani, Prakash Tumminadu, Omkar, Nitesh Mahaj and Jayashree Aradhya are the other in the prominent roles.
The movie has been produced by Omkar under the Box Office Cine Creations banner. The camera work is by Keerthan Poojari; Ronada Bakkesh and Karthik Channoji Rao have composed the film’s music.
- 1/2/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
SandalwoodFrom a non-dramatic family drama to a time loop film and more, here are five Kannada movies that truly deserved better box office reception this year.Subha J Rao2022 will be known as the year that Kannada cinema conquered the pan-India box office in its truest sense. Just three films – Kgf 2, Kantara (Rs 400-plus crore), and Vikrant Rona (Rs 100-plus crore) – put the industry on everyone’s radar. Puneeth Rajkumar’s posthumous release James raked in about Rs 150 crore too. Suddenly, everyone was talking about ‘Kannad’ cinema, and also learnt to add the missing ‘a’ while at it. But is Kannada cinema just about those films that did well at the turnstiles? Most definitely not. Every year, there are a bunch of films that slip into the cracks of box office numbers, but eventually find their destiny among the audience. Cult classics, we call them later, applying the balm of nomenclature on deep hurt.
- 12/30/2022
- by LakshmiP
- The News Minute
The DC fanbase’s Twitter division has been coming together to celebrate Ben Affleck’s Batman performance, a celebration they’ve dubbed #ThanksBatfleck. Why today? Your guess is as good as mine.
We’re going to run through some of their tweets for you, though. Among them you’ll find sweet dedications, a comic book comparison, and takes hotter than Dick Cheney’s armpits after a run.
First up are a couple of those unpretentious expressions of gratitude:
My favourite Batman #ThanksBatfleck pic.twitter.com/FBhzbmcYoY
— -/George- (@kryptonscodex) July 24, 2020
We’re always with you @BenAffleck.#ThanksBatfleck pic.twitter.com/F5zavq2Sxa
— Catt (@ChicCattLady2) July 24, 2020
The following tribute is a little more effusive:
I said it before & I'll say again, your Batman is still the absolute best. I'm blessed to have seen such a great performance. I can't wait to see more of it in Zack's cut of Jl.
We’re going to run through some of their tweets for you, though. Among them you’ll find sweet dedications, a comic book comparison, and takes hotter than Dick Cheney’s armpits after a run.
First up are a couple of those unpretentious expressions of gratitude:
My favourite Batman #ThanksBatfleck pic.twitter.com/FBhzbmcYoY
— -/George- (@kryptonscodex) July 24, 2020
We’re always with you @BenAffleck.#ThanksBatfleck pic.twitter.com/F5zavq2Sxa
— Catt (@ChicCattLady2) July 24, 2020
The following tribute is a little more effusive:
I said it before & I'll say again, your Batman is still the absolute best. I'm blessed to have seen such a great performance. I can't wait to see more of it in Zack's cut of Jl.
- 7/24/2020
- by Alex Crisp
- We Got This Covered
InterviewBhavanaa is excited about her upcoming film 'Hondisi Bareyiri', in which she plays one of the female leads along with Samyukta Hornad and Aishani Shetty.Pooja PrabbhanFacebook/BhavanaBhavanaa Raao might come off as reticent during your first conversation with her, but the 30-year-old south Indian actor is clear about what she wants. Currently prepping for Hondisi Bareyiri, Bhavanaa speaks to Tnm about the film, how she signs movies, the pay gap in the film industry and more. “I usually look for emotional connect in films. I think it’s important for people to feel a sense of connection when they watch a movie. Maybe, this is why films from smaller productions are doing so well today— because they tell stories that people can relate to. As an artiste, that’s what draws me to a certain script as well. Everything else, including the team and how big a production it is for that matter,...
- 11/12/2019
- by Sowmya
- The News Minute
SandalwoodWith the increase in the number of films, the number of screens and audiences, the Kannada film industry is at the crossroads of great change.Harish MallyaYet another year passes by hoping for great films. The excitement, hype, experiments continued but with all the highs and lows the report card shows that mediocrity is not only accepted but also celebrated. Thanks to the advent of digital technology that has attracted many to become filmmakers, there was a record number of films that got released in Sandalwood. As of mid-December, the count of released films was around 215 and the year is expected to close with approximately 225 films. The huge number has not only hampered the quality of films but also has led to chaos in scheduling releases, with seven to eight films fighting for screens every week. One major positive that was noticed this year was the tremendous reach of Kannada films.
- 12/27/2018
- by Vidya
- The News Minute
SandalwoodAs Kannada thriller ‘Aa Karaala Ratri’ runs successfully in cinemas, here is a list of five awesome thrillers that should be on your watchlist.Karthik KeramaluAa Karaala Ratri, which released earlier this month, is being talked about as the next big thriller in Kannada cinema. Filmmaker Dayal Padmanabhan, who’s known for making parallel and masala films, has based his latest drama on a Kannada play by Mohan Habbu, which turns into a fest of blood-and-tears in the last half hour. Aa Karaala Ratri has the intimacy that can be seen in a play. Since it’s the adaptation of a play, you might say it’s obvious. But when was the last time that Kannada cinema took its cast and crew to the 80s to cook up chicken curry and murder? A limited set of characters and the reliance on dialogues to move the story forward are the signs of a tightly packed script.
- 7/29/2018
- by Vidya
- The News Minute
SandalwoodIt comes as a bit of a surprise to see Sandalwood pick up on the topic of Aadhaar and data theft so quickly.Rakesh MeharUnless you’ve been living under a rock, it’s likely that questions about Aadhaar have loomed large in your life lately, thanks to the ongoing court hearings and messages regarding mandatory linking that inundated us all till recently. But even in times like this, it comes as a bit of a surprise to see Sandalwood pick up on the topic of Aadhaar and data theft so quickly. Which makes this week’s Gultoo already a rare find – a Kannada film whose plot points are as current as you could hope for. But even more interestingly, this film, written by Avinash Lakshmaiah and Janardhan Chikkanna, seems to get many of its buzz words and technical plot points right, even if not the politics of the issue. So, when characters in the film talk about things like “worms” or “shoulder surfing”, you get the feeling that they might actually know what these words mean. Thanks to that effort, Gultoo, which Janardhan also directed, certainly shows flashes of an engaging digital thriller. So you have Alok (newcomer Naveen Shankar), a super-smart engineer who dreams of founding the next unicorn start-up, but ends up living a fairly dead-end life serving coffee and teaching at a computer institute instead. One day, Pooja (Sonu Gowda) walks into his life and romance seems to blossom. But there’s more to both our protagonists than meets the eye and a giant cat-and-mouse game is poised to unfold. Unfortunately, though, as current as the topic of his script is, Janardhan seems unable to break completely out of the formula trap, wasting most of the first half on an overly long romance. And sadly, the film’s take on romance doesn’t move too far from the trodden path. There is a nod or two towards updated thinking: like the neighbour who spots Alok taking Pooja up to his room. When she learns that Pooja is a “friend”, she comments: “Alright if it’s a friend. The boys who were here earlier would always say they are taking their sisters up to their rooms.” But aside from moments like this, the first half follows fairly predictable and sometimes boring lines. So by the time the film gets to the core of its story, it has little time to meticulously unfold its thrilling chase. Instead, a little over halfway through, Gultoo dumps its story on the viewer in a series of excessively telling explanations. The film also seems trapped by its own desire to be understood, which takes priority over the traditional modes of building suspense and slowly teasing out the tangled threads of mystery. Sometimes the film manages to combine the desire for explanation with creative outtakes, as with the extended primer on ideas like big data and the dark web, featuring an appearance by U-Turn director Pawan Kumar. But laying out all of its key ideas as dumbed-down explanations robs the film of its potential for dramatic conflict. So when the end credits roll by, you can’t help but feel a little disappointed. There are still enough interesting elements in the film to keep you engaged throughout. The supporting cast, for instance, including actors like Avinash and Rangayana Raghu, bring their A-game to characters who have been written with more depth than the usual Sandalwood fare. Sonu Gowda too has her moments in a story that gives her plenty of screen-time. The first half is also enlivened by some unusual songs written by Amit Anand, whose music gives a different feel to the film. While Gultoo is not without its problems, it still strikes a chord simply by trying to get off the beaten path of Kannada cinema. Disclaimer: This review was not paid for or commissioned by anyone associated with the film. Neither Tnm nor any of its reviewers have any sort of business relationship with the film's producers or any other members of its cast and crew.
- 3/30/2018
- by Monalisa
- The News Minute
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