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  Cinema of Karnataka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Cinema of Karnataka encompasses movies made in the Indian state of Karnataka.
It was also the period that witness the birth of alternate cinema or parallel cinema.
On September 29th of 2006, a sombre meeting of Kannada cinema producers was convened in Bangalore.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cinema_of_Karnataka   (1314 words)

  
 India4u - Bollywood - History Page
The thirties is recognised as the decade of social protests in the history of Indian Cinema.
It is a cinema of social significance and artistic sincerity, presenting a modern, humanistic perspective, more durable than the fantasy world of the popular cinema.
Cinema has raised India's flag high in the world as the consistently largest film producer.
www.india4u.com /Bollywoodnew/archive   (1889 words)

  
 Kumaraswamy asks Kannada cinema stakeholders to stop squabbling
Karanatka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, who himself is a cinema Producer, has agreed to intervene to put an end to the crisis in Kannada cinema industry which is reeling under the 'dubbing' controversy, but asked the fighting groups within the industry to put an end to their squabbles.
The Karnataka Film Artists, Workers and Technicians Federation and the Producers are at the loggerheads over dubbing, remakes in Kannada cinema and matters relating to remuneration of cine workers.
Kannada cinema was already in doldrums with just two of the 60 films released so far this year being successful, while the remaining proved utter flops.
news.webindia123.com /news/articles/India/20061113/506509.html   (318 words)

  
 The Hindu Business Line : Karnataka's decision on non-Kannada films — `A narrow approach to a larger problem'
THE decision of the Karnataka Government to defer the release of non-Kannada films for seven weeks will not only hurt the prospects of the entire Indian film industry but would also result in long-term repercussions.
A large number of theatre owners in Karnataka are affected by this move.
Karnataka is a major market for Hindi as well as Hollywood films; it also has a considerably large market for Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films as well.
www.thehindubusinessline.com /2004/09/02/stories/2004090201770300.htm   (665 words)

  
 The Hindu : Karnataka News : Cinema screens Hindi film amid protest threat
The movie was slated for release on Monday at Cauvery, Vaibhav and Swagath cinemas amid demonstration threats from the Kannada Film Producers' Association and Kannada organisations.
Confirming the screening of the film at Cauvery cinema, the president of the Kannada Film Producers Association, Basanthkumar Patil, told The Hindu that the issue would be discussed at the industry meeting convened for Tuesday.
The president of the KFCC, H.D. Gangaraj, reportedly met the owner of the Cauvery cinema on learning that "something was brewing." He reportedly urged the cinema owner to defer the release of the film as "screening of the film at this juncture might create problems." He was assured that the film would not be screened.
www.hindu.com /2004/11/16/stories/2004111609450400.htm   (476 words)

  
 My-Kannada.com: Karnataka News Archive
The Karnataka government today told the High Court that it stood by the 2002 decision of the SM Krishna Cabinet to withdraw the case of rioting against Ms Uma Bharati.
The Karnataka advocate-general, Mr BT Parthasarthy, submitted that the government was not seeking to reopen the 10-year-old case in which the court had issued a non-bailable warrant against the former Madhya Pradesh chief minister.
Bangalore: Karnataka Chief Minister Dharam Singh on Saturday said he had received a letter from former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Uma Bharti in which she had stated that "she was hurt" over the developments in reopening of a 10-year-old cases in Hubli.
www.my-kannada.com /n/a/arc7-2004.shtml   (10526 words)

  
 AllIndianSite.com Telugu film industry to defy Karnataka embargo - Cinema Kaburlu - It's All About Tollywood
The Telugu film industry is gearing up for simultaneous release, in all territories, of nine films in the pipeline between December 9 and January 15, 2005.
It may be recalled that for almost three months, simultaneous release of non-Kannada films in Karnataka had been affected.
Karnataka had been against simultaneous release of non-Kannada films and fixed a `seven-week embargo', which had been subsequently reduced to three weeks.
tollywood.allindiansite.com /g/123t.html   (274 words)

  
 Indiantelevision.com > Breaking News > Karnataka Cinema Theater Owners Assn dissolved   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
BANGALORE: The Karnataka film crisis episode has taken a new twist with MLA and son of former prime minister HD Deve Gowda, HD Kumaraswamy, openly disowning the Karnataka Cinema Theater Owners Association (KCTOA) and saying that KCTOA has no right to use his name while issuing statements.
Meanwhile, ex-minister and Congress MLA DK Shivakumar has indicated his support of the Karnataka Film Producers Association (KFPA) demands by attending a meeting called by the Kannada film fraternity yesterday.
DK Shivakumar's antagonism towards the former PM HD Deve Gowda and his sons is reportedly well known, and during his speech he has reportedly cautioned the film fraternity against involving politicians.
www.indiantelevision.com /headlines/y2k4/sep/sep139.htm   (393 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | South Asia | Protest over Karnataka film ban
Nearly 70 cinemas in India's southern Karnataka state have stayed shut for a second day in protest against new rules aimed at encouraging local films.
Karnataka has banned the release of non-Kannada language films until seven weeks after their release in the rest of the country.
Despite protests from cinema owners and distributors the government bowed to their demands and last went ahead with their order.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/south_asia/3614560.stm   (398 words)

  
 Telugu cinema news - idlebrain.com
Modati Cinema is a love story with entertainment in the direction of debutant Venkat Kuchipudi.
Sandya who gat appreciation as brilliant actress with her work in Premiste (Kadhal in Tamil) film is roped in to play the sister character in Pawan Kalyan's forthcoming venture, which is a remake of Tamil blockbuster Tirupachi.
Shringar cinemas that own the famous Adlabs multiplex in Mumbai is all set to start a multiplex in Hyderabad city.
www.idlebrain.com /news/2000march20/news265.html   (4621 words)

  
 Bollywood2000.com - Real Bollywood - History of Bollywood - Bollywood2000.com
At the turn of this century, when the country was poised for major social and political reforms, a new entertainment form dawned in India-the Cinema.
The first Indian talkie Alam Ara produced by the Imperial film company and directed by Ardershir Irani was released on March 14, 1931 at the Majestic Cinema in Bombay; The talkie had brought revolutionary changes in the whole set up of the industry.
In Hindi Cinema too, the impact of neorealism was evident in some distinguished films like Bimal Roy's Do Bigha Zamin, Devadas and Madhumati, Rajkapoor's Boot Polish, Shri-420 and Jagte Raho, V. Shantharam's Do Aankhen Barah Haath and Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje, Mehbood's Mother India.
www.bollywood2000.com /bollypoem.html   (1739 words)

  
 rediff.com: The Millennium Special: Theodore Baskaran on ten South Indian films that made history
But political cinema and realistic cinema did not catch on in Andhra Pradesh like it did in Kerala or in Karnataka.
Karnataka also had to a large extent produced only mythologicals which were very popular too.
The film was in fl and white and still remains a milestone in Indian cinema.
www.rediff.com /millenni/theod.htm   (1150 words)

  
 Cinema
Cinemas across the country will be able to download programmes to control various sequences of fragrances for other upcoming films.
The number of movies released in cinemas around the world in a digital format has doubled, experts have said.
Their report said one the obstacles to a wide scale roll-out of digital cinema has been the lack of movies in digital format.
www.globeweeklynews.com /cinema.htm   (3943 words)

  
 Kannada Cinema's Greatest Hero by Rajgopal Nidamboor
And, for Rajkumar, Kannada cinema’s first and, perhaps, its last superstar, cinematic excellence has always meant more than conviction — a worship of art, and not merely management of one’s perception of acting talent, qualities, or premise.
As one who brought fulsome, or wholesome, respectability to Kannada cinema, at a time when it was not well known outside of Karnataka State’s borders, Rajkumar, for all practical purposes, is a demi-god.
No single actor can claim to have contributed as much as this non-archetypal box-office hero, who in the course of his ‘tenure’ may have proved to be the stumbling block to many a new aspirant.
www.boloji.com /cinema/037.htm   (1541 words)

  
 Bangalore pays last respects to Dr Raj
Rajnikanth stood for a while in front of the body with folded hands and eyes closed before speaking to the family members of Rajkumar.
Lathi-wielding policemen kept a close watch in the stadium and elsewhere, aided by the Karnataka State Reserve Police and Rapid Action Force to prevent any untoward incident in the city, which saw frenzied fans damage dozens of vehicles, including those of police, and public and private property.
Karnataka Governor T N Chaturvedi, Union Minister of State for Planning, M V Rajasekharan, singer Ashwath, actresses Malashree, Shruti and Sudharani and cricketer Anil Kumble were among those who paid their last respects to the thespian today.
www.rediff.com /movies/2006/apr/13look.htm   (340 words)

  
 Karnataka software export jump 36% : HindustanTimes.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Karnataka has posted a 36 per cent jump in software exports to Rs 37,600 crore in 2005-06 as against Rs 27,600 crore in the previous financial year, maintaining its leadership in the IT sector.
STPI and IT officials said the State's software exports growth was fuelled by organic growth of major companies.
Secretary in the Karnataka Department of IT and BT, MK Shankarlinge Gowda said the state was aiming for software exports of Rs 49,000 crore ($10 billion-plus) in the current fiscal and $20 billion by 2010.
www.hindustantimes.com /news/181_1689678,000900020002.htm   (290 words)

  
 S.V.Rajendra Singh Babu banned! - Sify.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Karnataka theatre owners have decided to ban all films of S V Rajendra Singh Babu for a period of five years.
All the cinema theatres in Karnataka have been issued instruction to this effect, according to the press release of KCTO signed by President of the organization H.D.Kumaraswamy.
In yet another development on Wednesday the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce President S.Ramesh has announced that he would make an appeal to the High Power Committee of K.P.Pandey to allow non Kannada films to be released from September 10.
sify.com /entertainment/movies/kannada/fullstory.php?id=13562846   (245 words)

  
 Mysore, Bollywood, Cinema, theatre, hollywood, karnataka
Film industry in Karnataka is looking forward to some far-sighted decisions from the new State Government headed by Mr.
Reviewing the past and the present status of the film industry in Karnataka, he pointed out the urgent need for industry recognition to the Kannada film sector.
Rajendra Singh Babu reiterated his demand that Mysore be made the Hollywood of Karnataka and Bangalore, its Los Angeles.
mysoresamachar.com /mys_hollywood.htm   (584 words)

  
 Screen -The Business of Entertainment
Theatre owners assert that the 15-minute documentaries rob them of advertising revenue, but the ministry is firm that screening them is a must because of the government’s responsibility to spread awareness about various issues.
But apart from this and the lack of popular interest in these films, another reason for not screening these documentaries was the 1 per cent levy that the government collects on sales proceeds.
Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce president KCN Chandrashekhar asserted that the exhibitors would screen these documentaries only if they were given free.
www.screenindia.com /20001020/film1.htm   (362 words)

  
 Stayfinder.com - India - Cinema
It was released on May 3, 1913 at the Coronation Cinema, Bombay; and had titles in Hindi and English.
Satyajit Ray's classic Pather Panchali in 1955 was a crucial milestone in the Indian cinema.
The late 80's and early 90s saw the revival of the musical love stories in Hindi Cinema like Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, Chandini, Hum Aapke Hai Kaun etc. Mira Nair, the young woman director, won the Golden Camera award at Cannes for her first film Salam Bombay in 1989.
www.stayfinder.com /travelguide/india/generalinfo/india_cinema.asp   (949 words)

  
 Indiantelevision.com > News Headlines > Wizworks Multimedia to kick off digital cinema in Karnataka   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Bangalore-based company, which offers cinema post production solutions, is planning to digitise 800 theatres in the state.
WML will begin its digital operations in Karnataka by converting 100 theatres in the first phase.
Mukta's competitor in the region is Blockbuster Cinemas - a group of film distributors, exhibitors and music companies lead by Time Group's Dhiraj Shah.
www.indiantelevision.com /headlines/y2k5/mar/mar36.htm   (260 words)

  
 Windows on Asia
Dadasaheb significant contribution to the Indian cinema was formally recognized with the institution of the Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Awards in 1966.
The regional cinema of Maharashtra and Bengal that gained popularity in the early 30's started to decline in the 1940.
By the start of the 1950s, there was a wave to create a "better" cinema with the emergence of the film society movement.
www.isp.msu.edu /asianstudies/wbwoa/southasia/india/culture/cinema.html   (1255 words)

  
 Karnataka News - Latest Bangalore News by NewKerala News Channel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
New Delhi, Nov 24: The Supreme Court has upheld the election of Karnataka legislator Ravikant S Patil who was disqualifed by the state High Court for conviction in a rape case at the time of his election to the Assembly.
New Delhi, Nov 22: The Election Commission has issued a show cause notice to a Karnataka minister for allegedly violating the model code of conduct during electioneering in the Chamundeswari Assembly constituency where a by-election is scheduled for December four.
Talakad (Karnataka), Nov 22: Millions of Hindus have descended on Talakad, a temple town situated on the banks of the river Cauvery, to pray to Lord Shiva on the millennium's first panchalinga darshan.
www.newkerala.com /india/karnataka-news.php   (1527 words)

  
 Kumaraswamy makes an entry into cinema politics - Deccan Herald   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Mr H D Kumaraswamy, producer-exhibitor and J D (S) leader, who was elected as the president of the Karnataka Cinema Theatre Owners Association in Bangalore on Tuesday called upon the exhibitors to unite and find a solution to the present row in cooperation with the rest of the sectors of the Karnataka Cinema Industry.
The Karnataka Cinema Theatre Owners Association has decided to submit a memorandum to the government seeking some solution to the issue of deferring releases.
Mr Tallam Nanjunda Setty, former president of the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce who was also present on the occasion wondered why the government has been silent about the issue (deferring releases) despite reports of violent incidents.
www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/sep012004/s5.asp   (469 words)

  
 VAT will reduce burden on tax payers: Moily-Bangalore-Cities-NEWS-The Times of India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
He told reporters here on Tuesday, the Karnataka government is all set to implement the VAT system in Karnataka.
Responding to the questions asked on drought relief funds 'released' by the Centre to the state, Moily who was also the former chief minister of Karnataka said, the Centre has neglected Karnataka in this regard.
Cinema exhibitors' plea: The North Karnataka Cinema Exhibitors Association, Belgaum, urged Veerappa Moily, chairman of the Tax Reforms Commission to abolish Show Tax and reduce the Entertainment Tax on non-Kannada films as the industry is in the doldrums.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com /cms.dll/articleshow?artid=32298449   (378 words)

  
 webindia123.com- movies- Indian Cinema
With more than12000 cinema halls, the Indian film industry turn out more than 1000 films a year to hugely appreciative audiences around the world.
The history of Indian Cinema can be traced back to 1896 when the famous Lumiere Brothers' of France demonstrated six soundless short films in Bombay.
The 50's was a unique time in Indian cinema, blessed with talented directors and artistes who could stamp their individuality in their work..
www.webindia123.com /movie/fact/history.htm   (741 words)

  
 Assembly Election 2004 - HindustanTimes.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Actress Soundarya, a leading light in Telugu-language cinema, was travelling to the adjoining state of Andhra Pradesh on a campaign stop when the privately owned helicopter crashed, a police spokesman said.
As many as 91 candidates with a criminal record are in the fray for the second phase of assembly polls in Karnataka on April 26.
An estimated 60% of 2.26 crore voters in Karnataka cast their votes in the first phase of polls for 15 LS & 120 assembly constituencies.
www.hindustantimes.com /2005/May/22/7037_690756,001600620001.htm   (243 words)

  
 SC notice over ban on non-Kannada films - Sify.com
A Bench comprising Justice N Santosh Hegde and Justice S B SInha passed this order when the petition was mentioned before it by counsel D K Garg who contended that the moratorium violated the fundamental rights of the petitioner who produces films.
The notices to States other than Karnataka was issued, when the petitioner's counsel expressed apprehension that similar ban orders could be passed by these States as a reaction to the situation prevailing in Karnataka.
Cinema theatres across Karnataka were closed yesterday and exhibitors rejected a government plea to put on hold screening of non-Kannada films, deepening the crisis gripping the state film industry over a seven-week moratorium on release of non-Kannada films.
sify.com /news/fullstory.php?id=13590366   (290 words)

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