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	The Hindu : Kannada film producers call off stir
		The minister had promised representatives of the film industry, who met him on Tuesday, that he would examine their demands, including reduction in the service tax on cinemas, and take a decision in a couple of days, Mr.
		The three-hour talks between film producers, directors, and the owners of a few cinemas in the City was held at the Karnataka Chamber of Film Commerce in the morning.
		The owners of the five cinemas in the heart of the City, which were charging exorbitant rents for Kannada films, reportedly agreed to bring down their rates by 10 per cent.
	www.thehindu.com /2002/07/17/stories/2002071709430300.htm (515 words)

	Film Industry - Bollywood at Chimpu
		Bollywood is the name given to the Mumbai-based Hindi-language film industry in India.
		When combined with other Indian film industries (Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada), it is considered to be the largest in the world in terms of number of films produced, and maybe also the number of tickets sold.
		Indians are in love with movies, even though most films follow a similar format called masala (the word for a collection of spices).
	www.chimpu.com /film-industry-bollywood (324 words)

	Tehelka - The People's Paper
		The film industry is also trying to widen the ambit of their agitation by including a ‘Save Kannada’ campaign on the lines of the Gokak agitation of the 80s.
		The 1982 agitation that heralded the Kannada movement took a definitive course when Gundu Rao was the chief minister, with activists, including Rajkumar, demanding the implementation of the recommendations made by writer VK Gokak’s committee.
		The film industry’s initial plans of such an agitation in September had drawn flak from intellectuals for equating cinema with language.
	www.tehelka.com /story_main9.asp?filename=Ne120404act_I_a.asp (878 words)

	Screen the business of entertainment-Regional-Kannada- Encounter
		With a 15-year experience of distributing and producing of some of the notable Kannada films, Ramu spoke elaborately on the present condition of the Kannada film industry in an exclusive chat.
		Lack of professional approach is solely responsible for the bleak period of the Kannada film industry.
		There is also in the pipeline a Vishnuvardhan starring film and a film with full of new artists and technicians.
	www.screenindia.com /20010518/rkanna1.html (727 words)

	Kannada film industry pinning its hope on Kumarswamy - Newindpress.com
		Kannada film producers’ association president Sandesh Nagaraj expressing his joy over Kuamarswamy’s elevation to CM post said, it was a matter of pride for producer fraternity.
		Those in the industry hopes that its long pending demand of bringing piracy under the purview of goonda act as in neighbouring Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, will be fulfilled as Kumarswamy was aware of the problems faced by the producerd by piracy menace.
		Industry argues that since the remaking of a film involves all the activities required to make a film, remakes also should be given subsidy.
	www.newindpress.com /NewsItems.asp?ID=IE120060131094706&Page=1&Title=Bangalore&Topic=0& (403 words)

	My-Kannada.com: Karnataka News Archive
		The South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce (SIFCC) and the film chambers of commerce in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala have decided to convene a meeting to consider imposing embargoes on the Kannada film industry, as a reaction to the Karnataka film industry’s decision to reduce the moratorium from seven weeks to three weeks.
		The two warring groups of the Kannada film industry producers and exhibitors have refused to budge from their stances on the seven-week moratorium on release of non-Kannada films even as KFCC President H D Gangaraj expressed confidence that the crisis will be resolved in two days.
		Meanwhile, a delegation of the Kannada film industry led by Mr Gangaraj is expected to hold talks with the AP Film Producers’ Council in Hyderabad on Monday to resolve the issue, according to a spokesman of the Council, DHNS reports from Hyderabad.
	www.my-kannada.com /n/a/arc9-2004.shtml (4170 words)

	Indiantelevision.com > Breaking News > Film industry vehement on Kannada film issue
		Pandey Committee had imposed a seven week-moratorium on all non-Kannada films from the date of release in their respective states.
		Reportedly, attempts of negotiations with the Kannada film industry leaders were rebuffed with no indication from the Kannada side to solve the issue.
		Film negatives will not be supplied to Kannada films, Kannada films will not be dubbed in any other language and non-Kannada films will not be released in Karnataka even after the moratorium period had lapsed.
	www.indiantelevision.com /headlines/y2k4/sep/sep247.htm (283 words)

	Cinema of Karnataka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The most popular actor in Kannada films was late Dr. Rajkumar or "Dr. Raj", as he is known to his fans.
		B V Karanth's Chomana Dudi - an evocative film on caste distinctions, Girish Karnad's Kaadu and Girish Kasaravalli's Ghata shraddha spearheaded the Kannada parallel cinema.
		The reason for this, Kannada film producers allege, that the Karnataka government does not have a clear-cut film policy, it does not provide the necessary infrastructure such as studios, film cities, theatres and residential layouts for artistes for the Kannada filmdom to grow.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kannada_film_industry (1200 words)

	Kannada language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ kannaḍa) is one of the major Dravidian languages of southern India and one of the oldest languages in India.
		Kannada is mainly spoken in Karnataka in India, and to a good extent in the neighbouring states of Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and in Goa.
		Kannada is one of the 22 official languages of India and is the sole administrative language of the state of Karnataka.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kannada_language (1906 words)

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		The Indian film industry is the largest in the world in terms of the number of films produced annually (877 feature films and 1177 short films were released in the year 2003 alone).
		The Hindi film industry, based in Mumbai (formerly Bombay), is the largest branch of the cinema of India and often called 'Bollywood' (a melding of Hollywood and Bombay).
		The Kannada film industry, based in Karnataka, is sometimes called 'Sandalwood', as Karnataka is known for its sandalwood; however, this term does not seem to be in widespread use.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Cinema_of_India (3327 words)

	Arts Cinema In India - Arts And Culture Of India - Music, Dance, Architecture Etc Of India
		The industry is supported mainly by the vast cinemagoing Indian public, although Indian films have been gaining increasing popularity in the rest of the world — especially in countries with large numbers of expatriate Indians.
		The Kannada film industry, based in Karnataka State, is sometimes called 'Sandalwood', as Karnataka is known for its sandalwood; however, this term does not seem to be in widespread use.
		Many workers in other regional industries, once their talent and popularity is established, move on to work in other film industries, nationally as well as internationally.
	www.bharatadesam.com /arts/cinema_in_india.php (1276 words)

	Boom time for Kannada cinema
		Industry insiders expect this Shivrajkumar starrer (left) to rake in close to Rs 14 crore, phenomenal by regional cinema standards.
		The high success rate has also meant fewer Kannada films, despite fewer Hindi releases in the South Indian state of Karnataka, where the language is spoken.
		Only 70 Kannada films were released in 2005, as compared to 99 the year before.
	in.rediff.com /movies/2006/jan/20kan.htm (388 words)

	Embargo on Kannada film industry - Music India OnLine
		At a meeting the representatives of three film industries decided to launch a war of non-cooperation on the Kannada film industry.
		Last month the Kannada film industry had imposed a ban on the release of non-Kannada films in Karnataka until seven weeks after their release elsewhere.
		The Kannada film industry resorted to the ban as there were few takers for its films.
	www.musicindiaonline.com /n/i/telugu/441 (527 words)

	A chauvinistic turn
		In their view, simultaneous release of non-Kannada films in Karnataka is not only an assault on the flagging Kannada film industry, but also an insult to the Kannada language.
		Kannada film producers claim that his action is in violation of the by-laws of the KFCC.
		According to experts, while the Kannada film industry is certainly going through a bad patch some vested interests are trying to hijack the issue to suit their own needs.
	www.flonnet.com /fl2125/stories/20041217006413300.htm (693 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.
		One such decision the Kannada film sector is looking forward is film industry status for the sector on par with the neighbouring States.
		the film as the producer’s primary concern would be on the film’s commercial aspects like violence and sex, than cultural or thematic presentation as was the situation during 1970s and 1980s when Kannada film industry had earned the encomium as a trendsetter, the film producer observed.
	www.mysoresamachar.com /mys_hollywood.htm (584 words)

	FT.com / Asia-Pacific / India - Bangalore hit by English ban in schools
		The southern state’s chief minister, Haradanahalli Deve Gowda Kumaraswamy, is tapping resentment among speakers of Kannada, the local language, that it is outsiders who have generated the vast bulk of new wealth in the state.
		Kannada speakers form a majority in rural Karnataka, which was carved out of the old Bombay and Madras presidencies along linguistic lines after independence.
		Mr Kumaraswamy, a one-time film producer and cinema owner in the local Kannada film industry, brought the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata party into power in the state this year when his party switched allegiance from Congress.
	www.ft.com /cms/s/5f5bfade-4cec-11db-b03c-0000779e2340.html (534 words)

	Kannada Film Industry Information - Articles Free (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Kannada films form an important component of the Cinema of India.
		Kannada cinema spearheaded the parallel cinema movement in India along with Bengali and Malayalam cinemas.
		In a bid to popularise film making, the Government of Karnataka in the 1980s granted a 50 percent tax exemption to Kannada films completely made in Karnataka and it increased the subsidy amount to Kannada films.
	www.articlesfree.com /index.php?title=Kannada_film_industry (1008 words)

	Gulf Times – Qatar’s top-selling English daily newspaper - India
		A committee is being set up with representatives from the Kannada film industry, Rajkumar’s family members and officials to draw up a blueprint for the memorial,” an urban development department official said here.
		“Though the Kannada film industry no longer uses the studio’s outdated facilities, it continues to be a landmark for the historical role it played over the decades for the growth and development of Kannada cinema,” the official said.
		Launched as a joint stock company with the state government holding 93% of the share capital and the remaining 7% by individual shareholders from the film industry, the studio could not keep pace with modernisation in terms of equipment and facilities due to lack of fresh investments.
	www.gulf-times.com /site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=82872&version=1&template_id=40&parent_id=22 (893 words)

	Finance & Services : Film Finance (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Indian film industry is an integral part of the Indian socio-economic psyche and the most popular source of entertainment in the country.
		Indian film industry was conferred Industry Status in the year 2000 and is mainly private funded.
		Indian Film industry is the world's biggest film industry in terms of the number of movies produced and released in a year.
	www.eximbankindia.com /film_finance.asp (205 words)

	Karnataka Information Department
		Film is one of the powerful medium which attracts people from all sections.
		Towards overall development of the Kannada Film Industry 100% tax exemption is being given for all Kannada regional film produced in Karnataka, a subsidy of Rs.4 lakhs is being given to all Kannada Films.
		Annual film awards are being given since 1966, Dr. Raj Kumar award for outstanding contributions towards Kannada Film Industry and Best Director award in the name of Late Puttanna Kanagal is given every year, each of these awards carry a cash award of Rs.1 lakh.
	www.karnatakainformation.org /kip_film.htm (254 words)

	The reel story
		Kannada producers released OMKARA in theatres across the state but did not budge on the seven-week moratorium against other language films.
		Prior to imposing embargoes, senior Telugu industry members had tried to meet their counterparts in Kannada filmdom, but were not given an appointment, they claimed.
		But, Kannada Film Producers' Association president Basant Kumar Patil said that, if anyone wants to meet them, they would be extremely happy to explain their situation.
	movies.indiainfo.com /kannada/movienews (117 words)

	Analysis: Kannada film industry to lose Rs. 44 crore
		If Tamil and Telugu film industry continue with the ban on Kannada industry, it would be very difficulty for artistes like Prakash Rai, Srikanth, Arjun Sarja, Rakshitha, Rekha, Malavika, Chaya Singh, Shobaraj and Avinash, who will lose their assignments in Tamil and Telugu films.
		As the Kannada film industry depends on junior artistes from Chennai and Hyderabad, it would be very difficult for film directors to find suitable junior artistes in Karnataka.
		And it would be a herculean task for Kannada film producers to feed more than 1,000 theatres across the State and most of the exhibitors will have no option other than converting cinema theatres into marriage halls or shopping complexes to get revenue.
	www.greatandhra.com /movies/analysis/kanada_ban_loss.html (428 words)

	Sights, sounds and smells from Bangalore: A dream reinvigorated
		The long cherished dream of Kannada Film Industry to have its own film city was back in circulation again, with the Government's decision to constitute a nine-member committee to study the various aspects of developing a film city at Hesaraghatta.
		According to sources in the film industry, the state Government at one point of time made it clear that it could not take up the project by itself as the film city would cost crores of rupees and the state Government could not invest that much on an entertainment industry.
		The film city project was in cold storage for a long time, till the techno-savvy director-producer, S.V. Rajendra Singh Babu floated the idea of developing the film city in Mysore in an area of 200 acres of land.
	bangalorebuzz.blogspot.com /2005/09/dream-reinvigorated.html (1191 words)

	Kannada : Kannada Latest Cinema news - Film News about Kannada movie news, gossips, film trailers, videos, actors, ...
		But the film fails to live up to expectations.In her debut as a director, instead of making well needed changes in the script, Poornima has just copied frame-for-frame the Hindi film "Julie", which was based on the Malayalam hit "Chattakkari".In both the films, Lakshmi played the title role and won laurels for her brilliant performance.
		The film was made on a budget of Rs.20 million and it is expected to be either a break-even or a profit-making venture.
		Bangalore, Popular Kannada film star Prema has got engaged to a software professional from Bangalore and expects to be married in May. Prema, who has acted in Telugu and Tamil films, said her fiancé Jeevan Appachchu was her parents' choice as it was to be an "arranged marriage".
	www.latestcinema.com /kannada (12913 words)

	Regional news-Malayalam films news -Tamil Film news- Telugu Film news-Kannada Film News
		The Malayalam film industry is witnessing a boom with 59 new films finding their way into theatres in 2005, which is higher than the previous year's figures.
		Industry sources also pointed out that 2005 was an excellent season because 14 of the 59 releases have made profits.
		We hope the industry's growth curve would continue with the upward trend," said ace producer Suresh Kumar, whose Mohanlal starrer "Mahasamudram" is on the last leg of shooting.
	www.webindia123.com /movie/regional/news/n020106.htm (450 words)

	Kannada film 'My Autograph' slow but steady winner
		Still, it has done remarkably well and may prove to be a big success in the summer when secondary school students will throng the theatre after completing their examinations.
		3 "Anna Thangi" - The film continues to be a money-spinner in B and C centres.
		The film was made on a budget of Rs.20 million and it is expected to be either a break-even or a profit-making venture.
	nowrunning.com /news/news.asp?it=6239 (249 words)

	Kannada film
		While not as popular or well known as Bollywood and Kollywood, Kannada films make a significant part of the South Indian films and also a component of the Cinema of India.
		Other actors/actresses/directors/producers in Kannada films include doyens like B.R. Pantulu, G.V. Iyer, Gubbi Veeranna, Balakrishna, and Puttanna Kanagal and over the last few decades Vishnuvardhan, Ambarish, Aarathi, Bharathi, Manjula, Ravichandran, Anant Nag, Girish Karnad, M.P. Shankar, Vajramuni, Shivrajkumar, Upendra, and Narasimharaju.
		Playback singers in Kannada films have mostly been from outside the state like Dr.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/k/ka/kannada_film.html (260 words)

	123India Movies
		Star-backed films with big budgets have done poorly leading to a trend where Kannada filmmakers are relying on remakes to woo the audience.
		Leading film directors are perplexed that their “original” presentations and remakes have been rejected by the audience.
		A majority of Kannada film producers are in favour of removing restrictions placed on remakes.
	movies.123india.com /News/147.html (542 words)

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