January 2021 – Bengaluru Bytes

Kannada film Rudri wins two awards at Vindhya International Film festival

21Jan

By Gunjan SaxsenaNo Comments

Kannada film Rudri wins two awards at Vindhya International Film festival

Kannada film Rudri has won two awards at Vindhya International Film Festival which was held in Madhya Pradesh from January 8 to January 10. Paavana won the best actress award and director Badiger Devendra has gotten second best feature film in the festival. The film is produced by C R Manjunath. Addressing everyone, Paavana who plays the role of a village girl confronting misuse, says, "It's a memorable moment for the Rudri team. Among 350 films from 46 countries, Rudri emerged as the winner. The entire team is eagerly waiting to release the movie. They have also invited Kannada film makers to shoot in Madhya Prades by offering necessary infrastructure and subsidy." In July a year ago, the film likewise won three honors at Tagore International Film Festival. As single screens in Karnat...

Pruthvi Ambaar stars in the Hindi remake of Kannada film Dia

20Jan

By Yash MehtaNo Comments

Entertainment

Pruthvi Ambaar stars in the Hindi remake of Kannada film Dia

It would seem that Dia heartthrob Pruthvi Ambaar is heading for good things. In the wake of becoming famous in Tulu film, he had a breakthrough role with his Kannada film Dia, which has landed him numerous new signings making him one of the busiest actors in recent times. With around about six movies in Kannada in different stages of creation, Pruthvi is good to go to investigate something new shortly. He has packed away the lead in the official Hindi remake of Dia, which will mark his foray into Bollywood as well. As indicated by a news report, Pruthvi has just started work for the Hindi remake, which has the director of the original, KS Ashoka, working as the creative head for the equivalent. The film will obviously be shot in Lucknow, Dehradun and Mussoorie. Indeed, Pruthvi has addi...

Vijay Raghavendra consolidates Shashikanth Gatti’s next film, Ringa Ringa Roses

19Jan

By Vedika KulkarniNo Comments

Entertainment

Vijay Raghavendra consolidates Shashikanth Gatti’s next film, Ringa Ringa Roses

Actor Vijay Raghavendra on Monday reported his association with Shashikanth Gatti's next film. The film, named Ringa Ringa Roses, likewise has a tagline which reads - " we all fall down". Shashikanth is known for his movies like Shutterdulai. Then, not a lot is thought about Vijay's character in the film. Vijay took to his social media account to share a banner of the film and stated, "5 Years ago Shashikant Gatti narrated a script and promised this extremely pivotal role in the movie. Happy to announce my association with the same movie today. Immensely delighted that I was a part of his Directorial debut 11 years ago and now his Productional-Directorial debut as well. All the best Shashikant Gatti (sic)." The poster of the film has just fascinated. In the interim, Vijay will be se...

Guru Deshpande initiates anthology alongside four different movie producers

19Jan

By Vedika KulkarniNo Comments

Entertainment

Guru Deshpande initiates anthology alongside four different movie producers

Movie producer Guru Deshpande is amped up for Pentagon, which is another collection of Kannada films that he leads. The movie producer says that this is an endeavor to show meaningful content-oriented film to audiences. “This idea germinated around six months ago. During the lockdown, people had more access to world cinema and quality content that they could view from their living rooms. Earlier, world cinema was a niche subject. Now, people expect content to be at par, if not better,” he explains. Guru adds that this isn't the first time when that he had a thought this way. "Back in 2007, Jayathirtha and I had planned one such project, but it didn’t take off. This time, I’ve roped in four others, each of who has a certain niche and is different in their approach," he says, remarking o...

Vijay Devarakonda’s ‘Liger’ to release in Kannada as well

19Jan

By Parth SinhaNo Comments

Entertainment

Vijay Devarakonda’s ‘Liger’ to release in Kannada as well

It is very clear that Indian film is at present seeing a cultural shift. The language hindrance is gradually disappearing as numerous movies - particularly regional - keep on finding appropriate markets and audiences in different languages. This is particularly evident with Kannada Cinema which, having discovered extraordinary traction and praise over the last few years, has introduced the new "cross-culture" with incredible joy. Various enormous forthcoming Kannada films are scheduled to release in at least more than one regional market and the trend, as numerous specialists would concur, is here to stay for a while. Presently, turning around the cycle a spot, Vijay Devarakonda's Bollywood debut 'Liger' is good to go to release in Kannada alongside an array of different languages. Cre...

First chocolate park to come up in Dakshina Kannada area of Karnataka

16Jan

By Manas KhuranaNo Comments

Business

First chocolate park to come up in Dakshina Kannada area of Karnataka

Karnataka will before long get its first chocolate park close to the well known places of interest on the Madikeri-Mangaluru Road. Individuals will have the option to stroll into the park and witness the creation of chocolate fist-hand and furthermore taste it. The park will be arranged in Kavu, close to Puttur in Dakshina Kannada area. The Central Arecanut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Cooperative Limited (CAMPCO) is setting up the park inside their premises. CAMPCO as of now has a manufacturing plant in Puttur that produces almost 23 varieties of chocolates. Leader of CAMPCO, Kishore Kumar Kodgi, stated, "A lot of people go to places like Mahabaleshwar, Ooty and other places to experience the making of chocolate. We wanted to create something like that here in Karnataka. There’s...

Kiccha Sudeep will be the chief guest at the 51st IFFI opening ceremony

16Jan

By Gunjan SaxsenaNo Comments

Entertainment

Kiccha Sudeep will be the chief guest at the 51st IFFI opening ceremony

Kiccha Sudeep is good to go to open the 51st edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa today. The actor is the chief guest and will open the film festival alongside Union Minister Prakash Javadekar and different dignitaries on stage. In contrast to consistently, this year the film festival will have restricted seating and movies screenings will be stunned attributable to the current pandemic. In the interim, Sudeep finished 25 years in the film industry and at a well known honor show stated, "25 years in the film industry was a big dream come true for me. These years have been full of excitement, hard work, and various ups and downs and am extremely thankful to all my fans who have made me what I am today." On the work front, the actor's most recent look in U...

Tesla enrolls its Indian entity in Bengaluru; designates three directors

14Jan

By Manas KhuranaNo Comments

Business

Tesla enrolls its Indian entity in Bengaluru; designates three directors

Palo Alto-based electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc has enrolled its Indian entity for the sake of Tesla India Motors And Energy Private Limited in Bengaluru Karnataka, as indicated by documents filed in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA). This comes after ETAuto broke the report about its entry and launch plans of Model 3 on 26 December 2020. The organization was consolidated on 08 January 2021 and is named a private subsidiary of a foreign organization. It's approved offer capital is INR 15.00 lakh and the complete settled up capital is INR 1.00 lakh. As indicated by the data got to from MCA, the organization has at present named three directors - David Jon Feinstein, Vaibhav Taneja and Venkatrangam Sreeram. David Jon Feinstein is the global senior director of Tesla Inc an...

Television actress Chaitra Rai on Kannada actors being favored in Telugu shows

14Jan

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Entertainment

Television actress Chaitra Rai on Kannada actors being favored in Telugu shows

Chaitra Rai turned an easily recognized name with her noteworthy TV performances including Attarintlo Akkachellellu of late. In her profession traversing almost 10 years, she is one of the few Kannada actors who cut a specialty for herself in the Telugu TV industry. She is at present on a sabbatical because of individual reasons. In her new visit with ETimes TV, Chaitra uncovered that she, as well, had experienced individuals who disapproved of Kannada actors being projected in Telugu shows. "During the initial days of my career, a co-actor on the sets sulked about casting Kannada actors (me) in the show keeping Telugu actors aside. That person felt a ban should also be imposed on Kannada actors and said it aloud so that I should hear it," recalls Chaitra. She adds, "But the same pe...

A pan-Indian superstar to participate Upendra in Kabza

12Jan

By Gunjan SaxsenaNo Comments

Entertainment

A pan-Indian superstar to participate Upendra in Kabza

Team Kabza is set to uncover an amazement on January 14. A source from the group advises us, "Fans were expecting a teaser release, but the surprise is completely different. We will announce the presence of a pan-Indian superstar in the film. It is a big deal and fans will love it." The R Chandru directed film, which is his most driven project to date, is set to continue shooting from this month end. The group is presently preparing the sets for the equivalent. The film as of now has a major star cast that incorporates Prakash Raj, Jayaprakash Reddy, Pradeep Rawat and Kabir Duhan Singh among others as a feature of the cast. The group is yet to settle on the main woman. The multi-lingual film is being shot in Kannada, Telugu and Tamil and will be named in four others, including Hi...