Essay about film in kannada
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Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, is the segment of Indian cinema[1] dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka.[2][3][4] The 1934 film Sati Sulochana directed by Y. V. Rao was the first talkie film in the Kannada language.[5][6][7] It was also the first film starring Subbaiah Naidu, and was the first motion picture screened in the erstwhile Mysore Kingdom.[8] The film was produced by Chamanlal Doongaji, who in 1932 founded South India Movietone in Bengaluru.[9][10]
Major literary works have been adapted to the Kannada screen such as B. V. Karanth's Chomana Dudi (1975), Girish Karnad's Kaadu (1973), Pattabhirama Reddy's Samskara (1970) (based on a novel by U. R. Ananthamurthy), which won the Bronze Leopard at Locarno International Film Festival,[11] and T. S. Nagabharana's Mysuru Mallige (based on the works of acclaimed poet K. S. Narasimhaswamy).[12]
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,[13] Dweepa (2002), which won Best Film at Moscow International Film Festival,[14][15] Singeetam Srinivasa Rao's silent film Pushpaka Vimana (1987), screened at the Cannes Film Festival, Ram Gopal Varma's docudrama Killing Veerappan (2016), and Prashanth Neel's Historical drama, K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018),[16][17] which became the first Kannada language film to have grossed ₹250 crores worldwide at the box office.
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Guppi Veerarma, who was closely associated with the theatre, is seen as the pioneer in making of silent films in Kannada though his film project never got completed. Surya Film Company begun by Haribhai R. Desai and Bogilal C. Dave of Sharada Film Company in Bombay (now, Mumbai) made some 40 silent films in four years (till 1932).
The 1930s saw the rise of film companies including Karnataka Pictures Corporation, Surya Prakash Film Company, Mysore Pictures Corporation and Ramesh Film Company. Noted film-makers of the 1930s were Kota Shivarama Karanth and Mohan Bhavanaru who made the remarkable Vasanthasena based onthe Sanskrit drama Mritcha Katika by Sudraka. It turned out to be an exception as it was neither a stunt movie nor a devotional film nor a fantasy.
The Kannada talkies era began in 1934 with Sati Sulochana which was followed by Bhakta Dhruva (or Dhruvkumar). The first studio in Karnataka was the Mysore Sound Studio started by V.R. Thimmaiah in 1937. The Navjyothi Studio was set up by G.R. Ramaiah in 1947 (closed in 1956); it produced Rajasurya Yaga. The Premier Studio was one of the early prominent studios.
In the 1930s and the 1940s, Kannada films were made by those who were not Kannada speakers. Only 15 films were produced till 1943, popular films of the 1940s being Jeevana Nataka, Vani Hemareddy Mallamma, Naga Kannika and Jagan Mohini.
In the 1950s, some 98 films were made. A landmark venture was Bedara Kannappa (1954) that began the career of Rajkumar, perhaps the most noted artist in Kannada films. Naandi (1964) by Lakshminarayan, featuring Rajkumar, was the first Kannada film to earn national recognition.
The 1960s saw the rise of directors like Lakshminarayan (Uyyale, Mukti, Abachurina Post Office, Bettada Hoovu); B.R. Panthulu (School Master, Kithuru Chennamma); and Puttanna Kanagal who made (Bellimoda, Sarapanjara, Nagara Haavu, Upasane, Billi Hendthi, Katha Sangama and Gejje Pooje).
The 1970s began with a bang: Samskara (1970) of Pathabhi Rama Reddy heralded the new cinema movement in Kannada and won the National Award for Best Feature Film. G.V. Iyer’s Vamsa Vriksha (1972), directed by Girish Karnad and B.V. Karanth, and became popular. G.V. Iyer directed Hamsageetha (1975) and won accolades.
He was the first to make a film in Sanskrit, Adi Sankaracharya, in 1984. He also made Madhavacbarya in Kannada (1986) and Ramanujacharya (1988) in Tamil, and his second Sanskrit film Bhagavad Gita in 1993, for which he won the National Award.
Among the film-makers who were prominent in the 1970s were Girish Karnad, B.V. Karanth and M.S. Sathyu. Kamad made Kaadu in 1974, dealing with the damage to village life and value, and Ondanondu Kaladalli (1978). He made Tabbaliyu Neenada Magatie in 1977 with B.V. Karanth who had made Chomana Dudi (1975) that won the President’s Gold Medal Award. M.S. Sathyu, maker of Garam Hawa in Hindi (1975), made Kanneswara Rama (1977), Chitegu Chititu (1978) and Bara (1982).
Girish Kasaravalli made Ghatashraddha (1977), and won the President’s Gold Medal for it. He has directed films like Aakramana, Moori Darigalu, Tabarana Kathe, Bannada Vesha, Mane, Kraurya, Thai Saheb, Dweepa, Hasina and Naayi Neralu. Tabarana Kathe, Thai Saheb and Dweepa have won the President’s Gold Medal Award for the Best Feature Film.
The noted Kannada directors of the 1970s and the 1980s include P. Lankesh (Pallavi, Anuroopa, Khandavideko, Mamsa Videko, Ellinadalo Bandavaru), Nanjaraj Urs (Sankalpa), Chandrasekhara Kambara (Kaadu Kudre), V.R.K. Prasad (Rishya Sringa), T.S. Nagabharana (Grahana, Banker Maargayya, Asphota, Santa Shishunala Shariffa, Mysoora Mallige), T.S. Ranga (Geejgana Goodu, Savithri, Giddh), C.R. Simha (Kakanakote) and Katte Ramachandra (Arivu).
In the 1990s, Kannada cinema did not produce the kind of films it did earlier. But there were notable contributions from Prema Karanth (Phaniyamma), Shankar Nag (Accident and Minchina Ota), Kashinath (Anubhava and Aparichita), Sadanand Suvarna (Kubi Mattu lyala), Suresh Heblikar (Kaadina Benki), Krishna Masadi (Avasthe), S.V. Rajendra Singh (Muttina Hara, Bandhana and Antha), T.S. Nagabharana (Janmada Jodi and Nagamandala) and Sunil Kumar Desai (Beladingala Bale). Kavitha Lankesh is a noted film-maker who has made Deviree, Alemaari, Bimba and Preeti Prema Pranaya. Among the other film-makers who have emerged are P.R. Ramdas Naidu (Mussanje) and T.N. Sitaram (Matadana).