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Which Kannada film won the Best Film award at Moscow International Film Festival?
Which Kannada film won the Best Film award at Moscow International Film Festival?
What is the market share of Kannada cinema in the gross domestic box office collections for the period January to August 2022?
What is the market share of Kannada cinema in the gross domestic box office collections for the period January to August 2022?
How much were the total gross collections of the top five Kannada movies of 2022 in the first ten months?
How much were the total gross collections of the top five Kannada movies of 2022 in the first ten months?
Who directed the action franchise K. G. F. film series?
Who directed the action franchise K. G. F. film series?
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Which Kannada film won the Ducats Award at the Manneham Film Festival Germany?
Which Kannada film won the Ducats Award at the Manneham Film Festival Germany?
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Study Notes
Kannada Cinema
- Kannada cinema is also known as Sandalwood or Chandanavana, and is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to producing motion pictures in the Kannada language.
- Kannada language is widely spoken in the state of Karnataka.
Early Years
- The first talkie film in the Kannada language was Sati Sulochana, directed by Y.V.Rao and released in 1934.
- Sati Sulochana was also the first film starring Subbaiah Naidu and Tripuramba.
- The film was produced by Chamanlal Doongaji, who founded South India Movietone in Bangalore in 1932.
- Sati Sulochana was the first motion picture screened in the erstwhile Mysore Kingdom.
Adaptations of Literary Works
- B.V.Karanth's Chomana Dudi (1975) was adapted from Shivaram Karanth's novel Chomana Dudi.
- Girish Karnad's Kaadu (1973) was adapted from Srikrishna Alanahalli's novel Kaadu.
- Pattabhirama Reddy's Samskara (1970) was adapted from U.R.Ananthamurthy's novel Samskara, and won the Bronze Leopard at Locarno International Film Festival.
- T.S.Nagabharana's Mysuru Mallige (1992) was based on the works of poet K.S.Narasimhaswamy.
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Test your knowledge about the history, milestones, and prominent figures of the Kannada film industry, also known as Sandalwood or Chandanavana.
