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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?
Which Kannada film won Best Film at Moscow International Film Festival?
Which Kannada film won Best Film at Moscow International Film Festival?
Who directed the silent film Pushpaka Vimana (1987)?
Who directed the silent film Pushpaka Vimana (1987)?
Which action franchise is the highest-grossing Kannada film series?
Which action franchise is the highest-grossing Kannada film series?
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What was the reported market share of Kannada cinema in the gross domestic box office collections for the period January to August 2022?
What was the reported market share of Kannada cinema in the gross domestic box office collections for the period January to August 2022?
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Study Notes
Kannada Cinema
- Also known as Sandalwood or Chandanavana, it is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to producing motion pictures in the Kannada language spoken in the state of Karnataka.
Early Beginnings
- The first talkie film in Kannada was Sati Sulochana, directed by Y.V.Rao in 1934.
- It starred Subbaiah Naidu and Tripuramba and was the first motion picture screened in the erstwhile Mysore Kingdom.
- The film was produced by Chamanlal Doongaji, who founded South India Movietone in Bangalore in 1932.
Adaptations of Literary Works
- Many major literary works have been adapted to the Kannada screen, such as:
- B.V.Karanth's Chomana Dudi (1975), based on Chomana Dudi by Shivaram Karanth.
- Girish Karnad's Kaadu (1973), based on Kaadu by Srikrishna Alanahalli.
- Pattabhirama Reddy's Samskara (1970), based on Samskara by U.R.Ananthamurthy, which won the Bronze Leopard at Locarno International Film Festival.
- T.S.Nagabharana's Mysuru Mallige (1992), based on the works of poet K.S.Narasimhaswamy.
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Test your knowledge of the Indian Kannada-language film industry, also known as Sandalwood, dedicated to producing motion pictures in the Kannada language. Learn about the history and notable films of this vibrant cinema segment.
