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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?
- Dweepa (2002)
- Killing Veerappan (2016)
- Ghatashraddha (1977) (correct)
- Pushpaka Vimana (1987)
Which Kannada film won Best Film at Moscow International Film Festival?
Which Kannada film won Best Film at Moscow International Film Festival?
- Dweepa (2002) (correct)
- Pushpaka Vimana (1987)
- Ghatashraddha (1977)
- Killing Veerappan (2016)
Who directed the silent film Pushpaka Vimana (1987)?
Who directed the silent film Pushpaka Vimana (1987)?
- Girish Kasaravalli
- Prashanth Neel
- Singeetam Srinivasa Rao (correct)
- Ram Gopal Varma
Which action franchise is the highest-grossing Kannada film series?
Which action franchise is the highest-grossing Kannada film series?
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?
Flashcards
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?
Ghatashraddha, released in 1977, won the Ducats Award.
Which Kannada film won Best Film at the Moscow International Film Festival?
Which Kannada film won Best Film at the Moscow International Film Festival?
Dweepa won Best Film at the Moscow International Film Festival in 2002.
Who directed the silent film Pushpaka Vimana (1987)?
Who directed the silent film Pushpaka Vimana (1987)?
Singeetam Srinivasa Rao 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 from January to August 2022?
What was the reported market share of Kannada cinema from 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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