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Kannadacinema, also known as Sandalwood,[4] or Chandanavana,[5] is the segment of Indian cinema[6] dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka.[7][8][9] Kannada cinema is based in Gandhi Nagar, Bangalore.[10] The 1934 film Sati Sulochana directed by Y. V. Rao was the first talkie film released in the Kannada language.[11][12][13] It was also the first film starring Subbaiah Naidu and Tripuramba, and the first screened in the erstwhile Mysore Kingdom.[14] It was produced by Chamanlal Doongaji, who in 1932 founded South India Movietone in Bangalore.[15][16]

In 1949, Honnappa Bhagavathar, who had earlier acted in Gubbi Veeranna's films, produced Bhakta Kumbara and starred in the lead role along with Pandaribai. In 1955, Bhagavathar again produced a Kannada film, Mahakavi Kalidasa, in which he introduced actress B. Saroja Devi.[30] B. S. Ranga was an Indian photographer, actor, writer, producer and director made many landmark movies in Kannada, under Vikram Studios.[31]

Matinee idol, Rajkumar entered Kannada cinema after his long stint as a dramatist with Gubbi Veeranna's Gubbi Drama Company, which he joined at the age of eight, before he got his first break as a lead in the 1954 film Bedara Kannappa.[32]

Vishnuvardhan entered Kannada cinema with the National Award-winning movie Vamsha Vriksha (1972) directed by Girish Karnad based on the novel written by S. L. Bhyrappa. His first lead role was in Naagarahaavu, directed by Puttanna Kanagal and based on a novel by T. R. Subba Rao. It was the first in Kannada film history to complete 100 days in three main theatres of Bangalore. In his 37-year career, he has played a variety of roles in more than 200 films.[33]

With his debut in Puttanna Kanagal's National Award-winning Kannada film Naagarahaavu (1972), Ambareesh's acting career commenced with a brief phase of portraying antagonistic and supporting characters. After establishing himself as a lead actor portraying rebellious characters on screen in a number of commercially successful films, he earned the moniker "rebel star".[34] He also earned the nickname Mandyada Gandu (transl. Man of Mandya)[35]

Method actor Shankar Nag received the inaugural IFFI Best Actor Award (Male): Silver Peacock Award" at the 7th International Film Festival of India for his work in the film Ondanondu Kaladalli.[36] He is the younger brother of actor Anant Nag.[37][38] M. V. Vasudeva Rao, the first Kannada actor to win National Film Award for Best Actor, was starred in over 200 films in his career; however, post Chomana Dudi, he only played minor roles.[39]

B. Saroja Devi is one of the most successful female leads in the history of Indian cinema, she acted in around 200 films in over seven decades.[40] She is known by the epithets "Abinaya Saraswathi" (Saraswati of acting) in Kannada and "Kannadathu Paingili" (Kannada's Parrot) in Tamil.[40]

M. V. Rajamma (first female producer of Indian cinema) and Pandari Bai are considered as the earliest female superstars of Kannada cinema. Other popular female actresses of 1970s through 1990s include Leelavathi, Kalpana, Aarathi, Bharathi, Jayanthi, Manjula, Malashree, Sudharani, Shruti, Tara among others.

Kannada Cinema majorly contributed to the parallel cinema movement of India.[41] Directors like Girish Kasaravalli,[41] Girish Karnad,[42] G. V. Iyer[42] were the early names to join the movement. T. S. Nagabharana[43] and B. V. Karanth were also popular names in the movement. Puttanna Kanagal's films were however considered a bridge between Mainstream and Parallel Cinema.

Prakash Raj began his acting career with Doordarshan serials such as Bisilu Kudure (Kannada) and Guddada Bhootha (Tulu and Kannada).[44] He later took up supporting roles in Kannada films such as Ramachari, Ranadheera, Nishkarsha and Lockup Death. He was known for his dialogue delivery and histrionics. His breakthrough role came in Harakeya Kuri, directed by K. S. L. Swamy starring Vishnuvardhan, with whom he had acted in other films such as Mithileya Seetheyaru, Muthina Haara and Nishkarsha. Prakash re-entered Kannada films through Nagamandala in 1997, directed by T. S. Nagabharana.[45] Veteran Kannada actor Shakti Prasad's son Arjun Sarja is known for his work in South Indian cinema.[46] He starred in movies such as Prasad; the film was screened at the Berlin Film Festival and Arjun received the Karnataka State Award for his performance in it.[47]

Sanchari Vijay's portrayal of a transgender won him the National Best Actor Award.[48][49][50] With the award, Vijay became the third actor after M. V. Vasudeva Rao, and Charuhasan to win the National Award for Best Actor for a performance in a Kannada film.[51]

The 2015 release RangiTaranga starring Nirup Bhandari and directed by Anup Bhandari, created overseas market for Kannada cinema with a mega release, amassing $318,000 in USA alone. It went on to become the first Kannada film to enter the New York Box office listing, the first Kannada film to complete 50 days in USA and the first Kannada movie ever to release in several countries across the world. It ran for 365 days in Bangalore.

Composer Hamsalekha is usually referred to by the title Naadha Brahma (transl. The Brahma of Music) who is considered to be the major cause for the change in the music composing and lyric writing style which would appeal much to the younger generation. He integrated folk and introduced western musical sensibilities into the Kannada cinema.[65][66]

Mano Murthy scored the blockbuster film Mungaru Male starring Ganesh and Pooja Gandhi. Upon the album's release, it topped the charts with the song "Anisuthide" receiving significant radio and TV air time.[67] The album emerged as a massive success topping every Kannada music chart. It was reported that by mid-May 2007, over 200,000 copies were sold in compact discs.[68]

The 1964 movie Naandi set a landmark by being the first ever Kannada film to be screened at an international film festival.[69][70][71][72] It was screened at IFFI 1992 Kannada cinema Retrospect.[73] The 1969 movie Uyyale was screened twice at the IFFI retrospect - once in 1992 and again in 2019.[74]

The 1970 movie Samskara won the Bronze Leopard at Locarno International Film Festival[17] The 1977 movie Ghatashraddha which had the distinction of being shown at the Museum of Modern Art, New York,[75] became the only Indian film to be chosen by the National Archive of Paris among 100 others, during the centenary celebrations of cinema.[76][20]It also won the Ducats Award at the Manneham Film Festival Germany. At the 2009 International Film Festival of India, it was announced one of the 20 best films in Indian cinema, having received 1.6 million votes.[77][78] The 1978 movie Ondanondu Kaladalli was released at The Guild Theatre, 50 Rockefeller Plaza on 17 May 1982. Vincent Canby, the chief film critic of The New York Times, called the movie "that is both exotic as well as surprising in view of all the bodies on the ground at the end, sweet natured!".[79] The film was subtitled into English for its American premiere on 18 October 1995 in Shriver Hall at the Johns Hopkins University as part of the 1995 Milton S. Eisenhower Symposium "Framing Society : A Century of Cinema".[80]

The 1999 film Upendra was screened at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival in Japan in 2001.[83] The 1999 movie Deveeri was selected for 18 international film festivals[84] including the 44th London International Film Festival and the Cairo International Film Festival.[85]

The 2000 movie Munnudi was screened at Palm Springs International Film Festival (2002).[86] The 2002 movie Atithi was screened at Cairo International Film Festival.[87] The 2002 movie Dweepa was screened at the Moscow International Film Festival.[88] The 2004 movie Hasina was screened at Berlin's Asia Pacific Film Festival. The 2004 movie Bimba was selected for the Bangkok International Film Festival.[84] The 2006 movie Thutturi won the Best Audience Award at the 9th Dhaka International Film Festival.[89]and won the Earth Vision Award of 2005-06 at the 15th Tokyo Global Environmental Film Festival.[90] The 2006 movie Naayi Neralu was screened at six international film festivals including International Film Festival Rotterdam, Bangkok International Film Festival, Palm Springs International Film Festival , Osian's Film Festival and the Karachi International Film Festival. The 2006 movie Care of Footpath was selected for the Kids for Kids Film Festival at Cyprus and the 2006 film Cyanide was selected for the London Film Festival.[91]

The 2010 movie Kanasemba Kudureyaneri won the NETPAC Award at the Asiatica Film Mediale (Italy) (2010).[92] The 2011 film Koormavatara was screened in 17 film festivals and won acclaims at the film festivals of Bangkok, New York and Vancouver.[93] The 2012 movie Edegarike was selected for Mumbai Women's International Film Festival (2013).[94] The 2013 movie Lucia premiered at the London Indian Film Festival on 20 July 2013.[95][96] It won the Best Film Audience Choice award at the festival.[97] It was also screened at the Zurich Film Festival.[98] The 2015 movie Thithi won accolades at multiple international film festivals including the 68th Locarno International Film Festival[99] and the 19th Shanghai International Film Festival.[100] The 2016 movie Railway Children won the Ecumenical Jury Award (special mention) at Zln Film Festival.[101][102] The 2016 film Bombeyaata won three awards at seven International Film Festivals.[103] Hombanna (2017) won four awards at Five Continents International Film Festival, Venezuela[104] and was also selected for screening at the 2017 Miami Independent Film Festival.[105] The 2018 movie Nathicharami and Balekempa were screened at the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival.[106] Balekempa also won the FIPRESCI Award at the 47th International Film Festival Rotterdam.[107] The 2019 movie Arishadvarga also premiered at the London Indian Film Festival[108][109] followed by the Asian Premiere at the Singapore South Asian International Film Festival[110] and the North American Premiere at the Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival.[111] The 2019 movie Manaroopa won 10 awards at various international film festivals including the Best Thriller Film at Out of the Can International Film Festival at England,[112] Best Experimental Film at the Cafe Irani Chaii International Film Festival[113] and was officially selected for the Miami Independent Film Festival in the United States and the Istanbul Film Awards in Turkey.[114]

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