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MONTHLY ROUNDUP OF SEPTEMBER 2005

GOOD HARVEST
No.9 Lukcy To Filmdom?

It appears No.9 is lucky to Kannada filmdom. The 9th month has yielded good crops this year with many laurels and good films releasing. Films like 'Jogi' continued to rule the box office in 70 plus centers. 'Gowramma' completing 100 days and 'Akash' reaching 150 days is of course shows the good standing of Kannada films today. Children films got selected to 14th international children film festival. 

FILMS RELEASED

  • 2nd September 2005
    LIVE BAND - Story, screenplay, direction, producer - B.R.Keshava, Cast - Anupama, Nagesh Mayya and others. The 3D camera was fitted to Kalpana theatre to screen this film.
     
  • 9th September 2005
    NAMMA BASAVA - Producers - Sathyakiran, Reddy, Dattu, Veerashanker, Direction - Veerashanker, Music - Gurukiran, Camera -K.Dattu, cast - Puneeth Rajkumar, Gowri, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Riaz, Ashok, Thara, Avinash, Sudharani and others. 

    AUTO SHANKER - Producer - Ramu, Direction - D.Rajendra Babu, Story - Ajaykumar, Music - Gurukiran, Camera - H.C.Venu, Cast - Upendra, Shilpa Shetty, Radhika, Sadhu Kokila, Sudharani, Avinash, Thara, Bhavya, Srinivasamurthy and others. 

    YAVVANA - Producer - Gurudutt Musuri, Story, screenplay, direction - Jayasimha Musuri, Music - Gopikriahna, Camera - SNB Murthy, Cast - Lakshmi Mururi, Nithin and others.
     

  • 16th September 2005
    HASEENA - Consultant Producer - I.M.Vittalamurthy, Banner - Chiguru Chitra, Story - Bhanu Mustaq, Direction - Girish Kasaravalli, Music - Issac, Camera - Ramachandra, Costumes - Ashrat Nissar and Swamy, Cast - Thara, Baby Probidhini, Chitra Shenoy, Ruthu and others. 

    AMRUTHA DHAARE - Banner - Nagathihalli Creations, Producer - Diretor - Nagathihalli Chandrasekhar, Music - Mano Murthy, Camera - Krishnakumar, Cast - Amitabh Bachchan guest appearance, Dhyan, Ramya, Bhavya, Sardeshpande, Raju and others. 
     

  • 23rd September 2005
    BOY FRIEND - Producer - Pavithra Jayara, Seshadri, Direction - Jana, Camera - Nageshwara Rao, Music - Indra, Cast - Dilipraj, Rathi, Padma Vasanthi, Mukyamantri Chandru, Kavitha and others.
     
  • 30th September 2005
    'SWAMY' - Banner - Darshan Films, Screenplay,dialogue and direction - M.S.Ramesh, Music - Gurukiran, Camera - Dasari Seenu, Cast - Darshan, Gayathri Jayaram, Avinash, Rangayana Raghu, Shobaraj and others. 
     
    EVENTS AND DEVELOPMENTS IN SEPTEMBER 2005
  • Kannada film 'Deadly Soma' that was vacated from Santosh theatre has picked up well in collection at Triveni theatre.?
  • Gowramma 100, Akash 150 days completed.?
  • Make up your mind to the growth of Kannada language said the veteran actor K.S.Ashwath at 'Maneyangaladalli Matukathe'.?
  • Kalki' was launched on the Upendra's birthday at Kanteerava studio. On the same day Vishnuvardhana birthday was attended by hat trick hero Shivrajkumar at Mandya.?
  • Tutturi, Pravaha, Mitayi Mane and Aa Aaa Yi Yee…. Have been selected for international children film festival at Hyderabad in November.?
  • Ace director Narayan announces the launch of his son Pankaj Kumar from 'Veeru' Kannada film.?
  • Darshan is back to normalcy. He has cleared the doubts in the minds of the journalists that he is keeping them away.?
  • State Film awards were announced. 

 
DEATH - Senior publicity and advertisement professional Mr Venkoba Rao died at the age of 94 years.
 
NEWCOMERS IN THE MONTH
  • Veera Shanker debut in Kannada as director from Namma Basava, his friends Reddy, Sathyakiran and Dattur turned producers from this film. Gowri makes her debut as heroine in Kannada. Kota Srinivasa Rao the veteran Telugu actor appears in Kannada for the first time. 
  • Nagathihalli turns independent producer from 'Amrutha Dhaare'. Amitabh Bachchan makes his first appearance in south indian film. He arrives in 'Amrutha Dhaare' for a few minutes. 
  • Producers of Boy friend film Pavithra and Seshadri, director Jana and heroine Rathi. 
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