Kashhinath's last film 'Ol Munswamy' which is being directed by lyricist Ananda Priya and produced by Samuha Talkies is all set to be released on the 25th of May.

'Ol Munswamy' stars Kashinath, Niranjan Wodeyar, Akhila, Gautham, Ranjith and others in prominent roles. Anand Priya himself has written the story, screenplay and dialogues apart from directing the film.

Nagarjun is the cameraman, while Satish Babu is the music director. The teaser of the film was released by Satish Neenasam and Kashinath was also present at the occasion. That was the last media meet Kashinath attended before his sad demise earlier this year.

Veteran actor, director Kashinath who was suffering from cancer is no more. Kashinath is known for comedy movies with double meaning dialogues. He has given chances to many youngsters like Upendra, V Manohar, Sunil Kumar Desai and others.

Kashinatha first movie as a director was Aparoopada Athithigalu in 1975. His movie Anubhava in 1984 was a block buster and Abhinaya was introduced to the screen. Recently he had acted in Chowka movie

Chitraloka mourn the death of Kashinath.

Veteran actor and director Kashinath has returned to acting after three years in Prashant Raj's Zoom that has Ganesh and Radhika Pandit in the lead roles. Kashinath's last film as an actor was in his son Alok Kashinath's 12 A.M in 2012.

It was a horror comedy which ran for 100 days. Kashinath was not seen in films for five years before that. However Kashinath was seen in a television stand-up comedy show as a judge. In Zoom he plays a scientist who lives outside India. His looks has been given a special makeover by Prashant Raj. 

Kashinath, who died today, cannot be just described as an actor-director-producer. He was an institution in himself. You can call him a deemed university if you like. And his it was not just about films that he was knowledgeable about. Through his films, he gave his life's message. All his films are called bold, entertaining etc. But if you look closely, his films are about women empowerment, about subtle family relationships, about friendship and being human. But he said and portrayed these things in such an entertaining way that it became imbibed in the audience's minds without them realizing it. 

Two examples of him would tell how he saw things. More than 25 years ago, he suggested that traffic lights should have countdown time so that motorists can switch off their vehicles and save fuel. The idea was adopted by Bengaluru traffic police later. Even in simple things in life, he was very organised. When writing down or saving a phone number of a person he met, he not only saved their names but also their work and other characteristics. So if he needed to find people from a particular area, he had to just search the area name. 

The number of films he acted in over the last 40 years is not many. It is less than 50. But the impact they have had on the Kannada film industry is immense. He showed that films can be made without being part of the mainstream film industry. He was not only independent in thought but also in film making issues and business. His early films were remade in Hindi and Malayalam and dubbed into Telugu. 

In the last few years he was once again noticed by Sandalwood as an actor. It was more than 10 years ago that he directed his last film Appachchi. After that he remained outside popular media for sometime. He returned for a stint on the small screen. He was seen alongside Ganesh in Zoom recently. In the multistarrer Chowka in 2017 by Tharun Sudhir, Kashinath's role became the highlight. It seemed that Sandalwood had rediscovered the potential of Kashinath. He was also playing the lead role in Olu Muniswami which was set for release. Just when it seemed that we will see more of Kashinath in the coming days, he has left this world.

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Kashinath No More

Actor Satish Neenasam recently released the teaser of Kashinath's new film 'Ol Munswamy'. The film is being directed by lyricist Ananda Priya and produced by Samuha Talkies.

'Ol Munswamy' stars Kashinath, Niranjan Wodeyar, Akhila, Gautham, Ranjith and others in prominent roles. Anand Priya himself has written the story, screenplay and dialogues apart from directing the film.

Nagarjun is the cameraman, while Satish Babu is the music director. The shooting of the film is completed and the audio of the film will be released soon.

ಹಿರಿಯ ನಟ ಕಾಶೀನಾಥ್ ಪುತ್ರ ಅಭಿಮನ್ಯು ರೀ ಎಂಟ್ರಿ ಆಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಬಾಜಿ ಚಿತ್ರದ ಮೂಲಕ ಬೆಳ್ಳಿತೆರೆ ಪ್ರವೇಶಿಸಿದ್ದ ಕಾಶಿನಾಥ್ ಪುತ್ರ ಅಭಿಮನ್ಯು, 12 ಎಎಂ ಮಧ್ಯರಾತ್ರಿ ಬಳಿಕ ಯಾವುದೇ ಚಿತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ನಟಿಸಿಲ್ಲ. ಕಿರಣ್ ಸೂರ್ಯ ಎಂಬುವವರ ಹೊಸ ಚಿತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಓಕೆ ಎಂದಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಅಭಿಮನ್ಯು.

ದೇವಕಿ ಚಿತ್ರದ ಸಹನಿರ್ದೇಶಕರಾಗಿದ್ದ ಕಿರಣ್ ಸೂರ್ಯ, ತಾವೇ ಕಥೆ, ಚಿತ್ರಕಥೆ, ಸಂಭಾಷಣೆ ಬರೆದು ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕರ ಕ್ಯಾಪ್ ತೊಟ್ಟಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಇದೊಂದು ಕ್ರೈಂ ಥ್ರಿಲ್ಲರ್ ಕಥೆಯಂತೆ. ನಂದೀಶ್ ಎಂ.ಸಿ. ಗೌಡ ಮತ್ತು ಜಿತಿನ್ ಜಿ.ಪಟೇಲ್ ಎಂಬುವವರು ಈ ಚಿತ್ರದ ಮೂಲಕ ಕನ್ನಡ ಚಿತ್ರರಂಗಕ್ಕೆ ನಿರ್ಮಾಪಕರಾಗಿ ಎಂಟ್ರಿ ಕೊಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ರ್ಯಾಂಬೋ 2 ಸಿನಿಮಾ ರಿಲೀಸ್ ಆಗಿದೆ. ಸೂಪರ್ ಹಿಟ್ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನ ಕಾಣುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಈ ವರ್ಷದ ಸೂಪರ್ ಹಿಟ್ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಆಗುವ ಎಲ್ಲ ಸೂಚನೆಗಳೂ ಸಿಕ್ಕಿದೆ. ಶರಣ್, ಅಶಿಕಾ ರಂಗನಾಥ್ ಜೋಡಿ ಚುಟುಚುಟು ಮೋಡಿ ಮಾಡಿದೆ. ಇದೆಲ್ಲದರ ಮಧ್ಯೆ ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಕರಿಗೆ ಮತ್ತೊಮ್ಮೆ ಕಾಶೀನಾಥ್ ಅವರನ್ನು ನೆನಪಿಸಿದೆ.

ಚಿತ್ರದ ಟೈಟಲ್ ಕಾರ್ಡ್‍ನಲ್ಲಿ ಚಿತ್ರವನ್ನು ಕಾಶೀನಾಥ್ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಅರ್ಪಣೆ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಚಿತ್ರದ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಹುಮುಖ್ಯ ಪಾತ್ರ ವಹಿಸಿರುವ ತರುಣ್ ಸುಧೀರ್ ನಿರ್ದೇಶನದ ಚೌಕ ಚಿತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಶೀನಾಥ್ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಪಾತ್ರ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದರು. ಹೀಗಾಗಿಯೇ ಚಿತ್ರದ ಟೈಟಲ್ ಕಾರ್ಡ್‍ನಲ್ಲೇ ಹಿರಿಯ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕನನ್ನು ಸ್ಮರಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ ತರುಣ್ ಸುಧೀರ್.

ಕನ್ನಡ ಚಿತ್ರರಂಗದ ಹೆಸರಾಂತ ನಟ, ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ ಹಾಗೂ ನಿರ್ಮಾಪಕ ಕಾಶೀನಾಥ್ ನಿಧನರಾಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಕ್ಯಾನ್ಸರ್‍ನಿಂದ ಬಳಲುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಕಾಶೀನಾಥ್, ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಶ್ರೀಶಂಕರ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮೃತಪಟ್ಟಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಎರಡು ದಿನಗಳಿಂದ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆ ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಕಾಶೀನಾಥ್, ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆ ಫಲಕಾರಿಯಾಗದೆ ಮೃತಪಟ್ಟಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ಉಡುಪಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯ ಕುಂದಾಪುರದವರಾದ ಕಾಶೀನಾಥ್, ಇಬ್ಬರು ಮಕ್ಕಳನ್ನು ಅಗಲಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಅಪರಿಚಿತ ಚಿತ್ರದಿಂದ ಶುರುವಾದ ಅವರ ಸಿನಿ ಪಯಣ, 3 ದಶಕಗಳಿಗೂ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಕಾಲ ನಿರಂತರವಾಗಿ ನಡೆದುಕೊಂಡು ಬಂದಿತ್ತು. ಕಳೆದ ವರ್ಷ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆಯಾಗಿದ್ದ ಚೌಕ, ಕಾಶೀನಾಥ್ ಅಭಿನಯದ ಕೊನೆಯ ಸಿನಿಮಾ. 

ನಟರಾಗಿ, ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕರಾಗಿ 40ಕ್ಕೂ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಚಿತ್ರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಗುರುತಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದ ಕಾಶೀನಾಥ್, ಕನ್ನಡ ಚಿತ್ರರಂಗದ ಗುರು ಎಂದೇ ಖ್ಯಾತರಾಗಿದ್ದರು. ಶಂಕರ್‍ನಾಗ್ ನಂತರ, ಅತೀ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಪ್ರತಿಭೆಗಳನ್ನು ಕನ್ನಡ ಚಿತ್ರರಂಗಕ್ಕೆ ಪರಿಚಯಿಸಿದ ಕೀರ್ತಿ ಕಾಶೀನಾಥ್ ಅವರದ್ದು. ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ, ವಿ.ಮನೋಹರ್, ಸುನಿಲ್ ಕುಮಾರ್ ದೇಸಾಯಿ, ಸಾಧು ಕೋಕಿಲಾ ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ಅದೆಷ್ಟು ಪ್ರತಿಭೆಗಳನ್ನು ಚಿತ್ರರಂಗಕ್ಕೆ ತಂದರೋ.. ಅವರೆಲ್ಲರೂ ಚಿತ್ರರಂಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಬೆಳಗುತ್ತಿರುವುದು ವಿಶೇಷ.

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