Mid Day

Madly in love

Director Yogaraj Bhat seems to be still basking in the glory of Mungaru Male.

'Boyfriend? A headache!'

Aaridra Raj talks to HiT LiST about how she made it from the ramp to the screen, and all the challenges of the transition

Emotional saga

The Swarna Kamal award winning Tamil film 'Kancheevaram' held a special screening for felicitating none other than the national award-winning actor Prakash Rai in Bangalore.

Prakash Rai's Kannada dream

The hit film 'Abhiyum Nanum' in Tamil, which was 'Akasham Antha' in Telugu, is seeing a remake in Kannada as 'Naanu Nanna Kanasoo'.

Uppi fails to impress

Rajani is a remake of Telugu film Krishna. Director Thriller Manju has concentrated on the stunts rather than on the script.

Confident of success

Kanden Kadhalai producer Dhananjayan says that a film will do well if the story's good and he's sure his new film fits the bill

Our films come first

Kannada's film industry is unanimous over one thing: Other-language films should not jeopardize Sandalwood's collections

Black is not beautiful

Sandalwood stars are eager to catch Raj The Showman in theatres but not eager enough to buy tickets from the black market

Courting controversy

Sandeep BH, who has worked as associate director in films like Shivani and Minchu, is all set to direct his first film.

'Blame the heroes'

Comedian and film producer Dwarakeesh came down heavily on young heroes in the Kannada movie industry, blaming them for not choosing their films with thought

Too lemony!

Pepsi was launching its new Nimbooz lemon juice drink recently and got Puneeth Rajkumar to do the honours

In no hurry at all

Sarath Kumar's daughter Varalakshmi says she will make her film debut if the right script comes along

Marriage and arrest, as usual...

Parole is the home production of Suresh Urs, who has so far completed 50 per cent of the film's shooting

'I would love to date Darshan'

Sangeetha Bhat reveals her soft spot for melting chocolate and muscled heroes

Watch out Aamir, here comes Surya

Buoyed by the success of Ghajini, director Murugadas and hero Surya plan a mega project in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu

Apology first, film later: Diganth

He threatens to walk out of e-Preeti if director Priyabharati does not say sorry; she flatly refuses to humour him

Talk the walk

The voice-over hunt for scribes in the city is no PR exercise, insists music director Ricky Kej. his aim, he says, is to create a Database of local talent

Are you reading this, Akki?

While Akshay Kumar says that Kambakkht Ishq is unique, it is in fact just a remake of Kamal's Pammal K Sammbandam

Kanteerava's new look

Kanteerava Studio is likely to get a make-over.

All about love and family

After the debacle of Honganasu, Ratnaja is back with a movie that breeds a feeling of togetherness called Premism