
Birthday:
11-22-1967
(57 years)
Birthplace:
Udupi, India
Biography
Vinaya Prasad (also credited as Vinaya Prakash) is a popular film and television actress in South India who has primarily featured in Kannada and Malayalam films besides acting in a few Tamil and Telugu language films. She has won the State Best Actress Award for her performances in Aathanka (1993) and Bannada Hejje (2001). The senior actress in her career has shared screen space with Vishnuvardhan, Rajinikanth, Mohanlal, Ambareesh, Venkatesh, Ananth Nag, Akkineni Nagarjuna, V. Ravichandran, Shivrajkumar, Mahesh Babu, Jr. NTR and others.
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Ghauttham
event2009
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Gowtham, a cheerful young lad, hails from a well-to-do family. Unfortunately, he is often misunderstood by his father but his life changes when he falls in love.
Adhurs
Act like Narasimha and Chari's Mother
event2010 star_border 5.8
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Twin brothers who are separated at birth receive different upbringing. After they grow up, they chance upon each other when one of them gets kidnapped by hoodlums.
Igloo
Act like Jaya
event2019 star_border 5.5
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Webbed around a couple who believe, preach and practise positivity, where the ‘picture perfect’ lives of a couple are devastated with a hazardous illness and how they handle it positively
Vaitheeswaran
Act like Saravanan's Mother
event2008 star_border 6
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Saravanan, a young boy, is killed by an aspiring politician, Dhanasekaran. When the boy's mother tries to commit suicide, she is stopped by a sage who prophesies that her son will be reincarnated.
Bangalore Naatkal
Act like Mrs. Francis
event2016 star_border 5.6
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Three cousins, Arjun, Divya and Kannan, relocate to Bangalore for various reasons. However, they face many challenges which change their lives forever.
Chinnodu
event2006
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Chinna, born in prison, is raised by the jailor but circumstances cause him to kill the jailor's brother. Once out of prison, he returns to his foster family, but they refuse to take him back.
Karulina Koogu
Act like Sharada
event1994
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Mohan, an alcoholic, gets married to Sharada, a music teacher. Tragedy soon strikes their life when Antony sets his eyes on Sharada and tries to take undue advantage of her.
Naidugaari Kutumbam
event1996
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When Naidu, the older brother of Chandru, is insulted by his best friend Bhaktavatsala because of his financial status, Chandru takes revenge by kidnapping Bhaktavatsala's daughter.
Manichitrathazhu
Act like Sreedevi
event1993 star_border 7.5
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A young couple, Ganga and Nakulan, arrives at the ancestral home called Madampalli of the latter. Hailing from a family that follows tradition and superstitions, Nakulan's uncle Thampi objects to the couple's idea of moving into the allegedly haunted mansion, which Nakulan ignores. The couple moves in anyway following which seemingly supernatural events begin to happen.
Marykkundoru Kunjaadu
Act like Marychedathy
event2010 star_border 6.7
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Dileep plays Solomon in Marykkundoru Kunjadu, a village simpleton who has been nicknamed Kunjadu, since he is adept at getting beaten up by people. In love with Mary (Bhavana) and at loggerheads with her three gigantic brothers, life isn't easy for Solomon. When he befriends a giant of a man who calls himself Vishnu (Biju Menon) and whom he saves from a well, Solomon starts life afresh, and learns to set his spine straight for once.
Namo Venkatesa
event2010 star_border 4.4
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Venkata Ramana (Venkatesh) is a ventriloquist. He goes along with the troop of artists to perform for a local Telugu association in Europe. Paris Prasad (Brahmanandam) is a tour organizer in Europe. He enjoys making people around bakras. Pooja (Trisha) is the niece of Prasad. Venkata Ramana falls in love with her. Prasad realises that only way to make Ramana bakra is to tell him that Pooja loves him too. Pooja is the daughter of a rich factionist in Rayalaseema and she is forced to return back in the middle. Her marriage is fixed with a guy she doesn’t like. The rest of the story is all about how Prasad conspires with Ramana to rescue Pooja.
Donga Dongadi
Act like Vasu's mother
event2004 star_border 4
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A reckless young boy loses his father's trust after getting involved in eve-teasing. To prove that he is a responsible son, he leaves his house in search of a job and falls for the girl he had harassed.
Ganesha Matthe Banda
event2008
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Gayathri and Savithri, with differing outlooks on marriage, marry Shankar and Ganesha. However, Gayathri's reluctance to live with her in-laws and Savithri's obsession with Ganesha creates problems.
Ohm Shanthi Oshaana
Act like Rachel
event2014 star_border 7.3
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Pooja Mathew, a spirited young girl, wants to have a love marriage in her life. Thus, she stops at nothing to impress Giri, who saved her once from a group of unruly men.
Heaven
Act like Mariyam
event2022 star_border 7.5
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Circle Inspector of Police, Peter Kurishinkal is a stoic and taciturn officer, who prefers brain over brawn to solve his cases. His world is brought upside down when he is assigned a sensational case of a homicide.
Ravi Shastry
event2006
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Ravi Shastry, a barber's son, pretends to be a Brahmin to secure a livelihood. His wedding to Bhanu, the Brahmin community head's daughter, is stalled when his bluff is called.
Lady Police
event1995
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This story is about a young and ferocious lady police officer who can handle and gang of hooligans single handedly. A suicide case of a young village girl is been handed over to her
Yuvasakthi
event1997
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After witnessing the youth around him addicted to drugs, Shakthi, a young man, takes the help of his friend, a police officer, to fight against drug peddlers.
Suryodaya
event1993
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Chandrakanth, a fugitive, makes the police believe that he is dead. However, an intelligent officer, Suresh, is convinced that he is still at large and vows to catch him.
Mysore Jaana
event1992
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Anand grows up in a remand home after his parents are brutally killed by his uncle, Mohan Raj. He soon sets out to avenge the death of his parents and bring the culprit to justice.
Sipayi
event1996
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Sipayi, who fights for the welfare of the people in his village, falls in love with Shanti. When she is forced to marry a criminal, he tries to change her fate.
Perumthachan
Act like Bhargavi Thampuratti
event1991 star_border 6.6
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It is based on Perumthachan of the Parayi Petta Panthirukulam, a legend in the Kerala folklore. The problems caused by the generation gap are explored through the relationship between a skilled carpenter and his tradition-breaking son.
Satya In Love
event2008
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Satya In Love is a 2008 Kannada film directed by Raghava Loki and produced by Ramesh. The film stars Shivaraj Kumar, Genelia Dsouza, Srinath and Bullet Prakash in lead roles. Music was composed by Gurukiran.
Jai Hind 2
event2014 star_border 5
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A common man decides to rise up and change the state of education in the country. Will the money-minded 'educationists' let him do that?
Bangalore Days
Act like Natasha's mother
event2014 star_border 7.5
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A fun roller coaster ride about three young people, Aju, Divya and Kuttan who are cousins, reach Bangalore to dream, discover & explore!
Villali Veeran
event2014 star_border 2.7
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The story revolves around Siddharthan (Dileep), who is a humble vegetable trader from a small village. He shoulders all the responsibilities of his family and is someone who is ready to sacrifice everything for his sisters. The quest for wealth leads him to a lot of troubles.
Anegan
Act like Madhumitha's Mother
event2015 star_border 6.3
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Madhumitha is convinced that she and her colleague Ashwin were lovers in their past lives and have been brought together by fate. Is there any truth to this or is she merely hallucinating?
Juni
event2024
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Based on a real story, Partha, an easy-going cafe owner, falls in love with an artist named Juni, only to discover that she has a multiple personality disorder. Will love stand the test of societal stigma?
Bangaru Babu
event2009
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Ravindra, the chairman of a college management board, wants to reform Hari, a short-tempered student who is addicted to drugs. But his insistence on changing Hari begins affecting his personal life.
Aa Dinagalu
Act like Chethan's Mother
event2007 star_border 7
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Chetan loves Mallika but his father hires an underworld don, Kotwal, to break their relationship. Irked by his father's actions, Chetan approaches Kotwal's rival, Jayaraj, to defeat him.
Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu
Act like Uma
event1997 star_border 7
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Meenakshi who is confused between the word her father had given to Akhilachandran and her love.
Ulsaha Committee
event2014 star_border 3.5
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Apoorvan (Jayaram), Babumon (Kalabhavan Shajon), and Chopra (Baburaj) are very close companions. Babumon is married. Apoorvan, who has only studied up to 7th standard aims to become a world renowned scientist and does many experiments to become so. Apoorvan is supported financially by Babumon whos..
Sagar
event2012
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Rajasekhara is not willing to get into an arranged marriage and lies that he is in love with a girl called Kajal. But, trouble arrives when Kajal actually turns up and is even followed by a gangster.
Mookkilla Rajyathu
Act like Leena
event1991 star_border 7.1
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The film starts by displaying an antic of Keshavan (Thilakan) who is an inmate of the Kakkanad Mental Hospital. Two other inmates are Benny (Mukesh) and Krishnankutty (Jagathy Sreekumar), along with the female inmate Philomena. By profession Benny is an artist, Krishnankutty is a mechanic and Keshavan had retired from military service. The late Hakeem Rawther too plays as an inmate in a cameo role. The trio chance to come across a newspaper report that Amitabh Bachchan is visiting Ernakulam City for film shooting, near the place they stay. They are soon joined by Venu (Siddique), as the brother of Balan (N.N.Balakrishnan) who takes him to the mental hospital. Venu is a good singer but has a compulsive obsession to singing. Driven by a desire to see Amitabh Bachchan the four of them manage to escape from the mental hospital that night by ripping off the cell warden Ameen (Mala Aravindan). They reach Ernakulam city in a bus, and hilarity starts
Pidakkozhi Koovunna Noottandu
Act like Nancy Joseph
event1994 star_border 4.5
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The story revolves around a paying guest home run by Chinthamani Ammal who is a determined man-hater due to a failed love affair. Only man-haters are allowed as paying guests. Ponnamma hates men because of her parents being partial to her twin brother Ponnappan. Another guest, Nancy, is a lawyer and is engaged on a post divorce custody battle for the child with Tony Varghese. Rudra and Bhagyarekha pretend to be man-haters to please Chinthamani Ammal. The story is about how each of the women finds true life partner.
Gauri Ganesha
Act like Nurse Saraswathi
event1991
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Lambodara, an unemployed witty young man takes advantage of weaknesses in people to his monetary benefit.
ED: Extra Decent
Act like Lakshmi
event2024
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A controlling son's family try to prevent him from regaining his memory after he is hospitalised following a blow to the head.
2 Countries
Act like Revathy
event2015 star_border 6.7
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Ullaas is a cunning guy who can go to any extent for money. One fine day, he cheats a priest and redirects an NRI match which is supposed to go to a known person in his village. He manages everything and finally ties the knot with Laya. The twist in the tale arises when Ullaas comes to know that the NRI girl he married is a complete alcoholic. Rest of the story is as to how Sunil manages to get his problematic wife back on track.
Spanish Masala
Act like Rahul's mother
event2012 star_border 5.3
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Charlie who comes to Spain with a group of artists wants to live a new life, so he runs away from the group to find another job. Later, under some circumstances, his talent for cooking gets him the job of a chef for the Spanish ambassador.
Love
event2004 star_border 7.5
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Ganga, who mistakes Vikram to be a womaniser, understands his character when he saves her from a fire accident. They become lovers, but things change when a mysterious woman enters their lives.
Madhavacharya
event1986
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A film on the life and teachings of Madhavacharya, the renowned teacher and philosopher of the Dvaita school of Vedanta.
Shajahanum Pareekuttiyum
Act like Jiya's mother
event2016 star_border 4.3
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Jiya is a rich girl who has a distinctive personality and has great hopes and dreams. An unfortunate incident shook her life. At this juncture two guys Pranav and Prince enter Jiya's life with definite intentions.
Cousins
Act like Threasa
event2014 star_border 3.4
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Sam is stuck somewhere in the past, courtesy a mishap that occurred six years back, that had almost cost him his life. The psychiatrist suggests that he goes on a trip to Manipal where he was when the tragedy took place, so that his recent memories might be recovered. Off he goes on the journey with his cousins Georgy , Pauly and Tony hoping to find out what had actually transpired during his life at Manipal
Welcome to Central Jail
Act like Janaki
event2016 star_border 3.3
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Unnikuttan is a young man, who was born in the central jail. He considers jail as his second home. As a good Samaritan he takes on the punishments for petty crimes committed by others.
Tyson
event2016 star_border 5
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Tyson is a power-packed action entertainer. The film shows the hero's struggle to become a Police Officer and the rest of the story portrays him as a strict and dignified cop.
Sarrainodu
Act like Gana's Mother
event2016 star_border 6.4
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Only one man can stop a villain who, backed by his father, brutally murders anyone who gets in the way of his unscrupulous real estate deals.
Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule
Act like Keerthi's Family Member
event2007 star_border 6.8
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Ganesh, an unemployed man, lands up in a company where Keerthi, the girl he loves, works but who is already engaged to someone else. Sudden incidents ruin his life and he again comes across her, but refuses to marry her.
Avatharam
Act like Karimban John's wife
event2014 star_border 4.1
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Madhavan Mahadevan, who comes into the city from a village to see off his sister-in-law and her daughter after the death of his elder brother, an upright Customs Officer (KB Ganesh Kumar). While running around to claim the insurance money, he comes to know that his brother was actually murdered by the underworld don Irumbanakkal John (Joy Mathew).
Sunday Holiday
Act like Narayanankutty's Wife
event2017 star_border 6.1
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Mr. Unni Mukundan who is very passionate about his first movie, coincidentally meets Mr. David Paul, a famous movie director. At the same time, the life experiences of Amal, who relocates himself to Cochin from Thalaserry, makes him undergo a total change in his vision of life due to his acquaintance with Nakutti and Rahul, the residents of 'Sargapournami' his home in Cochin. Sunday Holiday is a beautiful story that is replete with comedy.
Shirdi Sai
event2012 star_border 4.2
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Based on the life of Indian guru Shirdi Sai Baba, who taught love, forgiveness, charity and devotion.
Anjaneyulu
Act like Lakshmi
event2009 star_border 5.4
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Employed with HMTV, Pavan/Abhimanyu lives in Hyderabad and is in constant touch with his retired father, Krishnamurthy, and mother. His boss, Sudarshan Babu, hires a Creative Consultant, Surya/Prabhakar Garu, their TV channel undergoes a number of changes, and he gets to interview various people. He meets with Anjali, an employee with Airtel, and both dramatically fall in love. While investigating corrupt politicians, he comes across evidence and decides to join the gang of a gangster named Bada. Still involved in gathering evidence, his world will come crashing around him when he will be told that his parents and many others have been killed after their bus was torched by hooligans. He sets out to also trace who was responsible behind their killing - not knowing that his life is also in danger.
Aami
Act like Sulochana Nalappatt aka Sulu
event2018 star_border 6.5
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Aami is a biopic based on the life of the renowned poet and author Kamala Das, who was fondly referred by her pet name Aami. The film mainly deals with two relationships the writer had - with the husband and after his demise, with a suitor from a different religion.
Oh My Friend
Act like Siri's Mother
event2011 star_border 6.1
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Two childhood friends, who believe they share a platonic bond. When complications arise in their romantic relationships due to their friendship, how will their relationship evolve?
Chanakyathanthram
event2018 star_border 2.8
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A fresh-out-of-college criminologist, finds himself pit against an evil mastermind, whom he has can only outdo by using his wits and courage.
Rajaratha
event2018 star_border 6.2
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Rajaratha is a 2018 Indian Kannada romantic comedy film written and directed by Anup Bhandari who also composed the film's music. It stars Nirup Bhandari and Avantika Shetty in the lead roles in their second collaboration with the director after the success of RangiTaranga. The film was dubbed in Telugu as Rajaratham (English: Royal Chariot) with Rana Daggubati replacing Puneeth Rajkumar as the narrator. Arya, who made his debut in Kannada cinema for the first time with the film, features in a supporting role alongside P. Ravishankar and Sruthi Hariharan.
Doosukeltha
Act like Alekhya's mother
event2013 star_border 5.2
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Chinna (Vishnu) is a very witty and resourceful person who knows how to get things done. As kids, Chinna and Piccheshwar (Vennela Kishore) have a tiff and Piccheshwar leaves the village in a huff. Piccheshwar’s outraged grandfather (Kota Srinivasa Rao) orders the execution of Chinna’s family, forcing them to flee as well. As the years go by, Chinna grows into a tall and fearless young fellow. He applies for a job as a journalist and he is sent on an assignment by his boss Avatar (Posani). The assignment is to conduct a sting operation on Minister Dilleeswara Rao (Pankaj Tripathi). Chinna succeeds in capturing incriminating footage, but he is caught and thrashed by the minister’s goons.
Chandramukhi
Act like Lakshmi Kandaswamy
event2005 star_border 6.9
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Creepy happenings in an abandoned mansion are attributed to the ghost of an ancient courtesan, back for revenge.
Thaikulame Thaikulame
event1995
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While on a business tour, circumstances force a married man to marry another woman. However, his first wife happens to learn about his second marriage.
Varudu
Act like Deepthi's Mother
event2010 star_border 3.6
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A soon to-be married bride is abducted by a man who is obsessed with her.
Madura Raja
event2019 star_border 5.5
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When an illegal hooch baron's reign of terror troubles an entire village, the people turn to the only man who can save them: Raja, the flamboyant don with a heart of gold.
Madarangi
event2013
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Deepu, the daughter of a rich businessman, falls in love with her driver Manu. Problems arise when Manu suffers a brain injury and is blamed for the death of an MLA's brother.
Oru Black & White Kudumbam
Act like Lakshmi
event2009 star_border 2
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Antony, a driver, and farmer, marries beautiful Lakshmi. Antony has an inferiority complex due to his dark complexion. They have a son Aditya Varma. Due to financial problems, the father and son work in the same company but as strangers.
Ganeshana Maduve
Act like Adilakshmi
event1990
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Ganesha lives happily in a complex owned by Ramanamurthy. Things take a turn when he falls in love with Adilakshmi, the youngest daughter of Ramanamurthy who sings under the pseudonym Shruti.
Paris Paris
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Paris Paris is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language comedy-drama film directed by Ramesh Aravind and produced by Manu Kumaran, which is a remake of the 2014 Hindi film Queen by Vikas Bahl.
Preethsod Thappa
Act like Bhavani
event1998
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Preethsod Thappa (English: Is it wrong to fall in love ?) is a 1998 Indian Kannada language romance-drama musical film directed by Ravichandran and produced by Rockline Venkatesh. The film stars Ravichandran and Shilpa Shetty in the lead roles. Actors Lokesh and Lakshmi and Prakash Raj feature in other prominent roles. The film is a remake of Telugu blockbuster film Ninne Pelladata (1996) starring Akkineni Nagarjuna and Tabu in the lead roles.
Yarigu Helbedi
event1994
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Yarigu Helbedi is a 1994 Kannada comedy-drama film directed by Kodlu Ramakrishna. It stars Anant Nag, Vinaya Prasad, Mukhyamantri Chandru and Vaishali Kasaravalli among others. The movie has become a cult film among Kannada film viewers.
Shivalinga
Act like Satya's mother
event2016 star_border 6.1
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Shivalinga is story weaved around a murder mystery. Who killed Rahim? Why was he killed? Is it murder of Suicide, CID Shivu (Shivrajkumar) investigates the murder mystery. But, what is Shivu's wife's involvement...
Nenapirali
event2005
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Kishore helps his friend Ekanth to woo the girl he loves, Indu, whereas Indu's sister falls in love with Kishore. However, when Ekanth marries Indu, an unfortunate incident tears them apart.
Ee Preethi Yeke Bhoomi Melide
event2007
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Love You Abhi
(7 ep.)
event2023
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Just when a woman tries to start afresh, post her husband’s death in a tragic accident, she becomes the prime suspect in his murder.
Weekend With Ramesh
Act like Herself (1 ep.)
event2014 star_border 5
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Prominent celebrities in various fields, primarily from Karnataka, are invited to tell the story of their lives. Over steaming cups of coffee, Ramesh Aravind takes the audience on an inside journey with the celebrities through all walks of their lives.
Paaru
Act like Akhilandeshwari (1 ep.)
event2019 star_border 2
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Paaru is a Kannada drama television series starring Vinaya Prasad and others. The story revolves around Akhilandeshwari, an arrogant and rich woman, who has the final say in everything. Situations change when Paaru, a poor village girl, enters Akhilandeshwari's house to stay with the family.
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