Kannada films of 2001
Encyclopedia
The following is a list of films produced in the Kannada film industry in India
in 2001
, presented in alphabetical order.
India
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in 2001
2001 in film
The year 2001 in film involved some significant events, including the first of the Harry Potter series and also the first of The Lord of the Rings trilogy...
, presented in alphabetical order.
| Title | Director | Cast | Music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amma Nagamma | C. H. Balaji Singh | Charanraj, Prema Prema (actress) Prema is an actress in the Kannada film industry. She has starred opposite Mohanlal, Shivrajkumar, Vishnuvardhan, Ravichandran, Upendra, Saikumar,and Ramesh Aravind.- Early life :... , Damini, Kumar Govind |
Gopi Krishna |
| Asura Asura -In Hinduism:In Hinduism, the Asuras constitute a group of power-seeking deities, sometimes considered sinful and materialistic. The Daityas and Danavas were combinedly known as Asuras. The Asura were opposed to the Devas. Both groups are children of Kasyapa... |
S. Mahendar | Shivarajkumar, Damini, Ananth Nag, Raghuvaran Raghuvaran Raghuvaran was an Indian actor who predominantly acted in movies made in South India. He became famous for his portrayal of villain and character roles in Tamil films. He has acted in more than 150 Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films... |
Gurukiran Gurukiran Gurukiran or Gurukiran Shetty is a noted music director of the Kannada film industry in India. He started his career as a music director of the Kannada movie "A", directed and acted by Upendra. His music for the movie Upendra further consolidated his position in Kannada movie industry. He is a... |
| Aunty Preetse | H. Vasu | Kushboo, Ramkumar, Anu Prabhakar Anu Prabhakar Anu Prabhakar is an Indian film actress, who predominantly appears in Kannada films is from Mangalore.-Early life:Anu Prabhakar is the daughter of M. V. Prabhakar and dubbing artist and actress Gayathri Prabhakar.She is married to Krishna Kumar, son of veteran actress Jayanthi... , Vasu, Anand |
Chaitanya |
| Baava Baamaida | Kishore | Shivarajkumar, Rambha Rambha (actress) Vijaya Lakshmi , best known by her stage name Rambha, is an Indian film actress. She has acted in over 100 South Indian films and also in Bollywood films. She had done several successful films in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada, Bengali and Bhojpuri films. She paired up with popular heroes... , Vinaya Prasad Vinaya Prasad Vinaya Prasad is a popular film and television actress in South India.She hails from Udupi. Vinaya made her film debut with a small role in G V Iyer’s Madhwacharya in 1988. She worked in smaller character roles before playing the leading lady in Ganeshana Maduve opposite Ananth Nag... , Prakash Raj Prakash Raj Prakash Raj , better known by his stage name Prakash Raj, is a National Award winning actor, director and producer who has worked in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam films. Though he was born in a Tulu family he achieved fame through Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. He got introduced to... |
Hamsalekha Hamsalekha Hamsalekha is a music director and lyricist in the Kannada film industry. He also writes screenplays and dialogues for movies. He has composed music for over 300 feature films and has written lyrics for 300-odd feature films. He has also composed for Tamil and Telugu films... |
| Bahala Chennagide | M. S. Rajashekar | Shivarajkumar, Jay Seal, Ruchita Prasad, Shashikumar Shashikumar Shashikumar is an actor and politician from Karnataka, India. He is considered to be one of the 1990s top actors in the Kannada film industry with a vast number of commercially successful movies. He is also known for his distinct dancing skills in the industry... |
Koti |
| Chitra Chitra Chitra is a Sanskrit adjective meaning "excellent, distinguished; bright, bright-coloured". As a noun, it may refer to:* Chitra, the Sanskrit name of Spica virginis**in Hindu astrology, the corresponding nakshatra .... |
Dinesh Baboo Dinesh Baboo Dinesh Baboo , is an Indian film director, cinematographer, producer, actor and screenwriter. He has worked in both Malayalam cinema and Kannada cinema. His directorial ventures were chiefly with Kannada films... |
Nagendra Prasad Nagendra Prasad Nagendra Prasad is a Kollywood cine artiste who acts and choreographs for films. He is the youngest son of dance master Mugur Sundar, and younger brother to popular cine artistes Prabhu Deva and Raju Sundaram... , Rekha Vedavyas Rekha Vedavyas Rekha, also known as Akshara, is an Indian film actress, who predominantly acts in Kannada films and also appears in Tamil and Telugu films. While pursuing modelling, she made her acting debut in the 2001 Kannada film Chitra and has since starred in over 30 films in various South Indian... , Abhijith, Anand |
Gurukiran Gurukiran Gurukiran or Gurukiran Shetty is a noted music director of the Kannada film industry in India. He started his career as a music director of the Kannada movie "A", directed and acted by Upendra. His music for the movie Upendra further consolidated his position in Kannada movie industry. He is a... |
| Diggajaru | D. Rajendra Babu | Vishnuvardhan Vishnuvardhan Sampath Kumar , popularly known as Vishnuvardhan , was a prominent Indian film actor. He has acted in Kannada, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films. He has acted in over 220 movies in total that includes 200 Kannada movies, 5 Hindi movies, 5 Telugu movies, 3 Malayalam movies and 6 Tamil movies... , Ambarish, Tara Tara (actress) Tara is an Assamese film actress, who has worked in Assamese, Manipuri, Punjabi and Hindi films in a career extending more than 50 years... , Sanghavi Sanghavi Sanghavi is an Indian film actress and model. She has appeared in over 95 Tamil, Kannada and Telugu-language films. Her father was a doctor - Early life :... , Lakshmi Lakshmi (actress) Lakshmi Narayan is an Indian National Film Award winning actress who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Lakshmi has acted in more than 300 films in all south Indian languages apart from few in Bollywood. She has won a Filmfare Best Actress Award and eight Filmfare Awards South.-Early... , Mansoor Ali Khan Mansoor Ali Khan (actor) Mansoor Ali Khan is a South Indian actor who is prominent in Tamil films. He usually plays comedic villains- villains with unusual characteristics making them funnily evil. His first film was Rajathi Thedi starring Karthik - as a pickpocket-cum-rowdy who harasses the heroine. From then on he has... |
Hamsalekha Hamsalekha Hamsalekha is a music director and lyricist in the Kannada film industry. He also writes screenplays and dialogues for movies. He has composed music for over 300 feature films and has written lyrics for 300-odd feature films. He has also composed for Tamil and Telugu films... |
| Dweepa Dweepa -Plot:Based on the novel with the same title by Norbert D'Souza, Dweepa deals with the raging issue of building dams and the displacement of natives. Located in the backwaters of a dam, Sita Parvata is an island slowly submerging due to the rains. The government succeeds in evacuating the inmates... |
Girish Kasaravalli Girish Kasaravalli Girish Kasaravalli is a noted film director, and one of the pioneers of the Parallel Cinema in Kannada cinema, who has won the National Film Award for Best Film four times, Ghatashraddha , Tabarana Kathe , Thaayi Saheba and Dweepa... |
Soundarya Soundarya Soundarya was a film actress who appeared in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam films. She acted in more than 90 films, most of them in Telugu. She was killed in a plane crash near Bangalore.-Film career:... , Harish Raj, Avinash, Vasudeva Rao |
Thomas Issac Kottukapally |
| Gattimela | S. Mahendar | S. Mahendar, Shruthi | Hamsalekha Hamsalekha Hamsalekha is a music director and lyricist in the Kannada film industry. He also writes screenplays and dialogues for movies. He has composed music for over 300 feature films and has written lyrics for 300-odd feature films. He has also composed for Tamil and Telugu films... |
| Huchha | Om Prakash Rao | Sudeep Sudeep Sudeep is an Indian actor, director, producer and singer from Shimoga, Karnataka, known in the Kannada film industry and Bollywood. He is also founder owner of his production company Kiccha Creations.Hence he is also famously known as 'Kiccha' Sudeep.... , Rekha Vedavyas Rekha Vedavyas Rekha, also known as Akshara, is an Indian film actress, who predominantly acts in Kannada films and also appears in Tamil and Telugu films. While pursuing modelling, she made her acting debut in the 2001 Kannada film Chitra and has since starred in over 30 films in various South Indian... , Avinash |
Rajesh Ramnath |
| Jipuna Nanna Ganda | J. G. Krishna | Jaggesh Jaggesh Jaggesh is an IndiaKannada film industry, known for the comedy roles he portrays in his movies. He has acted in movies such asSuper Nan Maga and Tharle Nan Maga. Jaggesh has a big fan following and is popularly referred to by his fans as Navarasa Nayaka. Jaggesh is a in the early 80's by playing... , Ravali, Umashree, Komal |
Sadhu Kokila Sadhu Kokila Sadhu Kokila also known as Kokila Sadhu his original name is "Sahaya Sheelan / Sagaya Sheelan", is an Indian actor, film and music director in the Kannada film industry. As an actor, he performs mainly comedy roles. He has acted in movies such as Sshh, Rakta Kanneeru, which he also directed, and... |
| Kanasugara | Karan | V. Ravichandran V. Ravichandran V. Ravichandran is an actor, director, producer, music director, Editor and lyricist in the Kannada film industry. He is the son of film producer N. Veeraswamy. As producer, Ravichandran continues to run his father's production house, Sri Eswari Productions... , Prema Prema (actress) Prema is an actress in the Kannada film industry. She has starred opposite Mohanlal, Shivrajkumar, Vishnuvardhan, Ravichandran, Upendra, Saikumar,and Ramesh Aravind.- Early life :... , Mandya Ramesh, Shashikumar Shashikumar Shashikumar is an actor and politician from Karnataka, India. He is considered to be one of the 1990s top actors in the Kannada film industry with a vast number of commercially successful movies. He is also known for his distinct dancing skills in the industry... |
Rajesh Ramnath |
| Kotigobba | Naganna | Vishnuvardhan Vishnuvardhan Sampath Kumar , popularly known as Vishnuvardhan , was a prominent Indian film actor. He has acted in Kannada, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films. He has acted in over 220 movies in total that includes 200 Kannada movies, 5 Hindi movies, 5 Telugu movies, 3 Malayalam movies and 6 Tamil movies... , Priyanka Trivedi Priyanka Trivedi Priyanka Upendra ; born 9 September 1977) is an Indian actress who has acted in Kannada, Tamil and some Telugu and Tollywood Bangla films. She is widely popular in Tamil cinema and is regarded as one of the top actors in the field.- Personal life :... , Ashish Vidyarthi Ashish Vidyarthi Ashish Vidyarthi is an Indian actor who worked predominantly in Hindi films and lately in South Indian films. He has won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for film Drohkaal in 1995.... , Avinash |
Deva Deva (music director) Deva is an Indian film composer and singer. He has composed songs and provided background music for Tamil films in a career spanning about 20 years. Many know his gaana songs, written mostly using Madras Tamil. He is known as the "Father of Gaana Genre" in the Tamil film industry.Deva has composed... |
| Kurigalu Sir Kurigalu | Rajendra Singh Babu | Ramesh Aravind Ramesh Aravind Ramesh Aravind or Ramesh is a popular Kannada, Tamil and Telugu movie actor. He is considered one of the most versatile actors in Indian cinema.-Early days:... , S. Narayan, Mohan, Ruchita Prasad, Bhavana Bhavana Bhāvanā literally means "development" or "cultivating" or "producing" in the sense of "calling into existence." It is an important concept in Buddhist praxis... , Umashree |
Hamsalekha Hamsalekha Hamsalekha is a music director and lyricist in the Kannada film industry. He also writes screenplays and dialogues for movies. He has composed music for over 300 feature films and has written lyrics for 300-odd feature films. He has also composed for Tamil and Telugu films... |
| Mathadana Mathadana Mathadaana is a Kannada-language Indian film. The main story of movie was from S L Bhairappa's Kannada Novel 'matadana', from which it is believed that only half of Bairappa's story was taken for this movie.... |
T. N. Seetharam T. N. Seetharam T N Seetharam or Gouribidanur Seetharam is a prominent Kannada film and TV serial director, actor and writer. He has become a cultural icon in Karnataka, India, through his work in several art mediums. Mr. Seetharam has written, directed, and produced plays, movies, and top-rated television series... |
Ananth Nag, Tara Tara (actress) Tara is an Assamese film actress, who has worked in Assamese, Manipuri, Punjabi and Hindi films in a career extending more than 50 years... , Devaraj, Avinash |
C. Aswath C. Aswath C. Aswath was an Indian music composer and exponent of Bhavageete in the Kannada language. He was also a singer, and had sung many of his own compositions. He was credited with singing Bhavageete songs and making sure that they reached the common man. He died on 29 December 2009 on his 70th... , V. Manohar |
| Nanna Preethiya Hudugi | Nagathihalli Chandrashekar | Dhyan Sameer Dattani Sammir Dattani also known as Dhyan is an Indian film actor who acts in Bollywood and Kannada films.-Early life:Sammir belongs to a industrialist business family and was born and brought up in Mumbai... , Deepali, Suresh Heblikar Suresh Heblikar Suresh Heblikar is a Kannada filmmaker, director and actor. He is also a well known environmentalist, founding the Eco-Watch NGO in 1998. He has produced many noteworthy movies in Kannada of which Kadina Benki won Best Director national award and Usha Kiran the Filmfare award. His films are known... |
Mano Murthy Mano Murthy Mano Murthy is a leading musician and composer in the Kannada Film Industry. Although his compositions in his earlier films were also successful, he shot to fame with Mungaru Male, one of the biggest hits in Kannada industry. Before moving onto becoming a composer, he was an entrepreneur, having... |
| Preethsod Thappa | V. Ravichandran V. Ravichandran V. Ravichandran is an actor, director, producer, music director, Editor and lyricist in the Kannada film industry. He is the son of film producer N. Veeraswamy. As producer, Ravichandran continues to run his father's production house, Sri Eswari Productions... |
V. Ravichandran V. Ravichandran V. Ravichandran is an actor, director, producer, music director, Editor and lyricist in the Kannada film industry. He is the son of film producer N. Veeraswamy. As producer, Ravichandran continues to run his father's production house, Sri Eswari Productions... , Shilpa Shetty Shilpa Shetty Shilpa Shetty is an Indian film actress and model. Since making her debut in the film Baazigar , she has appeared in nearly 40 Bollywood, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films, her first leading role being in the 1994 Aag. Although she has been through years of decline during her career, Shetty has been... , Lakshmi Lakshmi Lakshmi or Lakumi is the Hindu goddess of wealth, prosperity , light, wisdom, fortune, fertility, generosity and courage; and the embodiment of beauty, grace and charm. Representations of Lakshmi are also found in Jain monuments... , Prakash Raj Prakash Raj Prakash Raj , better known by his stage name Prakash Raj, is a National Award winning actor, director and producer who has worked in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam films. Though he was born in a Tulu family he achieved fame through Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. He got introduced to... |
Hamsalekha Hamsalekha Hamsalekha is a music director and lyricist in the Kannada film industry. He also writes screenplays and dialogues for movies. He has composed music for over 300 feature films and has written lyrics for 300-odd feature films. He has also composed for Tamil and Telugu films... |
| Premakke Sai | Kodandarami Reddy | V. Ravichandran V. Ravichandran V. Ravichandran is an actor, director, producer, music director, Editor and lyricist in the Kannada film industry. He is the son of film producer N. Veeraswamy. As producer, Ravichandran continues to run his father's production house, Sri Eswari Productions... , Shaheen Khan Shaheen Khan Shaheen Khan, also credited as Sandhya, is an Indian film actress, who has appeared in Tamil, Kannada and Telugu films. She is notably known for reprising the role of Sandhya in three consecutive films in different languages.... , Prakash Raj Prakash Raj Prakash Raj , better known by his stage name Prakash Raj, is a National Award winning actor, director and producer who has worked in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam films. Though he was born in a Tulu family he achieved fame through Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. He got introduced to... |
Mani Sharma Mani Sharma Mani Sharma Yanamandra is a music director known for his works in Tollywood. He has composed music for over 140 films. He is popularly known as "Swara Brahma" for his contributions to music in Tollywood. Mani Sharma started his career as a music director in 1998. Before that Sharma used to work... |
| Shaapa Shaapa Shaapa is Indian Kannada language movie directed by Ashok Patil starring Ramesh in lead role.Shaapa can be translated in English as Curse.-Plot:... |
Ashok Patil | Ramesh Aravind Ramesh Aravind Ramesh Aravind or Ramesh is a popular Kannada, Tamil and Telugu movie actor. He is considered one of the most versatile actors in Indian cinema.-Early days:... , Anu Prabhakar Anu Prabhakar Anu Prabhakar is an Indian film actress, who predominantly appears in Kannada films is from Mangalore.-Early life:Anu Prabhakar is the daughter of M. V. Prabhakar and dubbing artist and actress Gayathri Prabhakar.She is married to Krishna Kumar, son of veteran actress Jayanthi... , B. C. Patil B. C. Patil Basavanagowda Channabasavanagowda Patil, popularly known as B. C. Patil, is a Kannada actor and is the second time MLA from Hirekerur assembly constituency.B.C.Patil is a former cop, actor, producer and director in the Kannada Film Industry.... |
Hamsalekha Hamsalekha Hamsalekha is a music director and lyricist in the Kannada film industry. He also writes screenplays and dialogues for movies. He has composed music for over 300 feature films and has written lyrics for 300-odd feature films. He has also composed for Tamil and Telugu films... |
| Sri Manjunatha | K. Raghavendra Rao K. Raghavendra Rao Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao shortly K. Raghavendra is a renowned director. He is one of the most commercially successful directors of Telugu cinema, and many believe that his contribution has been instrumental to the success of Telugu cinema. As of 2006, Raghavendra Rao has directed 103 films... |
Arjun Sarja Arjun Sarja Arjun Sarja is an Indian film actor and director. Son of Kannada film star Shakti Prasad, he has primarily acted in Tamil films, and also appeared in Kannada and Telugu films. The title "Action King" has been given to Arjun by fans, for the numerous roles he has portrayed in action films. He is... , Soundarya Soundarya Soundarya was a film actress who appeared in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam films. She acted in more than 90 films, most of them in Telugu. She was killed in a plane crash near Bangalore.-Film career:... , Chiranjeevi Chiranjeevi Chiranjeevi is a Telugu film actor and a politician. He has appeared primarily in Telugu Cinema along with a few Tamil, Kannada and Hindi films. He made his acting debut in Punadhirallu . However, Pranam Khareedu released at the box office earlier... , Meena Durairaj |
Hamsalekha Hamsalekha Hamsalekha is a music director and lyricist in the Kannada film industry. He also writes screenplays and dialogues for movies. He has composed music for over 300 feature films and has written lyrics for 300-odd feature films. He has also composed for Tamil and Telugu films... |
| Usire | A. K. Prabhu | V. Ravichandran V. Ravichandran V. Ravichandran is an actor, director, producer, music director, Editor and lyricist in the Kannada film industry. He is the son of film producer N. Veeraswamy. As producer, Ravichandran continues to run his father's production house, Sri Eswari Productions... , Rachana Banerjee Rachana Banerjee Rachana Banerjee is a Bengali actress in Calcutta-based Bengali Cinema at Tollywood.She was born on October 2, 1978 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Apart from Bengali movies she has also done several Oriya movies, many along with Siddhanta Mahapatra... |
Ilayaraja |
| Vaali Vaali Vaali is a 1999 Tamil thriller film written and directed by S. J. Suryah. The film stars Ajith Kumar in a dual role with Simran appearing in another leading role. The supporting cast of the film include Jyothika in her debut venture, Livingston and Vivek. The film's music is composed by the music... |
S. Mahendar | Sudeep Sudeep Sudeep is an Indian actor, director, producer and singer from Shimoga, Karnataka, known in the Kannada film industry and Bollywood. He is also founder owner of his production company Kiccha Creations.Hence he is also famously known as 'Kiccha' Sudeep.... , Poonam, Sadhu Kokila Sadhu Kokila Sadhu Kokila also known as Kokila Sadhu his original name is "Sahaya Sheelan / Sagaya Sheelan", is an Indian actor, film and music director in the Kannada film industry. As an actor, he performs mainly comedy roles. He has acted in movies such as Sshh, Rakta Kanneeru, which he also directed, and... |
Rajesh Ramnath |
| Yuvaraja | Puri Jagannadh Puri Jagannadh Puri Jagannath , born 28 September 1966, is a prominent Tollywood film director and producer. He is also a two-time Nandi Award recipient.- Director :- Writer :* Bumper Offer - story, dialogues... |
Shivarajkumar, Lisa Ray Lisa Ray Lisa Ray , born 4 April 1972, is a Canadian actress and former model.-Early life:Lisa Ray was born in Toronto to a Bengali Indian father and a Polish mother and grew up in the suburb of Etobicoke... , Bhavana Pani |
Ramana Gogula Ramana Gogula Ramana Kumar Gogula is a music director in Telugu films. He formed his own rock-and-roll band in Vizag at the age of 17. Since then, he has traveled around the world as a software professional and music director. His most famous albums are the musical scores to the movies Thammudu,adavilo anna,... |