1. Aradhana Ram
2. Tharun Sudhir
Tharun is a prominent director, writer, and actor predominantly working in Kannada Cine Industry. He is the son of the yesteryear Kannada actor Sudhir and brother of the famous director Nanda Kishore who also directs films in Kannada. He co-directed his first film Rambo in the year 2012 with the director M.S. Sreenath. While his first solo venture as a director was the film named Chowka released in the year 2017.
...3. Rockline Venkatesh
He started making movies with real life incidents and remakes of other languages as well. He was one of the top producers and directors in Kannada movie industry. He has worked with some of the big shots of Kannada industry like, ‘Shivaraj Kumar, Ambareesh, Vijay, Upendra, Dr.Vishnuvardhan’ and many other super stars. He has also worked with some top directors like, ‘Om Prakash Rao, D.Rajendra Babu, MS Rajashekar, Mehar Ramesh’ and many more.
There are several stand out movies that is launched under the banner of Rockline Productions, some of the super hit movies are ‘Yaare Neenu Cheluve’, ‘Preethse, Dakota Express’, ‘Ajay’ and many more. Rockline Venkatesh has given Kannda industry some superb movies but in the recent time period, Rockline is working with Bollywood and other industries as well. Rajnikanth’s last movie ‘Lingaa’ was produced by Rockline Productions and it was a super hit at the box office.
Rockline Venkatesh has invested huge sum of money in Bollywood, as he produced ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’, in this movie Salman Khan is doing the lead. The movie has been released and Rockline Productions has rocked Bollywood with superstar ‘Salman Khan’. Seeing his career achievements, Rockline Venkatesh is a proud son of India. He is doing fabulous job in the recent times.
...4. V Harikrishna
V. Harikrishna is an Indian movie background score and soundtrack author, playback vocalist and also a movie producer. He has primarily produced background score for many Kannada movies. After his job as a software engineer and associate music artist, he made his entrance as a free music director in the movie Jothe Jotheyali, which starred the famous actor Darshan and was released in the year 2006. From that point onwards, he has been making music for many of Darshan's movies.
...5. Guna
Guna is a popular stage name for Durai Guna. He is an Indian Writer who predominantly works in the Tamil Cinema aka Tamil Film Industry. He was brought up in the state Tamil Nadu. He belongs to a small region called Kulanthiranpatti in the Pudukottai district of the state. Durai is originally from a small village in Tamil Nadu, he was thrown out of his village for writing a book which allegedly had false information. Guna has faced a lot of discrimination against him as he is a Dalit. Even in the 21st century, some orthodox citizens of Tamil Nadu believe in the caste system and deny the freedom of speech to the so-called backward classes. Guna is married to a woman named Kokila who belongs to the same caste.
...6. KM Prakash
KM Prakash is an Indian editor of films. He was born in the city of Bangaluru, located in Karnataka, India. He has worked in industries like Sandalwood, Kollywood, and Tollywood. He works predominantly in the Kannada movie industry. He has worked in popular movies like Trivikrama, Marigold, etc. His latest film was Trivikrama which will be released in 2021. Trivikrama is a romantic movie starring Vikram Ravichandran, Akansha Sharma, and Akshara Gowda. The movie is directed by Sahana Murthy S and produced by Somanna. He is the candidate for the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Editor for the movie “Tony,” released in 2013. He made his debut in 2009 as a film editor in the film “Meghave Meghave.”
...7. Darshan Thoogudeepa
Darshan also known as Darshan Thoogudeep is an actor from South India well known for his roles mainly in Kannada movies. He is known to be one of the most famous and credible film stars in the Kannada cinema industry.
...8. Jagapati Babu
9. Kumar Govind
Kumar Govind, is an actor and producer in the Kannada film industry. He also gained fame as an action hero in the Kannada industry in his early days. Kumar Govind made his debut in the movie ‘Shhh!’ that was one of the all-time hit, and one of the cult Kannada thriller movie written and directed by Upendra .‘Shhh!’ film released on 3 December 1993 and created a new trend of Suspense thriller movies in Kannada film industry. Kumar Govind also produced ‘Shhh!’ film. ‘Om’ a blockbuster-hit movie, directed by Upendra in 1995, which started a new trend in the film industry, was offered first to Kumar Govind. However, after he rejected the movie the famous and memorable role went to Shivarajkumar.
Kumar Govind acted in some more movies after that but did not make it big in Kannada film industry. However, Kumar continued to be active in the Kannada film industry. He also directed and acted in the movie ‘ Sathya’. Anyhow, the film did not perform well at the box office. Some of his movies are Shhh, Anuraga Sangama, and Amma Nagamma etc. Kumar Govind recently announced that he is producing and directing a film named’ Mastermind’ in which he is also written the story, dialogues and screenplay for the movie.
...10. Vaijanath Biradar
Born in a village in the district of Bidar, Karnataka, Vaijanath Biradar was raised in a joint family. He was a veteran actor, who filmed more than 350 movies in the Kannada film industry. His family possessed lands in their hometown of Tegampur in Balki taluk of Bidar district. Biradar stated that he had an obsession with acting since his childhood, which was responsible for the loss of focus in his studies. He ran away from home to join a theater company.
...11. Avinash BS
B S Avinash, also known as Avinash Yelandur, is an Indian film actor. He was born on 29 August 1974 in Karnataka, India. After completing his school education in Karnataka, he attended and graduated from the University of Mysore. Avinash's father was a businessman. He has a sister named Anu. His wife's name is Geetha, and he has a son with her, Akul. He joined his late father's business earlier. He attended several workshops on acting and building confidence before auditioning for films. He played the role of Andrew in the movie KGF Chapter 1 in 2018. The movie was a box office hit globally. Then, he appeared in its sequel- KGF Chapter 2 in 2022. Avinash is a fitness enthusiast and ran in the Mysore Dasara Celebration Marathon in 2012.
...12. Maasthi Upparahalli
Maasthi Upparahalli is an Indian dialogue writer, screenwriter, and actor. He is most known for his work in Kannada films. In the Karnataka village of Kamta Upparahalli, Maasthi was born to Saraswathi and Chinnappa. He obtained a law degree, and in 2006, driven by his love of movies, he began working in the business. He got his start as a writer with the Suntaragaali film. He collaborated on writing projects with Tushar Ranganath, Duniya Soori, and Yogaraj Bhat.
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