Kavita Lankesh

Kavita Lankesh is a lyricist, screenplay writer, and film director of Indian origin. Kavitha, whose parents are journalist P. Lankesh and Indira, was born in Bangalore. Her mother runs a sari shop in the city. Kavitha comes from a family with a notable background in journalism and media publishing. Her father, P. Lankesh, founded the successful weekly tabloid Lankesh Patrike. Kavitha has two siblings, Indrajit and Gauri, with her brother being a filmmaker and her sister, Gauri Lankesh, having been the chief editor of the tabloid. After completing her Masters in English Literature from Bangalore University she studied advertising. Later, Kavitha owned an advertisement agency prior to starting her film career.

Kavitha entered the film industry by directing a series of documentaries on a variety of subjects, including the Siddi tribe, Bannerghatta National Park in Bangalore, and Ninasam - a cultural organization promoting the growth of theater and films. Her initial documentary focused on a children's nature camp, and she later directed over 50 documentaries and corporate films. Kavitha's first feature film, Deveeri, was based on a short story by P. Lankesh and starred Master Manja, Nandita Das Nandita Das is an actress and director extremely p >> Read More... , Bhavana, Kashi, and B. Jayashree. The film was highly praised and won Kavitha numerous state, national, and international awards, including the National Debut Director Award, Aravindan Puraskaram, and the International Critics Award for best debutante director in 2000.

Deveeri was a part of eighteen international film festivals and won nine awards. Kavitha's next film was Alemaari, which had Bhavana and Prakash Raj Prakash Raj, born on 26th of March, 1965, as Praka >> Read More... in the lead roles. She wrote and directed Bimba, featuring Raksha, Prakash Raj, Daisy Bopanna Daisy Bopanna is a well-known actress in the South >> Read More... , and Sampath Kumar Sampath Kumar is also known as A.Sampath Kumar. He >> Read More... . Bimba was selected to compete in the Bangkok film festival and was received well by the critics. In 2003, Kavitha directed the drama film Preethi Prema Pranaya. This film later won the National Film Award in the category of Best Feature Film in Kannada and the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Story. The film became a huge commercial success and lasted a total of hundred days in theatres across Karnataka. Kavitha revived the Hindi television series Malgudi Days Click to look into! >> Read More... in 2006 as director, and the reviews were positive.

She also wrote and directed the romantic musical drama Tananam Tananam in 2006, which debuted Tamil actor Shaam with Ramya and Rakshita in the lead roles. Although critics gave the film average to negative responses, it won at the Filmfare Awards South for Best Actress and Best Lyricist. In 2008, Kavitha directed Avva, a Kannada drama film based on a novel, Mussanjeya Katha Prasanga, written by her father. The film starred Duniya Vijay Vijay aka Duniya Vijay is an actor of Kannada cine >> Read More... , Smitha, and Shruti in the lead roles and had many positive reviews from critics. Kavitha also directed Crazy Loka Illiteracy is a major problem in a vast country li >> Read More... in 2012, featuring V. Ravichandran and Daisy Bopanna, which was commercially successful but not one that Kavitha was proud of due to uncontrollable factors.

She directed and produced the socially relevant film Kariya Kan Bitta, which starred Pradyumna, a child artist who won the state award, along with Yogesh, Srinagar Kitty Srinagar Kitty is an actor renowned for his work i >> Read More... , Duniya Vijay, and Anu Prabhakar Her mother Gayathri Prabhakar, the dubbing artist >> Read More... . The film received rave reviews across the state. Kavitha Lankesh Kavitha Lankesh is a renowned Indian film director >> Read More... also runs Grameen Camp, a resort exclusively for children that introduces them to traditional village games and lifestyles, as well as educates them about farming. Her filmography includes Avva (2008), Bimba (2002), Crazy Loka (2012), Deveeri (1999), Kariya Kan Bitta (2013), Malgudi Days (2006), Preethi Prema Pranaya (2003), Summer Holidays (2017), Tananam Tananam (2006), and Alemaari (2001). While choosing to remain single, Kavitha decided to become a single mother to her daughter, Esha Lankesh. She lives with her daughter in a Bangalore suburb.