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Friday, March 13, 2026
TopicKannada film industry

Topic: Kannada film industry

‘Kantara’ producers file petition against Karnataka govt’s price cap on movie tickets

The order comes at a time when the Kannada film industry is on the cusp of major releases. Rishab Shetty’s ‘Kantara: Chapter 1’ is set to release on 2 October.

Kannada film body boycotts Sonu Nigam over Pahalgam remark, demands apology

The singer has defended himself saying he is entitled to take offence when 'someone threatens me in the name of language, that too Kannada, my second language when it comes to work'.

A new Kannada film Rhythm of Dammam will change how you look at Siddis

Jayan Cherian’s Rhythm of Dammam explores the intergenerational trauma of India’s Siddi community, believed to have descended from Africa’s Bantu people. ‘What the f— does Siddi mean?’

Kannada film forum urges Siddaramaiah govt to form Hema Committee-like panel led by retired judge

Comprehensive measures are needed to create a safe & equitable working environment for all women in industry, Film Industry for Rights & Equality writes to Siddaramaiah govt.

Hunt for Instagram user, cab to Bengaluru — how Kannada actor Darshan, aides ‘planned’ murder

Karnataka Police suspect actor Darshan Thoogudeepa and aides allegedly murdered Renukaswamy for sending ‘lewd’ messages to actor’s rumoured partner Pavithra Gowda on Instagram.

If there is one movie you cannot miss this year, it’s Kannada film Kantara

The film directed by Rishab Shetty is a satiating blend of folklore and masala.

Popular Kannada actor Chetan Ahimsa arrested for tweet on HC judge hearing hijab case

The actor, also a pro-Dalit and tribal activist, in the dock for talking about the judge’s ‘clarity’, wife calls arrest ‘kidnap’.

Kannada actor Ragini Dwivedi’s residence searched in connection with drug racket probe

On 21 August, the Central Crime Branch had arrested three persons who were allegedly supplying illegal drugs in the Kannada film industry.

I-T officials raid houses of top Kannada actors, producers

Sources in income-tax department said the raids were conducted on a tip-off that films like The Villain and KGF may have been used to launder money.

On Camera

Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

A war in the Gulf, a crisis in Gujarat’s Morbi: India’s ceramics capital counts the cost

Morbi makes 80-90% of India’s ceramic exports. The West Asia conflict has cut its propane supply, shutting 200 factories and threatening 400 more—along with 9 lakh livelihoods.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.