National Award movie Thithi has bagged the 2015 State movie award. while Marigondavaru got the second best and Mythri got the third best award Actor Vijaya Raghavendra and actress Malashree has bagged the best actor and actress award for the year 2015.

Dr Rajkumar, Dr Vishnuvardhan and Puttanna Awards was not announced now. It will be announced soon by a separate committee headed by Bhagwan. 

List of other state award winners for 2015 are as follows:

Best First Film: Thithi

Best Second Film: Marikondavau

Best Third Film: Mythri

Social Concern Movie - Shivayogi Sri Puttajjaiah

Best Entertainer: Krishna Leela

Best Childrens Film: Mane Modala Patashale

Best First Time Director Movie - Rangi Taranga

Regional Launguage Movie - Talang Neer (Kodava)

Best Actor: Vijaya Raghavendra (Shivayogi Sri Puttajjaiah)

Best Actress: Malashree (Ganga)

Best supporting actor: Ramesh Bhat (Mana Manthana

Best supporting actress: Pooja SM (Thithi)

Best Story: Saroj Katkar (July 22, 1947)

Best screenplay: Shashank, Raghu Kovi (Krishna Leela)

Best Dialogues: Eregowda (Thithi)

Best Cameraman: Ananth Arasu (last Bus)

Best Music Director: Sridhar V Sambram (Krishna Leela)

Best Editing: Srujith Nayak (Chandikori)

Best child actor: Master Likith Sharma (Astavakra)

Best child actress: Mevish (Savi Nilaya)

Best Art Director: Avinah Narasimharaj (last Bus)

Best lyrics: V Nagendra Prasad (Muddu Manase)

Best play back singer (Male): Santhosh Venki (preethiyalli Sahaja)

Best Female playback singer (Female): Shamitha Malnad (Bekku)

Special Jury Award - Jupiter Animation (Shivalinga)

The Kannada film Thithi continues to get ample praise from the bigwig of other industries. Now it is turn of Bollywood star Aamir Khan who has said it is a 'must watch' film. Thithi is releasing in rest of India this week.

In a series of tweets Aamir has said, "Hey guys, just saw one of the most amazing films I have seen in a long time! Thithi. It's a Kanada film, with subtitles in English. It's an absolute MUST WATCH! It's releasing in theatres on 3rd June. Absolutely UNBELIEVABLE performance! And all non actors in the film. And how funny is it?!!! It's a little difficult to slot it into a genre, but it's really funny. Don't miss it. Love. a."

The Bollywood star has also tweeted the link to the trailer of the film. Thithi is one of the highest rated Kannada films this year and after a limited release has been going from strength to strength at the box office.

Well known Bollywood director Anurag Kashyap has tweeted promoting Ram Reddy's 'Thithi' which is released today across Karnataka. Anurag has tweeted that he has the film thrice and can see it any number of times. He has also asked people in Bengaluru, Mysore and other parts of Karnataka to watch the film.

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Here is what Anurag Kashyap has tweeted:

"THITHI" is that one film that I have seen thrice and I can see it any number of times. Don't miss this gem

Every1in Bengaluru, Mysore &other parts of Karnataka, One of the funniest films that I have seen in recent times, "THITHI" releases today.

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The trailer of 'Tarle Village' starring Century Gowda, Gaddappa, Tammanna of 'Thithi' fame is making a lot of news in the recent days. Meanwhile, Century Gowda and Gaddappa have silently completed a new film called 'En Nin Problem'.

'En Nin Problem' is derived from the very famous dialogue in the film 'Thithi'. Now director 'Gaali' Lucky has kept the title for a new film starring Century Gowda, Gaddappa and Abhi. The film has already been shot and will be released in the month of November. Meanwhile, Lucky plans to release the trailer of the film by next week.

'En Nin Problem' has Senthil as the cameraman. Playback singer Naveen Sajju has turned music composer with this film.

The Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy is all set to honour the National Award winners on the 06th of April at the Chamundeshwari Studio in Bangalore. The honour includes awardees Rukkoji Rao (for his book on Dr Rajakumar), Ram Reddy (for 'Thithi' which won the best Regional Film award), O P Srivatsava (for his documentary on Girish Kasaravalli called 'Life in Metaphors') and Jacob Verghese (for his documentary called 'Dribbling with their Future').

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The event is organised at 10.30 AM in the morning and Dr Jayamala, Tara, KFCC president Sa Ra Govindu, Girish Kasaravalli, T S Nagabharana, KCA chief Rajendra Singh Babu and others will be present at the occasion.

His debut film 'Thithi' has won laurels across the world and has been screened in many International Film Festivals and now director Ram Reddy is all set to release the trailer of the film. The trailer of the film is being released by none other than Puneeth Rajakumar and many other celebrities from Sandalwood are likely to participate in the event on April 15th.

'Thithi' is a comedy written by Ram Reddy and Ere Gowda and has been directed by Ram Reddy. The film is about the cremation rites of a head of a family and what all happens in this process is told in a comic style.

Kannada film Thithi, directed by Raam Reddy has bagged the best Kannada Film National Award. It is the only Kannada film to win a national award this year. It is the 63rd National Film Awards that was announced today.

Telugu film Baahubali has won the best film award while Sanjy Leela Bhansali won the best director award. Amitabh Bachchan and Kangana Ranaut won the best actor and actress award. Thithi has already won awards in international film festivals and it was the opening film at the recent Bengaluru International Film Festival

Kannada film 'Thithi' being directed by debutante director Ram Reddy has bagged two awards at the Locarna International Film Festival. 'Thithi' is a comedy written by Ram Reddy and Ere Gowda and has been directed by Ram Reddy. The film is about the cremation rites of a head of a family and what all happens in this process is told in a comic style.

Reddy is an economics graduate of St Stephen's college in Delhi and is also a student of the prestigious Prague Film School where he learnt direction. Before this, Reddy had directed a short film called 'Ika' and 'Thithi' is his first feature film.

Ram Reddy's much acclaimed film 'Thithi' which was selected for the 19th Shanghai International Film Festival had won two awards including the best film and the best screenplay awards which is the highest award at Shanghai.

Shanghai International Film Festival started on the 11th of June and will conclude on the 19th of June. The film was screened twice and it was announced today that the film has won two major awards.

'Thithi' is a comedy written by Ram Reddy and Ere Gowda and has been directed by Ram Reddy. The film is about the cremation rites of a head of a family and what all happens in this process is told in a comic style.

Thithi has already won several international awards across the world and is also doing wonderful business in box office in Karnataka and several centres across India.

The film is now being talked about as the best bet ever by a Kannada film for the Oscar awards.

Ram Reddy's much acclaimed film Thithi has been selected for the 19th Shanghai International Film Festival . The Festival will start from the 11th of June and will conclude on the 19th of June. The film will be screened on the 12th apart from special shows on 15th, 18th and 19th of June.

Thithi is a comedy written by Ram Reddy and Ere Gowda and has been directed by Ram Reddy. The film is about the cremation rites of a head of a family and what all happens in this process is told in a comic style

Thithi is one of the finest films to hit the Kannada silver screen in years. It is also one of the most internationally acclaimed film and continues to be invited to many film festivals across the world. It is not only to know why this Kannada film is being lapped up across the world that you need to watch the film. It is also because it is a rare gem that realistically portrays the life in a village. There are endearing characters and an unusual context for a story. The film does not try hard to show brilliance. The simplicity is its brilliance. 

For those thinking it is an art film, here is the surprise; Thithi is a comedy film. It chronicles the incidents in the lives of a few main characters during the course of 11 days. 

The death of the family patriarch, Century Gowda results in strange problems for his son, grandson and great grandson. His son is also an old man but is unwilling to be part of the funeral rituals. His grandson, a middle-aged man is worried about someone taking over the grandfather's property and wants it to transfer it to his name immediately. The youngest is a youth who is just happy making money stealing trees and sand. But during these 11 days he falls in love with a nomadic girl and forgets his duties. All these lead to delectable and funny situations. While as audience we laugh at the problems these people get into, it is also an insight into the simple lives in villages. There is also a profound meaning if only you wish to understand the film in a different light. 

Director Raam Reddy has woven a simplistic but yet a powerful cinema. Almost all the actors are real villagers and not professional actors. But he has managed to get them to be themselves. They talk and act just like they would do in real life. That is the beauty of this film. Each of the characters behaves normally and do not 'act'. The dialogues are very down to earth and impress with their nativity. 

When in the age where even commercial film makers fear showing animals in their films in fear of the Animal Welfare Board, you can watch animals normally seen in villages in almost all the scenes. Even they behave naturally! The visuals, dialogues, narrative, screenplay, acting, cinematography, editing, music combine to a perfection to make the film a wholesome experience.

Thithi is a commercial film if you watch it for the comedy. If you want to dwell deeper it is also an art film. Either way it is one of the most important films in Kannada and deserves all our support. 

Chitraloka Rating 4.5/5

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Ram Reddy's much-acclaimed film 'Thithi' has won the best film award in the 1st BRICS film festival held in New Delhi. Director Ram Reddy received the best film award from minister M Venkaiah Naidu.

Earlier, the film had been to many international film festivals including Locarno, Shanghai and others. Even the film had won the best regional film at the National level. The film in the last one year has collected more than 10 awards and the recent award is just another feather in the cap.

'Thithi' is a comedy written by Ram Reddy and Ere Gowda and has been directed by Ram Reddy. The film is about the cremation rites of a head of a family and what all happens in this process is told in a comic style.

Three Kannada films,  Thithi, Godhi Banna Saadarana Maikattu and Jaggu Dada are currently being screened in theatres in the commercial capital of India,  Mumbai. This is also a record of sorts making the weekend special for Sandalwood.

At no point of time has three Kannada films screened as commercial release simultaneously in any city outside Karnataka. Sandalwood film makers are therefore elated with the happening as they see it as a sign of good times for the film industry

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ಗೋಧಿ ಬಣ್ಣ ಸಾಧಾರಣ ಮೈಕಟ್ಟು ಚಿತ್ರದ ಅಲ್ಜೈಮರ್ ಪೀಡಿತನ ಪಾತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಪರಕಾಯ ಪ್ರವೇಶ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದ ಅನಂತ್ ನಾಗ್ ಗೆ ಬೆಸ್ಟ್ ನಟ ಅವಾರ್ಡ್ ಸಿಕ್ಕರೆ, ಯು ಟರ್ನ್ ಚಿತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಣ್ಣಲ್ಲೇ ಭಯದ ಭಾವನೆ ಮೂಡಿಸಿದ್ದ ಶ್ರದ್ಧಾ ಶ್ರೀನಾಥ್ ಬೆಸ್ಟ್ ನಟಿಯಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಗೆದ್ದುಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ. 
ವಿಮರ್ಶಕರ ವಿಶೇಷ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ರಕ್ಷತ್ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ ಮತ್ತು ಶೃತಿ ಹರಿಹರನ್ ಗೆ ದಕ್ಕಿದೆ. ಶನಿವಾರ ಹೈದರಾಬಾದ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ವಿತರಣಾ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮ ಅದ್ದೂರಿಯಾಗಿ ನಡೆದಿದೆ. ಕಿರಿಕ್ ಪಾರ್ಟಿ ಚಿತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ5 ಹಾಗೂ ಗೋಧಿ ಬಣ್ಣ ಸಾಧಾರಣ ಮೈಕಟ್ಟು ಚಿತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ 3 ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಬಂದಿರುವುದು ವಿಶೇಷ.

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ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್ ಹಾಗೂ ನವೆಂಬರ್ ತಿಂಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ರಿಲೀಸ್ ಆಗಿರುವ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆ ಏನಿಲ್ಲವೆಂದರೂ 50ರ ಸಮೀಪದಲ್ಲಿದೆ. ರಿಲೀಸ್ ಆದ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳೇನು ಒಂದಾ.. ಎರಡಾ.. ಹೀಗೆ ಬೆನ್ನು ಬೆನ್ನಿಗೆ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳು ರಿಲೀಸ್ ಆದಾಗ, ಹೊಸ ಹೊಸ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳ ನಿರ್ಮಾಪಕರು, ನಮಗೆ ಥಿಯೇಟರುಗಳೇ ಇಲ್ಲ ಎಂದು ಪರದಾಡಬೇಕಿತ್ತು. ಹೋರಾಟ ನಡೆಯಬೇಕಿತ್ತು. ಆದರೆ, ಇದಾವುದೂ ಆಗುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ. ಬದಲಿಗೆ ಥಿಯೇಟರುಗಳವರು ಹಳೆಯ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳನ್ನು ರಿಲೀಸ್ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ಹೌದು, ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಹಲವೆಡೆ ಥಿಯೇಟರ್‍ನವರು ರಾಜಕುಮಾರ, ಗೋಧಿ ಬಣ್ಣ ಸಾಧಾರಣ ಮೈಕಟ್ಟು, ತಿಥಿ, ರಂಗಿತರಂಗ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳನ್ನು ಹಾಕಲು ಶುರು ಮಾಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಕಾರಣ ಇಷ್ಟೆ, ಲೆಕ್ಕಕ್ಕೇ ಸಿಗದಷ್ಟು ಸಿನಿಮಾ ರಿಲೀಸ್ ಆಗಿದ್ದರೂ, ಯಾವ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳೂ ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಕರನ್ನು ಸೆಳೆಯುವಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಫಲವಾಗುತ್ತಿವೆ. ಹೀಗಾಗಿ ಎಷ್ಟೋ ಚಿತ್ರಮಂದಿರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹೊಸ ಸಿನಿಮಾಗಳನ್ನು ಎರಡು, ಮೂರನೇ ದಿನಕ್ಕೆ ಎತ್ತಂಗಡಿ ಮಾಡಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಕರನ್ನು ಮತ್ತೆ ಥಿಯೇಟರಿನತ್ತ ಕರೆತರಲು ಚಿತ್ರಮಂದಿರಗಳ ಮಾಲೀಕರು ಈಗ ಹಳೆಯ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳ ಮೊರೆ ಹೋಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ತಿಥಿ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಖ್ಯಾತಿಯ ಪೂಜಾ ಯುಟರ್ನ್ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಅವರು ನಟಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಹೊಸ ಚಿತ್ರದ ಟೈಟಲ್ ಯುಟರ್ನ್-2. ಈ ಹಿಂದೆ ಬಂದಿದ್ದ ಶ್ರದ್ಧಾ ಶ್ರೀನಾಥ್, ರಾಧಿಕಾ ನಾರಾಯಣ್ ನಟಿಸಿದ್ದ ಯುಟರ್ನ್ ಚಿತ್ರಕ್ಕೂ ಈ ಯುಟರ್ನ್ 2ಗೂ ಸಂಬಂಧವಿಲ್ಲ. ಯುಟರ್ನ್2ಗೆ ಹೊಸ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ ಚಂದ್ರು ಓಬಯ್ಯ. ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕರೂ ಅವರೇ. ಹೀರೋ ಕೂಡಾ ಅವರೇ.

ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ ಮತ್ತು ನಾಯಕನಾಗಿ ಇದು ನನಗೆ ಮೊದಲ ಸಿನಿಮಾ. ಈ ಹಿಂದೆ ಡೈರೆಕ್ಷನ್ ವಿಭಾಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದೇನೆ. ಸಣ್ಣ ಪುಟ್ಟ ಪಾತ್ರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನಟಿಸಿದ್ದೇನೆ ಎನ್ನುವ ಚಂದ್ರು ಓಬಯ್ಯ ಚಿತ್ರದ ಅರ್ಧಕ್ಕರ್ಧ ಶೂಟಿಂಗ್ ಮುಗಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ಚಿತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ನನ್ನದು ಯಾವುದಕ್ಕೂ ಕೇರ್ ಮಾಡದ, ಉಡಾಫೆ ಹುಡುಗಿಯ ಪಾತ್ರ. ಬುಲೆಟ್ ರೈಡಿಂಗ್ ಎಲ್ಲ ಇದೆ ಎಂದು ಪಾತ್ರದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಥ್ರಿಲ್ಲಾಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಪೂಜಾ.

ಮೀಟೂ ಅಭಿಯಾನ ದಿನೇ ದಿನೇ ಒಬ್ಬೊಬ್ಬರನ್ನೇ ಸುಳಿಗೆ ಎಳೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಅರ್ಜುನ್ ಸರ್ಜಾ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಶೃತಿ ಹರಿಹರನ್, ರವಿ ಶ್ರೀವತ್ಸ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಸಂಜನಾ ಗರ್ಲಾನಿ ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ಹಲವರು `ನನಗೂ ಕಿರುಕುಳವಾಗಿತ್ತು' ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಿರುವಾಗ, ತಿಥಿ ಚಿತ್ರದ ಬರಹಗಾರ, ಬಳೆ ಕೆಂಪ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕರೂ ಆಗಿರುವ ಈರೇಗೌಡರ ಮೇಲೆ ಮೀಟೂ ಆರೋಪ ಕೇಳಿ ಬಂದಿದೆ.

ಈರೇಗೌಡ, ಬ್ಯಾಡರಹಳ್ಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿರೋ ತಮ್ಮ ಗೆಳೆಯನ ಮನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಲೈಂಗಿಕ ಕಿರುಕುಳ ನೀಡಿದ್ದರು. ಆ ಮನೆಯಲ್ಲಿದ್ದಾಗ ನನ್ನ ದೇಹದ ಮೇಲೆ ಬಲವಂತವಾಗಿ ಕೈ ಆಡಿಸಿದ್ದರು. ನನ್ನೆದುರೇ, ಹಸ್ತಮೈಥುನ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದರು. ನನ್ನ ದೇಹದ ಮೇಲೆ ವೀರ್ಯ ಚೆಲ್ಲಿದ್ದರು ಎಂದೆಲ್ಲ ಬರೆದುಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ. 

ಈರೇಗೌಡ, ತಿಥಿ ಚಿತ್ರದ ಕತೆಗಾರ. ಬಳೆ ಕೆಂಪ ಚಿತ್ರದ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ. ಅವರ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಅನಾಮಿಕೆಯೊಬ್ಬರು ಸಿಡಿಸಿದ ಈ ಮೀಟೂ ಬಾಂಬ್‍ನಿಂದಾಗಿ ಅವರ ನಿರ್ದೇಶನದ ಬಳೆಕೆಂಪ ಚಿತ್ರ ಇಂಟರ್‍ನ್ಯಾಷನಲ್ ಫಿಲಂ ಫೆಸ್ಟಿವಲ್‍ನಿಂದ ಹೊರಬಿದ್ದಿದೆ. ನವೆಂಬರ್ 1ರಿಂದ ನವೆಂಬರ್ 4ರವರೆಗೆ ಧರ್ಮಶಾಲಾದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಂತಾರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಚಲನಚಿತ್ರೋತ್ಸವ ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದು, ಆ ಉತ್ಸವದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಳೆ ಕೆಂಪ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನಕ್ಕೆ ಆಯ್ಕೆಯಾಗಿತ್ತು. ಈಗ ಮೀಟೂ ಆರೋಪ ಕೇಳಿ ಬಂದ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಚಿತ್ರವನ್ನು ಚಿತ್ರೋತ್ಸವದಿಂದ ಹೊರಗಿಡಲಾಗಿದೆ.

ಅನಾಮಿಕೆಯೊಬ್ಬರ ಈ ಪತ್ರವನ್ನು ಶೃತಿ ಹರಿಹರನ್ ಶೇರ್ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದು, ಟೈಮ್ಸ್ ಆಫ್ ಈರೇಗೌಡ ಎಂದು ಬರೆದುಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ.