G. V. Iyer

BANGALORE: A viewer, after seeing G.V. Iyer's Sanskrit movie Bhagvad Gita, told him: "I did not understand anything." Iyer asked him: "What is Bhagavad Gita?" The viewer, baffled at the question, fumbled to respond.

The film marked the beginning of a career that would enthrall millions for many decades to come.

MYSORE: Thanks to the decision of the University Grants Commission (UGC) to include astrology as a subject in the Indian universities, astrologers hitherto struggling to establish their own identity among the masses are now feeling accepted.

Brokers, who got calls from harried investors after the Adani Group shares fell, said they always refrained from recommending the stock. The brokers TOI talked to said they always felt that the stocks were overpriced and were not among the scrips that could be recommended to the typical small investor.

BANGALORE: The Karnataka Natak Academy will hold a tree plantation ceremony on the occasion of the silver jubilee celebrations at Ravindra Kalakshetra on September 5.

MANGALORE: Noted artistes from Dakshina Kannada J. Ravindra, Richard Louis and Sadananda Suvarna will be among the 25 artistes who will be presented the Year 2001 honorary awards of the Karnataka Natak Academy on April 18.

The temple town remembered its glorious son B V Pundit, an ayurveda practitioner, during the centenary celebrations of Sadvaidyasala on Saturday.

Kannada film industry has its own recognition across the world for its unique movies. Many actors and directors have made huge contributions to Sandalwood through their work and Dr Rajkumar is one of them. His first movie, ‘Bedara Kannappa’ was also the first Kannada movie to run for 365 days in theatres, and also the first one to win the National Award.

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The '70s unspooled the Golden Age where Kannada films won laurels, both at home and abroad. Pattabhirama Reddy's Samskara set a blazing trail.

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'Doing the most intricate dance steps in elaborately-choreographed sequences was never a problem for me, says he.

Amidst volatile market and repulsive retail investors, MF houses are now resorting to this ‘piecemeal strategy'.

Madhurima arrives to enrich the tradition of debutant actresses who are also good in academics.

UDUPI: Octogenarian and noted homeopath Dr.K.E.Peters said here on Saturday, that homeopathy could cure the dreaded Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome SARS) that is spreading around the world like wild fire.

BANGALORE: Theatre giant BV Karanth was given a state funeral on Monday, even as Chief Minister SM Krishna said all his medical bills will be borne by the state government.

She was into acting before she could decide her own future. From the first serial Kannadiyolagina Gantu directed by Ravi Kiran in 1992, to the latest serial Theli Hoda Nouka , she has lost count of the number of serials she's acted in.

The Goldman Sachs fraud allegation took its toll on the commodity markets on Monday with all major international metals as well as crude plummeting in the commodity derivative exchanges at home. Analysts say the news led to selling pressure in the commodities, leading to the fall.

BANGALORE: A host of eminent film personalities were felicitated at the Chowdaiah Memorial Hall here on Sunday on the occasion of the 60th birthday celebrations of film producer and Rajya Sabha MP T.Subbarami Reddy.