From Geetha to Gattimela: Kannada TV show titles that are inspired from films

Kannada telly world celebrates Kannada cinema and has been a keen follower in many aspects including its powerful titles, too. Many Kannada show titles are indeed inspired by hit Kannada films. Here's a quick look at such shows and their tiles.

The title is taken from a super hit movie Jothe Jotheyali which had Ramya and Prem in the lead roles. On the other hand, Kannada television is currently airing the second season of the show Jothe Jotheyalli. While season one featured Ashita Chandrappa-Viraat, the ongoing season features Anirudh-Megha Shetty.

Daily soap Geetha is titled after the iconic Kannada romantic drama that featured late actor Shankar Nag and Akshata Rao in lead roles. Needless to say, the Kannada daily soap is yet again a romantic flick that introduced newbies Bhavya Gowda and Dhanush to the industry.

Gattimela was one of the most popular movies of Shruthi Krishna and S Mahender. In the telly world, Gattimela portrays the struggles of a lower-middle-class family.

This newly launched daily soap is indeed inspired by one of the late actor Puneeth Rajkumar's movies as a child actor. The original film was all about 'Ramu', a poor boy and an avid reader, who works hard to save money for buying his favourite book, the new daily soap is about a village belle 'Hoovi', who is brilliant and dreams of a bright future in the city.

This title is borrowed from Nagendra Prasad's 'Manasella Neene'. Till now, Manasella Neene happens to be the best movie in Nagendra's career. However, the serial Manasella Neene is all about Raga, a doting mother to her little boy Preetu.

Kasturinivasa is one of the best movies of legendary Kannada actor Dr. Rajkumar. Interestingly, the show 'Kasturinivasa' also has a similar plot when compared to the movie. The popular daily soap has Dileep Shetty and Amrutha Ramamoorthy in the lead.

Ramachaari is indeed one of the most powerful fictitious characters that Kannada audiences have ever seen on screen to date. With regards to the same, daily soap ‘Ramachari’ is a gripping story on the economics of love that showcases the story of a poor man and a rich girl falling in love and their struggle to win life.

Yet another Kannada daily soap that was titled after the iconic 1993 movie 'Sangarsha'. The show is about a young aspiring woman, who becomes the sub-collector of a district that is being dominated by an arrogant and powerful woman named Byradevi.

The movie 'Kendasampige' turned out to be a big break to debutant actors Manvita Kamat and Vicky. However, Kannada television is all set to welcome a new daily soap titled 'Kendasampige' shortly. The show will mark the comeback of actor Sunil from Shani fame.