Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy (English: Karnataka Film Academy) was formed by the Government of Karnataka in 2009 to promote film culture in Karnataka. The academy has taken up several projects to develop a healthy film culture in the state and adopted the motto of promoting 'Education in Cinema and Cinema in Education'.
Activities
Karnataka Chalanachitra Sanstha (Karnataka Movie Academy) has been conducting Film Appreciation Courses in different parts of the Karnataka state, in colleges and film societies. It has also promoted the establishment of district, institutional and campus film societies all over the state. It engaged the members of these societies to participate in the first-ever Karnataka Chalanachitra Sanstha Antarjatiya Chalanachitra Utsava (English: Karnataka Film Academy International Film Festival), a low-budget event with DVD screenings of 100 films, which found overwhelming response in Bengaluru and four other districts of Karnataka.
SV Rajendrasingh has been heading the academy as Mukhya Adhyaksha (English: Chief President) since 2014.
The academy is mandated by the government to conduct the 6th BIFFES (Bangalore International Film Festival), the international film festival in Bengaluru, from 26 December 2013, for a week, showcasing the Chalanachitra Parishrama Alli Uttama (English: Best in Cinema) from around the world.
Belli Hejje
Belli Hejje is the important program arranged by the academy every month. In this event, the academy invites one eminent personality from Cinema field to share their career, achievements with people.
Participants of Belli Hejje are:
indicates celebrity couple ParticipantDesignationDateParvathamma RajkumarProducer14 November 2009DwarakishActor, producer, director18 December 2009B. Saroja DeviActress2 January 2010SiddalingaiahDirector13 February 2010JayanthiActress13 March 2010GeethapriyaLyricist, Director10 April 2010K. C. N. GowdaProducer15 May 2010LeelavathiActress12 June 2010K. S. L. SwamyActor, director10 July 2010HariniActress14 August 2010P. B. SrinivasPlayback singer4 September 2010Bharathi VishnuvardhanActress9 October 2010S. K. BhagavanDirector13 November 2010M. N. Lakshmi DeviActress11 December 2010R. N. SudarshanShylashriActorActress9 January 2011C. V. ShivashankarLyricist, director12 February 2011RajeshActor9 April 2011RajanMusic Director14 May 2011Prathima Devi Shankar SinghActress11 June 2011S. ShivaramActor, producer9 July 2011S. D. AnkalagiProducer13 August 2011Sowkar JanakiActress10 September 2011Anant NagActor8 October 2011SrinathActor12 November 2011AmbareeshActor28 December 2011K. JanakiramCinematographer, director28 January 2012AshokActor11 February 2012B. JayaActress24 March 2012HamsalekhaLyricist, music directorApril 2012Mukhyamantri ChandruActor26 May 2012K. Sundarnath SuvarnaCinematographer23 June 2012M. S. UmeshActor28 July 2012Kunigal NagabhushanWriter, actor25 August 2012S. V. Rajendra Singh BabuDirector22 September 2012C. H. LokanathActor27 October 2012Ramesh AravindActor, director17 November 2012K. V. Gupta8 December 2012Ramesh BhatActor19 January 2013H. R. BhargavaDirector16 February 2013B. K. SumithraPlayback singer16 March 2013Srinivasa MurthyActor25 May 2013BhavyaActress31 August 2013RamakrishnaActor28 September 2013Suresh HeblikarActor, director26 October 2013KashinathActor, director30 November 2013M. K. Sundar RajPrameela JoshaiActorActress15 February 2014Joe SimonDirector24 May 2014Honnavalli KrishnaActor28 June 2014Jai JagadishActor, producer26 July 2014V. RavichandranActor, director12 September 2014T. S. NagabharanaDirector7 August 2015M. N. KumarProducer11 September 2015DoddannaActor14 November 2015Shiva RajkumarActor30 November 2015Girish KasaravalliDirector21 December 2015Sa. Ra. GovinduProducer8 January 2016Sudha RaniActress2 July 2016H. D. Gangaraju25 July 2016LakshmiActress7 August 2016M. BhakthavathsalaProducer17 September 2016K. C. N. ChandrashekarProducer26 December 2016Nagathihalli ChandrashekarDirector16 March 2017P. SheshadriDirector10 July 2017P. R. Ramadas NaiduDirector2 September 2017G. Manoharan Naidu10 October 2017Baraguru RamachandrappaWriter, director9 November 2017Suresh UrsEditor17 November 2017Om Sai PrakashDirector14 July 2018H. G. DattatreyaActor27 July 2018B. L. VenuWriter6 October 2018S. A. ChinnegowdaProducer15 June 2019Vijaya ReddyDirector27 July 2019Richard CastellenoDirector3 August 2019
Belli Cinema Belli Maathu
FilmDateLift Man29 July 2017Kaudi15 July 20171st Rank Raju22 April 2017Chomana Dudi1 April 2017Pallata18 March 2017Rama Rama Re...4 March 2017Krishna Leela21 January 2017Naagarahaavu31 December 2016Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu5 November 2016Kempammana Court Case22 October 2016Karva20 August 2016Belli Kirana16 July 2016Last Bus25 June 2016Ashtavakra18 June 2016Ishtakamya4 June 2016Arivina Mane28 May 2016Bombeyaata21 May 2016Alemaariya Athmakathe7 May 2016Babruvahana30 April 2016Sandhya Raga23 April 2016Kranthiveera Sangolli Rayanna2 April 2016Haggada Kone5 March 2016Puta Thirugisi Nodi27 February 2016Vidaaya20 February 2016Thamassu16 January 2016Mythri2 January 2016RangiTaranga26 December 2015Prarthane19 December 2015Edegarike5 December 2015Munseefa21 November 2015Konchavaram7 November 2015Bharath Stores31 October 2015Chithramandiradalli17 October 2015Ingale Marga10 October 2015Agasi Parlour3 October 2015Thallana19 September 2015Eradu Kanasu12 September 2015Haadu Hakki Haadu29 August 2015Hajj22 August 2015Gandhi15 August 2015Prakruthi8 August 2015December-125 July 2015Harivu18 July 2015
Festivals Bangalore International Film Festival KCA International Film Festival – in collaboration with the Federation of Film Societies of India (FFSI)
Also Read Bangalore International Film Festival
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