Mysore/Mysuru: B. Jayashree, former Rangayana Director and veteran theatre artiste, opined that training in theatre will make women self-reliant and helps develop general knowledge. She was speaking at the 2nd show of ‘Roopa Roopagalanu Daati,’ a Kannada play staged by Sanchalana women’s theatre troupe during the valedictory of training programme for women at Mini Theatre…
Women portrayed as villains in tele-serials, rues veteran theatre artiste
February 19, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Feminism has taken a back-seat with women being portrayed as villain in most of the Kannada tele-serials. Women viewers must shoot letters to TV channels for creating anti-women feeling in society, opined Rameshwari Verma, a veteran theatre artiste. She was speaking after inaugurating a Kannada play ‘Kododilla? Bidodilla!!!’, staged by trainees of ‘Padma Shri…
Single screen cinema halls re-open… but without audience
December 18, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Expecting patronage by citizens, a few single screen cinema theatres in city have re-opened in the last few days. ‘Padma Theatre’ in Agrahara, ‘Mahadeshwara’ in Kumbarakoppal and ‘Balaji’ in Bannimantap, all single screen cinema halls, have opened the gates to citizens. Though the turnout of people was not encouraging but still the theatre owners…
Theatre has the ability to promote Kannada language: Hamsalekha
November 21, 2020Ta.Su. Shamaraya’s book ‘Kannada Nataka’ released Mysore/Mysuru: Rangayana, Mysuru, in association with the District Sharana Sahitya Parishat, Talukina Venkannaiah Smaraka Grantha Male and Rajeshwari Vastralankara Ranga Thanda, had organised a programme at Sriranga auditorium in Rangayana premises on Thursday where senior scholar Ta. Su. Shamaraya’s (TaSuSha) book ‘Kannada Nataka’ (re-print) was released. Speaking after releasing…
‘No screening of movies till Govt. fulfills demands’
November 2, 2020Total loss to industry was around Rs.6,300 crore, says Karnataka Film Exhibitors Federation Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka Film Exhibitors Federation has decided not to screen movies till the State Government met their charter of demands which included tax rebate and increasing the number of spectators. Addressing a news conference here recently, Federation President R.R.Odugoudar said the theatre…
It’s Showtime
October 15, 2020DRC Cinemas re-open after 225 days Screens Kannada movie ‘Love Mocktail’ Mysore/Mysuru: DRC Cinemas in the city became the one and only cinema hall to screen movies after 225 days of closure following outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. Except this, no other single screen or multiplexes were re-opened in Mysuru today. Not bothered about the number…
Re-opening of the Cinemas: Intermission at the Movies In Reel and Real
October 15, 2020By Shadan Muneer The cameras haven’t rolled in sometime, the lights have been dimmed, there is only the sound of the silence at the movie halls and no action for the audience. The intermission at cinemas in real life has been on for the last seven months and recently, the Government has issued guidelines for…
Film theatres in the State likely to open from Aug. 1
July 28, 2020State awaiting Centre’s green signal Bengaluru: The Karnataka entertainment industry (theatres and multiplexes) is hoping to return to business from Aug. 1 and the State is waiting for the green signal by the Centre. The Government is set to frame fresh guidelines for Unlock 3.0 which will come into force from Aug. 1 as the…
Theatre personality calls for labour-intensive and job-creative economic policy
November 4, 2019Mysuru: Theatre personality and social activist Prasanna has said that what the country needed today is an eco-friendly, labour-intensive and job-creative economic policy as against what he termed ‘monster economy’ that was capital-intensive coupled with automation and capitalism. He was speaking at a lecture programme organised by Gram Seva Sangha on the concept of ‘sacred…
Weekend plays at Mini Theatre in Kalamandira
April 12, 2019• Rangavalli’s comedy play ‘Samsaradalli Sanidapa’ • Bangalore Theatre Collective’s ‘Ondu Preetiya Kathe’ Mysuru: The ‘Virtuous Burglar’ is one of Italian actor and playwright Dario Fo’s best known farces. Rangavalli, an amateur theatre troupe from Mysuru, will be staging the comedy play ‘Samsaradalli Sanidapa’ based on K.V. Akshara’s translation of ‘Virtuous Burglar,’ directed by Raviprasad….
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