For the third consecutive year, the Kannada film industry is enduring a dull phase. Barring a few impressive attempts from newcomers (Nimma Vasthugalige Neeve Javabdararu, Nodidavaru Enantare, ...

Directed by Chidanand Naik, the film tells the story of an elderly woman who steals the village rooster, causing chaos and invoking a prophecy that exiles her family. The narrative of the film is ...

MUMBAI (ANI) – The Kannada short film Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know is set to compete for an Oscar in 2025. On November 3, the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting announced the film’s ...

The Kannada short film Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know, directed by Chidananda S Naik, has qualified for the Oscars 2025 in the Live Action Short Film category. The film was produced by the ...

S hort films have long been part of Karnataka’s film culture, right from the 2000s, when spaces like the Bangalore Rooftop Film Festival gave emerging filmmakers a platform. Over the years, names like ...

MYSURU: Mysuru-based filmmaker Nagabhushan Deshpande has achieved a historic milestone with his debut short film titled ‘Distant - Bera Hudukida Mara’, which has been selected for the Light of Asia ...

Chidananda S Naik’s Kannada short film, Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know (2023), has been chosen to participate in the La Cinef section of the Cannes Film Festival. The section showcases and ...

Cannes Film Festival 2024: Helmed by doctor-turned- filmmaker, Chidananda S Naik, a short film named, ‘Suryakanthi Hooge Modalu Gottagiddu’ (‘Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know’), has been ...