Kavitha Lankesh is an Indian film director, screenwriter and a
lyricist known for her work in Kannada cinema industry. She began as a
documentary film-maker before directing her first feature film,
Deveeri (1999), which went on to win international, national and state
awards. She is considered to be one of the renowned film-makers of
Kannada cinema. She has directed and produced more than fifty
documentaries/informational films and more than forty corporate films.
Some of the films Kavitha directed have won awards and accolades from
critics.Kavitha was born in Bangalore to journalist P. Lankesh and
Indira. Her mother runs a sari shop in Bangalore. Kavitha hails from a
prominent family of journalists and media publishers. Her father P.
Lankesh founded the highly successful weekly tabloid Lankesh Patrike.
She has two siblings, Indrajit and Gauri. Her brother is also a
film-maker and her sister, Gauri Lankesh, was the chief editor of the
tabloid. Kavitha holds a masters in English Literature from Bangalore
University and a diploma in advertising. Before her film career,
Kavitha owned an advertisement agency. Kavitha decided to remain
single. Instead, Kavitha is a single mother by choice to her daughter,
Esha Lankesh. She now lives in a suburb of Bangalore with her daughter
and her two Labradors.Kavitha started in films with a series of
documentaries. She has made films about Bannerghatta National Park in
Bangalore, the Siddi tribe, and Ninasam, a cultural organization that
promotes the development of theater and films. Kavithas first
documentary was on a children's nature camp. She went to more than 50
documentaries and corporate films. Deveeri, a movie based on a short
story by P. Lankesh, Akka, represented Kavitha's debut as a feature
film director. The film stars Nandita Das, Bhavana, Master Manja,
Kashi, B. Jayashree. Deveeri won Kavitha Lankesh state, national and
international awards, including the International Critics Award,
National Debut Director Award, and the Aravindan Puraskaram for best
debutante director in 2000. Deveeri participated in eighteen
international film festivals and won nine awards. Kavitha’s second
film was Alemaari. The film has Bhavana and Prakash Raj in the lead
roles. Kavitha wrote the story and screenplay and directed Bimba. The
film has Raksha, Prakash Raj, Daisy Bopanna and Sampath Kumar in the
lead roles. Bimba was selected to compete in the Bangkok film festival
and received raving reviews from critics. Kavitha wrote and directed
Preethi Prema Pranaya, a drama film, in 2003. It won the National Film
Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada and the Karnataka State Film
Award for Best Story and was a commercial hit running for 100 days in
theaters across Karnataka. Malgudi Days was a Hindi television series
originally directed by Shankar Nag, but was revived in 2006 with
Kavitha as director. The reviews were positive. Kavitha also wrote and
directed Tananam Tananam, a romantic musical drama in 2006. The story
was based on a Tamil story written by Kalki. This film debuts Tamil
actor, Shaam, with Ramya and Rakshita in the lead roles. Although the
film had average to negative responses from critics, it won at
Filmfare Awards South for Best Actress and Best Lyricist. Kavitha
directed Avva, a Kannada drama film, in 2008. The film was based on a
novel, Mussanjeya Katha Prasanga, written by her father. The film has
Shruti, Duniya Vijay and Smitha in the lead roles. The film had many
positive reviews from critics and won awards at the Karnataka State
Film Awards for Best Supporting Actress and Best Story writer. Kavitha
also directed Crazy Loka in 2012. The stars of the film were V.
Ravichandran and Daisy Bopanna. Crazy loka was commercially successful
but a film that Kavitha is not proud of because of many ' uncontrolled
factors'. Kavitha directed and produced a socially relevant film,
Kariya Kan Bitta. The film stars Pradyumna a child artist who won the
state award and also had Duniya Vijay, Yogesh, Srinagar Kitty, and Anu
PrabhakarThe film won rave reviews across the state. Kavitha Lankesh
also runs a resort exclusively for children called Grameen Camp which
introduces school children to various traditional village games and
life styles as well educate them about farming.
lyricist known for her work in Kannada cinema industry. She began as a
documentary film-maker before directing her first feature film,
Deveeri (1999), which went on to win international, national and state
awards. She is considered to be one of the renowned film-makers of
Kannada cinema. She has directed and produced more than fifty
documentaries/informational films and more than forty corporate films.
Some of the films Kavitha directed have won awards and accolades from
critics.Kavitha was born in Bangalore to journalist P. Lankesh and
Indira. Her mother runs a sari shop in Bangalore. Kavitha hails from a
prominent family of journalists and media publishers. Her father P.
Lankesh founded the highly successful weekly tabloid Lankesh Patrike.
She has two siblings, Indrajit and Gauri. Her brother is also a
film-maker and her sister, Gauri Lankesh, was the chief editor of the
tabloid. Kavitha holds a masters in English Literature from Bangalore
University and a diploma in advertising. Before her film career,
Kavitha owned an advertisement agency. Kavitha decided to remain
single. Instead, Kavitha is a single mother by choice to her daughter,
Esha Lankesh. She now lives in a suburb of Bangalore with her daughter
and her two Labradors.Kavitha started in films with a series of
documentaries. She has made films about Bannerghatta National Park in
Bangalore, the Siddi tribe, and Ninasam, a cultural organization that
promotes the development of theater and films. Kavithas first
documentary was on a children's nature camp. She went to more than 50
documentaries and corporate films. Deveeri, a movie based on a short
story by P. Lankesh, Akka, represented Kavitha's debut as a feature
film director. The film stars Nandita Das, Bhavana, Master Manja,
Kashi, B. Jayashree. Deveeri won Kavitha Lankesh state, national and
international awards, including the International Critics Award,
National Debut Director Award, and the Aravindan Puraskaram for best
debutante director in 2000. Deveeri participated in eighteen
international film festivals and won nine awards. Kavitha’s second
film was Alemaari. The film has Bhavana and Prakash Raj in the lead
roles. Kavitha wrote the story and screenplay and directed Bimba. The
film has Raksha, Prakash Raj, Daisy Bopanna and Sampath Kumar in the
lead roles. Bimba was selected to compete in the Bangkok film festival
and received raving reviews from critics. Kavitha wrote and directed
Preethi Prema Pranaya, a drama film, in 2003. It won the National Film
Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada and the Karnataka State Film
Award for Best Story and was a commercial hit running for 100 days in
theaters across Karnataka. Malgudi Days was a Hindi television series
originally directed by Shankar Nag, but was revived in 2006 with
Kavitha as director. The reviews were positive. Kavitha also wrote and
directed Tananam Tananam, a romantic musical drama in 2006. The story
was based on a Tamil story written by Kalki. This film debuts Tamil
actor, Shaam, with Ramya and Rakshita in the lead roles. Although the
film had average to negative responses from critics, it won at
Filmfare Awards South for Best Actress and Best Lyricist. Kavitha
directed Avva, a Kannada drama film, in 2008. The film was based on a
novel, Mussanjeya Katha Prasanga, written by her father. The film has
Shruti, Duniya Vijay and Smitha in the lead roles. The film had many
positive reviews from critics and won awards at the Karnataka State
Film Awards for Best Supporting Actress and Best Story writer. Kavitha
also directed Crazy Loka in 2012. The stars of the film were V.
Ravichandran and Daisy Bopanna. Crazy loka was commercially successful
but a film that Kavitha is not proud of because of many ' uncontrolled
factors'. Kavitha directed and produced a socially relevant film,
Kariya Kan Bitta. The film stars Pradyumna a child artist who won the
state award and also had Duniya Vijay, Yogesh, Srinagar Kitty, and Anu
PrabhakarThe film won rave reviews across the state. Kavitha Lankesh
also runs a resort exclusively for children called Grameen Camp which
introduces school children to various traditional village games and
life styles as well educate them about farming.
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