Indrajit Lankesh
Indrajit Lankesh | |
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ಇಂದ್ರಜಿತ್ ಲಂಕೇಶ್ | |
| Born | September 22, 1969 |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, Tabloid journalism |
Indrajit Lankesh is an Indian Filmmaker, Producer, and Director of Kannada, Telugu and Hindi films. He is also the Publisher of the weekly Kannada tabloid Lankesh Patrike. He is the son of iconic writer, journalist and film maker P Lankesh.
Lankesh’s films are known for their contemporary looks, modern outlook and a 'romantic-drama' genre of film entertainment.
Family Background
Lankesh comes from a prominent family of journalists and media publishers. His father P. Lankesh founded the highly successful weekly tabloid Lankesh Patrike. His sister Kavita Lankesh is an acclaimed film maker and his other sister Gauri Lankesh was the chief editor of the tabloid.[1]
Director
Lankesh began his career as a director in 2001. His debut film, Thuntata, was a Aniruddh - Rekha Vedavyas- Chaya Singh starrer, which won him the V. Shantaram Award for Best Debutant Director, along with the Shankarnag Award for the same. Following the success of Thuntata, Lankesh came up with a real life incident based film Lankesh Patrike. Darshan and singer-turned-actor Vasundhara Das featured in this film.
In 2004, Lankesh directed the film Monalisa starring Dhyan and Sadha in the lead roles. This film brought him to the limelight again and he received the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Director and Best Film. The film was one of the first Kannada films to be screened in the Multiplexes.[4]
In 2006, he directed the film Aishwarya starring Upendra in the lead. This was the debut film for the Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone. The film opened to full houses, and Lankesh won the Filmfare Award for Best Director.
Lankesh then went on to direct the commercial potboiler Huduga Hudugi, with Dhyan in the lead role. Actresses Sadha and Ileana made special appearances in the same film. In 2012, Lankesh’s Diganth and Charmee Kaur starrer, Dev Son of Mudde Gowda released to mostly mixed reviews from the audience and critics alike.
Currently, Lankesh is working on the upcoming V. Ravichandran, Bhumika Chawla starrer Luv U Alia.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Notes | Awards & Achievements |
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| 2002 | Thuntata | Debut film | Winner V Shantaram Award - Best Debut Director |
| 2003 | Lankesh Patrike | ||
| 2004 | Monalisa | Winner Karnataka State Film Award - Best Director and Best Film | |
| 2006 | Aishwarya | Winner Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada | |
| 2010 | Huduga Hudugi | ||
| 2012 | Dev Son of Mudde Gowda | ||
| 2015 | Luv U Alia | Filming |