H. K. Prakash Explained

H. K. Prakash
Birth Date:3 October 1971
Birth Place:Kunigal, Tumkur district, Karnataka, India
Known For:RangiTaranga

H. K. Prakash is an Indian film producer and businessman best known for his Kannada films. He has produced successful Kannada films like RangiTaranga and Avane Srimannarayana under his production banner Shree Devi Entertainers.

Career

After succeeding in real estate business, Prakash entered Kannada Film Industry with the film RangiTaranga,[1] which was directed by Anup Bhandari. RangiTaranga turned out to be one of the biggest blockbusters. It also opened overseas market for Kannada films in a big way. It became the first Kannada film to release in many countries, the first Kannada film to appear on the New York Box Office Listing and the first and only Kannada film to run for 50 days in USA.[2] [3] [4] [5] RangiTaranga was also one of the 305 films shortlisted for the Academy Awards (The Oscars) but did not make it to the final nominations[6] https://www.oscars.org/sites/oscars/files/88th_reminder_list.pdf. Since then Prakash has been into film production frequently.

Filmography

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Year Film Ref.
2015 RangiTaranga[7]
2019 Katha Sangama[8]
Avane Srimannarayana[9]
2023 Spooky College[10]

Awards

YearFilmAward Category Result Ref
2016 RangiTarangaKarnataka State Film Awards 2015Best First Film of New Director[11]
63rd Filmfare Awards SouthBest Film Kannada[12]
IIFA Utsavam 2015Best Film Kannada[13]
5th SIIMA AwardsBest Film Kannada[14]
2021Avane Srimannarayana9th SIIMA AwardsBest Film Kannada[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rangitaranga Producer Prakash Felicitate Film Feternities Stills 261962 Movie Press Meet Pics Latest Event Images & Stills. nettv4u. en. 2020-02-08.
  2. Web site: IBTimes. 2015-08-18. Box Office Collection: 'RangiTaranga' Creates History to Overpower 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan', 'Baahubali', 'Vaalu' but fails to Beat "Brothers in US. 2021-09-28. www.ibtimes.co.in. en.
  3. Web site: 2020-07-28. From 'KGF' to ' Rangitaranga': Top 5 recent films which made Kannada film industry proud. 2021-09-28. The Times of India. en.
  4. Web site: Shyam Prasad SShyam Prasad S.. Aug 18, 2015. Rangi Taranga does a Bahubali in USA. 2021-09-28. Bangalore Mirror. en.
  5. Web site: 2015-08-18. RangiTaranga Becomes Biggest Overseas Release Ever. 2021-09-28. Desimartini. en.
  6. Web site: 2015-12-16. Never expected 'RangiTaranga' to make it to Oscar race: Anup Bhandari. 2021-09-28. The Indian Express. en.
  7. Web site: TNN. Jul 2, 2016. Rangi Taranga completes 1-year run Bengaluru News - Times of India. 2021-12-30. The Times of India. en.
  8. Web site: 'Katha Sangama' all set to hit the screens on December 6 - Times of India. 2021-12-30. The Times of India. en.
  9. Web site: Avane Srimannarayana set to release on December 27 - Times of India. 2021-12-30. The Times of India. en.
  10. Web site: Kushi & Vivek Simha come together for Bharath's upcoming psychological thriller. 2021-09-29. The New Indian Express.
  11. Web site: Karnataka State Film Awards, 2015: Full List. May 17, 2016. Bangalore Mirror. en. 2020-02-08.
  12. Web site: Winners of the 63rd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South). filmfare.com. en. 2020-02-08.
  13. Web site: iifa Utsavam. iifautsavam.com. 2020-02-08.
  14. Web site: 2016-06-29. SIIMA Awards Kannada 2016 Full Show Live & Winners List. 2021-09-28. Scooptimes. en-US.
  15. Web site: Hymavathi. Ravali. 2021-09-18. SIIMA Awards 2020 & 2021: Check Out The Nominations, Ceremony Date And Time Of This Most Awaited Gala Event. 2021-09-28. www.thehansindia.com. en.