High Fives of Kannada Film Industry
In an industry where hits are as rare as India’s medals in Olympics, stars who can draw audience to the theatres are worth their weight in gold. Lady luck doesn’t smile too often on too many actors in the industry, and even those who are friends with her, know her uncanny ability of desertion.
In such a scenario, we try to take a look at five of the most saleable actors in the industry at this moment. Of course, fortunes change every Friday and we might have a new superstar before we can spell that word. But, these are the dudes who rarely deliver complete duds in the box office and at least ensure a decent opening for their movies. Read on:
1. Puneeth Rajakumar:
To merely say Puneeth is the first in this list will be an understatement. The man almost has an eerie ability to land into the right scripts with right technicians to sail his films home. Maybe it’s his onscreen aura, or maybe it’s the astounding ability of the Dr. Raj family to pick the best scripts, Puneeth Rajakumar is the unquestioned prince of box office in KFI.
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Upendra is third
Darshan 4th
Sudeep,ganesh,loose,kitty 5th
no 1 UPENDRE 2. puneet 3.drashan. 4. ganesh 5.sudeep .LAST. SHIVRAJKUMAR
Sudeep 4th place.
loose madha,ganesh,kitty 5th place.
Directars are irrelevant here.
YB,Soori,Upendra are directars,but they are not actors.
Directars becoming above average actors are very rare in the history of cinemas.
But still Upendra and Darshan can share 3rd and 4 th places.
Real star UPENDRA is the no 1 hero.remaining are waste and i dont know who is sudeep
sudeep&darshan no.1 star
Aa..aa..aa.ayyo ellaru helidde heliddu avnu great ivnu great antha…
Film yake nodadu..enjoy madake ashtena..
No…film bari enjoy madake alla..adrinda earn madadu thumba iruthe.e ella films hegiruthe andre bari lv fight climax.mugdoythu.
Adre one and only the greatest director,actor n singer is only the super star,real star Uppi…
He is an alrounder of kannada film industry.. He is difrent..
So No.1 place goes to only the really super star…UPENDRA.
Sudeep succesrate poor,his orginals poor.Let him prove a lot ,a decade is lot to prove but he seems to be busy in remakes and unwanted matters.Darshan fit for old fashioned action movies.Both are completing decade of career without any true megahits and memorable moviesMadur do not be make shift fan for your pleasures mr boy fan.
in kannada puneet darshan sudeep upendra are perfect actors
No 1 hero I am.. KFI hero Jayaraj. I am very very great.. great than all stars..
According to me:-
1] Sudeep is no 1 becoz he has given so many hit movies has done very very well. .he is the best actor with gud height, looks, hansome. .even actor DARSHAN is also the same. .
SUDEEP AND DARSHAN are the 2 eyes of sandalwood. .:)
puneeth is gud actor but as an actor he is not perfect in all directions even shivrajkumar. .i don how this ganesh became actor he gives all dum bullshit movies. .but in sandalwood top 3 heros are SUDEEP,DARSHAN AND PUNEETH. .they have a huge fan following evr
puneeth is no1 because people from other states watch his movies and they do like his fight and dance
hello, hogli bidrappa. ega agirodra bagge tale yake kediskottira. mundina varsa pakka SAARATHI no 1agtane bidro.
Stylis star kicha SUDEEP megha no 1 hero continew in sandalwood 15 years
uppi is the no.1 in heros in acting dilong is amazing
In acting GANESH beats all KFI actors
After maduve mane GANESH regain his no. 1 spot in KFI
Puneth and drashan both r supd actor
in kfi no 1, 2,3, 4 position is appu… Next 5 for darshan, sudeep, upendra goes on
puneeth and loose mada and duniya vijay really look like 100% pyades kfi only has good lookin actors like ramesh.uppi.digant
hi boss, hello prince, hai gaja darshan
iam kashi gulbarga..
1st king of Challenged Star darshan… 2nd –Puneeth. 3rd-Sudeep, 4th- Vijay,
no1 darshan
Yes I agree all coments…
In my opinion……. 1st place goes to – Puneeth… 2nd – Dharshan. 3rd-Sudeep, 4th- Vijay, 5th place many in race but to be frank top three for 5th spot….. – Prajual Devraj / Ganesh…..
And All time Sandalwood King is Attrick hero,Sandalwood king,Mr.SHIVARAJKUMAR…………………………….
darshan is the 2 hero of kannada film industry
darshan is no 2 hero of kannda indrtuy
i dnt know about 2,3,4,5, places but appu deserves no 1
venki words are true pls accept it jayanth
Dr.Punith Rajkumar is always a number one hero in Kannada Industry,and my request is he want to act in all industry Tamil,Telugu,bollywood, Hollywood, this is my heartily request and before my death i want to meet appu with my friend pavan sagar,because he is a number one fan of >Appu< and iam also ap..
guys first we must support our kannada films…dont compare any actors…all actors r good ok…according to me shivanna,upendra,appu,sudeep,darshan r stars of dis list..in dis list appu is the 1st actor in dis on going time,better darshan and sudeep they should make good movies,dis 2actors films r most boring in dis time..same story,same fight,nothing else in der films..
hey guys chill madi
Rather thn commenting on each and evry hero please go and watch Kannada movies in theatre,if we ourselves kill our heroes by giving negative publicity who u think our industry can compet with others.puneeth,Sudeep,Darshan,upendra all have survived only coz they have given hits and flops and they have huge huge fan following .
dont be boy fan dude.
top five list are – 1.sudeep 2.punit 3.vijay 4.ganesh 5.upendra
JMM khali first day in main theatre,teertha too khalikhali.Sudeep somehow gets blind support and exagerrated comments over here.
Alluvudo Naguvudo . Dubai babu 2nd day 2nd show get cancelled in kapali theatre due to only five audiance. So 5th place to our actor. Better Black Cobra Vijay would had preferred that place.
kaanta kaanta chindi chitrana kaanta super star hs relly super
kachada waste
annna full chindi maga i luv u
worst
gudddddddddddd
Yea agree,today’s trend and scenario is entirely different.In every 5 years its keep changing and stuff which was innovative and trendy becomes obsolete to current trend.Thatswhy Nagathi failing miserably even after giving AA,NPH,AD ….to reach today’s audiences.
MM set a new trend and took KFI to different level.YB is star directar now and has ability to attract crowd from his name.Earlier Desai had such nearly 10 years back now he is forgotten name.Ganesh will be blamed for ULLASA UTSHASA delay in release and subsequent disaster of movie,he is good actor capable of attracting family audiences which is very important nowadays.EO is delaying and have impact on its bo.If upendra doesnt wants BBB,SHREEMATHY,LG to come out and hit the screens,then its not fair to talk and defend him.Let us wait surely rockline wont delay like these 3 movies,but many have matured and grown from last decade.So obviously it must cater well to current needs and demands.
When a film got hit… the actor become the superhero.. when the same hero give 2 or 3 average film or flop it doesn’t mean he is bad or whatever. In kannada industry no one will support the talented persons to become heroes. Producers look for branded name to get their money back here….. So has happened in the case of upendra… He is not a bad actor. When his film Super make an landmark every producer will wait in his house for his dates you know.. dont under estimate any actors ability.. some might be good in fight and some may be in acting..
Darshan and Sudeep are bad actors so is upendra.
KFI sounds like famous astrologer Narendra Babu of Bramanda fame….universy known facts about Upendra acting cum direction are revealed by Vinay.Even if he makes good movies(movies good to his fans) and improves his acting,mannerisms and wider range entertainments like bhat,guru… then general public would appreciate it.
Any quality audiences(not boy fans) would like real creative and humanly stuffs.It is better toty accept reality especialy about monotonus in the era of changing era.
talking of natural acting and dialogue delivery in kannada, i can think of only one guy Prajwal Devraj! this guy is unbelievable, even his mediocre films are watchable due to his excellent acting skills and voice. too bad many so called top actors have pathetic voice.
@Richard,
I said “Super” will kick other stupid movies (including “London Gowda” and “BBB” if they are released) out of theaters because it is written and directed by none other than Uppi. He is not your average (read stupid) movie director.
ganesh career over it seems.. he does monotonous acting and very limited talent.. he’s not versatile ans that’s causing him the problem.. nowadays a new hero rising with every movie..
can’t stick to a single hero now.. ganesh has to pick up very fast to cope up with the competition .. diganth is better actor than ganesh.. same holds for sudeep also.. both ganesh and sudeep overact and should try to act naturally..!!!
Upendra is talented directar ,but his concepts in his direction cum acting movies are serious threats to society and humanity.He always trys to preach uncivilisedways ,animal instincts,anti social elements and pessimist attitudes.Why cant he utilise his talent in trying some good novels,adventures,science-fiction,humours and other concepts which are deaer and nearer to sensible folks?????????
Morever he is poor actor.
yesterday they had put maurya on tv, what a horrible movie it was. was made to run 100 days. puneeth has acted in many bad movies. Frogs in the well argue blah blah blah but truth is his films don’t stand the test of time. they get outdated in 1 year.
KFI
BBB,Shreemathy, LONDON GOWDA will kick all stupid movies out of theatres,any informations about thier release dates–lolz.
@chandru,
Sales tax people also watch KFI Producers press confernces. Not only you & me.
@Venki,
ha.. ha.. ho.. ho.. he.. he… These people (KFI Producers) call press conferences to celebrate the success of the movie if it completes 1 full week (with or without people) and u think they wouldn’t have advertised these huge earnings if they were any true??? These numbers are just blabberings of a Puneeth’s fanatic! Give some proof…
@Jayanth,
Figures given are officially declared by producers ,not by any road vendor.Raj has collected 10 crores in 1st week alone with an viewership of 31 lac & 25 crores in 50 days which was offically declared by its distributor, Jayanna .Only loss making movie for the distributor is Pritvi since the same was purchased for 8Crores. It was able to do a gross collection of 12crores.Puneet movies at present has been watched from all class of audiance in all A,B,& C Centers. His renumeration is almost 2Crores.In 1st week alone his movies will do an average gross business of 6-10 crores which at present is the highest in KFI . TV rights of Raj Movie has been sold for a record 1.6crores, next to Darshan Pookri 1.4Crores. Jackie TV Rights has been said to cross all this records.The said data will surely put Puneet in No. 1 position at present which may change over a due course of time.
Venki
Are you sure about 12 crores collections of Prithwi.?
Do you have any authentic informations about distrubutars making money from Vomshi,Prithwi,Raj,Maurya,Arasu?
@CHANDRU,
Gross Collection of puneet movies which you have said as average/flop as declared by producers are very interesting.Remove 50% of gross collection towards Theatre Rent,taxes & Publicity. Balance 50% will be to producers. Vamshi — 28Crores, Raj — 25Crores , A record collection for only 50days , Raam —- 30Crores & Pritvi — 12Crores, Lowest sofar for punnet movie since it was like a documentary movie. Jackie movie has been sold for 7.3Crores for BKT,Davengere,Bellary & Mysore. Northern karnataka —Rs. 1.9Crores. Shimoga– 55Lacs.For Balance 15disrtrict if you consider a least price of 30lacs, it will be 4.5Crores taking a total sales to 14.25Crores.To recover the investment a purchaser has to do a minimum collection of 30Crores.Watching this data you will be knowing the power of Puneet.You should not write something rubbish without any data. Bellitere author is not a fool like you to give Puneet No1 without checking all this data. Do not be hatred against any one. Accept the true facts. See this world without hatredness . You will really enjoy your your mankind or else you will get killed slowly by yourself. Today Puneet, Tomm; Someone may be no 1. It is not fixed.Nothing wrong in accepting the true facts. See this world with your eyes clearly open , not with your Vandaragannu.
The entire article is wrong conveying wrong messages to wrong believers.All the comments expressed here are right except that of Nisha and KFI .
kavya, i would agree with u that the four neither have advance booking nor big black amount. It is only puneet who can drive people crazy @ every release and advance bookings for atleast 4 days (remember raam & raj the showman )& big black amount upto rs 1000.Remember the likes of rajanikant & amir fizzled out in front of puneet’s raaj & raam the later being jubilee hits.
THE REST FOUR HAVE TO FERRY PEOPLE FOR FDFS TO FILL THEATRE AND NEXT SHOW DRAWS LESS THAN 30% OF THE OCCUPANCY & NO TAKERS FOR EVEN FREE TICKETS.I KNOW FOR MANY TRUTH IS HARD TO DIGEST.
This is jst horse,bull shit….power star get gud openings ok…even kicha hucha n darshan…bt y d f**k ganesh is dr?? The 4th place mst be for shivanna….even though his films getn flop y producers r producin his films??? N sm fellow wrote dat hatrick zero…its nt so easy to act bt its very easy to make a comment….may be his films nt runnin well nw a days…bt he is d one who can create records in d industry…! Shivanna is d best actor among all dis 5 stars….!!
Most of them have tried to analysis of the situtaions except Nisha,who is not inmood toaccept the facts.Advance bookings and big blackamounts are ultimate,but none mentioned here have possed that .
The article is stupid but for puneet who is not only no 1 in KFI but entire south.His movies are watched by all language people and his movies do better than rajani and others at box office.
others like darshan ,sudeep ,etc can onlyoccupy positions at 97,98,99 & 100.
None r acting commodities .
The budget recovery and decent opening is common among all the heros and this rating is realy unfair. All those who have been mentioned doesnt have qualties of”leading by example” in any way.
None r fit! All r revolving around remakes.
After the super hit Milana,
Vamshi did Average business,
Raj the Showman was an utter flop despite having ample action, super hit music, and with many songs shot abroad locations,
Ram was also no big hit.. Just an average hit.
Prithvi turned out to be BO dud despite having good direction, good story, burning subject and good music.
Moral of the story is, Puneeth being at number one doesn’t mean that he is a superstar of KFI. But amongst the overwhelming mediocrity in KFI, he’s the best! “Kurudu kannugaLalli, meLLu Kannu shreshta” anta heLtaaralva, haage!
If you notice, this article nowhere talks about “Hits” but talks about “good openings”, “cost recovery”..etc.
TEERTHA got pathetic opening and JMM was utter flop,but still he finds with exagerrated comments.
After going through the comments of most of the people, one can easily say that except Puneeth none in the listing here are eligible for this ratings and thier current position is far from the statements being declared .
puneeth is the king..be it in bellitere list or be it in BO or be it in pre -release business..
Venki
Yes you got ir right,BBB is lying in cans from nearly 5 years .
Teertha was lying in cans from nearly 2 years and finaly came out to do very badly at boxoffice.
UU was big dud in bo.
This itself shows the un- authenticity and irresponsibility of the article,which is exciting some to the core.
How can one be named at No5 whose big budjet movie are getting rotten in dabba without seeing the light like BBB, shreemati. Astonishing
All are remake rajas.
Also Sandalwood badly need more and more actors lot ,not any copycats, trash and thrash heros.Yes i do agree with changed scenarios from the beggining of this year.
Upendra’s trademark is vulgarity and anti-social/women stuffs,interesting to know about its relevance to current scenario.,
Puneeth must start experimenting with various roles,since his stardom is at peak.He needs to grow this period for a long term career without fights, abroad songs and powerful titles.He was very expressive and flambouyant in his childhood days.
The author has told that rest mentioned after P have not given complete duds and told that these have ensured decent openings at the moment….but this is totaly contrast to prevailing situations from last 6-7 months.Probably the matter is old otherwise how can one assume that JMM,Teertha,UU, and rest has got openings like that is mentioned over here.
Upendra has taken 10 years to return to his job,he must be well equipped to compete with Guru,Prem,Chandru,yoghraj,soori….
Good that Hatrick Zero is not featured in this list. Even, Remake Kichcha and Challenged Star should not have been in the list. But that would make the article “High Three”, which doesn’t rhyme (like Hamsalekha’s lyrics nowadays). By the way, waiting for Uppi’s directorial comeback movie “Super”. His movies can kick everyone else’ stupid movies out of theaters (except Guruprasad’s
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Upendra at No 5?… BS
If we talks about puneeth his main assets are Fight & dance next will come his acting.He should do experimental acting oriented roles & should come out as a good actor.should not do only mass films.After Milana none of his films has been made good hit.Only made descent opening not stood for a long run.
Why we should we fight for these people, some likes him, let him like and watch his movies, if he not like his movies no need to watch. Any way who is under profit- Actors, so why to worry who’s movie is how, lets watch movies for entertainment, if movie is good- ppl will watch.
@soma,
Please watch Puneet’s Arasu,Akash,Vamshi, Milana & Pritvi. You will understand his acting skills.He is an actor who received a national award for his best performance in Bettada Hoovu at the age of Nine .Do not under estimate his capability to suit to variety of roles. He rocks in all types of roles.
One particular actor has been left out and his fans are not yet here to bash the author of this article.
Puneeth has the mass pull, He needs to experimental roles.
Darshan and Sudeep less talked is better, both are remake kings, if one fails to get the remake rights the other would have got it, sudeep though has a potential to come out of it, seems to be liking the comfort of remake
Ganesh started well but same old sterotype role, he has to come out of it or he will be history
Upendra hope he sticks to primary occupation i.e is direction…..was such a talent in it
Barring Puneeth,none of the other heros mentioned here are getting decent opening in recent times.The article is misleading regarding this matter,as already mentioned by other its below decent.
Basicaly Puneeth is a action hero,his bodylanguage and rustic look are tailor made for such roles.He must and should work very hard in different roles now instead of doing lazy roles like Ram,Nadodigal remake ,etc.He giving impressions of short term prospect without any consistent attempts in various roles.
Sudeep is undoubhtedly remake raja of new era without growth and passion towards language and true cinegoers.
Darshan doesnt deserve any comments and discussions in internet world,better not to talk and waste time and energy.
Ganesh is like kulla of older ages,nothing much to talk about.
Upendra is forgotten name among producers/cinegoers.
@ Soma,
Its unfair to brand Puneeth just as an action hero, he acted in Movies like Milana and Prithivi…which are not action oriented…
Puneeth is action hero and in long run its very tough for him to adjust to variety roles,no doubht movies doing well at the moment with routine stuffs.
Sudeep is remake raja,no future.His recent teertha didnt opened to full house in main theatre for noon show.
Darshan targets coolies,hotel workers and his recent shourya was empty everywhere without opening.
ganesh movies are like old ramakrishna’s with predictable story,acting…UU was not full on opening day for fdfs despite releasing in small theatre.
upendra is not hero material,none are booking him nowadays.He himself told that he got producer for his direction after 3 years search.Dhanraj was well known producer in 90′s,we all very well know after h2o what happened to his careeer.