UFO Moviez and Crown Infotainment, the companies that have won the rights for in-theatre telecast of IPL-III, have run into a conflict with producers’ associations in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

IPL and UFO movies had planned to show live matches in single screens and multiplexes as well beginning march 12. The IPL 3 committee and UFO movies had struck deal with 629 theaters across India to show live matches.
In Belgaum CHITRA theater was also listed in the theaters list which was supposed to show the matches live but the The Kannada Film Producers Association has raised objection of screening the matches live in cinema halls. Kannada film producers, reeling under losses, have opposed the live telecast of IPL cricket matches in multiplexes. If multiplexes and single screens show IPL matches then the screens available for showing Kannada movies will be very less.

As of today still it is uncertain whether Live matches will be shown in Belgaum or no. So the IPL fans planning to enjoy the matches like in the stadium will be dis heartened for sure.

The film, “Parikshe” or “Pareekshe” of the debutant director A R Ravindra is about the injustice and atrocities against lower caste people in North Karnataka.

Anu Prabhakar plays the lead character of Bangari, while there are several new faces. The most prominent among them is Yenagi Balappa, who plays the conscientious village headman.

Politician-producer Sanjay Patil, MLA, and Nataraj (both from Belgaum), Muniraj, Shantamma, Siddaraj Kalyankar, Master Kiran, C.S. Patil and Girish Jatti form the cast. MLA Sanjay Patil is a first tie producer as is the director.

Hemant Kumar provides the music while vocalist Sangeeta Katti, also from north Karnataka, is the only singer for the one song in the film. Sitaram Karant has scripted the story, while Shashidhar Bhat has written the dialogues using typical Kannada dialect akin to north Karnataka, particularly Belgaum district.

The film has been shot in the villages of Hannikere, Gajapati, Bairanahatti, Kukkadali and Bendigeri.

The movie traces the life of Bangari, a Dalit woman, who is subjected to discrimination and false accusations due to her caste.

Bangari faces the wrath of her family and villagers after the village doctor, whose advances she resists, spreads a rumor that she is affected by AIDS. There is a scene where Bangari helps an upper caste woman. Instead of gratitude, she is criticized for touching an upper caste woman.

The movie is all set to release in March.

Source: Rediff & The Hindu

Sharukh Khan & Kajol fans no more looking back, My name is khan has been released today at Big cinemas and Nartaki. An odd day indeed but what can be done.

BIG Cinemas – 12, 3.15,6.30 & 9.45pm.

Nartaki – 3, 6, 9 pm.

After all the Hoo Halla My Name is Khan is not getting released in Maharashtra and Belgaum as well.

But there is one film releasing this week which has a Belgaum connection.

Its the Kannada movie ‘Crazy Kutumba’ the remake of the Marathi movie ‘De Dhakka’. All of the ‘crazy’ characters along with two musicians travel from Belgaum to Bangalore in a malfunctioning autorickshaw so that Gowri can participate in a dance competition. Their encounters, both funny and grievous, on this journey form the better part of the film. The dialect is from north Karnataka but it has been kept simple enough for comprehension.

ACTORS:Ramesh Aravind, Ananth Nag, Sana, Rajinikanth, Dhanya, Harish

the movie is running at SWAROOP for regular shows 12.15,3.15,6.15,9.15pm.

AAB broke the news of second multiplex in Belgaum and here more details to add to it. Read here

The INOX Belgaum will have THREE SCREEN and total capacity of 897 persons.

The INOX website does not make a mention of the address but it is Chandan Cinema for sure.