Kannada Movie Review Laughing Buddha - Cast & Crew

Teju Belawadi is an Indian-Actress. She primarily focuses on the South Indian Cinema. Her father is Prakash Belawadi, the legendary actor and Chandrika Belawadi. He has a sister Meghana Belawadi, who is married to Shashi Kiran. She completed her schooling from Kumarans, Bangalore and completed her graduation from Christ College, Bangalore. She did her post-graduation in NMKRV College, Bangalore and went to Ninasam Theater Institute, Shimoga. By the year 2019, she won the best achiever award. She started her career in the Kannada Movie, 'Gantumoote’ which is directed by Roopa Rao.

Nithesh Nanjundaradhya is an assistant director in the Kannada film industry, recognized by a few for his solid contribution to filmmaking. He has worked on notable projects like Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai and was also an assistant director on the hit film Kantara. Nithesh played a key role in HERO as both an assistant director and co-writer, particularly contributing to the popular song Baananchige Oduva Baara.

Rishab Shetty is a Kannada film actor and director. He was born on July 7 in Keradi Village, Kundapur, Karnataka. He studied film direction at the Government Film and TV Institute in Bangalore and started his career as an Assistant Director to A.M.R. Ramesh in the 2006 bilingual drama film, Cyanide. Afterward, he assisted Arvind Kaushik in a television series before he made his acting debut in the Kannada film, Tuglak (2012), which Kaushik also directed. In 2013, Shetty did a small stint as a police officer in Pawan Kumar’s romantic psychological thriller film, Lucia.

Anirudh Mahesh is a well-known Indian actor, director, and screenplay artist. He was born on August 27 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. Anirudh has been interested in theater since he was a child. Acting was a passion that he followed, becoming what he is today. Before coming into the film industry, he did a lot of theater. Later, he got the opportunity to try his luck in the film industry. Most of his work got published in the Kannada and Tamil languages. Some of his best work includes Hero (2021), Harikathe Alla Girikathe (2022), 10 (2022), 777 Charlie (2022), and Aba Jaba Daba (2022).

Raghu Niduvalli is an Indian film Lyricist/writer who has worked mainly in the Kannada film industry. Raghu Niduvalli has worked in well-known motion pictures like Seetharama Kalyana, Beautiful Manasugalu.

Deepak Yeragara is a famous Telugu cinematographer. He obtained a Bachelor of Computer Application degree from Infant Jesus School and a Diploma in Cinematography from the Govt Film and Television Institute. He started his career only after finishing school. He worked as an intern in the Kannada film industry for two years, after which he came to Mumbai in 2015 and worked as a lighting technician in the light unit. After working here for a year, he also worked in the Gujarati and Kannada film industries.

Vishnu Vijay is a well-known Indian music composer from the Malayalam film industry. He was born on 1 December 1989 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. He studied at Government Model Boys Higher Secondary School, Thiruvananthapuram, and completed graduation in vocal music from Swathi Thirunal College of Music, Thiruvananthapuram. He also has a bachelor's degree in performing arts. He got musical training from Indian flutist Kudamaloor Janardanan.

KM Prakash is an Indian editor of films. He was born in the city of Bangaluru, located in Karnataka, India. He has worked in industries like Sandalwood, Kollywood, and Tollywood. He works predominantly in the Kannada movie industry. He has worked in popular movies like Trivikrama, Marigold, etc. His latest film was Trivikrama which will be released in 2021. Trivikrama is a romantic movie starring Vikram Ravichandran, Akansha Sharma, and Akshara Gowda. The movie is directed by Sahana Murthy S and produced by Somanna. He is the candidate for the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Editor for the movie “Tony,” released in 2013. He made his debut in 2009 as a film editor in the film “Meghave Meghave.”

Anirudh Acharya is a well-known actor and producer from the Indian film industry. He primarily works in Kannada films. Anirudh started as an actor in Innuendo in 2012. He was an actor in Brahman Naman in 2016, Puta Tirugisi Nodi in 2016, Hondisi Bareyiri in 2023, David in 2023, and Aachar and Co. in 2023. He is currently working on two upcoming projects, Ramana Avatara and Powder, directed by Janardhan Chikanna and Sindhu Sreenivasa Murthy, respectively. Anirudh was the producer of the short series Disco Obu in 2017. Disco Obu is a short drama written and directed by Anand Kishore. He is a brilliant actor in the industry.

Ranjan Shetty is an actor as well as a producer in the Kannada film industry. He started with acting and eventually wasn’t very successful and hence started producing films. He has been fairly good as a producer and has been producing films and acting in them simultaneously. He appeared in films like Gvana Yajna. Working in his movies, he has developed many skills and understanding of many other directorial skills like putting clips and their placement and a bit overview of cinematography. We won't be surprised if he is seen directing films in the future as he has learned the Knitty Gritty of it. 

Sundar Raj is a Sandalwood (Kannada Film Industry) actor born in 1951 in Tamil Nadu. His father is M N Krishnaswamy, an ex-serviceman, and his mother, Vijayalakshmi, he says, was a huge movie buff. He went to National College. His first appearance was in the film Immadi Pulikeshi in 1967. He has worked in more than 180 films in Kannada. He has also served as the Secretary of the Kannada Film Artist Association.

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