Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy (English: Karnataka Film Academy) was formed by the Government of Karnataka in 2009 to promote film culture in Karnataka.
The academy has taken up several projects to develop a healthy film culture in the state and adopted the motto of promoting 'Education in Cinema and Cinema in Education'.[1]
Activities
Karnataka Chalanachitra Sanstha (Karnataka Movie Academy) has been conducting Film Appreciation Courses in different parts of the Karnataka state, in colleges and film societies. It has also promoted the establishment of district, institutional and campus film societies all over the state. It engaged the members of these societies to participate in the first-ever Karnataka Chalanachitra Sanstha Antarjatiya Chalanachitra Utsava (English: Karnataka Film Academy International Film Festival), a low-budget event with DVD screenings of 100 films, which found overwhelming response in Bengaluru and four other districts of Karnataka.
SV Rajendrasingh has been heading the academy as Mukhya Adhyaksha (English: Chief President) since 2014.[2]
The academy is mandated by the government to conduct the 6th BIFFES (Bangalore International Film Festival), the international film festival in Bengaluru, from 26 December 2013, for a week, showcasing the Chalanachitra Parishrama Alli Uttama (English: Best in Cinema) from around the world.[3]
Belli Hejje
Belli Hejje is the important program arranged by the academy every month. In this event, the academy invites one eminent personality from Cinema field to share their career, achievements with people.
Participants of Belli Hejje are:[4]
† indicates celebrity couple
| Participant
|
Designation
|
Date
|
| Parvathamma Rajkumar
|
Producer
|
14 November 2009
|
| Dwarakish
|
Actor, producer, director
|
18 December 2009
|
| B. Saroja Devi
|
Actress
|
2 January 2010
|
| Siddalingaiah
|
Director
|
13 February 2010
|
| Jayanthi
|
Actress
|
13 March 2010
|
| Geethapriya
|
Lyricist, Director
|
10 April 2010
|
| K. C. N. Gowda
|
Producer
|
15 May 2010
|
| Leelavathi
|
Actress
|
12 June 2010
|
| K. S. L. Swamy
|
Actor, director
|
10 July 2010
|
| Harini
|
Actress
|
14 August 2010
|
| P. B. Srinivas
|
Playback singer
|
4 September 2010
|
| Bharathi Vishnuvardhan
|
Actress
|
9 October 2010
|
| S. K. Bhagavan
|
Director
|
13 November 2010
|
| M. N. Lakshmi Devi
|
Actress
|
11 December 2010
|
• R. N. Sudarshan
• Shylashri†
|
• Actor
• Actress
|
9 January 2011
|
| C. V. Shivashankar
|
Lyricist, director
|
12 February 2011
|
| Rajesh
|
Actor
|
9 April 2011
|
| Rajan
|
Music Director
|
14 May 2011
|
| Prathima Devi Shankar Singh
|
Actress
|
11 June 2011
|
| S. Shivaram
|
Actor, producer
|
9 July 2011
|
| S. D. Ankalagi
|
Producer
|
13 August 2011
|
| Sowkar Janaki
|
Actress
|
10 September 2011
|
| Anant Nag
|
Actor
|
8 October 2011
|
| Srinath
|
Actor
|
12 November 2011
|
| Ambareesh
|
Actor
|
28 December 2011
|
| K. Janakiram
|
Cinematographer, director
|
28 January 2012
|
| Ashok
|
Actor
|
11 February 2012
|
| B. Jaya
|
Actress
|
24 March 2012
|
| Hamsalekha
|
Lyricist, music director
|
April 2012
|
| Mukhyamantri Chandru
|
Actor
|
26 May 2012
|
| K. Sundarnath Suvarna
|
Cinematographer
|
23 June 2012
|
| M. S. Umesh
|
Actor
|
28 July 2012
|
| Kunigal Nagabhushan
|
Writer, actor
|
25 August 2012
|
| S. V. Rajendra Singh Babu
|
Director
|
22 September 2012
|
| C. H. Lokanath
|
Actor
|
27 October 2012
|
| Ramesh Aravind
|
Actor, director
|
17 November 2012
|
| K. V. Gupta
|
|
8 December 2012
|
| Ramesh Bhat
|
Actor
|
19 January 2013
|
| H. R. Bhargava
|
Director
|
16 February 2013
|
| B. K. Sumithra
|
Playback singer
|
16 March 2013
|
| Srinivasa Murthy
|
Actor
|
25 May 2013
|
| Bhavya
|
Actress
|
31 August 2013
|
| Ramakrishna
|
Actor
|
28 September 2013
|
| Suresh Heblikar
|
Actor, director
|
26 October 2013
|
| Kashinath
|
Actor, director
|
30 November 2013
|
• M. K. Sundar Raj
• Prameela Joshai†
|
• Actor
• Actress
|
15 February 2014
|
| Joe Simon
|
Director
|
24 May 2014
|
| Honnavalli Krishna
|
Actor
|
28 June 2014
|
| Jai Jagadish
|
Actor, producer
|
26 July 2014
|
| V. Ravichandran
|
Actor, director
|
12 September 2014
|
| T. S. Nagabharana
|
Director
|
7 August 2015
|
| M. N. Kumar
|
Producer
|
11 September 2015
|
| Doddanna
|
Actor
|
14 November 2015
|
| Shiva Rajkumar
|
Actor
|
30 November 2015
|
| Girish Kasaravalli
|
Director
|
21 December 2015
|
| Sa. Ra. Govindu
|
Producer
|
8 January 2016
|
| Sudha Rani
|
Actress
|
2 July 2016
|
| H. D. Gangaraju
|
|
25 July 2016
|
| Lakshmi
|
Actress
|
7 August 2016
|
| M. Bhakthavathsala
|
Producer
|
17 September 2016
|
| K. C. N. Chandrashekar
|
Producer
|
26 December 2016
|
| Nagathihalli Chandrashekar
|
Director
|
16 March 2017
|
| P. Sheshadri
|
Director
|
10 July 2017
|
| P. R. Ramadas Naidu
|
Director
|
2 September 2017
|
| G. Manoharan Naidu
|
|
10 October 2017
|
| Baraguru Ramachandrappa
|
Writer, director
|
9 November 2017
|
| Suresh Urs
|
Editor
|
17 November 2017
|
| Om Sai Prakash
|
Director
|
14 July 2018
|
| H. G. Dattatreya
|
Actor
|
27 July 2018
|
| B. L. Venu
|
Writer
|
6 October 2018
|
| S. A. Chinnegowda
|
Producer
|
15 June 2019
|
| Vijaya Reddy
|
Director
|
27 July 2019
|
| Richard Castelleno
|
Director
|
3 August 2019
|
