Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah

Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah
Born (1980-09-11) 11 September 1980 (age 44)
Koratagere, Tumkur district, Karnataka, India
Education
OccupationFilm Producer
Years active2013–present
Known for
AwardsBengaluru International Film Festival Award–2017

Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah is an Indian producer best known for his Kannada films. His debut film Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu was a blockbuster hit which was released in 2016 followed by another collaboration with actor and producer Rakshit Shetty in Kirik Party which is now all-time top three hit movies in Kannada.[2][3] He co-produced the multiple award-winning Kannada film Jeerjimbe.[4]

Early life

Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah was born on 11 September 1980 to K.N Mallikarjunaiah and Manjula Devi B.S in, a Koratagere town in Tumkur district, Karnataka. Pushkar graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical from M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology in 2003 and further pursued his M.S. in Automotive (UK) from the University of Hertfordshire from United Kingdom in 2005. Later worked as a SAP consultant for few years and quit his job to live his dream as an entrepreneur. He then started his construction business from the year 2009. His film journey started in the year 2016 with a blockbuster hit Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu.

Career

Pushkar's debut production Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu which was directed by Hemanth Rao, starring Anant Nag and Rakshit Shetty produced under his banner Pushkar Films went on to become a blockbuster hit. The movie is amongst the all-time top 3 highest grossing Kannada movie in terms of overseas collection. It stands at 4th position in terms of number of shows played at Karnataka Multiplexes.

His next project was Kirik Party, where he bought[5] a stake of 30% under his banner Pushkar Films was yet another blockbuster. The film was released in 2016, this movie created a history of becoming 2nd highest profitable movie[6] in Kannada cinema with a near turnover of more than 40 crores and the movie is still running in theaters heading towards completing its 100 days run.[7] Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah's upcoming production venture is titled as Humble Politician Nograj starring Danish Sait.[8] Produced under his banner Pushkar films in association with Rakshit Shetty’s Paramvah Studios, this movie is expected to be released in August 2017.

Pushkar received the Bengaluru International Film Festival award during February 2017 for his debut production film Godhi Banna Sadharna Mykattu as the 3rd best Kannada cinema.

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
No Year Film Director Actors Language Notes
1 2016 Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu Hemanth Rao Anant Nag, Rakshit Shetty, Vasishta N. Simha Kannada Won Bengaluru International Film Festival Award
2 Kirik Party Rishab Shetty Rakshit Shetty, Rashmika Mandanna, Samyuktha Hegde Kannada 30% Stake holder[9]
3 2017 Huliraaya Arvind Kaushik Balu Nagendra Kannada Presented & Distribution
4 2018 Humble Politician Nograj Saad Khan Danish Sait Kannada Producer
5 Mercury Karthik Subbaraj Prabhu Deva Silent Distribution
6 Katheyondu Shuruvagide Senna Hegde Diganth, Pooja Devariya Kannada Producer
7 Jeerjimbe Karthik Saragur Siri Vanalli, Lavanya Kannada Co-Producer along with Beehive Productions. This film won four Karnataka State Film Awards, the most for any film in 2017[10]
8 2019 Avane Srimannarayana Sachin Ravi Rakshit Shetty, Shanvi Srivastava Kannada Producer
9 2020 Bheema Sena Nala Maharaja Karthik Saragur Aravinnd Iyer, Arohi Narayan Kannada Producer
10 2021 Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam Senna Hegde Manoj K. U., Ajisha Prabhakaran, Anagha Narayanan, Unnimaya Nalppadam, Sunil Surya Malayalam Producer[11]
11 2022 Avatara Purusha Suni Sharan Ashika Ranganath Kannada Producer
12 10 Karm Chawla Vinay Rajkumar Kannada Producer
13 2024 Avatara Purusha 2 Suni Sharan Ashika Ranganath Kannada Producer

Awards

Year Award Category Result
2017 Bengaluru International Film Festival Award 3rd Best Film Won
2017 Karnataka State Film Awards Best children film Won
2020 68th National Film Awards Best Feature Film in Malayalam Won [12]
2021 51st Kerala State Film Awards Second Best Film for Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam Won [13]

References

  1. ^ Sharadhaa, A (28 November 2016). "Pushkar films buys a stake in kirik party". The New Indian Express.
  2. ^ http://www.chitraloka.com/godhibanna/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "Sandalwood film 'Kirik Party' grosses over Rs 40 crore". 18 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  4. ^ Upadhyaya, Prakash (12 April 2017). "Karnataka State Film Awards 2016: Amaravathi, Jeer Jimbe bag major honours, Kirik Party declared Popular Entertaining Film". International Business Times.
  5. ^ Sharadhaa, A (28 November 2016). "Pushkar films buys a stake in kirik party". Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Pushkar films takes 'Kirik Party', GBSM producer new move - Simply Cinema Kannada". Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Producer Mallikarjun Decodes The Success Of Kirik Party". 7 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Pushkar Mallikarjun and Hemanth Rao joins for different project". Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  9. ^ "IndiaGlitz - Pushkar films takes Kirik Party GBSM producer new move - Kannada Movie News". Archived from the original on 19 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  10. ^ Kumar, Santhosh (18 April 2017). "Amaravathi And Jeer Jimbe Bagged Top Honours At Karnataka State Film Awards 2016". Filmibeat.
  11. ^ "Senna Hegde's film wins big at Kerala State Film awards". The Times Of India. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  12. ^ "National Film Awards: Suriya, Ajay Devgn share best actor title, Aparna Balamurali wins best actress". English Mathrubhumi News. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  13. ^ "51st Kerala State Film Awards: The full winners list". Indian Express. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.