Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah

Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah is an Indian producer best known for his Kannada films. His debut film Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu[2] 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.[3] He co-produced the multiple award-winning Kannada film Jeerjimbe.[4]

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

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
NoYearFilmDirectorActorsLanguageNotes
12016Godhi Banna Sadharana MykattuHemanth RaoAnant Nag, Rakshit Shetty, Vasishta N. SimhaKannadaWon Bengaluru International Film Festival Award
2Kirik PartyRishab ShettyRakshit Shetty, Rashmika Mandanna, Samyuktha HegdeKannada30% Stake holder[9]
32017HuliraayaArvind KaushikBalu NagendraKannadaPresented & Distribution
42018Humble Politician NograjSaad KhanDanish SaitKannadaProducer
5MercuryKarthik SubbarajPrabhu DevaSilentDistribution
6Katheyondu ShuruvagideSenna HegdeDiganth, Pooja DevariyaKannadaProducer
7JeerjimbeKarthik SaragurSiri Vanalli, LavanyaKannadaCo-Producer along with Beehive Productions. This film won four Karnataka State Film Awards, the most for any film in 2017[10]
82019Avane SrimannarayanaSachin RaviRakshit Shetty, Shanvi SrivastavaKannadaProducer
92020Bheema Sena Nala MaharajaKarthik SaragurAravinnd Iyer, Arohi NarayanKannadaProducer
102021Thinkalazhcha NishchayamSenna HegdeManoj K. U., Ajisha Prabhakaran, Anagha Narayanan, Unnimaya Nalppadam, Sunil SuryaMalayalamProducer[11]
11 2022 Avatara Purusha Suni Sharan Ashika Ranganath Kannada Producer

Awards
YearAwardCategoryResult
2017 Bengaluru International Film Festival Award 3rd Best Film Won
2017 Karnataka State Film Awards Best children film Won
2020 68th National Film AwardsBest Feature Film in MalayalamWon [12]
2021 51st Kerala State Film AwardsSecond Best Film for Thinkalazhcha NishchayamWon [13]

References
  1. Sharadhaa, A (28 November 2016). "Pushkar films buys a stake in kirik party". The New Indian Express.
  2. "Ghodibanna sadaranna mykattu website - Ananth nag - Directed by Hemanth Rao - Produced by Pushkar Mallikarjunaiah - Ghodibanna sadaranna mykattu website Only on Chitraloka.com -Indian Movies - Kannada Movie Portal". Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  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.
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