Prakash Belawadi
Prakash Belawadi is an Indian theatre artist, film director, television and media personality, who's also a teacher, activist and a journalist. He hails from Bangalore.[1] He has participated in many seminars, conferences and festivals in India and abroad. He is a motivational speaker at events and TEDx conferences.[2][3][4][5] He is also a mentor with the founding team of BISFF (Bengaluru International Short Film Festival) since 2010.[6]
Prakash Belawadi | |
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Belawadi during the making of theatrical play of Parva, in 2020-21 | |
| Born | 3rd March 1961 |
| Alma mater | UVCE, Bangalore |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, filmmaker |
| Notable work | Madras Cafe Airlift The Tashkent Files The Kashmir Files |
| Political party | Lok Satta Party |
| Spouse | Chandrika |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent |
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| Relatives | Sudha Belawadi (sister) Samyukta Hornad (niece) |
Early life edit
Belawadi was born into a family of theatre artists in Bangalore, in the erstwhile Mysore State (now Karnataka).[7] His father, Belawadi Nanjundaiah Narayan (1929–2003) popularly known as Makeup Nani, was a personality in Kannada theatre, who also appeared in films, and worked as a make-up artist. His mother, Bhargavi Narayan, was a renowned film and theatre artiste. His siblings Sujata, Sudha and Pradeep, and nieces and nephews are also variously connected with theatre, music, television and cinema.[8] He completed his elementary education at Mahila Seva Samaja, higher school education in National High School, following which he completed his pre-university course at National College, Bangalore.[9] He obtained a degree in mechanical engineering from University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering in 1983,[10]
Awards edit
- Prakash Belawadi's debut film Stumble, which he wrote and directed, won the National Award for Best Film in the English language, 2003.[11]
- He was conferred ‘Pratibha Bhushan’ in 2003 by the Government of Karnataka for his contribution to culture.[12]
- He was recipient of Karnataka Nataka Academy Award (2011–12) for his contribution to English and Kannada-language theatre,[13] and
- He was awarded the ‘Pride of Karnataka’ by Bangalore Round Table (2015),.[14]
- He was the ‘Varshada Kannadiga’ (2015) in the field of entertainment, conferred by News 18 Kannada.[15]
- He was given Helpmann Award, Australia (2019) for Best Actor, Male in the play 'Counting and Cracking', Belvoir St. Theatre, Sydney".[16][17]
International edit
Belawadi as mentioned earlier has participated in many seminars, conferences and festivals in India[18][19][20][21][22] and abroad, including the Beyond Bollywood conference at the Gothenburg International Film Festival, 2010 [23] the Performing Arts Market conference in Seoul, 2011 [24] the 50th Theatertreffen – annual theatre festival meet at Berlin, 2013 [25] and the seminar and exhibition, ‘Nature – A Good Idea’ at Trollhättan, Sweden in 2014.[26] He has been faculty for film courses in Sweden and Istanbul, Turkey.[27]
Partial filmography edit
Films edit
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Abachurina Postofficu | Kannada | Child actor | |
| 1978 | Muyyi | Kannada | Child actor | |
| 1999 | Kanooru Heggadithi | Kannada | ||
| 2001 | Mathadana | Kannada | ||
| 2013 | Madras Cafe | Bala | Hindi | |
| 2014 | Youngistaan | Murli Mukundan | Hindi | |
| 2015 | Benkipatna | Limba Rama | Kannada | |
| Uttama Villain | Dr D. S. (Neurosurgeon) | Tamil | ||
| Aatagara | Dr. Chetan Bhagawat | Kannada | ||
| Fading Red | ACP Ravikumar | Kannada | Short film | |
| Kendasampige | DCP Suryakanth | Kannada | ||
| Talvar | Ramshankar Pillai | Hindi | ||
| 2016 | Wazir | DCP | Hindi | |
| Last Bus | Sandy | Kannada | ||
| Airlift | George Kutty | Hindi | ||
| Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu | A Government Officer | Kannada | ||
| Ishtakamya | Vikranth | Kannada | ||
| Te3n | Kumar | Hindi | ||
| 2017 | Take Off | Rajan Menon | Malayalam | |
| Aake | PK | Kannada | ||
| Meri Pyaari Bindu | Bindu's father | Hindi | ||
| Solo | Vishnu | Malayalam | Bilingual film | |
| Tamil | ||||
| Dayavittu Gamanisi | Kannada | |||
| Aval | Joshua | Tamil[28] | Bilingual film | |
| The House Next Door | Hindi | |||
| Mufti | Social worker | Kannada | ||
| 2018 | Sanju | Kamal Kishore "KK" Arora | Hindi | |
| 2019 | The Accidental Prime Minister | M. K. Narayanan | Hindi | |
| Thackeray | George Fernandes | Hindi | ||
| Natasaarvabhowma | Shruthi's uncle | Kannada | ||
| The Tashkent Files | GK Ananthasuresh | Hindi | ||
| Saaho | Shinde | Telugu | Bilingual film | |
| Hindi | ||||
| Katha Sangama | Sathya Murthy | Kannada | ||
| 2020 | Shakuntala Devi | Bishaw Mitra Mani | Hindi | |
| Soorarai Pottru | Prakash Babu | Tamil | ||
| Yuvarathnaa | Shatrughan Salimath | Kannada | ||
| 2021 | 100 | Sadanand | Kannada | |
| 2022 | One Cut Two Cut | Pruthiraj | Kannada | |
| The Kashmir Files | Dr. Mahesh Kumar | Hindi | ||
| India Lockdown | M. Nageshwar Rao | Hindi | ||
| Hope | Vijayasimha | Kannada | ||
| Head Bush | Kannada | |||
| 2023 | Pentagon | Kannada | Anthology film; segment Kamaturam Na Bhayam Na Lajja | |
| Pathaan | Dr. Sahani | Hindi | ||
| Mysore Masala: The UFO Incident | Dr. Satyaprakash | Kannada | [29] | |
| 2024 | O2 | Dr. Mrutyunjay | Kannada | |
| The Judgement† | Kannada | [30] |
Television edit
| Year | Name | Role | Language | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Smoke | Bhau | Hindi | Eros Now | |
| 2020 | High | Dr. Shridhar Roy | Hindi | MX Player | |
| 2021 | Mumbai Diaries 26/11 | Dr. Mani Subramaniam | Hindi | Amazon Prime Video | recurring role |
| 2022 | Humble Politician Nograj | Krishna Gundu Bala (KGB) | Kannada | Voot Select | Main cast |
As director edit
- His debut film feature has now been included in the national telecaster Doordarshan's Best of Indian Cinema series.[31]
- The serial ‘Garva’, which he wrote and directed in 2001 is still considered a classic among Kannada serials.[32]
But Belawadi believes he belongs to the stage.[33]
Activism edit
Belawadi is one of the founding members of Citizens for Bengaluru, an active platform for people to engage with the city government to make it accountable to citizens.[34] Belawadi curates ‘Rotary Avani’, an annual ecology festival in Bengaluru between 22 April, International Mother Earth Day and 5 June, World Environment Day, to create awareness about the environment, in The Five Elements – Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Sky, so that people, together with government, industry, business and citizens can participate in initiatives to improve urban ecological health.[35][36]
References edit
- ^ Patel, Aakar (31 August 2013). "A restless Renaissance Man".
- ^ "TEDx talks by Prakash Belwadi". Simply Life India Speakers Bureau.
- ^ "Interactive Movies, Prakash Belawadi, TEDxSIBMBengaluru". YouTube.
- ^ "When Tomorrow Comes, Prakash Belawadi, TEDxBITBangalore". YouTube.
- ^ "Identities," Are you really what you are ? ", Prakash Belawadi, TEDxNMIMSBangalore". YouTube.
- ^ . Bengaluru International Short Film Festival. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "BEST OF BANGALORE - Innovation Edition". Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ "Family time in Kannada films". Deccan Herald. 8 November 2019.
- ^ . My Bengaluru. 26 March 2010. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "Alumni of UVCE".
- ^ "The 50th National Film Awards". outlookindia.com.
- ^ "Pratibha Bhushan title is conferred on Nikhil Joshi and Prakash Belawadi (culture)". The Times of India. 19 August 2003. Retrieved 19 August 2003.
- ^ "Venkatswamy, Belawadi get Nataka Academy Awards". newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ^ "Pride of Karnataka Awards 2015". Round Table India blogs.[permanent dead link]
- ^ . Kannadiga of the year 2018. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ "Best Male Actor in a Play, Helpmann Awards 2019".
- ^ "Helpmann awards 2019: Belvoir sweeps stage industry accolades over two nights". TheGuardian.com. 15 July 2019.
- ^ "Archives for Prakash Belawadi". Bangalore Literature Festival.
- ^ Duttagupta, Ishani. "Sweden-India Nobel Memorial Week: Does Rabindranath Tagore still matter". The Economic Times. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ "A Lecture Series on the Practitioner's Approach Lecture 7, Production of Knowledge in the Arts, FIXING CLIVE in HISTORY". The Centre for Contemporary Studies, Indian Institute of Science.
- ^ "Prakash Belwadi at the Mangaluru Literary Festival 2018". The Hindu. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ "Prakash Belwadi at the Mangaluru Literary Festival 2019". The Deccan Herald. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Beyond Bollywood". GU Journal no 5-2010. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- ^ "Venue in Need for More In-depth Interactive Discussions" (PDF).
- ^ HORWITZ, ANDY (23 August 2013). "Notes From Berlin". culturebot.org. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ^ "NATURE: A GOOD IDEA".
- ^ . akademinvaland.gu.se. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ "Mani Ratnam isn't a fan of horror films: Milind Rau".
- ^ Suresh, Sunayana. "A multi-starrer sci-fi adventure drama in the works in Kannada - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ Moviekoop. "The Judgement Movie | Cast, Release Date, Trailer, Posters, Reviews, News, Photos and Videos". Moviekoop. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "THE BEST of INDIAN CINEMA on DD NATIONAL 'Stumble'". facebook.com.
- ^ . metrosaga.com. 23 September 2018. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ ""I Can Quit Acting, Not Theatre" Says Actor-Director Prakash Belawadi". starofmysore.com. 2 August 2017.
- ^ "How Bengaluru got its pride back: The steel flyover protests gave it a robust citizen's movement". scroll.in. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Celebrating Environment by Rotary Avani".
- ^ I'm involved in issues that hurt us the most: Prakash Belawadi-Yourstory
External links edit
- Prakash Belawadi at IMDb