H. K. Prakash

H. K. Prakash is an Indian film producer and businessman best known for his Kannada films. He has produced successful Kannada films like RangiTaranga and Avane Srimannarayana under his production banner Shree Devi Entertainers.

H. K. Prakash
Born	(1971-10-03) 3 October 1971 (age 53) Kunigal, Tumkur district, Karnataka, India
Occupations	Businessman Film Producer
Known for	RangiTaranga

Career

After succeeding in real estate business, Prakash entered Kannada Film Industry with the film RangiTaranga,^[1][2] which was directed by Anup Bhandari. RangiTaranga turned out to be one of the biggest blockbusters. It also opened overseas market for Kannada films in a big way. It became the first Kannada film to release in many countries, the first Kannada film to appear on the New York Box Office Listing and the first and only Kannada film to run for 50 days in USA.^[3][4][5][6] RangiTaranga was also one of the 305 films shortlisted for the Academy Awards (The Oscars) but did not make it to the final nominations^[7]. Since then Prakash has been into film production frequently.

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Ref.
2015	RangiTaranga	[8]
2019	Katha Sangama	[9]
	Avane Srimannarayana	[10]
2023	Spooky College	[11]

Awards

Year[a]	Film	Award	Category	Result	Ref
2016	RangiTaranga	Karnataka State Film Awards 2015	Best First Film of New Director	Won	[12]
		63rd Filmfare Awards South	Best Film Kannada	Won	[13]
		IIFA Utsavam 2015	Best Film Kannada	Won	[14]
		5th SIIMA Awards	Best Film Kannada	Nominated	[15]
2021	Avane Srimannarayana	9th SIIMA Awards	Best Film Kannada	Nominated	[16]

Notes

1. Refers to the year in which the ceremony was held.

References

1. "Rangitaranga Producer Prakash Felicitate Film Feternities Stills | 261962 | Movie Press Meet Pics | Latest Event Images & Stills". nettv4u. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
2. RangiTaranga (2015) - IMDb, retrieved 29 September 2021
3. IBTimes (18 August 2015). "Box Office Collection: 'RangiTaranga' Creates History to Overpower 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan', 'Baahubali', 'Vaalu' but fails to Beat "Brothers in US". www.ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
4. "From 'KGF' to ' Rangitaranga': Top 5 recent films which made Kannada film industry proud". The Times of India. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
5. Shyam Prasad SShyam Prasad S. (18 August 2015). "Rangi Taranga does a Bahubali in USA". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
6. "RangiTaranga Becomes Biggest Overseas Release Ever". Desimartini. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
7. "Never expected 'RangiTaranga' to make it to Oscar race: Anup Bhandari". The Indian Express. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
8. "Rangi Taranga completes 1-year run | Bengaluru News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
9. "'Katha Sangama' all set to hit the screens on December 6 - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
10. "Avane Srimannarayana set to release on December 27 - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
11. "Kushi & Vivek Simha come together for Bharath's upcoming psychological thriller". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
12. "Karnataka State Film Awards, 2015: Full List". Bangalore Mirror. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
13. "Winners of the 63rd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South)". filmfare.com. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
14. "iifa Utsavam". iifautsavam.com. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
15. "SIIMA Awards Kannada 2016 Full Show Live & Winners List". Scooptimes. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
16. Hymavathi, Ravali (18 September 2021). "SIIMA Awards 2020 & 2021: Check Out The Nominations, Ceremony Date And Time Of This Most Awaited Gala Event". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 28 September 2021.

External links

• H. K. Prakash at IMDb