Rockline Venkatesh

Rockline Venkatesh
Born
T. N. Venkatesh
(1963-03-24) 24 March 1963
Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupations
Years active1987–present
SpousePushpakumari
Children2

Thirupathi Narasimhalunaidu Venkatesh (born 24 March 1963), better known by his stage name Rockline Venkatesh, is an Indian actor and film producer known for his works predominantly in Kannada films. He is the founder and owner of the production and distribution company, Rockline Entertainments which has directed over five films as of 2012. In 2015 he co-produced Bajrangi Bhaijaan which earned the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment at the 63rd National Film Awards.[1]

Career

1987–2010

Venkatesh began his career in films as a stuntman and playing supporting roles in 1987. In 1992, he produced his first television series, Ashawadigalu.[2] He started his production venture in 1996 with co-production of Ayudha. He has made films with original stories and also remakes from other languages. He has made films with top super stars of Kannada film industry like Vishnuvardhan, Ambareesh, Ravichandran, Shivaraj Kumar, Upendra, Sudeep, Puneeth Rajkumar, Darshan, Vijay and others and also made a few small budget films. He has used top film directors like Ravichandran, S.V.Rajendra Singh Babu, D.Rajendra Babu, S. Narayan, KV Raju, Om Prakash Rao, MS Rajashekhar, Sadhu Kokila, Dayal Padmanabhan, Meher Ramesh and others. In 2009, When IDBI started financing Kannada films, Rockline Venkatesh one of the initial producers to welcome the bank to Industry.[3] Rockline Productions has now become a brand name in the Kannada film industry which has produced several blockbusters like Preethse, Preethsodh Thappa, Yaare Neenu Cheluve, Ajay, Mourya, Diggajaru, and Dakota Express.[4][5][6]

2010 – present

Venkatesh at the launch of Celebrity Cricket League 4

In 2010, The ongoing buzz was created when it was said superstar Upendra is directing a movie after 10 years, Rockline Venkatesh produced the movie and its said that they spend lakhs of money on photoshoot itself.[7][8] Later it was mentioned that Rohit Shetty from Hindi film industry would direct the Hindi version of the film.[9] Recently Venkatesh has been seen working with superstars from various industries, he made his debut as a Telugu film producer with 2014's Power, starring Ravi Teja, Lingaa starring Rajnikanth which released in various languages and in 2015 he associated with Bollywood's superstar Salman Khan for the film Bajrangi Bhaijaan which emerged as a commercial success grossing over ₹6.25 billion worldwide and in the process and became the third highest grossing Indian film[10] after PK and Baahubali.

On New Year's Eve 2015, Killing Veerappan by Ram Gopal Varma was released. Rockline Venkatesh has keyed well in the prominent role as a police officer (where he has performed police roles in movies such as Agni IPS and Police Story) who becomes one of the victim to the killings of Veerappan.

In mid 2016 Rockline Venkatesh acquired the remake rights of Marathi blockbuster Sairat for four southern languages. Sairat, the critically acclaimed love story is the first Marathi film to gross over ₹100 crore (US$15 million) worldwide.[11]Rinku Rajguru, heroine of the Marathi film Sairat will make Sandalwood debut with the Kannada version directed by S. Narayan.[12]

In January 2017, Rockline Venkatesh's first Malayalam film was announced. The film, starring Mohanlal and Manju Warrier, was directed by B. Unnikrishnan while Tamil actor Vishal has been cast as the main villain.[13][14]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

As producer

Kannada films

Year Title Notes
1992 Belli ModagaluRemake of Seetharamaiah Gari Manavaralu
1993Ananda JyothiBased on the novel Maangalya Maale by Kakolu Saroja Rao
1994Rasika
1995HimapathaBased on the novel of same name by T. K. Rama Rao
1996Aayudha
1997Agni IPS
LaaliKarnataka State Film Award for Second Best Film
1998Kurubana RaniCo-written by V. Vijayendra Prasad
Yaare Neenu CheluveRemake of Kadhal Kottai
Preethsod ThappaRemake of Ninne Pelladata
1999Naanu Nanna HendthiruRemake of Thaikulame Thaikulame
2000PreethseRemake of Darr
Krishna LeeleRemake of Gokulathil Seethai
2001DiggajaruRemake of Natpukkaga
JodiRemake of Darling Darling
UsireRemake of Bharathi Kannamma
2002Dakota ExpressRemake of Ee Parakkum Thalika
NagarahavuRemake of Baazigar
2003Ondagona BaaRemake of Kalisundam Raa
2004MauryaRemake of Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi
2005VarshaRemake of Hitler
2006AjayRemake of Okkadu
SirivanthaRemake of Aa Naluguru
2008 Bombaat
2009YodhaRemake of Bose
Junglee
DevruRemake of Abhimanyu
Manasaare
2010Super
2012Dakota PictureRemake of Malamaal Weekly
2016 Kotigobba 2
Sundaranga JaanaRemake of Bhale Bhale Magadivoy
2017Manasu MalligeRemake of Sairat
2018BrihaspathiRemake of Velaiilla Pattadhari
2019Natasaarvabhowma
Aadi Lakshmi Puraana
2023 Kaatera[15]
2024Karataka Damanaka[16][17]

Other language films

Year Title Language Notes
2003 DumTamilRemake of Appu
2005 MajaaRemake of Thommanum Makkalum
2014PowerTelugu
LingaaTamil Cameo appearance in the song "Oh Nanba"
2015Bajrangi BhaijaanHindi
2016 Mudinja Ivana PudiTamil
2017 VillainMalayalam[18][19]
2018 Aatagadharaa SivaTeluguRemake of Rama Rama Re...

As actor

Year Film Role Notes
1989Hongkongnalli Agent Amar[20]
1993Ananda JyothiBased on the novel Maangalya Maale by Kakolu Saroja Rao
1993Anuragada Alegalu
1994RasikaRajeev
1996Police Story
1997Agni IPSBaasha Khan
2000Independence DayKannada-Tamil film
2002DheeraRemake of Evadra Rowdy[21]
Dakota ExpressKrishnaRemake of Ee Parakkum Thalika
BalaramaBalaramaRemake of Yerra Mandaram
NagarahavuRemake of Baazigar
2007Police Story 2Vijay
2008Kaamannana MakkaluKrishna
2009DevruRemake of Thalai Nagaram which itself was based on Malayalam movie Abhimanyu
2012Dakota PictureKrishnaRemake of Malamaal Weekly
2014LingaaMan at the barTamil filmCameo appearance in the song "Oh Nanba"
2016Killing VeerappanT. Harikrishna
Nataraja ServiceInspector Venkatesh
2018NaachiyaarFeroz KhanTamil film
8MM BulletKK
2019KurukshetraShalya

References

  1. ^"63rd National Film Awards"(PDF) (Press release). Directorate of Film Festivals. 28 March 2016. Archived(PDF) from the original on 7 October 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  2. ^Shenoy, Archana (28 April 2002). "New sensation". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 20 May 2002. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  3. ^"IDBI not keen on financing Kannada films". Rediff. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  4. ^"Celebs at Karnataka Chalanachitra Kalavidara Sangha". ask4tick.com. 13 February 2018. Archived from the original on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  5. ^"FTII-like institute to come up in Bengaluru". newindianexpress.com. 11 February 2018. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  6. ^"Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce". newindianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  7. ^"Upendra, the director returns". Rediff. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  8. ^"'Soodhu Kavvum' to have Kannada remake". Business Standard. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  9. ^"ROHIT SHETTY TO REMAKE SOODHU KAVVUM". Bangalore Mirror. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  10. ^"Bajrangi Bhaijaan Total Box Office collections – Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Harshaali". www.belvoireagle.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  11. ^"Success ka effect: Sairat to now be remade in 4 different languages!". DNA India. 12 June 2016. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  12. ^"Kannada Remake Of Marathi Film Sairat Launched". filmibeat. 14 October 2016. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  13. ^"Vishal's role in Malayalam debut revealed?". The New Indian Express. 27 January 2017. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  14. ^"Vishal to play the main antagonist in Mohanlal's next?". www.bollywoodlife.com. 27 January 2017. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  15. ^"Darshan's 'Kaatera' gets a release date". thehindu. 29 November 2023. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  16. ^Y Maheswara Reddy (25 August 2023). "Almost ready". Bangalore Mirror. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  17. ^"Director Yogaraj Bhat Reveals The Meaning Of His Upcoming Film's Title Karataka Damanaka". News18. 15 July 2023. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  18. ^"Vishal to make his Malayalam debut in Mohanlal's next". The Indian Express. 27 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  19. ^"Actor Vishal to make Mollywood debut in Mohanlal-starrer". manoramaonline.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  20. ^"Hongkongnalli Agent Amar (1989) Kannada movie: Cast & Crew".
  21. ^"Indiainfo: Kannada: Dheera - Review". Archived from the original on 1 October 2002.
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