Allama  

Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan chief Allama Khadim Hussain Rizvi, who recently led anti-blasphemy and anti-France protests in Islamabad, has passed away. The 54-year-old radical Islamic cleric was highly regarded across Pakistan, especially the Punjab province.

The 64th National Film Awards proved to be lucky for Karnataka as the state has won five awards in various categories. Kannada film industry has won four awards, and the Tulu regional language in the state has bagged an award taking the total count to five.

The pioneer of parallel cinema in Kannada film industry, Director TS Nagabharana’s recent release is Allama, a movie based on the life of the saint whose messages are still relevant. In an exclusive interview, the director speaks about the movie and why he made it.

No doubt, National Award-winning director TS Nagabharana’s attempt to bring to the silver screen the life of saint-poet Allama Prabhu is certainly commendable. Allama is known for his Vachanas (A form of rhythmic writing in Kannada) and also traces his tryst with music, lust and more.
 

National Award-winning director TS Nagabharana is all set to release his movie Allama this Republic Day. Allama is known for his Vachanas (A form of rhythmic writing in Kannada). 

Internationally renowned movie ‘Thithi’, which bagged more than 16 awards, has not been selected as the movie was registered in the competition after the due date