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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian film producer (born 1980)}}<br />
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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah<br />
| honorific_suffix = <br />
| image = Pushkar Mallikarjunaiah.jpg<br />
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|9|11|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Koratagere]], [[Tumkur district]], [[Karnataka]], India<br />
| known_for = {{Ubl<br />
| ''[[Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu]]''<br />
| ''[[Kirik Party]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2016/nov/28/pushkar-films-buys-a-stake-in-kirik-party-1543582.html |title=Pushkar films buys a stake in kirik party |last=Sharadhaa |first=A |website=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=28 November 2016 |language=en}}</ref><br />
| ''[[Humble Politician Nograj]]''<br />
}}<br />
| parents = <!-- include only if they are independently notable or particularly relevant. --><br />
| education = {{Ubl<br />
| [[B.E]], [[Mechanical Engineering]], [[MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology]]<br />
| [[Master of Science|M.S.]], Automotive, [[University of Hertfordshire]]<br />
}}<br />
| occupation = [[Film Producer]] <!-- Occupation(s) as given in the lead. --><br />
| awards = [[Bengaluru International Film Festival|Bengaluru International Film Festival Award–2017]]<br />
| years_active = 2013–present<br />
}}<br />
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'''Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah''' is an Indian [[film producer|producer]] best known for his [[Kannada cinema|Kannada film]]s. His debut film ''[[Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu]]'' 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 cinema|Kannada]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Godhbianna |url=http://www.chitraloka.com/godhibanna/ |access-date=2026-05-01 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/sandalwood-film-kirik-party-grosses-over-rs-40-crore-57409|title=Sandalwood film 'Kirik Party' grosses over Rs 40 crore|date=18 February 2017|access-date=18 February 2017}}</ref> He co-produced the multiple award-winning Kannada film ''[[Jeerjimbe]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/karnataka-state-awards-2016-amaravathi-bags-3-honours-kirik-party-declared-popular-entertaining-722831 |title=Karnataka State Film Awards 2016: Amaravathi, Jeer Jimbe bag major honours, Kirik Party declared Popular Entertaining Film |first=Prakash |last=Upadhyaya |date=12 April 2017|website=[[International Business Times]] | language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah was born on 11 September 1980 to K.N Mallikarjunaiah and Manjula Devi B.S in, a [[village|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]].<br />
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== Career ==<br />
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]].<br />
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His next project was [[Kirik Party]], where he bought<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2016/nov/28/pushkar-films-buys-a-stake-in-kirik-party-1543582.html | title=Pushkar films buys a stake in kirik party|date=28 November 2016|first=A|last=Sharadhaa|access-date=10 December 2018}}</ref> 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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kannada.simplycinema.in/news/pushkar-films-takes-kirik-party-gbsm-producer-new-move/|title=Pushkar films takes 'Kirik Party', GBSM producer new move - Simply Cinema Kannada|access-date=18 February 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/news/2017/producer-mallikarjun-decodes-the-success-of-kirik-party-253600.html|title=Producer Mallikarjun Decodes The Success Of Kirik Party|date=7 February 2017|access-date=18 February 2017}}</ref> Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah's upcoming production venture is titled as ''Humble Politician Nograj'' starring Danish Sait.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ytalkies.com/sandalwood-film-news/pushkar-mallikarjun-and-hemanth-rao-joins-for-different-project|title=Pushkar Mallikarjun and Hemanth Rao joins for different project|access-date=18 February 2017}}</ref> Produced under his banner ''Pushkar films'' in association with [[Rakshit Shetty]]’s Paramvah Studios, this movie is expected to be released in August 2017.<br />
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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]].<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+Key<br />
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}<br />
| Denotes films that have not yet been released<br />
|}<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! No !! Year !! Film !! Director !! Actors !! Language !! Notes<br />
|-<br />
| 1 || rowspan="2" | 2016 || ''[[Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu]]'' ||[[Hemanth Rao]] ||[[Anant Nag]], [[Rakshit Shetty]], [[Vasishta N. Simha]] ||[[Kannada]] || Won [[Bengaluru International Film Festival]] Award<br />
|-<br />
| 2 ||''[[Kirik Party]]'' || [[Rishab Shetty]] || [[Rakshit Shetty]], [[Rashmika Mandanna]], [[Samyuktha Hegde]] ||[[Kannada]] ||30% Stake holder<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/pushkar-films-takes-kirik-party-gbsm-producer-new-move-kannada-news-172567.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219100654/http://www.indiaglitz.com/pushkar-films-takes-kirik-party-gbsm-producer-new-move-kannada-news-172567.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 February 2017|title=IndiaGlitz - Pushkar films takes Kirik Party GBSM producer new move - Kannada Movie News|access-date=18 February 2017}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| 3 || 2017 || ''[[Huliraaya]]''||[[Aravind Kaushik|Arvind Kaushik]]|| Balu Nagendra ||[[Kannada]]|| Presented & Distribution<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || rowspan="4" | 2018 || ''[[Humble Politician Nograj]]''|| [[Saad Khan]] || [[Danish Sait]] || [[Kannada]] || Producer<br />
|-<br />
| 5 ||[[Mercury (film)|''Mercury'']]||[[Karthik Subbaraj]]|| Prabhu Deva || Silent || Distribution<br />
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|-<br />
| 6 ||''[[Katheyondu Shuruvagide]]''||[[Senna Hegde]]||[[Diganth]], [[Pooja Devariya]]||[[Kannada]]|| Producer<br />
|-<br />
| 7 ||''[[Jeerjimbe]]''|| [[Karthik Saragur]] || Siri Vanalli, Lavanya ||[[Kannada]]|| Co-Producer along with Beehive Productions. This film won four [[Karnataka State Film Awards]], the most for any film in 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/news/2017/amaravathi-jeer-jimbe-bag-top-honours-at-karnataka-state-film-awards-2016-258898.html|title=Amaravathi And Jeer Jimbe Bagged Top Honours At Karnataka State Film Awards 2016|first=Santhosh|last=Kumar|date=18 April 2017|website=Filmibeat}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| 8 || 2019 ||''[[Avane Srimannarayana]]'' || Sachin Ravi || [[Rakshit Shetty]], [[Shanvi Srivastava]] || [[Kannada]] || Producer<br />
|-<br />
|9||2020 ||''[[Bheema Sena Nala Maharaja]]''|| [[Karthik Saragur]] || Aravinnd Iyer, Arohi Narayan || [[Kannada]] || Producer<br />
|-<br />
|10||2021||''[[Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam]]'' ||[[Senna Hegde]] ||Manoj K. U., Ajisha Prabhakaran, Anagha Narayanan, Unnimaya Nalppadam, Sunil Surya || [[Malayalam]]|| Producer<ref name=":0">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/senna-hegdes-film-wins-big-at-kerala-state-film-awards/articleshow/87107159.cms |title=Senna Hegde's film wins big at Kerala State Film awards |date=19 October 2021 |access-date=28 October 2021 |work=The Times Of India}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|11<br />
|rowspan=2|2022<br />
|[[Avatara Purusha (2022 film)|''Avatara Purusha'']]<br />
|[[Simple Suni|Suni]]<br />
|[[Sharan (actor)|Sharan]] [[Ashika Ranganath]]<br />
|[[Kannada]]<br />
|Producer<br />
|-<br />
|12<br />
|[[10 (2022 film)|10]]<br />
|Karm Chawla<br />
|[[Vinay Rajkumar]]<br />
|[[Kannada]]<br />
|Producer<br />
|-<br />
|13<br />
|2024<br />
|[[Avatara Purusha 2]]<br />
|[[Simple Suni|Suni]]<br />
|[[Sharan (actor)|Sharan]] [[Ashika Ranganath]]<br />
|[[Kannada]]<br />
|Producer<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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== Awards ==<br />
{{BLP unsourced section|date=July 2021}}<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! Year !! Award !! Category !! Result<br />
|-<br />
| 2017<br />
| [[Bengaluru International Film Festival|Bengaluru International Film Festival Award]]<br />
| ''3rd Best Film''<br />
| {{won}}<br />
|-<br />
| 2017<br />
| [[Karnataka State Film Awards]]<br />
| ''Best children film''<br />
| {{won}}<br />
|-<br />
| 2020<br />
| [[68th National Film Awards]] || [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam|Best Feature Film in Malayalam]] || {{won}} <ref>{{cite news|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/national-film-awards-suriya-ajay-devgn-shares-best-actor-title-aparna-balamurali-wins-big-1.7718000|title=National Film Awards: Suriya, Ajay Devgn share best actor title, Aparna Balamurali wins best actress |date=22 July 2022 |access-date=22 July 2022 |work=English Mathrubhumi News}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|2021<br />
| [[51st Kerala State Film Awards]] || [[Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film|Second Best Film]] for ''[[Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam]]'' || {{won}} <ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/51st-kerala-state-film-awards-winners-list-7574805/lite | title=51st Kerala State Film Awards: The full winners list | date=17 October 2021 | access-date=28 October 2021 | work=Indian Express}}</ref><br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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