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In 2004, Lankesh directed the film '''Monalisa''' starring Dhyan and Sadha in the lead roles. This film brought him to the limelight again and he received the Karnataka State Film Award for '''Best Director''' and '''Best Film'''. Monalisa had a successful run of 25 weeks across Karnataka. The film was one of the first Kannada films to be screened in the Multiplexes.[4] The film ''''Monalisa'''' also had a rare distinction of being dubbed in all South Indian languages. | In 2004, Lankesh directed the film '''Monalisa''' starring Dhyan and Sadha in the lead roles. This film brought him to the limelight again and he received the Karnataka State Film Award for '''Best Director''' and '''Best Film'''. Monalisa had a successful run of 25 weeks across Karnataka. The film was one of the first Kannada films to be screened in the Multiplexes.[4] The film ''''Monalisa'''' also had a rare distinction of being dubbed in all South Indian languages. | ||
In 2006, he directed the film Aishwarya starring Upendra in the lead. This was the debut film for the Bollywood actress [[Deepika Padukone]]. The film opened to full houses, and Lankesh won the [[Filmfare]] Award for Best Director. | In 2006, he directed the film [[Aishwarya (film)|Aishwarya]] starring Upendra in the lead. This was the debut film for the Bollywood actress [[Deepika Padukone]]. The film opened to full houses, and Lankesh won the [[Filmfare]] Award for Best Director. | ||
Lankesh then went on to direct the commercial potboiler Huduga Hudugi, with Dhyan in the lead role. Actresses Sadha and Ileana made special appearances in the same film. In 2012, Lankesh's Diganth and Charmee Kaur starrer, Dev Son of Mudde Gowda released to mostly mixed reviews from the audience and critics alike. | Lankesh then went on to direct the commercial potboiler [[Huduga Hudugi]], with Dhyan in the lead role. Actresses Sadha and Ileana made special appearances in the same film. In 2012, Lankesh's Diganth and Charmee Kaur starrer, Dev Son of Mudde Gowda released to mostly mixed reviews from the audience and critics alike. | ||
In 2015 Lankesh directed '''Luv U Alia''' starring V. Ravichandran, Bhumika Chawla and Chandan Kumar. | In 2015 Lankesh directed '''[[Luv U Alia]]''' starring [[Ravichandran (Kannada actor)|V. Ravichandran]], Bhumika Chawla and Chandan Kumar. | ||
In 2020, he directed ''[[Shakeela (film)|Shakeela]]'', starring [[Richa Chadda]] and Pankaj Tripathi in the title role. | In 2020, he directed ''[[Shakeela (film)|Shakeela]]'', starring [[Richa Chadda]] and [[Pankaj Tripathi]] in the title role. | ||
==Social activism== | ==Social activism== | ||