Badoor N. Subramanya, also known as Banasu or Subbanna, is an Indian film journalist and critic known for his work on Andolana and Viggy.com.
B. N. Subramanya | |
|---|---|
| Born | Badoor N. Subramanya |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Life and career
editSubramanya is from Kasaragod. During college, he participated in theatre. As part of the NCC, he participated in an Advanced Leadership Camp and a mountaineering camp at Manali in 1972 and has a C certificate. He did his post-graduate studies at Calicut University in 1976. He worked as a lecturer at JSS College in Dharwad before joining the Chitradeepa film magazine as a journalist. He worked on several publications such as the Chitratara, Janavaahini, Karmaveera, and Samyuktha Karnataka.[1][2]
Starting in 1992, Subramanya worked as a media representative at the International Film Festival of India.[1] In 2002, he and fellow journalist Roopa Hegde founded Viggy.com, which was one of the only websites regularly covering Kannada cinema in the 2000s apart from Chitraloka.com.[3][4][5][6] The website featured articles in both English and Kannada.[7] He wrote the Naa Kanda Rajkumar column for Viggy.com.[8] He has also worked in the editorial department on the two volume book series by the Kannada University in Hampi published in 2002 on the history of Kannada cinema titled Kannada Chitrarangada Itihasa.[8][9] In 2004, he won the Appaji Gowda Memorial award presented by the Karnataka Union of Working Journalists.[8] Starting in 2006, Subramanya was also associated with the Bengaluru International Film Festival. Subramanya worked as an advisory panel member at the CBFC regional office in Bengaluru. He was member for the Southern Region II at the 62nd National Film Awards in 2015.[1]
Subramanya worked for as a freelance journalist for the Wide Angle section of the Mysore-based Andolana daily.[1][8] He was one of the awardees of Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike's Kempegowda Awards in 2019.[1] In 2023, he was the president for Karnataka Chalanachitra Patrakartara Sangha, an association for Karnataka film journalists that was formed that year.[10][11] He sent nine articles from Andolana in both Kannada and English to the National Film Awards and won the Critic Special Mention Award at the 69th National Film Awards later that same year.[2][12][13]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "BNS, PRAVEEN AKKI GETS KEMPE GOWDA AWARDS". chitratara.com. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ a b htadmine (24 August 2023). "B N SUBRAMANYA HONORED WITH NATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST CRITIC". flickfeeds.com. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "About us". Viggy.com. 2002. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "Shivu Adda: Promoting Kannada films since a decade". NewsKarnataka.com. 15 March 2018. Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ Hunt, Ken (3 March 2009). "All the world's a screen – India's film magazines". kenhunt.doruzka.com. London. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ Indian Internet Directory, 2004: A Comprehensive Guide to Indian Websites. MJ Net Services. 2004. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "Sandalwood in web maze". Bangalore Mirror. 3 July 2009. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d "BANASU honored with 'Appaji Gowda' award". Viggy.com. 2006. Archived from the original on 5 August 2006. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "Book on Kannada films due for release". The Times of India. 19 January 2002. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಇತಿಹಾಸ ಮುನ್ನೆಲೆಗೆ ಬರಲಿ: ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ ಗಿರೀಶ ಕಾಸರವಳ್ಳಿ ಅಭಿಮತ". Prajavani (in Kannada). 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "Karnataka Film Journalists Association: ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಚಲನಚಿತ್ರ ಪತ್ರಕರ್ತರ ಸಂಘ ಉದ್ಘಾಟಿಸಿದ ಹಿರಿಯ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ ಡಾ. ಗಿರೀಶ್ ಕಾಸರವಳ್ಳಿ" [Karnataka Film Journalists Association: Karnataka Film Journalists Association was inaugurated by senior director Dr. Girish Kasaravalli]. Hindustan Times (in Kannada). 16 January 2023. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "ಚಾರ್ಲಿ ಹಾಗೂ 'ಬಾನಾಸು'ಗೆ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಚಲನಚಿತ್ರ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ" [National Film Award for 'Charlie' and Banasu]. Avadhi. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ ಎನ್, ಹರ್ಷಿತಾ (24 August 2023). "69th National Film Awards: ಕರ್ನಾಟಕಕ್ಕೆ ಲಭಿಸಿದ್ದು 4 ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿಗಳು!" [69th National Film Awards: 4 National Awards for Karnataka!]. Vijaya Karnataka (in Kannada). Archived from the original on 26 August 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2024.