H. K. Prakash

He has produced successful Kannada films like RangiTaranga and Avane Srimannarayana under his production banner Shree Devi Entertainers.

After succeeding in real estate business, Prakash entered Kannada Film Industry with the film RangiTaranga,[1][2] which was directed by Anup Bhandari.

It also opened overseas market for Kannada films in a big way.

It became the first Kannada film to release in many countries, the first Kannada film to appear on the New York Box Office Listing and the first and only Kannada film to run for 50 days in USA.

[3][4][5][6] RangiTaranga was also one of the 305 films shortlisted for the Academy Awards (The Oscars) but did not make it to the final nominations[7][1].