Mansore

Director Mansore is a national-award-winning filmmaker. Mansore (Manjunatha Somakeshava Reddy) holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Visual Arts from the College of Fine Arts, Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore. As a visual artist, he has participated in many contemporary visual cultural discourses, by producing paintings, video artworks and holding many exhibitions of his creative artworks. Mansore (Manjunatha S.) is well known Indian film director works in Kannada film industry. Mansore who has directed the 62nd Best Regional National award-winning and Best Film state award winning kannada film "Harivu(2014)" and 66th Best Regional National Award-winning movie "Nathicharami (2018)". Nathicharmi has also won 4 individual national awards and recorded highest awards winning film of the year 2018. Along with national awards the movie has won 4 filmfare south awards and an international award NETPAC at Biffes 2019. Nathicharami got world premier screening in India story section at MAMI-2018. Both Harivu and Nathicharami have been appreciated by critics & public alike. ACT-1978 (2019) is Mansore's 3rd directorial work. This movie released in 2020. It was the first south Indian fresh movie released in Theatres after first covid-unlock. With numerous housefull shows, this movie has crossed very important 75 days milestone in theatres. Along with success in theatres ACT-1978 also selected for Indian prestigious Goa International film festival, Under Panorama Section 2021 and 2022 Bengaluru international film festival. Also, this movie owns 4 South Filmfare awards including best film in 2022. 19.20.21 is a Mansore's 4th movie released on 3 Mar, 2023. 19.2021 was the top rating received movie in kannada 2023 both from critics and audience and also this movie received special jury award in Biffes 2023. 5th movie Doora Theera Yaana released in 2025.