Gladiator (2000 film) Gladiator (2000 film) Gladiator is a 2000 epic historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott and written by David Franzoni, John Logan, and William Nicholson. The film was jointly produced and released by DreamWorks Pictures and Universal Pictures. It stars Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Ralf Möller, Oliver Reed (in his final role), Djimon Hounsou, Derek Jacobi, John Shrapnel, and Richard Harris. Crowe portrays Hispano-Roman general Maximus Decimus Meridius, who is betrayed when Commodus, the ambitious son of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, murders his father and seizes the throne. Reduced to slavery, Maximus rises through the ranks of the gladiatorial
Prem (film director) Prem (film director) Kiran Kumar (born 22 October 1976), known by his screen name Prem called as "Jogi Prem" is an Indian film director and actor in Kannada cinema. He is also an occasional singer and lyricist. He is also Producer and runs his own banner called " Preamdreamspictures". He is considered one of the star directors in the Kannada film industry. He started his film career from Hello yama doing a small role. Making his debut as director in the 2003 released "Kariya", he directed back-to-back three successful films and is popularly addressed as "Hatrick Director". He made his