Established by late B.R.P.Swamy in 1973 the Institute has increased extraordinary statures in its course of reliable development. His vision was so for located in making stars is yielding sublime outcomes. Subsequent to financing the whole expense of running this his fantasy establishment the Government of Karnataka provided to his guide and with some timely help seeing at the colossal capability of preparing the Film Stars by the foundation. Sri. B.R.P. Swamy was capably and plentifully bolstered by Late Sri. R. Nagendra Rao a symbol of the Film Industry in those years itself. As the main head of this august Institute, he put a solid establishment on which the breathtaking Institute stands today. The Government had officially perceived and gave the award in help in the year 1979. From that point forward till this day the Government of Karnataka is dealing with whole working of the Institute. 

The Government leads the Diploma assessment in the long stretch of May each year to the fruitful competitors in the Final Examination held under the aegis of S.S.L.C Board. The Diploma - D.F.A issued by the Government is an important one similarly as with the assistance of this Diploma an alumni can seek after his Post Graduate Course in D.D.M at the Bangalore University. 

After the downfall of Sri.R. Nagendra Rao, the Institute was going by stalwarts like B.V.Karanth, Girish Kasaravalli, T.S.Nagabharana, K. Janakiram all have contributed their vermin to the ubiquity the Institute has picked up. Presently it is being going by Dorai Bhagwan the ever-famous Director of Kannda Films.