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A file photo of music director G Abhiman Roy – Picture Courtesy K N Nagesh Kumar

It is called co-incidence in Kannada audio market. The hit song Khushiyagide Yeko…song was in fact composed for the film Bhanta, says music composer G Abhiman Roy

Bhanu Prakash E S

Not many in the Kannada film industry know that the hit song Khushiyagide Yaako… was in fact composed for the movie Bhanta and not for the movie Taj Mahal. G Abhiman Roy who composed the song became a star overnight and the movie Taj Mahal completed 100 days with good response from audiences all over the state.

Abhiman gushed that he was very happy with the popularity of the “When the producer of the film Bidda approached me to compose a song, gave them Khushiyaagide Yaaako. But they didn’t liked it because the song was too hippy for them. Around the same time director Chandru approached me to compose music for the film Taj mahal . I just played the song. He immediately agreed to incluude it in the film. And the rest is history. The song has been topping the charts for the last three months,’ says Abhian proudly.

Poster of the filim Ullasa – Picture Courtesy K N Nagesh Kumar\

Watch out for the edy bike action stunts in the upcoming flick U0llasa starring Vijay Kumar and Ramya

Bhanu Prakash E S

Film makers in Kannada always have their last laugh when it comes to producing movies on par with Bollywood. There was a trend in two years back when Yash Chopra productions used high end imported bikes for heroes and villains. Very recently one could remember that in the film Drona, director Goldie Behl has used flashy foreign cars and bikes for actor Abhishek Bachan to catch the attention of young audiences. But when these same elements are used in Kannada films, something is always lacky.

However, director Prakash seems to be quite convinced by Bollywood films that indeed such movies can also be produced in Kannada given the right producer and star cast. Understanding the demand of youth crowd and their interests leaning towards bike affection, director Prakash has launched a film titled Ullasa starring debutant Vijay Kumar and Ramya in lead roles. “This tendency of having high end imported bikes among youth has increased in the last three to four years. As you can see on the roads Bangalore has the highest number of imported two wheelers as well as cars in all of South India. There could be many reasons for people to buy these imported wheels. In my film, we’ll be using more than 25 imported bikes to tell the audience that Kannada film industry has indeed grown to a stage where it can afford to show imported bikes on the screen,” says the director. Debutant actor Vijay Kumar has been specially trained for the last two years in handling imported bikes as all the 25 bikes in the film will have the capacity up to 1800 cc. Vijay Kumar has been a national chanmpion in MRF National Motor-cross Championship. And for the first time, the audience will also get to watch some dare devil action on the screen.

Before the film Ullasa, there was a similar experiment on bikes in Lockup Death which was directed by Shivamani. The movie which released 12 years back saw a tremendous success at the box office.  “I must mention that the film Lockup Death was written in those years keeping in mind that the regular formula of action can be extended to show stunning dare devilry action scenes on bikes. My movie inspire with many other directors in the South to experiment with similar challenges in their films. But now the old bikes have been replaced by new imported ones. Besides the highways have become much smoother and longer. So, it wouldn’t be a problem for any director or star cast to take up the challenge,’ says director Shivamani.

Though bikes in films are not new in Bollywood, it is still a novelty in the South. Heroines too are trying new grounds to keep pace with changing trends. Actress Ramya is one who doesn’t shy away from. The actress is all set to ride a Hyabusa in the film Ullasa. The film will feature imported bikes like Hayabusa, Suzuki Entrude and so on. If the movie gets its pie of share of success, more producers and directors may come forward to take up films on bikers.

Actress Nisha Kothari and Puneeth Rajkumar on the sets of teh film Raj – Picture Courtesty K N Nagesh Kumar

It’s six hours non-stop shooting of a song for the film Raaj makes it a record in the south after a similar song was shot for the bollywood flick Krish

Bhanu Prakash E S

It seems being a busy father and beautiful wife to take care, director Prem is not convinced with any more reasons to stop him from shooting for his current project Raj starring Puneeth Rajkumar and Nisha Kothari.  For the first time in the southern cinema, director Prem and the rest of the crew of the film Raj shot a song restlessly for more than five hours stretching from 11 pm to 5 in the morning in Mysore outskirts.

Fast wrap up

Sharing this with the DC, the director says that the entire crew of the film Raj was worked well to get the song in perfect motion with using high end production gadgets and an imported expensive camera from Mumbai. “For the first time, we are using a most expensive camera in the south. Apart from this fact, I’m very happy that i’ve a best of the crew on the board to really make my dreams come true. They have shown a great dedication through out the film without a single complaint. Even when we shot a song at night recently without a stop for more than six hours it was a clear indication that both Puneeth and Nisha are having a good time in the pre-production stage. . When I explained Puneeth that I need to shoot the song in the dark night without using any artificial night, he said he is ready to give the best. The answer came from the Nisha also. So, there was no problem to stop shooting the song. With using only two to three blue lights we shot the song in the night without a single hitch,” says director Prem.

Krish inspired

Whereas in reality, the director Prem had no clue to shoot the song as he wanted to shoot the song using artificial lights. “That’s true. Producer Krishna was also convinced that we are going to shoot the song some time in the middle of November. But I knew that I wanted to give my best shot by experimenting new angles at night. Some of my friends told me that it was only in hindi film Krish that the director had shot a song in the similar way. That portion of the song has turned out well and we are all quite happy with it,” says director Prem. The song written by lyricist Jayanth Kaikini was shot in Mysore.

Actress Biyanka Desai on the sets of the film Gulama – Picture Courtesty K N Nagesh Kumar

Debutant actress Biyanka Desai is the first actress in the Kannada film industry to design her own clothes for the film Gulama opposite Prajwal Devarj

Bhanu Prakash E S

Seems actresses have turned out to be designers these days in the Kannada film industry. Debutant actress Biyanka Desai becomes the first actress in Kannada films to design her own clothes for the film Gulama directed by debutant Tushar Ranganath and being produced by Ramu. The actress designs her own stylish clothes with specially stitched in Mumbai.

Well crafted

Director Tushar Ranganath is quite happy as the lead actress in the film is designing not only for her but for the lead actor Prjawal Devaraj also. “In terms of script requirement and contemporary film making, Biyanka Desai has understood everything. Apart from the fact that she is the lead actress, she has taken the complete responsibility of a professional costume designer. She used to bring new design style pages to my home and used to discuss on its requirement in the film. She also told me in many a time to watch Fashion TV if possible to get a latest knowledge on new trend in the film industry. Especially for one song, Biyanka Desai took over everything of wardrobe department and designed clothes for everyone including herself, Prjawal and co-tars.  They were all simple yet stylish in looks. Beyond all this designs were all apt to the script. Producer was really tensed that whether her new initiative would land us in trouble. But nothing has happened so far. There’s a great appreciation for her work. And we would continue to support her work,” says director Tushar Ranganath.

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