Muthappa rai to watch
Muthappa Rai will be in the audience watching Krishna Ajai Rao, Yogi and Krishna-starrer John Jani Janardhan, which will be releasing this week. Rai will be accompanied by the movie's star cast.
in John Jani Janardhan
Producer L Padmanabh confirms the news and tells City Express that it was Rai who had suggested this story be made in Kannada. "He thought the original film, an entertainer, has a message for the audience since the film talks about middle-class values and about society," says the Padmanabha. "So this film was made after we got a green signal from him.
This is a debut venture for MR Pictures and L Padmanabha has partnered with K Girish and CN Sashikiran, who have invested in the film.
The banner which has been named as a mark of respect to Muthappa Rai, and Padmanabh says that the businessman is very passionate about films and had even produced a Tamil film under the same banner long ago.
"He now wants one good Kannada film out every year," says Padmanabh.
The multi-starrer directed by Guru Deshpande has Malashree playing an important role with Aindrita Ray making a guest appearances. It has music by Arjun Janya and camerawork by
Santhosh Rai Pathaje.