Sandalwood splurges on introduction songs : Hot News

While Mungaaru Male may have hinted at the trend first, and Jackie may have made it fashionable, the past few months have seen the Kannada film industry spend mega bucks on introduction songs. Spending well over Rs 60 lakh on just one song is huge, given that a Kannada film is often made well within a Rs 3-5 cr budget. In the past few weeks, many films have created visual spectacles that make up the introduction songs for their lead heroes. While the team of Tony took off to Thailand to shoot amid tigers and elephants with hero Srinagara Kitty, the teams of Andar Bahar and Bulbul shot elaborate dance sequences on city roads and studios with over 100 dancers each. Choreographer Imran Sardhariya says, "With producers and directors backing the choreographer's vision, there is a lot of room for creativity. Since most film music is westernized, we tend to look at music videos from the west for inspiration. With no budget constraints, we can give our Kannada audience quality visuals for songs." The Kannada film Only Vishnuvardhana featured an introduction song with lead actor Sudeep which used high quality visual graphics. The money, though, is not just being spent for fancy computer graphics. Producers are also loosening their purse strings to ensure that the actors featured in these songs wear high-end designer clothes. "We shot the introduction song for Bulbul with over half a dozen costume changes for the lead actors Darshan and Ambareesh. A lot of detailing went into the costumes of the 100 other dancers onscreen too, as we cannot afford to make any compromises," says director MD Shridhar. Shivarajkumar's stylized introduction song in Andar Bahar featured dancers from outside the state. "For a star like Shivarajkumar, who has been a part of over 100 films, creating a new and impressive introduction song is a challenge," points out Imran.

“Audiences wish saves my life,” says Umashree

Kannada actress Umashree, who is currently shooting in Mysore for Kannada serial 'Tayi Shapa', had a miraculous escape in a car accident near Kanminike village on Friday. According to the Bidadi police, she was on her to Mysore for the shooting of the serial when her car rammed a private bus on Bangalore-Mysore highway at Kanminike.


The police sources say, “Two buses were going towards Maddur and Umashree’s car was behind them. The accident occurred when the driver of one of the buses braked suddenly near Kanminike and the other rammed it. Consequently, Umashree’s car hit the second bus.”

The front portion of the car was totally damaged. Umashree’s driver suffered minor injuries and was treated at a hospital near Bidadi. However, the actress continued her journey to Mysore in another car. Meanwhile, the Bidadi police have registered cases against the bus drivers and seized the vehicles.


The Kannada actress has played 200 different roles in 350 movies. She has recently been awarded with Best Actress at 55th Indian National Film Awards 2007 for her performance in Girish Kasaravalli’s movie Gulabi Talkies.

Talking about the accident at a felicitation function, Umashree said, “Audiences wish saves my life because I think I still need to contribute a lot to the film industry. That is the reason I escaped unhurt from the accident.”

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