It was show time at its best when the who's who of Sandalwood descended for the audio launch of the much-hyped Upendra starrer, 'Godfather', in the City recently. The film's producer K Manju ensured that he roped in the best of the artistes.
The music for the film is done by none other than A R Rahman. It was evident that it was the Rahman effect that had brought so many people from across the City for the event. In addition to the members of the press, who turned out in large numbers, invitations were doled out to the ordinary people as well.
The hall was jam-packed and the event began almost two hours late. But people didn't mind waiting.
K Manju was on his toes to make sure his guests and all the arrangements were in place. Trailers of the film were shown in between to keep the crowd engaged.
The bigwigs of the Kannada film industry such as Hamsalekha, Dwarakeesh, Ambarish and Sumalatha, Upendra and Priyanka, Ramesh Aravind, Sudeep, Rockline Venkatesh, Muniratna, Jayamala and her daughter Soundarya trooped in well before Rahman could make his appearance.
And they were all dressed in their best. Sanjay and troupe
performed during the event.
The evening opened with producer Munirathna speaking about K Manju. He said, "Manju and I had differences when my film Katari Veera Surasundarangi and 'Godfather' were supposed to be released around the same time. But now, I hope his latest venture does better than mine. I wish him luck."
Addressing Rahman as Dilip, Hamsalekha said, "I've known Rahman as Dilip. We've worked together and he has contributed immensely to my films. He a great musician and above all, a great human being."
Dwarakish too addressed Rahman as Dilip. He said, "Any cinema, which has contribution by Rahman, will definitely be successful. I've known him (Rahman) for more than 35 years. We have seen him grow into the most sought-after musician in the world. We are proud that he has worked for the Kannada film industry."
The speeches were interspersed with performances by various dance troupes.
Actor and director Ramesh Aravind said that Kannada film industry was going through the best phase in terms of music.
"We've heard some great music and have seen some of the best composers come forward to contribute their talent," said Ramesh.
"Kannada language is a mantra and the Kannadigas are valiant and brave people," he added.
In his speech, the soft-spoken Rahman said, "I have some very good friends in the Kannada film industry. It's nice to be working with them again. It brings back a lot of memories." Rahman was also honoured on the occasion.
The music for the film is done by none other than A R Rahman. It was evident that it was the Rahman effect that had brought so many people from across the City for the event. In addition to the members of the press, who turned out in large numbers, invitations were doled out to the ordinary people as well.
The hall was jam-packed and the event began almost two hours late. But people didn't mind waiting.
K Manju was on his toes to make sure his guests and all the arrangements were in place. Trailers of the film were shown in between to keep the crowd engaged.
The bigwigs of the Kannada film industry such as Hamsalekha, Dwarakeesh, Ambarish and Sumalatha, Upendra and Priyanka, Ramesh Aravind, Sudeep, Rockline Venkatesh, Muniratna, Jayamala and her daughter Soundarya trooped in well before Rahman could make his appearance.
And they were all dressed in their best. Sanjay and troupe
performed during the event.
The evening opened with producer Munirathna speaking about K Manju. He said, "Manju and I had differences when my film Katari Veera Surasundarangi and 'Godfather' were supposed to be released around the same time. But now, I hope his latest venture does better than mine. I wish him luck."
Addressing Rahman as Dilip, Hamsalekha said, "I've known Rahman as Dilip. We've worked together and he has contributed immensely to my films. He a great musician and above all, a great human being."
Dwarakish too addressed Rahman as Dilip. He said, "Any cinema, which has contribution by Rahman, will definitely be successful. I've known him (Rahman) for more than 35 years. We have seen him grow into the most sought-after musician in the world. We are proud that he has worked for the Kannada film industry."
The speeches were interspersed with performances by various dance troupes.
Actor and director Ramesh Aravind said that Kannada film industry was going through the best phase in terms of music.
"We've heard some great music and have seen some of the best composers come forward to contribute their talent," said Ramesh.
"Kannada language is a mantra and the Kannadigas are valiant and brave people," he added.
In his speech, the soft-spoken Rahman said, "I have some very good friends in the Kannada film industry. It's nice to be working with them again. It brings back a lot of memories." Rahman was also honoured on the occasion.