Kanti - film of Murali and Ramya directed by Bharath

Kanti film troupe is back to Bangalore after 32 days shoot in Belgaum. This untitled film was launched in November last year. Srikanta being the lead character of the movie, it now aptly titled as Kanti. Produced by Kanakapura Srinivas this film is directed by Bharath - an upcoming director. Story written by the director himself is based on the segregation of Belgaum. This place on the border of Karnataka and Maharastra was facing the problem of difference between people talking two different languages. A Marathi girl falling in love with a Kannada boy is the pulse of Kanti. Murali and Ramya are in the lead. It can't be all love and sentiment throughout right? So they are spicing it up with an item dance!

Initiated by Bollywood, this syndrome of 'item dance' in no time spread to South. And how can Kannada films be left out in the league? But the Murali and Mumtaz in film Kanti

difference is - others go for slim and sleek figures; we go for heavy weights! And that's how Junior Silk Smitha, Gumtaz and now Mumtaz are dearer than heroines sometime! Its Mumtaz (from Tamil) who is spicing a dance number for Kanti. She acted in 28 films so far including Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and even Hindi. She acted with Mohanlal in Pandavam and in Tamil film Chocolate where she played double role - the best of her career she admits. Out of 28 films in her career so far, there were only three films where she appeared as a dancer but those are the films people remember and associate Mumtaz with. This made her peruse her film career as an 'item dancer' and wants to get recognition in that slot!

Murali, hero of Kanti who started his career through hit film Chandra Chakori is happy with the role he got here. He liked the story and the working style of director Bharath. 32 days shooting experience in Belgaum was good says Murali

Murali. Though it was a little tough he enjoyed the shooting there. Was pretty cumbersome for the team to control people who used to gather in thousands to watch the shooting! Moreover, since this film is based on a very delicate subject, a little wacky or harsh behavior with locals can lead to serious problems. So it was pretty challenging for the troupe to balance both the world and they did it! Now they are back to hometown and busy shooting at Sammy Dream World.

Govind Namdev (Bandit Queen fame) plays the villain role in Kanti. Venu is the cinematographer and Gurukiran has scored the music. Kanti is expected to release during May this year.