'Tirupati' - new film of Sudeep directed by Shivamani

"It's a general belief that if any lead actor wants to find fullness in his career, he has to wear police uniform on the screen" says director Shivamani. His new film Tirupati features Sudeep as a cop and the project kick started two days ago (Nov 25, 2005). Shivamani's views are right in a way. Most of the leading Kannada actors are appearing in police getup - be it Shivarajkumar in Ashoka, Upendra in Kalki, Drashan in Swamy and now Sudeep in Tirupati - they are all cop stories.

"It's a mass film" says director Shivamani. "Tirupati will be an authentic police cinema. And I'll be going with realistic touch - no exaggerations to glorify the hero's image" he added. Entire film will be shot in Hubli and Bangalore. R.S. Gowda, the producer of Sudeep's previous film Maharaja is producing Tirupati. Rajesh Ramnath has scored five songs for this film where Deepu is the female lead. Charanraj, Dharma, Rangayana Raghu, Sathyajith etc are among the supporting cast.

Tirupati is the second project of Sudeep for producer R.S Gowada. Rumor mills say that there was a difference of opinion between Sudeep and R.S. Gowada. During the Actor Upendra and Sudeep

muhurath of Tirupati, Sudeep demystified it by saying "If there is any crisis between us, we would not have come together again! He is happy with my work and hence this new film. He is certainly a very good producer".

"Initially, I was a little nervous and hesitant to wear police uniform" said Sudeep. "It represents the social responsibilities and credibility. And hence, it's a big challenge for me to live upto the expectations. I have to put all my energy to give justice to this role. However, since I loved this character, I am confident that I will give my best." he added.