Colours of Yakshagana

Colours of Yakshagana
A unique art form and the pride of Karnataka, Yakshagana will be seen in a different avatar in Banna Bannada Baduku directed by Ismail Mudashedde. The movie revolves around the life of a struggling Yakshagana artiste, who is a Muslim. Till now, commercial ventures only showcased Yakshagana in dance numbers, whereas this film that stars Raviraj Shetty, Anitha, Sagar, Riya Meghana and Ramesh Bhat in the lead, portrays the real colour of struggling artistes who are trying to keep the art form relevant.

Watch at your own risk
Popular music director Rajesh Ramanth who teamed up with Huccha Venkat for Sakkath Risk, is finally ready to hit the screens. Directed by M G Raaj, Sakkath Risk is being made in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi too. Ugramm Ravi, Riya Divadiga and Susai Kumar play the lead. Incidentally, after Huccha Venkat watched the trailer, the director was at risk with Venkat warning him not to show women in bad taste!

Feeling blessed!
Mythological subjects may have once ruled the film industry, but has now become a rarity with not many takers for it if they showcased the current stars. Introducing various talents, producer Sidde Gowda's Daksha Yagna is the latest flick on the block. Daksha, the mythological character had once asked for 101 female children as a blessing. The makers say that this film carries a message on female feticide. Fan of mythological films? Then watch Daksha Yagna this week.