Karanji 2009

Karanji is a 2009 Indian Kannada musical, costume drama film released on Jun 12, 2009. The film is directed by Shreedhar, produced by N M Suresh under banner named Bhavani Films. The story: Viji and his group of friends form a band. Faced with failure in a competition, the friends move out to Viji's village where they meet a music teacher, who advises them to be passionate about music and tells them that good music only comes from the heart. Viji and his friends then reinvent their group's music to include Kannada folk music. After several obstacles, the band wins the competition. Vijaya Raghavendra comes out with a neat performance. However "Sur" fame Gauri Karnik is a let down. The director could have chosen a Kannada girl instead for this role in a film that is strong on Kannada roots. Veteran artists like Sudha Belawadi, Sridhar and Chandrashekhar are bogged down by ineffective characterisation. Check out this page for more updates on Karanji.