Sonu Niigaam's Song Is Already A Hit !!

Ever since Yograj Bhat made Mungaru Male three years ago, his films
are always eagerly awaited. The same is the case with his new Kannada film
Manasaare which is produced by Rockline Venkatesh.

The film stars Diganth and Aindrita Ray and has music by Mano Murthy. In fact, music is one of the film's biggest strengths. The song Ello Maleyaagidhe rendered
by Sonu Niigaam is already a hit.

Yogaraj Bhat speaks about Manasaare before the movie hits theatres on Friday.
Are you facing any pre-release tension on the eve of the release of Manasaare?

I don't know how to answer this question. Yes, many directors feel strange before the release of their films but I have never felt that way. Even while writing the scripts, I would think only about the reaction of the audience, that is, whether they are prepared to accept the concept and dialogues.
I have a gut feeling that Manasaare will do well at the Box office. It is not because I am overconfident but because everything has gone smoothly from writing the script to the release of the film.

You were to direct Lagori for Rockline Venkatesh with Puneet Raj Kumar in the lead. What happened to it?

We had the bound script ready for Lagori. Even today I can confidently say that Lagori is the best script written for Puneet. Both Puneet and his brother Raghavendra Raj Kumar were quite excited. But that was the time the recession had set in, and we thought as the film had to be made in a huge budget of around fifteen crores, it would not have been feasible at that point of time. Then I had this story idea which I discussed with Rockline. He immediately told me to go ahead with the project.
I called Pawan Kumar who had co-scripted Lagori with me to start work for Manasaare. As we started writing the script, I laughed at the dialogues. You can call it luck or sheer coincidence, some times when everything turns out good for you.
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