‘Paddehuli is a musical that will resonate with audiences’

When director Guru Deshpande’s

Paddehuli

, produced by Tejaswini Enterprises releases today, he introduces a new hero to Kannada cinema in the form of

Shreyas K Manju

, the son of veteran producer K Manju. A musical with 10 songs by B Ajaneesh Loknath, the film, says Guru, explores the hero’s journey from small-town

Chitradurga

to pursuing his passion of becoming a

rockstar

. “The focus is, no doubt, on Shreyas, but the story is such that it will resonate with audiences, be it the ideological conflict between the father and son, the love story that develops between the hero and heroine, and the hero’s determination in making his dream come true. Crazy Star V Ravichandran plays Shreyas’ father, a Kannada professor, whose teachings prompt the latter to incorporate gems of Kannada literature into his musical journey,” explains Guru.