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<\/picture><\/div>\nShine Shetty rose to fame as the winner of Bigg Boss Kannada in 2020. It took him a while to realise that television popularity is temporary. To establish himself in the film industry, he had to start afresh. That\u2019s when Ranggasthala Studios was born, Shine\u2019s production company in association with Divakar Shetty and Gururaj Kulkarni. The banner\u2019s first project is Shankarabharanna, <\/i>a horror comedy set in coastal Karnataka and starring Shine in the lead.<\/p>\n
\u201cA lot of people told me that Bigg Boss would tarnish my image. I didn\u2019t see the show as everybody did. I tried to set an example by being a good contestant and doing the right things inside the house. That\u2019s why Season 7 stands out,\u201d says Shine, adding that not many have been able to capitalise on the fame from the reality show. \u201cYour success isn\u2019t forever. You are in the limelight only till the next edition of Bigg Boss begins.\u201d<\/p>\n
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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nShine was aware of his strong following, but his acting career didn\u2019t start as strongly as he expected. His food truck endeavour, \u2018Galli Kitchen\u2019, helped him stay afloat during the challenging phase. After a few missteps in cinema, he realised the value of one credible project that could make the industry sit up and take notice.<\/p>\n
\u201cThanks to Galli Kitchen, I let go of projects I didn\u2019t believe in. Of course, I made some wrong decisions too. That said, I wanted to do something that would make people feel that they did the right thing by rooting for me in Bigg Boss. Shankarabharanna <\/i>is that film.\u201d<\/p>\n \n Actor-producer Shine Shetty. After penning the story, Shine roped in Sumanth Bhat to helm the project. For Sumanth, 2026 is a special year, having won the National Award for the Best Kannada Feature Film for his debut Mithya. <\/i>However, Shankarabharanna <\/i>is Sumanth\u2019s litmus test.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s one thing to make a movie, travel to international festivals, and win several awards. But it\u2019s a different ball game to distribute the movie to the masses and reach every small centre of the state,\u201d says Sumanth, reflecting on the movie\u2019s limited release and lukewarm run in theatres. \u201cArt for art\u2019s sake is a romantic thing to say. However, when the reality dawns upon you, you understand that art is commerce first. If a film made on such a shoestring budget cannot recover its money, then you need to rethink your choices. I decided to find my audience first.\u201d<\/p>\n \n Shine Shetty on the sets of \u2018Shankarabharanna\u2019. Having made an unconventional movie, Sumanth had to adapt to the commercial cinema grammar for Shankarabharanna. <\/i>\u201cThat learning happened on the go,\u201d says the director. \u201cWhen you are directing actors, be it independent film or a mainstream movie, emotions have to work. You have to get the best performance from your actors. The only difference in this movie was to make it more palatable to a larger audience. So, I had to work on the staging of scenes and build rhythm through edits,\u201d he explains.<\/p>\n After watching Mithya, <\/i>Shine was confident in Sumanth\u2019s abilities. \u201cMithya <\/a><\/i>is a poignant drama<\/a> about a troubled childhood. Every parent and cinephile must watch it. Interestingly, Adolescence, <\/i>the Netflix series Shankarabharanna <\/i>marks the Kannada debut of actor Tanvi Ram, who has acted in prominent Malayalam movies such as 2018 <\/i>(2023), Kappela <\/i>(2020), Thallumaala <\/i>(2022) and Ambili <\/i>(2019). <\/i>The team\u2019s professionalism seems to have impressed Tanvi, who feels the script of the film retained its strength after being translated to the screen. \u201cI have seen the movie multiple times, and it keeps me hooked on every viewing,\u201d says Tanvi, who plays a Kannada-speaking Malayali in the movie.<\/p>\n The songs of Shankarabharanna <\/i>have set the right tone for the movie. Sumanth hails composer Charan Raj as a natural talent. \u201cCharan is a genius. He can produce two- to three-minute pieces from one piano note effortlessly. Sometimes, he works for an entire day and delivers something moving. One quality about him is that he doesn\u2019t discriminate between projects. He approaches a Sapta Saagaradaache Ello <\/i>with the same passion he did Shankarabharanna.<\/i> He will do all projects with equal love. Even if he does a movie he isn\u2019t a consumer of, he will give his 100 per cent.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"Actor-producer](\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/entertainment\/movies\/4kl6xw\/article71699566.ece\/alternates\/FREE_1200\/Shine1.jpg\" "\\"Actor-producer")
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