Tulu film ‘Gant Kalver’ to release on May 23 – Makers interact with media
The highly anticipated Tulu movie ‘Gant Kalver’ is all set to hit theatres across Karnataka on May 23. Announcing this at a press conference held at the Press Club, director Sudhakar Bannanje confirmed that the film has completed the censor process.
Renowned for his contribution to Tulu theatre, serials, and cinema, Sudhakar Bannanje has written the story, screenplay, dialogues, and lyrics for the film, along with directing it. Music is composed by award-winning Kannada film music director V Manohar, who hails from the Tulu region.
Produced under the Sneha Krupa banner by Uppala Rajaram Shetty in collaboration with Girish Poojary, the film is co-produced by Mamatha S Bannanje, Kruti R Shetty, Prarthan Bannanje, and Preran Bannanje. Promotion is handled by Bal Jagannath Shetty, with Sudhakar Kudroli as chief coordinator and Santosh providing assistance.
The ensemble cast includes prominent Tulu actors like Naveen D Padil, Aravind Bolar, Aryan Shetty, Smitha Suvarna, Bhojaraj Vamanjoor, Sudheer Kottary, Umesh Mijar, Sundar Rai Mandar, Sandeep Shetty Manibettu, Girish Shetty Kateel, Nagesh D Shetty, Claudy D’Lima, Sampath, Ravi Suratkal, Vasant Muniyal, Yadav Manna Gudde, Pradeep Alva, Tamma Lakshman, Prashanth Ellampalli, Ranveer, Shekhar Pangala, Rakesh Acharya, Mangesh Bhat Vittla, Jeevan Ullal, Chetak Poojary, Mohan Koppala, Arun Satish Kalyanpur, Suresh Pangala, Sanchit, Maitri, Disha, Namitha, Sinchana, Usha Fernandes, Monica Andrade, Shanti Shenoy, Sumalini, Ramanand Karpe, Dhananjay Vittla, Ashok, Preran M Padmanabh, Nidhi, and Samruddhi, among others.
