Kannada comedian Umesh's Sex Change

Kannada movie Venkata In Sankata has the veteran actor playing a woman.

After 50 years as a kanada film actor, Umesh is donning the clothes of a woman. He will appear as grandmother to kannada actor Ramesh Aravind in Venkata In Sankata. The idea was the brainchild of Ramesh who apart from being the lead actor is also the director of the film. “In these five decades, I was never offered such a role. But I did not find it too difficult. I am 64 and I was playing my age, albeit that of a woman. The difficult part was the dubbing. I had to practise a bit to speak like an old woman. I am happy with what I have done,” said Umesh.

Umesh took to professional theatre when he was just four years old. A decade later he started acting in films as a child artiste. Over the decades he has acted in hundreds of films. He has worked with three generations of filmmakers but considers the role in Venkata In Sankata as a one-off.

Kannada actor Dr Vishnu’s 200th film - Aapthamitra- 2?

The 200th film of Kannada actor Dr.Rajakumar was Devatha Manushya, the 200th film of Ambarish was Gowdru and now the 200th film of Dr.Vishnuvardhana is going to be Aptha Mithra-II (Aptharakshaka).

Krishnakumar is given the complete free hand to make this film by part I producer of 'Aptha Mithra' and veteran kannada comedian Dwarakish. The film is going on the floor in the direction of P Vasu but Dwarakish will not be a part of this film even in the acting department too.

On last Monday when Dwarakish had come to Atri Hotel for the Dubai Babu meet, he said: “ Aptha Mithra is the film that has given new lease of life for me. I am the one who lost Rs.35 crores in film making and direction. Unfortunately after a successful film I take up a film next it has failed and that is the reason I am very apprehensive about my next film” said Dwarakish. Right now Dwarakish is working in seven Kannada films.