Trailer of Shri and Aditi Prabhudeva’s Gajanana and Gang to be launched on December 22

Iruvudellava Bittu’s Shri Mahadev, who is now going only by the moniker Shri, has been waiting with bated breath for the release of his next, Gajanana and Gang, considering that it has been three years since he was last seen onscreen. It appears that the team of the film, lead by Nam Gani BCom Pass fame director Abhishek Shetty, is preparing for the film’s release, with a trailer launch to start off promotions on December 22.

Shri had spoken to us earlier about the film. In Gajanana and Gang, he plays a college student along with Aditi Prabhudeva and Shri is extremely proud that it has a song by the late Puneeth Rajkumar. “Since becoming an actor, I’ve wished to have songs by SP Balasubrahmanyam sir and Puneeth sir in my films. One of those wishes came true, when Puneeth sir sang Naan Olleyavanu. The icing on the cake was that I got to dance in a song by him, which, in a way is a tribute, given how good a dancer he was,” says the actor, adding, “I’ve been told that Naan Olleyavanu was his 101st song as a singer.”

Also up for release is the slice-of-life film Hondisi Bareyiri, in which Shri has five different looks, which the actor says can work as a showreel for him, as far as his capabilities as an artiste go. “If someone is looking for a hardcore mass character, they will find him in one of my avatars in this film. If they are looking for a boy-next-door, cutesy lover guy, they will find that too. There is a lot of range on display,” he says, adding that he is paired with Aishani Shetty, in the film that has an ensemble cast including Bhavanaa Rao, Praveen Tej, Naveen Shankar and Archana Jois.