Who are Yash and Ganesh fans of?

We all know that actors take inspirations from other legends, and many have even gone on record and listed yesteryear stars like Rajkumar, Shankar Nag, Vishnuvardhan and Ambareesh as their idols. Kannada movies have taken this a step forward by portraying their protagonists as fans of superstars — the most popular being Shankar Nag. We take a look at a few…
Film: Nagarakatte
Actor:Anish Tejeshwar
Is a fan of: Shankar Nag
Anish plays an assistant director in the movie, who is a die-hard fan of not just Shankar Nag the filmmaker, but also Shankar Nag the human being.His character tries to imitate Shankar’s mannerisms and also stands up for social causes.
Film:Mythri
Actor: Aditya
Is a fan of:Puneeth Rajkumar
Little Aditya is a fan of Puneeth Rajkumar in the movie. The juvenile delinquent misses a chance to meet his idol when Puneeth, who plays himself in the film, celebrates his birthday at the remand home. But, Aditya’s character makes his way to Puneeth’s TV show, Kannadada Kotyadipathi, and finally gets to meet him.
Film:Mr and Mrs Ramachari
Actor:Yash
Is a fan of: Vishnuvardhan
Yash’s character in the movie is a huge fan of Vishnuvardhan ever since he was a school-going boy. His character is much like the angry young man that the Sahasa Simha played in the 1972 film Naagarahaavu. Yash even has the late actor’s tattoo inked on his chest in the movie.
Film: Fair & Lovely
Actor: Shwetha Srivatsav
Is a fan of:Ravichandaran
Shwetha plays a call girl who is a big fan of V Ravichandaran. Her room in the movie is filled with the Crazy Star’s posters and she is seen watching his songs on TV. The director of the movie, Raghuram, is a Ravichandaran fan in real-life and it is said that he wanted one of his characters to project that side of his.
Film: Auto Raja
Actor:Ganesh
Is a fan of: Shankar Nag
The title of this film is the same as Shankar Nag’s hit 1980 film. Ganesh plays an auto driver, who is a die-hard fan of the late actor. His character is so inspired by the late actor that he lives by his principles of bringing awareness among auto drivers.