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As many as 10 Kannada movies, mostly of newcomers, are set to hit the silver screens in Karnataka on Friday.

‘Bengaluru 69’, ‘Hondisi Breyiri’, ‘Rangina Raate’, ‘Roopayi’, ‘Uttamaru’, ‘Ondanondu Kaladalli’, ‘Ambassador’, ‘Long Drive’, ‘December 24’ and ‘Lifu Istene’– are all slated to release.

‘Lifu Istene’ starring noted actor Diganth and Samyukta Horanadu in the lead roles and directed by Pavan Kumar is seeing a re-release.

Among these, ‘Hondisi Barreyiri’ has Praveen Tej, Bhavana Rao, Samyukta Horanadu and Ishani Shetty in lead roles. The trailer and songs of the movie have garnered appreciation.

It is to be seen how the movies fare at the box office.

Actress Bhavana Rao, who is known for her work in Tamil and Kannada cinema, has made her foray in Hindi Ott sphere with the recently released series ‘Dharavi Bank’. The series has been quite an anticipated watch given that it also stars Bollywood actors Suniel Shetty and Vivek Oberoi.

The actress recently shared that although initially she found adjusting to a new culture a bit challenging, after spending a week in Mumbai, she got acclimatised to the culture of the entertainment hub of India.

Talking about the series, the actress said: “‘Dharavi Bank’ is my Hindi Ott debut and I can’t be more blessed to have this show as my break to the world of Ott.”

“It was during the lockdown that director Kunal Shah sent me the script to audition and send it back to him. He walked me through the character and its details. Everything fell into...

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