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Reliance Big Pictures & Sony Music unveils the music of

Manikanth Kadri for MS Sathyu;s “IJJODU”

Bangalore, 20th April, 2010: Reliance Big Pictures in partnership with Sony BMG todaylaunched the music of MS Sathyu’s much awaited film “Ijjodu”

The launch was attended by the star cast – Meera Jasmine & Aniruddh, director- MS Sathyu,music director-Manikanth Kadri and some of the Kannada Film Industry’s famous stars Sudeep,Nagakiran, Sathya amongst others.

Speaking on the occasion MS Sathyu said, “Music is one of the most important aspects of thisfilm. It creates magic and revolves around the story to enhance the screenplay. Its enchantingand will take you to a different world while experiencing the film”

Manikanth Kadri, the upcoming & talented music director from the South Indian film industryadded, “Music is not an acquired culture, it is an active part of natural life. For me, music is inmy genes coming from my father the genius Kadri Gopalanth. I have always strived to beapplauded by him and with this film I think I’ve achieved that. It has been an achievement towork with Sathyu Sir. Truly age is not a barrier when it comes to the language of music.”

Sanjeev Lamba – CEO- Reliance Big Pictures – “We are extremely pleased to be partnering MrSathyu, Manikanth Kadri and Sony Music, India on the music of Ijjodu. We look forward to asuccessful partnership.”

Shridhar Subramaniam - Managing Director, Sony Music, India.- "It is a privilege for us to sign upproject as grand and special as Ijjodu, Being associated with Big Pictures is a delight. Ijjodu is a

very special beginning to the things to come and it shows our commitment to be a serious longterm player in this market. Sony Music has always redefined the way music has been marketed,and we are looking forward to setting new standards here as well."

IJJODU – THE INCOMPATIBLE - In a remote area in Karnataka (South India), photojournalistAnanda meets Chenni, a woman who was made a 'Basavi'--offered to the village goddess to savethe superstitious locals from a devastating epidemic. Basavis, like Devdasis, often end upbecoming sex workers. Ananda specializes in photographing ancient monuments and writingabout various rituals and customs that have gone unquestioned. Ananda soon gets obsessed byChenni’s unusual life. In trying to explore more information about her he discovers that she isa victim of blind faith and the story unfolds to changes their lives forever.

M.S. Sathyu – Director, Screenplay Writer & Art Director

Mysore Shrinivas Sathyu (M.S.Sathyu) is a leading film director, stage designer and art director.Recipient of the Padma Shri Award, he is best known for Garam Hawa which won him severalawards and recognition. His filmography includes over 15 documentaries and 8 feature films inHindi, Urdu and Kannada

Anirrudha Jatkar – Lead ActorAnirrudha is a diploma holder in Interior Designing and Decoration and has attended FilmAppreciation Course at FTII Pune. He has principally acted in Kannada films but has also workedin a Tamil and Hindi film. He has done lots of Theatre and has also sung songs as a playbacksinger in Kannada films.



Meera Jasmine – Lead ActressJasmine made her debut in the Malayalam film Soothradharan in 2001. Her first Film Fare

award came in 2003 for her performance in Kasthooriman. The same year, she acted in T VChandran's acclaimed Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilaapam playing a 15 year old who is forced to marry

an older man. The film fetched her National Award and several other awards. Her entry intoTamil films made her a well known star in South and it led to her working with top directors.Meera Jasmine has worked in Malyalam, Tamil, Telegu and Kannada films.

Manikanth Kadri – Music DirectorSon of legendary saxophone player Gopalnath Kadri, Manikanth Kadri comes from a classical

background. Yet Manikanth is today's new-age musician. With his ponytail and modern attire,Manikanth is comfortable scoring music which is deeply rooted in melody for films. He chosenot to follow the tradition of playing the sax but to stay in the realm of music and compose forfilms and albums. He has scored music for Kannada and Malayalam films and a crossoverproject (Rajshri Ojha's Chaurahen). He made his debut in Telugu films as a composer withAvakkai Biryani.

Reliance BIG Pictures: ( www.reliancebigpictures.com), RBEL's motion picture brand, hasbuilt a formidable Indian film production slate in English, Hindi and several other Indianlanguages, which it markets and distributes worldwide. The slate has projects with leadingproduction houses and marquee Indian directors, both mainstream and arthouse, includingVidhu Vinod Chopra, Mani Ratnam, Rakesh Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Amitabh Bachchan and

Abhishek Bachchan, Kunal Kohli, Priyadarshan, Madhur Bhandarkar, Sudhir Mishra, Shaji N.Karun, Shyam Benegal and Rituparno Ghosh and others.

About Reliance Big Entertainment: Reliance Big Entertainment Ltd. (RBEL, www.rbe.in) isthe flagship media and entertainment arm of the Indian conglomerate Reliance AnilDhirubhai Ambani Group (www.relianceada.com). Ithas a significant presence in filmed entertainment (film production, distribution, exhibitionand TV content), broadcasting, studio infrastructure, processing, digital services, music,home video, animation, events, out of home, gaming and new media.

Reliance ADA Group ( www.relianceada.com) is among India's largest private sector, businesshouses and has interests in communications, financial services, health, energy, infrastructureand media & entertainment.

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