Kapil vs Vishnu clash for movie promo

BANGALORE: Wisden''s Indian cricketer of the century Kapil Dev will lead a team against the original `Nagara Haavu'' hero Vishnuvardhan''s Film XI at a unique promotional match for the new Upendra-starrer `Nagara Haavu'' on August 17.
The movie, also starring Jyothika, will be released on August 22.
Indian cricket stars including G.R. Vishwanath, E.A.S.Prasanna, B.S. Chandrashekar, Javagal Srinath and Vijay Bharadwaj have already confirmed their participation. Sri Lankan cricketers Arjuna Ranatunga, Hasan Tilakaratne, Roshan Mahanama, Sidath Wettimuni and Roy Dias will also participate, courtesy SriLankan Airlines.
Vishnuvardhan''s film line-up is a who''s who of the present Kannada industry. All top heroes Upendra, Shivrajkumar, Ambarish, Ravichandran, Sudeep, Raghavendra Rajkumar, Puneet as well as heroines Bharati Vishnuvardhan, Sumalata, Prema, Tara and Rakshita will battle it out with India''s heroes for the `Nagara Haavu'' cup.
Movie producers Rockline Productions are promoting the film through the entry passes. ``The passes are in about 15,000 randomly selected Nagara Haavu audio cassettes. Those who are lucky enough to buy the cassettes with the passes will be permitted single entry into the stadium,'''' producer Rockline Venkatesh''s brother T.N. Bramaresha told The Times of India on Wednesday.
There are also plans to honour Chandrashekar, Vishwanath and Kapil Dev in the evening. Rockline Productions is planning to invite Chief Minister S.M. Krishna to do the honours, but this has not been finalised yet.
This is the second time in the recent past that film stars have turned cricketers. About two years ago, the Film XI played a benefit match to raise funds for Gujarat earthquake victims. Though this is the first time they will be playing genuine cricketers.
``We wanted an opportunity for people to see cricket as well as film stars. We thought it was a great idea to promote the movie,'''' Bramaresha said.