‘Debut film is like your signature on screen’: Nataraj S Bhat

The actor, who has finished shooting for three Kannada films says, filmmaking should continue, irrespective of the platform of its release

Nataraj Bhat made a grand entry into the Kannada film industry in 2016 with Rama Rama Re. Four years on, he is still not able to shake off the image of ‘Sandal Raja’, the escaped convict he plays in the film. “It had been a challenge. I am not, however, upset that people still remember me as Sandal Raja from Rama Rama Re. That is a compliment. Sandal Raja is my debut signature on screen.Most actors are synonymous with their debut films — we have ‘Duniya’ Vijay or ‘Mungaru Male’ Ganesh....”