Gaana Bajaana
2010 film by Prashant Raj

Gaana Bajaana is a 2010 Indian Kannada-language comedy film directed by Prashant Raj. It stars Tarun Chandra, Radhika Pandit, and Dileep Raj in the lead roles. The film includes music by Joshua Sridhar and camera work by Shekar. The film was produced by Naveen.
Cast
Tarun Chandra as Krish
Radhika Pandit as Radhe
Dileep Raj as Kuttappa ("Kuttu")
Sharan
C. R. Simha
Raja Rao as Krish's grandfather
R. G. Vijayasarathy
Yashwant Sardeshpande
Production
Prashant Raj cast three of the same actors from Love Guru in Gaana Bajaana as well. The movie was delayed for release because of scheduling conflicts with other movies released around the same time.
Music
Release and reception
The film was released on 29 October 2010.
Critical response
Shruti Indira Lakshminarayana of Rediff.com scored the film at 2 out of 5 stars and says "Radhika and Tarun do justice to their roles, but it is Dilip who comes out with the best performance. He gets his comic timing right too and lights up the screen. Well shot songs tuned to Joshua Shreedhar's music are the other highlights of the film.
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