Ganesh is the superstar of year 2007!

2007 was the year of debutantes and a new change in the Kannada film industry. The hero who benefited most in 2007 was Ganesh. He rose to fame with Mungaru Male released in 2006 and had several good films released in 2007 including Cheluvina Chitara, Hudugaata and Krishna. Krishna ruled the box office for a long time and is nearing the century mark.

Puneet Rajkumar had two hits -- Arasu and Milana -- in 2007. Both films completed centuries. Puneet has also signed several good films in 2007. Debutante Vijay rose to fame with his first film, Duniya, directed by Soori. Though there were high expectations from his next films, Chanda and Yuga, they failed to fetch the desired results at the box office. Vijay's much-anticipated Avva, directed by Kavitha Lankesh and produced by Pyramid Saimira, is completed and is expected to release this year.

Newcomers

Prajwal Devaraj's performance in Sixer and Geleya, Chetan's performance in Aa Dingalu and Prasanth's performance in Orata I Love You earned good appreciation for them.

Superstars

Superstars did not have a very good year, as expected. Dr Vishnuvardhan and Darshan starrer Ee Bandhana, Upendra and Darshan starrer Anatharu, Shivrajkumar's Santha were average grossers only. Pallaki, starring Prem of Nenapirali fame, was another average grosser; his two other films, Savi Savi Nenapu and Gunavantha, flopped at the box office. Sudeep's No. 72 Shanti Nivasa could not make it big at the box office.

The other stars who did not deliver any notable films this year include Ravichandran, Jaggesh, Saikumar, Vijay Raghavendra, Murali, Vindoraj, Ajay, Aniruddh, and Mayur Patel.

Actresses

As for actresses, Pooja Gandhi had two big releases this year, Milana and Krishna. Other actresses who got good appreciation for their work include Jennifer Kotwal, Rashmi of Duniya fame, Sharmila Mandre of Sajni and Amulya of Cheuvina Chittara.