Who will be the winning hero of 2009?

2009 has seen its first hit in Venkata in Sankata. Big stars like Puneet, Shivarajkumar, Upendra and Darshan haven't had a release this year so far which calls for an interesting discussion.

Who will be the most successful hero in Sandalwood for 2009? Puneet has two big films coming up and so has Upendra. Darshan and Ganesh also are also in the same position. Shivarajkumar"s Cheluveya Ninna Nodalu is nearing completion. Sudeep also has some exciting projects coming up. So, what is your guess? Who will emerge as the winner at the end of 2009?