Actor
Karthik
Jayaram
aka
JK,
who
has
become
household
name
in
Karnataka
with
his
appearance
in
TV
Soap
Ashwini
Nakshatra,
has
turned
hero
for
Sandalwood's
forthcoming
movie.
The
film
Just
Love,
directed
by
Nagendra
Urs
will
see
Karthik
in
the
lead
role.
Karthi
came
to
limelight
by
playing
antagonist
role
in
Sudeep's
movies
-
Kempe
Gowda
and
Varadanayaka.
He
is
also
a
best
all
round
player
in
Celebrity
Cricket
League
(CCL)
representing
Karnataka
Bulldozers.
Talking
about
Just
Love,
Karthik
said,
"This
will
be
my
first
film
as
hero.
While
the
film
is
called
Just
Love,
it
is
not
only
about
the
relationship
between
the
hero
and
heroine.
The
story
also
explores
the
relationships
between
two
friends,
a
father
and
son,
and
so
on."
It
was
reported
that
Karthik
was
all
set
to
play
hero
in
Kuchiku
Kuchiku,
which
was
slated
to
be
directed
by
D
Rajendra
Babu.
But
the
movie
got
delayed,
due
to
the
sudden
death
of
the
director.
The
status
of
the
movie
is
still
unclear.
Meanwhile,
Karthik
will
be
seen
in
Care
Of
Footpath
2,
which
is
being
directed
by
young
talent
Master
Kishan.
The
movie,
which
is
the
sequel
of
2006's
Care
Of
Footpath
will
see
JK
as
a
corrupt
cop.