Actor Ganesh as ACP Surya promises a power-packed entertainer with Pataki

In today's release, Pataki, produced by SV Productions, rest assured that you will get to see the Golden Star do all this, but there's more. When you go to watch a film that stars Ganesh, you are guaranteed of certain things a good dose of comedy, drama, romance and fun.

Ganesh dons the khaki onscreen for the first time in this film, but don't expect to see him play a policeman the way you are used to seeing in films. For he plays ACP Surya, an intense cop, who, although packs in powerful punches, also has all the characteristics that Ganesh is known and loved for.

"I am excited about playing a cop it's something that I've wanted to do for a while. But I don't feel any kind of pressure, since I was confident that I would perform well. I used to essay serious roles when I did plays in college, but after Mungaru Male, I started getting soft and emotional characters.

It's great to do family films, but I don't believe in having a certain image. As an actor, I want to try different things, and that's good for business as well, since the audience expects an artiste to do different things, all while retaining the things they are best known for.

We kept that in mind while molding corrupt ACP officer Surya's character. "We have changed 50% of the script, because it wasn't possible to give Ganesh a complete action makeover. Usually, when it comes to remakes, people change 5%-6% of the script, but we have used the original just as a base and changed it to suit the nativity.

The first half of Pataas and Pataki are completely different. Sadhu Kokila's character of a transgender is not there in the original, but in this film, we can't do without him. We have added essences like emotions and comedy to suit Kannada sensibilities," says Manju.

"There are many firsts for me in this film. Apart from playing a cop, this is also the first time that audiences will see me in such an intense character, with high-voltage dialogues and action sequences.

It is a complete family entertainer, and the combination of Sai Kumar and me, playing DIG and ACP, respectively, is one to look out for, as is the screenplay that is fast-paced. This film has all the elements that one looks for in a Ganesh film, plus extra elements to look out for," he signs off.