Kanti (2004)

Kanti is a 2004 Kannada action drama directed by Bharath, starring Sriimurali, the younger brother of Vijay Raghavendra and nephew of Shiva Rajkumar, with Ramya, then at the start of her career, as the heroine. The story follows a tough young man drawn into a conflict with the rowdies and extortion rackets of the city, with a romance alongside the fights. It is a mass action film of the kind that was common in Kannada cinema in the early 2000s.