One of the royal life lead actor unforgettable of Kannada cinema Kalyankumar the first color film hero in Kannada cinema Bharat Kalyan makes foray in to Kannada cinema ‘Yakka’ in the direction of Naganath Joshi. He plays the role of Mallappa the protector of huge Vaade (8 acres bungalow).

Bharat Kalyan son of famous actor of yesteryears Kalyankumar is a familiar face in Tamil films and Television serials. He has acted in five Tamil films in which ‘Sringaram’ of Madhu Ambat has won the national and international acclaim. The television serial ‘Kasthuri’ in Sun Network is also very popular one.

When Bharat was a child he acted in Kannada film ‘Mane Madadhi Makkalu’. Born in Mysore and brought up in Tamil Nadu highly educated Bharat Kalyan is speaking the tongue twisting Uttar Kannada style of Kannada in ‘Yakka’ Kannada film.

In a free wheeling chat at ‘Oni’ of Green House with a few media persons Bharat Kalyan recalling his father position said there was only Rs.10800 in the bank balance of Kalyankumar when he died in 1999. That was not enough to do the final rites but I was earning from 1996 made me to carry out everything.

Why the family of Kalyankumar settled in Chennai has been forgotten asks Bharat Kalyan. Eking out for life in the beginning now comfortable in life Bharat Kalyan says he is a beggar and so no choice to accept whatever comes. That is one of the reasons why I am in this Kannada film he pointed.

Bharat Kalyan progressive in Tamil Nadu film and television arena has huge collections of his father films. But the collections of what actor Prayana Murthy has is even huge he says. Bharat’s elder brother Deepak is settled down in USA. He is living with his mother, memories, wife and two children in Chennai.