Veteran actor Ananthnag who has been busy acting in many films off late, has played the role of a freedom fighter in Darshan starrer ‘Airavatha’ being produced by Sandesh Nagaraj. Ananthnag plays the role of Darshan’s grandfather in the film and it is he who motivates Darshan to be honest. Sources say, when Ananthnag was offered the role of a freedom fighter, he decided to play a humble tribute to Doreswamy.

Earlier, Ananthnag had acted along with Darshan in films like ‘Lankesh Patrike’ and ‘Arjun’. ‘Airavatha’ joins the bandwagon of those films.