<p>Late actor Power Star Puneeth Rajkumar's last film <em>James</em> is all set for re-release with the addition of his original voice on April 22.</p>.<p>Dubbing was still pending when the actor died on Oct. 29, 2021. His elder brother Shivarajkumar dubbed for him. The film first hit screens on March 17.</p>.<p>"The film is being run on 67 screens across Karnataka now. We plan to re-release it in another 60 to 70 screens," said director Chethan Kumar.</p>.<p>Pappu, a technician from Hyderabad, and his team invented new technology to add the actor's original voice in the film. It is said to be the first such experiment in the world.</p>.<p>"There was hardly any progress after we approached a few institutes in order to add the actor's voice, but it was Pappu who made it possible," Kumar said.</p>.<p>"Srikanth, who has acted in the film, introduced Pappu to us," said producer Kishore.</p>.<p>All interviews, bytes given to television channels, 15 hours of recorded content for 'Kannadada Kotyadhipati', a television reality show and his recorded voice during the shooting of <em>James</em> were given to Pappu. The rise and fall (intonations) in Shivarajkumar's voice were also recorded. </p>.<p>Pappu took about three months and succeeded in his fifth attempt to use the original voice. "It is now 100% Puneeth's voice," said Shivarajkumar. </p>.<p>"I was working for Telugu actor Prabhas' project. He asked me to complete the works of <em>James</em> and then focus on his project. It is the first such experiment in the world," Pappu said.</p>
<p>Late actor Power Star Puneeth Rajkumar's last film <em>James</em> is all set for re-release with the addition of his original voice on April 22.</p>.<p>Dubbing was still pending when the actor died on Oct. 29, 2021. His elder brother Shivarajkumar dubbed for him. The film first hit screens on March 17.</p>.<p>"The film is being run on 67 screens across Karnataka now. We plan to re-release it in another 60 to 70 screens," said director Chethan Kumar.</p>.<p>Pappu, a technician from Hyderabad, and his team invented new technology to add the actor's original voice in the film. It is said to be the first such experiment in the world.</p>.<p>"There was hardly any progress after we approached a few institutes in order to add the actor's voice, but it was Pappu who made it possible," Kumar said.</p>.<p>"Srikanth, who has acted in the film, introduced Pappu to us," said producer Kishore.</p>.<p>All interviews, bytes given to television channels, 15 hours of recorded content for 'Kannadada Kotyadhipati', a television reality show and his recorded voice during the shooting of <em>James</em> were given to Pappu. The rise and fall (intonations) in Shivarajkumar's voice were also recorded. </p>.<p>Pappu took about three months and succeeded in his fifth attempt to use the original voice. "It is now 100% Puneeth's voice," said Shivarajkumar. </p>.<p>"I was working for Telugu actor Prabhas' project. He asked me to complete the works of <em>James</em> and then focus on his project. It is the first such experiment in the world," Pappu said.</p>