Composer Charan Raj has been roped in for Puneeth Rajkumar's upcoming film, James. Set to be directed by Chetan Kumar, James marks the first collaboration between Puneeth, Charan, and the director. 

Charan Raj first came to limelight with Hemanth M Rao’s Godhi Banna Sadharna Myakattu, and followed it with Pushpaka Vimana. The music director became a brand for his unique compositions in the Shivarajkumar-starrer Tagaru, directed by Suri. Every track from this film became a chartbuster, and is still a favourite among music lovers. He worked in Puneeth’s first production venture, Kavaludaari, and is now getting an opportunity to compose for the Power Star in James.

It will be interesting to see what kind of perspective would Chethan, who is also a popular lyricist, bring to the action-packed commercial drama.

James, produced by Kishore Pathikonda, is now in the pre-production work, and is likely to start rolling in 2020. Puneeth Rajkumar, who is currently shooting for Santhosh Ananddraam’s Yuvarathnnaa, is gearing up to start shooting for James in mid-January.