Screening of Kannada films, short films as part of Shivamogga Dasara

The Shivamogga City Corporation, the Department of Information and Public Relations, and the Shivamogga Chitra Samaja have jointly will organise a film festival as part of the Shivamogga Dasara celebrations. The organisers have dedicated the event to the Dadasaheb Phalke Award winners from Karnataka.

Addressing a press conference in Shivamogga on Tuesday, Shivamogga MLA S.N. Channabasappa said three Kannada film personalities had won the prestigious award for their contribution to cinema: actor Rajkumar, cinematographer V.K. Murthy, and actor Anant Nag.

Film director Rajendra Singh Babu will inaugurate the event at Suvarna Samskruthika Bhavana on Wednesday, October 14. V.K. Murthy had done the cinematography for Hoovu Hannu, directed by Rajendra Singh Babu. A documentary on the works of Mr. Murthy will be screened on the occasion, the MLA said.

MLC D.S. Arun said the inaugural ceremony would be followed by the screening of short films produced by talented technicians and actors of Shivamogga. Actors Master Manjunath and Master Rohit Srinath will participate in the event.

Screenings in theatres

As part of the event, films in which Rajkumar and Anant Nag acted will be screened at cinemas in Shivamogga.

Eradu Kanasu will be screened at Mallikarjun Talkies at 8.30 a.m. on Wednesday. On October 15, Sarkari Hiriya Prathamika Shaale, Kasaragodu will be screened at Veerabhadreshwara Talkies. Sampattige Saval will be screened at Mallikarjun Talkies on October 16, and Galipata-2 at Veerabhadreshwara Theatre on October 17.

Vaidyanath, president of the Shivamogga district unit of the Karnataka Union of Working Journalists, and others were present at the press conference.