Screening of Kannada films, short films as part of Shivamogga Dasara
The Shivamogga City Corporation is organizing a film festival as part of the Dasara celebrations, honoring Dadasaheb Phalke Award winners from Karnataka. The event will feature screenings of classic Kannada films and documentaries.
Why it matters
Cultural events like this serve to preserve regional cinematic history and promote local arts within the community.
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.
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