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The Haritha Berm Park developed by Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC) connected the banks of the Krishna River successful Vijayawada, buzzed with enactment connected Wednesday arsenic the three-day ‘Amaravati Avakaya Festival’ is scheduled to commencement connected Thursday. (January 8, 2026)
The Tourism Department, successful collaboration with Teamwork Arts, is hosting the lawsuit that aims to showcase the richness of Telugu cinema, culture, arts, and literature.
Events volition organised chiefly astatine Punnami Ghat and Bhavani Island, with escaped introduction for visitors who are encouraged to registry online.
Tourism Minister Kandula Durgesh, APTDC Managing Director Amrapali Kata, territory officials, and organisers reviewed the arrangements.
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, too a big of different Ministers and VIPs, are expected to be the inaugural, which includes a expansive procession, leather puppet show, drum performances, philharmonic events, stream ferry rides, practice walks, nutrient festivals, and different taste attractions.
The Chief Minister volition motorboat houseboats and ‘float-and-dine’ romanticist cruises and the program is to grow specified tourism facilities State-wide.
Playback vocalist Javed Ali volition regale the assemblage astatine the festival. A video connection promoting the Amaravati Avakaya Festival by the vocalist was released connected Wednesday.
“I americium eagerly looking guardant to presenting my euphony successful the beingness of the radical of Andhra Pradesh and experiencing their emotion and affection,” said Mr. Ali successful the video message.
Programmes lined up
Over the 3 days of the festival, the visitors tin presumption movie screenings oregon go portion of animated literate discussions, poesy readings, euphony and creation performances, theatre shows, workshops, taste lectures and modern creation exhibitions.
Notable features see workshops connected martial arts, discussions connected villain roles successful cinema, storytelling sessions, grooming successful leather puppet-making, Nagada percussion workshops and conversations connected topics specified arsenic “OTT cinema, adaptation of novels” to films, and Indian mythology and communicative traditions.
Evening programmes volition diagnostic classical and devotional euphony concerts, Kuchipudi creation dramas, mushaira sessions and performances by renowned singers, including Javed Ali.
Rich tributes would beryllium paid to the legendary histrion Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao connected the last time of the festival, on with a philharmonic theatre show that volition people the decision of the event.
