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The three-day Avakai–Amaravati Festival of Cinema, Culture and Literature, organised astatine Punnami Ghat and Bhavani Island successful Vijayawada, concluded connected a expansive enactment connected Saturday (January 10), marking a important milestone for the State’s originative economy. According to a property enactment from the territory administration, much than 5,000 visitors attended the festival during the archetypal 2 days, portion footfall crossed 7,000 connected the last day.
The concluding time featured philharmonic performances by the Chowraasta band, followed by a tribute to legendary histrion N. T. Rama Rao titled ‘Natasaarvabhowma NTR’. The celebrations culminated successful a unrecorded performance by noted vocalist Javed Ali and the last amusement of the signature philharmonic Love Story, which blended fashionable Telugu compositions with modern dance. Encouraged by the response, Minister for Tourism, Youth and Cinematography Kandula Durgesh, announced that the adjacent variation of Avakai–Amaravati volition beryllium held from December 17 to 19, 2026. He said the Avakai festival would service arsenic a exemplary for respective upcoming large events, including the ongoing Flamingo Festival astatine Sullurpeta, Gandikota Utsavalu from January 11 to 13 and Visakha Utsavalu from January 23 to 31. Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation Chairman Nukasani Balaji, Vijayawada Central MLA Bonda Umamaheshwara Rao, Mylavaram MLA Vasantha Krishna Prasad and others attended the valedictory programme.
