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Chief Minister Siddaramaiah connected Monday announced that the State movie awards volition beryllium presented successful the aforesaid twelvemonth from adjacent twelvemonth onwards. He besides assured that the pending film subsidies volition beryllium cleared soon.
Speaking astatine the presumption ceremonial of the State movie awards for 2018 and 2019 astatine the KSOU Convocation Hall successful Mysuru, Mr. Siddaramaiah said determination would nary longer beryllium delays successful conferring awards to Kannada films.
“I person already directed the Department of Information and Public Relations to guarantee that the awards for each twelvemonth are presented successful the aforesaid year. This volition beryllium implemented from adjacent year. The awards for 2020 and 2021 volition besides beryllium presented shortly,” helium said.
The Chief Minister observed that the awards would clasp greater value erstwhile presented for the applicable year, alternatively than respective years later.
Mr. Siddaramaiah said steps would soon beryllium taken to wide the pending subsidy dues of the past 3 years. However, helium urged film-makers to absorption connected prime cinema. “Do not marque films conscionable for the involvement of subsidy. Make films that radical privation to watch; films that tin bring astir a alteration successful society,” helium advised.
Recalling the publication of Dr. Rajkumar to Kannada cinema, the Chief Minister said the matinee idol continues to beryllium remembered due to the fact that of his inspiring on-screen roles and exemplary real-life conduct.
Mr. Siddaramaiah noted that the Kannada movie manufacture has grown remarkably implicit the years. “Earlier, lone a fewer films were produced, and determination were constricted artistes. Now, galore films are made each year, and the fig of artistes has besides increased,” helium said.
Sharing a idiosyncratic note, helium said, “When I was a student, I utilized to ticker films astir each day. Now, I hardly find clip to ticker any. I americium yet to ticker Kantara – A Legend Chapter 1, but I volition ticker it soon,” helium said, smiling astatine histrion and manager Rishab Shetty, who was contiguous astatine the event.
DPR connected movie city
Mr. Siddaramaiah besides announced that the projected Film City successful Mysuru would instrumentality signifier soon. The Detailed Project Report (DPR) is nether mentation and is expected to beryllium acceptable by December-end. “We person already handed implicit 160 acres of onshore astatine Himmavu colony to the Department of Information and Public Relations for establishing the Film City. The task volition beryllium developed nether the PPP model,” helium said.
Mr. Siddaramaiah and different dignitaries presented awards successful assorted categories for the years 2018 and 2019.
The Dr. Rajkumar grant for the twelvemonth 2018 was conferred connected noted histrion G. K. Srinivasamurthy, portion the 2019 grant went to seasoned movie property Umashree. The Puttanna Kanagal grant for 2018 was presented to acclaimed movie shaper P. Sheshadri, and for 2019 to N.R. Nanjunde Gowda. The Dr. Vishnuvardhan award, fixed for beingness accomplishment successful the movie industry, was bagged by B.S. Basavaraju for 2018 and Richard Castelino for 2019. In the class of fashionable cinema, actor-director Rishab Shetty’s movie Sarkari Hiriya Prathamika Shaale, Kasaragod won the champion fashionable movie award.
