Four
times
Swarna
Kamal
(Golden
Lotus)
winner,
director
Girish
Kasaravalli
received
the
best
film
award
at
the
state
level
and
for
national
honor
at
the
55th
annual
national
film
awards
in
a
majestic
ceremony
on
Sunday
evening
at
Nehru
Stadium
in
his
hometown
Shimoga.
The
director
addressed
the
audience
expressing
that
he
used
to
play
sports
like
Kabbaddi
and
badminton
at
the
Nehru
Stadium
when
he
was
young
and
would
hear
speeches
of
Ram
Manohar
Lohia
in
his
school
and
college
days.
He
stated
that
though
the
government
is
giving
benefits
like
'Kamadhenu",
good
quality
films
are
not
being
produced.
He
also
feels
that
the
relief
of
the
government,
though
utilized
well
in
Maharashtra,
is
not
the
same
in
Karnataka.