Kannada
Chalanachitra
Academy
(KCA)
has
started
the
celebration
of
100th
birth
anniversary
of
legendary
filmmaker
of
Golden
era
of
Kannada
cinema,
B
Ramakrishna
Panthulu.
IT&BT
Minister
Katta
Subramanya
Naidu
and
popular
senior
actress
Dr.
B
Saroja
Devi
inaugurated
the
function
on
Monday
evening.
The
KCA
has
organised
the
BR
Panthulu's
film
festival
(Chitrotsava)
on
the
eve
of
his
100th
birth
anniversary.
Panthulu-directed
19
films
are
being
screened
at
Priyadarshini
Theatre
and
Badami
House
along
with
a
seminar
on
his
films.
A
book
on
Panthulu
will
also
be
released
on
the
occasion.
The
KCA
is
spending
25
lakhs
on
his
film
fest,
says
the
president
of
the
KCA,
TS
Nagabharana.
Meanwhile,
the
KCA
also
celebrated
its
first
anniversary
on
the
occasion.
BR
Panthulu's
daughter
BR
Vijayalakshmi
handed
over
the
script
of
the
movie
Shri
Krishnadevaraya,
which
is
one
among
the
important
movies
directed
by
him.
Talking
about
BR
Panthulu
on
the
occasion,
Dr.
B
Saroja
Devi
described
him
as
'talented
director'.
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