Vijay Kiragandur, Ashwini Puneeth Rajkumar & Tara Conferred With Shri Raghavendra Chitravani Special Awards!

Vijay Kiragandur of Hombale Films, Ashwini Puneeth Rajkumar, and Tara have been conferred with Shri Raghavendra Chitravani Special Awards at the 21st and 22nd Annual Awards Ceremony of Sri Raghavendra Chitravani, also marking their 47th anniversary.

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Kannada Film Industry's leading PRO Sudheendhra Venkatesh presented the awards in a grand event organized on the 47th anniversary of Sri Raghavendra Chitravani, 21st and 22nd annual awards ceremony held at Dr Ambarish Auditorium in Kannada Kannada Artists Association, on January 25.

The annual Shri Raghavendra Chitravani Awards were established 18 years ago by Venkatesh's mentor and Uncle D V Sudheendhra to honour the exceptional skills of producers and journalists every year. Soon, several organizations and people joined hands with Sudheendhra and sponsored the awards. Initially, the annual awards were given away to only selected two awardees and now it has grown to as many as 11 awards.

However, for the years 2021 and 2022, the organization gave away 16 awards including three Special Category Awards. On behalf of Vijay Kiragandur, his wife Shailaja Vijay Kirangadur accepted the award. For their contribution to the field, Puneeth Rajkumar's wife and Tara were also felicitated with Special Awards.

The other awards given away during the occasion are as follows:

2021
P. Dhanraj (Senior Producer) - Shri Raghavendra Chitravani Award for Producer
Eshwar Daitota (Senior Journalist) - Shri Raghavendra Chitravani Award for Journalist

2022
Kumar Govind (Senior Actor-producer) - Shri Raghavendra Chitravani Award for Producer
Sadasiva Shenoy (Senior Journalist and President of Karnataka Media Academy) - Shri Raghavendra Chitravani Award for Journalist
Rajesh Krishnan (Best playback singer) - Dr. Rajkumar Award, from Late Parvathamma Rajkumar and family
Saiprakash - (Senior Director-Producer) - 'Yajamana' fame R. Seshadri Memorial Award by Smt. Bharathi Vishnuvardhan
Tulasi (Senior Actress) - Best Supporting Actress by Dr. Jayamala H.M. Ramachandra Award
Nobin Paul (Best Music Director, for '777 Charlie') - M.S. Ramaiah Media and Entertainment Pvt Ltd Award
Madhu Chandra (Best Story Writer for 'Selfie Mummy Google Daddy') - Renowned director-producer Mr. K.V. Jayaram Award, by Mrs. Meenakshi Jayaram
M.G. Srinivas (Best dialogue for 'Old Monk') - Renowned director Shri Hunasuru Krishnamurthy Memorial Award, by Dr. H.K. Narahari
Kiran Raj (Best directorial debut for '777 Charlie') - Acclaimed actor-director Mr. B. Suresh Award
Pramod Maravanthe (Best Lyrics - for 'Singara Siriye ...' song from the movie 'Kantara') - Senior journalist P.G. Srinivasamurthy Memorial Award by Shri Vinayakaram Kalagaru
Srinivasamurthy (Senior Supporting Actor) - Senior Journalist C. Sitaram Memorial Award, by Mrs. Nagamani Sitharam and Family.