Kannada
matinee
idol
late
Dr.
Rajkumar
has
been
honoured
with
many
big
titles
before
and
after
his
death.
Now
one
more
honour
has
come
in
late
actors
way
after
BS
Yediyurappa
(BS
Yeddyurappa)
released
a
commemorative
postage
stamp
of
Rs
5
denomination
as
a
tribute
to
late
Kannada
actor
to
mark
Karnataka
Rajyothsava.
After
releasing
the
Rajkumar's
stamp,
the
Chief
Minister
of
Karnataka
BS
Yediyurappa
thanked
the
Central
Government
for
bringing
out
the
stamp
in
recognition
of
Rajkumar"s
contribution
to
the
Kannada
filmdom.
He
said,
"The
life
sketch
of
Raj
Kumar
is
a
model
to
the
people
of
Karnataka.
He
showed
his
class
and
remained
as
a
Dhruva
Taara
(Pole
Star)
in
the
field
of
cinema.
His
achievement
are
unparalleled."
Chief
Postmaster
General
(Karnataka
Circle),
M
P
Rajan
said
that
M
Vishweshwaraiah
was
the
first
Kannada
personality
to
have
received
the
honour
and
Rajkumar
was
the
31st
to
have
face
on
post
stamp.
He
further
said
that
Rajkumar's
stamp,
which
would
be
priced
at
Rs
5,
would
be
available
in
all
post
offices
in
the
State
from
November
3.
Stamps
would
be
available
for
sales
for
about
six
months.
The
President
of
Karnataka
Film
Chamber
of
Commerce
(KFCC),
Dr.
Jayamala
said,
"Rajkumar
ruled
the
industry
like
a
colossus
and
was
instrumental
in
charting
the
growth
of
the
industry.
He
created
a
big
viewership
for
Kannada
films.
And
he
also
guided
the
Kannada
film
industry
in
times
of
need
and
showed
that
good
cinema
made
with
moral
values
and
commitment
can
succeed
at
the
box
office."
Dr.
Rajkumar's
wife
Parvathamma
Rajkumar
and
his
sons
Shivaraj
Kumar,
Raghavendra
Rajkumar
and
Puneet
Rajkumar
were
also
present
on
the
occasion
of
stamp
release.
Raj
family
thanked
the
government
for
recognising
his
service
to
Kannada
language.
Parvathamma
said,
"This
is
really
a
great
honour
to
Dr.
Raj.
I'm
grateful
to
the
people
those
who
have
worked
in
this
regard."
However,
the
function
was
attended
by
thousands
of
film
personalities
like
big
directors,
producers
and
actors
including
senior
actress
Jayanti.
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