Dr. Bharathi plans Vishnu Film Festival on his birthday
News
oi-Shekhar Hooli
By By: Shekhar H Hooli
Kannada
senior
actress
Dr.
Bharathi
Vishnuvardhan
has
revealed
that
she
has
planned
to
celebrate
her
late
husband
actor
Dr.
Vishnuvardhan's
birthday
on
18th
September
by
holding
Vishnu
Film
Festival.
She
added
that
his
12
hit
movies
like
Nagarahavu,
Yajamana,
Bandhana
etc.
will
be
screened
at
Inox,
Garuda
Mall
in
Bangalore
on
September
17,
18
and
19
and
actor
Anirudh
is
taking
all
the
responsibility
of
the
event.
Dr.
Bharathi
Vishnu
held
press
conference
for
the
first
time
after
the
death
of
Dr.
Vishnu.
Addressing
the
media,
the
Kannada
actress
said,
"Earlier
Namma
Yajamanru
(My
husband)
used
to
address
you
and
he
used
to
share
his
feelings.
But
now,
he
is
not
there
with
us.
So
I
thought
of
sharing
my
feelings
with
you
and
have
lunch
with
you
this
afternoon."
She
added,
"I've
planned
to
hold
several
programmes
on
the
Vishnu's
birthday
on
18th
September.
Firstly,
we'll
have
Vishnu
Film
Festival
and
Anirudh
is
taking
full
responsibility
of
it.
Along
with
Ani,
I'll
be
spending
the
full
day
at
Abhiman
Studios
on
18th
Sept.
Vishnu
fans
will
come
to
celebrate
his
birthday
and
we'll
serve
'prasadam'
(meal)
to
all
his
fans."
Bharathi
said
that
she
would
release
the
book
'Naanu
Nanna
Haadu'
penned
by
journalist
Nandakumar
on
18th
Sept.
Talking
about
the
book,
Nandakumar
said,
"As
a
journalist,
I've
spent
15
years
with
Vishnu's
sir.
I
had
interviewed
him
on
several
occasion
and
collected
lot
of
information
about
his
life.
Now,
I'm
bring
it
out
in
the
form
of
book.
I
would
like
to
Bharathi
amma,
Anirudh
and
their
family
for
supporting
me
to
publish
this
book."
The
close
friend
and
senior
Kannada
actor
Shivaram,
who
was
also
present
at
the
press
conference,
spoke
and
remembered
his
precious
moments
spent
with
Vishnu.
He
said,
"Hardly
a
few
people
will
get
to
see
the
entry
and
exit
of
an
actor
into
films.
I'm
one
among
those
fortunate
and
unfortunate
people
because
I've
seen
both
Vishnu's
entry
into
film
industry
and
his
exit.
He
was
a
wonderful
actor
and
his
last
movie
Aaptha
Rakshaka
is
best
example
for
it."
Meanwhile,
actor
Anirudh
briefed
the
details
of
the
Vishnuvardhan
Film
Festival.
He
said
that
Shrimathi
Puttanna
Kanagal
would
innaugarate
the
Film
Fest
on
17th
Sept
and
Vishnu's
close
friends
like
Bollywood
actor
Shatrughan
Sinha
and
rebel
star
Ambareesh
would
attend
the
valedictory
function
on
19th
Sept.