It
was
a
wow
movement
for
the
fans
of
Kannada's
cultural
icon
Dr
Rajkumar,
when
the
pigeon
sat
on
his
newly
inaugurated
statue.
The
14.5
feet
statue
of
'Annavru'
was
inaugurated
in
the
presence
of
thousands
of
his
fans,
today,
January
30,
at
South
End
Circle,
Bangalore.
The
Rajkumar
statue,
which
is
made
up
of
brass,
resembles
his
role
from
the
Blockbuster
movie
Kasturi
Nivasa.
The
inauguration
was
done
by
flying
pigeons
in
which
one
of
the
pigeon
sat
on
the
statue.
Apparently,
Rajkumar
is
accompanied
by
a
pigeon
in
many
scenes
in
Kasthuri
Nivasa.
Hattrick
hero
Shivaraj
Kumar
and
Power
Star
Puneet
Rajkumar
graced
the
event.
The
statue
was
inaugurated
in
the
presence
Ananth
Kumar
Member
Of
Parliament
(MP).
Bangalore
in-charge
minister
Ramlinga
Reddy,
Bangalore
Mayor
Katte
Satyanarayana,
BJP
leader
R
Ashok
and
President
of
Dr
Rajkumar's
Fans
association
Sa
Ra
Govind
also
graced
the
event.
Click
here
to
view
more
photos
of
the
event.
Incidentally,
the
colour
version
of
1971
movie
Kasthuri
Nivasa
is
all
set
to
get
re-released
on
Dr
Rajkumar's
birthday,
April
24.
It
is
the
second
movie
of
Rajkumar
to
get
re-released
in
colour
after
Satya
Harishchandra.
Apart
from
Raj,
Kasturi
Nivasa
also
featured
Jayanthi,
Aarathi,
KS
Ashwath
and
Rajashankar
in
the
significant
roles.