<p>The second day of the film festival to mark the 100th year of Indian Cinema at the Nehru stadium here reverberated with the tunes of Kannada music and dance.<br /><br /></p>.<p>More than 200 professional dancers showcased Kannada cinema which was the highlight of Sunday’s event. <br /><br />Yesteryear actor Saroja Devi was the star among the 50 film artistes, directors, producers and film personalities of south India who graced the occasion.<br /><br />Actors Kamal Haasan, Ramesh Arvind, Sivarajkumar, Karnataka Home Minister K V George and Minister for Women and Child Development Umashree were also among the audience. The auditorium, with a capacity of more than 8,000 seats, was packed to capacity not only by Kannada-speaking people but also by the locals, who cheered all the programmes right from the beginning.<br /><br />However, spectators were disappointed by the absence of their favourite actors, including Rajinikanth, Prakash Raj and Arjun. <br /><br />“We have organised a total of 72 programmes which include dance, comedy skit, felicitation to cine artiste and screening Kannada cinema clippings,” noted director and the organising chief Rajendra Kumar Arya told Deccan Herald.<br /><br />“The reception and atmosphere was excellent. It was a great platform to showcase our performance,” he said. <br /><br />However, the director was also upset by the absence of Rajinikanth and Prakash Raj. <br /><br />“They might be busy with their schedule,” he added. Arya rued that the time was too short to showcase the performance.<br /><br />The same evening, the venue was taken over by the Telugu film industry as the artistes from the neighbouring state assembled together to celebrate their success.<br /><br />On Monday, the members of the Malayalam film fraternity will come together for a mega entertainment programme, which will be presided over by Union Minister for Overseas Indians Affairs Vayalar Ravi and Kerala Rural Development Minister K C Joseph.</p>
<p>The second day of the film festival to mark the 100th year of Indian Cinema at the Nehru stadium here reverberated with the tunes of Kannada music and dance.<br /><br /></p>.<p>More than 200 professional dancers showcased Kannada cinema which was the highlight of Sunday’s event. <br /><br />Yesteryear actor Saroja Devi was the star among the 50 film artistes, directors, producers and film personalities of south India who graced the occasion.<br /><br />Actors Kamal Haasan, Ramesh Arvind, Sivarajkumar, Karnataka Home Minister K V George and Minister for Women and Child Development Umashree were also among the audience. The auditorium, with a capacity of more than 8,000 seats, was packed to capacity not only by Kannada-speaking people but also by the locals, who cheered all the programmes right from the beginning.<br /><br />However, spectators were disappointed by the absence of their favourite actors, including Rajinikanth, Prakash Raj and Arjun. <br /><br />“We have organised a total of 72 programmes which include dance, comedy skit, felicitation to cine artiste and screening Kannada cinema clippings,” noted director and the organising chief Rajendra Kumar Arya told Deccan Herald.<br /><br />“The reception and atmosphere was excellent. It was a great platform to showcase our performance,” he said. <br /><br />However, the director was also upset by the absence of Rajinikanth and Prakash Raj. <br /><br />“They might be busy with their schedule,” he added. Arya rued that the time was too short to showcase the performance.<br /><br />The same evening, the venue was taken over by the Telugu film industry as the artistes from the neighbouring state assembled together to celebrate their success.<br /><br />On Monday, the members of the Malayalam film fraternity will come together for a mega entertainment programme, which will be presided over by Union Minister for Overseas Indians Affairs Vayalar Ravi and Kerala Rural Development Minister K C Joseph.</p>