<p class="bodytext">The third edition of the the Prajavani Kannada Cine Sammana, presented by Casa Grand, powered by Trends with the special partner as Shree Sai Gold Palace and supported by the Government of Karnataka, took off to a roaring start with the who’s who of the Kannada film industry making their presence felt. The hall was jam-packed. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Actors Shivarajkumar, Dattanna, V Ravichandran, Priyanka, Dhruva Sarja, Ramesh Aravind, Yuva Rajkumar, Vinay Rajkumar, Tara, Saikumar, Umesh, music directors Hamsalekha, Arjun Janya, directors T S Nagabharana and Minister for School Education Madhu Bangarappa were present. </p>.People have never let me down, says veteran Kannada actor Srinath.<p class="bodytext">Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy said that after failing some classes, he and his friends would go watch movies. “We used to watch all of Dr Rajkumar’s movies on the first day, first show. Kalpana used to be my favourite actor,” he added. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Opposition leader R Ashoka also said that he would watch all Dr Rajkumar movies on the first day without a miss and admitted that he is a bathroom singer and loves singing. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Veteran actor Ravichandran was honoured for “Outstanding Contribution to Kannada Cinema”. Speaking about what cinema means to him, he said, “I’m cinema, cinema is me.” Malashree and Ravichandran fondly shared their experiences of working together.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Winning the award for best cinematography for the film ‘Max’, Shekhar Chandra, spoke about working with Kiccha Sudeepa said, “It’s not difficult to frame Sudeep at all. His charisma is easy to capture, I don’t have to do anything.” ‘Max’ was mostly shot post sunset. “Shooting in the night is difficult. We shot about 110 days in the night. It’s a challenge. But we got used to it,” he added. </p>.Fully use Kannada for administrative work or face action, Karnataka govt warns officials.<p class="bodytext">Pruthvi Ambaar rendered a powerful performance as he danced to Puneeth Rajkumar’s ‘Jackie Jackie’. “Cinema filled colour into our black and white middle class lives,” said Srinidhi Bengaluru upon receiving the best debut director award for the film ‘Blink’. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Upon winning the award for best choreography for the song ‘Dwapara’ from ‘Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi’, Shekhar Master shook a leg with actors Pooja Gandhi and Sumana Kittur and anchor Anushree. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The third edition of the the Prajavani Kannada Cine Sammana was presented in association with TTK Prestige, Freedom Healthy Cooking Oil, Honda Motorcycles & Scooters India, Vodafone, Sadguru Ayurveda Gramflour Soap, The Bangalore City Co-operative Bank, The Janatha Co-operative Bank, Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Limited, NBCC – a Navratna PSU, Mobility Partner: Mercedes Benz – Akshaya Motors, Banking Partner: Canara Bank. The style partner is B S Channabasappa and Sons Davangere and Belagavi. Travel Partner is TrawelMart. Wardrobe Partner is Neumen from the house of PN Rao. Knowledge Partners are Insights IAS & Gitam Deemed University. Insurance Partner is National Insurance. Telecast Partner is Zee Kannada. Audit Partner is Ernst & Young. </p>
<p class="bodytext">The third edition of the the Prajavani Kannada Cine Sammana, presented by Casa Grand, powered by Trends with the special partner as Shree Sai Gold Palace and supported by the Government of Karnataka, took off to a roaring start with the who’s who of the Kannada film industry making their presence felt. The hall was jam-packed. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Actors Shivarajkumar, Dattanna, V Ravichandran, Priyanka, Dhruva Sarja, Ramesh Aravind, Yuva Rajkumar, Vinay Rajkumar, Tara, Saikumar, Umesh, music directors Hamsalekha, Arjun Janya, directors T S Nagabharana and Minister for School Education Madhu Bangarappa were present. </p>.People have never let me down, says veteran Kannada actor Srinath.<p class="bodytext">Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy said that after failing some classes, he and his friends would go watch movies. “We used to watch all of Dr Rajkumar’s movies on the first day, first show. Kalpana used to be my favourite actor,” he added. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Opposition leader R Ashoka also said that he would watch all Dr Rajkumar movies on the first day without a miss and admitted that he is a bathroom singer and loves singing. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Veteran actor Ravichandran was honoured for “Outstanding Contribution to Kannada Cinema”. Speaking about what cinema means to him, he said, “I’m cinema, cinema is me.” Malashree and Ravichandran fondly shared their experiences of working together.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Winning the award for best cinematography for the film ‘Max’, Shekhar Chandra, spoke about working with Kiccha Sudeepa said, “It’s not difficult to frame Sudeep at all. His charisma is easy to capture, I don’t have to do anything.” ‘Max’ was mostly shot post sunset. “Shooting in the night is difficult. We shot about 110 days in the night. It’s a challenge. But we got used to it,” he added. </p>.Fully use Kannada for administrative work or face action, Karnataka govt warns officials.<p class="bodytext">Pruthvi Ambaar rendered a powerful performance as he danced to Puneeth Rajkumar’s ‘Jackie Jackie’. “Cinema filled colour into our black and white middle class lives,” said Srinidhi Bengaluru upon receiving the best debut director award for the film ‘Blink’. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Upon winning the award for best choreography for the song ‘Dwapara’ from ‘Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi’, Shekhar Master shook a leg with actors Pooja Gandhi and Sumana Kittur and anchor Anushree. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The third edition of the the Prajavani Kannada Cine Sammana was presented in association with TTK Prestige, Freedom Healthy Cooking Oil, Honda Motorcycles & Scooters India, Vodafone, Sadguru Ayurveda Gramflour Soap, The Bangalore City Co-operative Bank, The Janatha Co-operative Bank, Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Limited, NBCC – a Navratna PSU, Mobility Partner: Mercedes Benz – Akshaya Motors, Banking Partner: Canara Bank. The style partner is B S Channabasappa and Sons Davangere and Belagavi. Travel Partner is TrawelMart. Wardrobe Partner is Neumen from the house of PN Rao. Knowledge Partners are Insights IAS & Gitam Deemed University. Insurance Partner is National Insurance. Telecast Partner is Zee Kannada. Audit Partner is Ernst & Young. </p>
