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PALE AWARDS EVENING
CM Assures Help To Industry
Report by CNB              Photos - K.M. VEERESH                   Date 20/1//2003

It was yet another pale and pointless Karnataka State awards presentation celebration on Monday evening at the Dr.Ambedkar Bhavan in Bangalore. Lack of creativity in conducting the program and haste spoiled the show of awards evening for the year 2001-2002.
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The Karnataka Chief Minister S.M.Krishna stood for half an hour because he had to leave for World Capitol Conference meeting in Switzerland (only from India have been invited – PM, FM, Karnataka and AP chief ministers) he presented awards for Pratima Devi, M.S.Rajasekhar and Rajanand. Before he left for Switzerland the CM Krishna assured of all necessary help after clear process of the demands. He also went in for a small flashback. 

Presiding over the awards evening KFCC President made an appeal to Information Minister to conduct the state awards at the rural areas from the next year. The Information minister present at the function to present most of the awards approved the advice. The KFCC President Ramesh also a Cong-I politician brought to the notice of the government the hard working people in the industry and it is high time the Housing Board provides a roof for them to live.

The information minister Kagodu Thimmappa admitted that the awards function has been convened urgently.

The winner of best actor award Ravichandran for his ‘Yekangi’ Kannada film and actress Soundarya the best producer award winner for ‘Dweepa’ remembered their late fathers. This has been a wonderful evening. My father should have been there at this time. He knew that the audiences have nicknamed me as ‘Kanasugara’. It is the people who give wings and allow us to rise high and also to come down Ravichandran stated to a thunderous applause.

Actress Soundarya is getting the state award for the second time. Ravichandran’s father knew the potentiality of him but whereas my father did not had any knowledge about my tenure in films the pretty actress observed.

The three hours award evening was telecast live in Ushe TV (Udaya TV is adjacent to Dr.Ambedkar Bhavan). According to the deep throat the government coffers have not filled from this awards function from Udaya TV management.

The government sponsor function was utilized as a platform for MSIL music competition held recently. Kappanna one of the two compeers gave way for 12 light music songs. Aparna was at her usual best.

The austerity has struck the Karnataka government severely it seems. Prior to the start of the function it had not made any arrangement for light refreshments. This is the first time such careless attitude has been found.

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