Report and Pictures by : Oswald M. D’Souza
Daijiworld Media Network – Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, Jun 21: The screening of the successful Tulu Movie “Bangarda Kural” (Golden Bloom) was held in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday June 20, at Eldorado Cinema in the presence of dignitaries and houseful audience.
The inauguration of the movie was conducted by Padma Shree Dr. B. R. Shetty – Chairman & MD of NMC Group of companies and presided over by Ram Shetty - Producer, Script Writer and Director of the film. Prakash Bhandary – ACP – State Intelligence Mumbai Police (Pettai Pili fame) was the special guest. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. B.R. Shetty congratulated the Ram Shetty in bringing out a standard movie to the Gulf which has won the hearts of thousands of movie lovers back home. He also appreciated the efforts of Jagannath Bellare in bringing the movie to the UAE audience.
A formal opening of the movie to the Abu Dhabi audience was carried out by lighting of symbolic lamp and cutting the ribbon at the Eldoardo Theatre premises by Dr. B. R. Shetty along with dignitaries, which included Raj Shetty M.D. of Ramee Group of Hotel, Ronald Pinto – Managing Director of Hyssna International, Shekar Shetty of Arab Udupi Hotels, Sudhir Shetty – COO of UAE Exchange, Jaganath Bellare (the man behind bringing the movie to the UAE), Manohar Tonse, Dinesh Shetty, Shodan Prasad, Ganesh Rai and various others.
The Tulu film under the banner of “Anand Films” was originally released all over Karnataka on April 27, 2012 and it set a record by releasing simultaneously in as many as seven theatres across Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts.
Sarvotham Shetty – a social worker and a great organizer, who was instrumental in bringing together the Tulu Movie buffs from all over Abu Dhabi, spreading the news through his relentless efforts by word of mouth, and emails compered the event .
This is the first time a Tulu Movie being released in the United Arab Emirates through efforts of many and their efforts are praiseworthy.
Ram Shetty – the man behind this brilliant movie has given fight direction to nearly 445 movies in various languages, including, Hindi, Marathi, Tulu, Bhojpuri, and oriya languages. His 30 years span in the film industry was eventful and during the period he has ventured into producing 3 tulu movies (Badkere Budle, Dareda Sirae including the latest block bluster – Bangarda Kural). He has involved himself in more than 800 films in various ways.
In his brief speech Ram Shetty revealed that his dream of serving the Tulu language through this media has fulfilled. He was longing to produce a quality movied like Bangarda Kural using latest technology available in the industry, breaking away from the tradition, showcasing the splendor of Tulunadu.
After the brief inauguration ceremony the movie was screened to the delight of the packed audience and was well appreciated.
The Movie is based on family oriented theme – “Divine victory over evil with faith”. The movie will be appreciated by all women as it depicts woman’s travails in day to day life and has all the ingredients of a successful blockbuster movie - an experiment never witnessed before in Tulu cinema.
The star cast of the movie includes - Shivadhvaj, Paki Hegde, Anand Shetty, Comedian Aravind Bolar, Kishori Ballal, Shobha Rai, Namrata Hegde, Suresh, Dinesh Attavar, Vasu Shetty, Tonese Vijay Kumar Shetty, Bhagya Rai, Jyothi Rai, Ashiwini and others have done justice to the their respective roles. The movie is shot at Someshwar, Moodbidri, Bajpe and in Mumbai, depicting the beauty of picturesque sceneries of Karnataka and its surroundings. The Music Director V Manohar has done a wonderful job in synchronizing the theme of the movie with the appropriate melodies taking into consideration the local sentiments and eventualy dishing out melodious songs.
The movie is worth watching as these kind of Tulu movies are hard to come by in the Gulf and also to encourage Tulu language and the efforts of the makers.
The movie is being screened in various places in the UAE and the schedules are as follows with repeat screening in Abu Dhabi on Saturday – June 23rd at 7 p.m.
Show Timings
Abu Dhabi: Saturday June 23 at 7 pm at Eldorado Cinema, Electra - 02-6763555
Contact: Sarvotham Shetty 050-6125464 or Manohar Tonse 050-5212079
Al Quoz Mall: Bollywood Cinema - Thursday June 21 at 7 pm (contact 056-7098362 Jagannath) 04-3469707
Dubai: Galleria Dubai Cinema (Deira) - Friday June 22 at 4.00 pm (contact 056-7098362 Jagannath) 04-2737676
Sharjah: Concorde Cinema - Friday June 22 at 1.30 pm (contact 056-7098362 Jagannath) 06-5623956.
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