Udupi: Sandalwood Stars Descend at ‘Kuhoo Kuhoo’ Finale

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Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (RD/CN)
 
Udupi, May 21: “Singing is a God-given gift and rural talents need the support of music enthusiasts to explore their talents”, said Sri Laxmivarateerta Swami of Shiroor Mutt.
 
Swami Laxmivarateerta was gracing the inaugural function at the finals of the ‘Kuhoo Kuhoo Udupi Kogile’ a district-level Kannada and Hindi karaoke singing competition held at Sri Vidyaniketan Group of Education Institutions, Kaup, near here recently.
 
South India’s eminent singers L R Eshwari and B K Sumitra, Sandalwood actors Srinagar Kinnit, Muni, Karibasavayya, Mahendra, child artiste and singer Anirudd, ‘Sugam Sangeet’ musician Jyoti Raviprakash, drummer Deva, producer Sandal Sandeep, Rajesh Bhat Mangalore, and popular serial actor Aparna were some of the distinguished guests present o n the occasion.

Sri Vidyaniketan Group of Education Institutions correspondent K P Acharya, presided over the programme which was held for the first time in the district with the generous support of Bellary entrepreneur Suresh P Shetty Kalattoor Gurme.
 
Kaup MLA Lalaji R Mendon, entrepreneur Suresh Shetty Bellary, JD (S) district president Deviprasad Shetty, social worker Leeladar Shetty, Kutyar gram panchayat president Nityanand Shetty, and Kaup Jaycees president Arun Shetty Padoor, were the chief guests on the occasion.
 
Results: 
 
Below 8 years– 1) Prajna P Adiga and 2) Divyasree
 
Above 8 years and below 16 years– 1) Sharadi Pail 2) Nivedita Hebbar
 
Above 16 years and below 25 years– 1) Vinanti Shenoy 2) Swati Bhat
 
General category – 1) Ravindra Prabhu Mulky 2) Umesh Manipal.