Bengaluru, Aug 12 (Ians) Karnataka Health Minister Dr K. Sudhakar on Friday appealed to people to, amid this Azadi Ki Amrit Mahotsav, pledge to donate their organs which could be the “amrit” of someone’s life.
“Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai will also take an organ donation pledge. I too along with other officials will also take a pledge along with Cm Bommai at the event on Saturday,” he said at a press conference here.
“We call blood donation a great donation. I would like to go one step ahead and say organ donation is the most superior donation. Even Prime Minister Narendra Modi also has appealed to citizens of India during one of his Mann Ki Baat addresses.”
The minister said that an awareness programme will be held where a human chain will be formed from Bengaluru’s Mekhri Circle to Freedom Park on Saturday to mark the World Organ Donation Day.
“Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai will also take an organ donation pledge. I too along with other officials will also take a pledge along with Cm Bommai at the event on Saturday,” he said at a press conference here.
“We call blood donation a great donation. I would like to go one step ahead and say organ donation is the most superior donation. Even Prime Minister Narendra Modi also has appealed to citizens of India during one of his Mann Ki Baat addresses.”
The minister said that an awareness programme will be held where a human chain will be formed from Bengaluru’s Mekhri Circle to Freedom Park on Saturday to mark the World Organ Donation Day.
- 8/13/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
AccidentActor Sanchari Vijay had sustained serious injuries in a road accident when he had gone out to buy medicines with his friend on a two-wheeler. Tnm StaffUpdate: On 8.20 pm on Monday, June 14, Sanchari Vijay was declared brain dead by the hospital where he was admitted. Read: Actor Sanchari Vijay declared brain dead, his organs to be donated National Award winning actor Sanchari Vijay is showing signs of brain failure, Apollo Hospitals in Bengaluru said in a statement issued on Monday. The 38-year-old actor was hospitalised after he sustained serious injuries in a bike accident on Saturday night. The accident happened when Vijay had gone out to buy medicines with his friend on a two-wheeler. Vijay, who suffered injuries to his head and leg, was admitted in a critical condition in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Apollo Hospital in the city. In a statement issued at 1.15 pm on Monday, Apollo Hospitals said,...
- 6/14/2021
- by Prajwal
- The News Minute
AccidentSanchari Vijay and his friend were returning after buying medicines when the bike skidded and hit an electric pole in Bengaluru’s Jp Nagar. Tnm StaffFacebookKannada actor Sanchari Vijay sustained serious injuries after he met with a road accident in Bengaluru on Saturday night. The National Award winner had gone out to buy medicines with his friend on a two-wheeler and the two were returning to the latter’s residence when the bike skidded and hit an electric pole at L&t South City, Jp Nagar 7th Phase at 11.45 pm on Saturday, reports Times of India. Vijay was the pillion rider while his friend Naveen was riding the bike. The actor is presently in a critical condition and is in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Apollo Hospital in the city. He reportedly suffered injuries to his head and leg, while his friend Naveen fractured his leg. According to Deccan Herald,...
- 6/14/2021
- by Sanjana
- The News Minute
SandalwoodThe horror-comedy, directed by Manju Swaraj, also stars Sadhu Kokila, Ravishankar Gowda, Kuri Prathap and Chikkanna.Digital NativeSruthi Hariharan’s next will be the horror-comedy Mane Maratakkide, which is directed by Manju Swaraj. The film has Sruthi playing the main lead with Sadhu Kokila, Ravishankar Gowda, Kuri Prathap and Chikkanna in supporting roles. Mane Maratakkide is currently in the post-production mode and is scheduled to release on November 15. The crux of the story is about four real estate agents trying to kick out a ghost from a potentially lucrative property and the sequence of horror-cum-comedy that ensues. Abhimann Roy of Taj Mahal fame has scored the music for this film, while cinematography has been handled by Suresh Babu. Sruthi Hariharan’s last film release was Nathicharami, written by Sandhya Rani and directed by Mansore. M Ramesh had bankrolled it under his banner Tejaswini Enterprises along with Jaganmohan Reddy and Shivkumar Reddy.
- 10/22/2019
- by Vidya
- The News Minute
SandalwoodTo be directed by Manju Swaraj, the film is about the owner of a haunted house desperately trying to sell it off.Digital NativeIt was revealed recently that Sruthi Hariharan plays the female lead in Mane Maratakide, which is touted to be a horror comedy. The film is directed by Manju Swaraj who had delivered the blockbuster hit Shravani Subramanya starring Ganesh and Amulya in 2013. Chitra Karniya Ram has been signed up to play the hero in Mane Maratakide, which will have a bevy of comedians such as Sadhu Kokila, Kuri Pratap, Ravi Shankar Gowda, Chikkanna and Giri in supporting roles. While the progress of Mane Maratakide has been kept a secret till now, we hear that it has reached the post-production mode already. The team is planning on releasing the trailer soon while the film’s release is scheduled to happen later next month. However, the date has not been finalised as yet.
- 6/19/2019
- by Vidya
- The News Minute
CinemaThis is the third edition of the festival.Tnm StaffFile image | Facebook/Nitte International film Festival Mangaluru’s third edition of the Nitte International Film Festival, hosted by the Nitte University, will be held for four days from April 8 to 11 this year. The festival has curated a total of 75 films in different languages including Hindi, Tulu, Kannada, Malayalam, Urdu, Bengali, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Portuguese and French this year and will see about 40 filmmakers from across the country in attendance. Speaking to Tnm, Professor Raviraj Kini, festival coordinator, says, “Very few films find a release in Mangaluru. The festival was a students' initiative to bring good cinema here, to encourage more people to watch good films. We have done two very successful editions so far.” The line-up this year includes award-winning films like Ee Ma Yau (Malayalam), Kaala (Tamil), Paddayi (Tulu), October (Hindi), Tumbbad (Hindi), Redu (Marathi), Dithee (Marathi), Sarkari Hiriya...
- 4/6/2019
- by Anjana
- The News Minute
SandalwoodSandhya Rani and Mansore’s film discusses the idea of consent and the significance of ‘no’, which is very new to mass-film loving audiences.Aravind ShwethaScreenshot from 'Nathicharami' trailer A large section of Indian society still considers sex a taboo subject and when people talk about it, especially women, they are looked down upon. Women’s sexual desires have always been misunderstood. Women are often labelled, slut-shamed and called names when they ‘ask for it’ and are made to feel guilty for it. Director Mansore, with the Nathicharami trailer, had set the tone straight. There is a widow in the film, and she asks for it, without commitment, and yeah, she’s not ashamed of it. Gowri (Sruthi Hariharan) is a successful career woman who leads a team in an It firm. She is unable to forget her husband Mahesh (Poornachandra Mysuru), who was killed in an accident about three years ago.
- 12/28/2018
- by Vidya
- The News Minute
SandalwoodThere's much to like in this thriller that keeps us guessing despite a few stumbles.Rakesh MeharWhat’s going on with our protagonist’s phone and the constant stream of messages that he never talks about? Why does everyone along the way look so suspicious? What’s with all the tense looks everyone’s exchanging? Going by all the questions that pop into one’s mind in the opening half hour of 6ne Maili, it’s easy to see that the film is doing a more than competent job of setting up its thrill ride. And with some fairly simple misdirects early in the film, director SeeNi ensures that the audience is left with enough interesting loose ends to keep them guessing. In this straightforwardly plotted but engagingly narrated thriller, a group of trekkers sets out to a remote forest region in the Dakshina Kannada district, in an area that the film tells us has been notorious for Maoist activity in the past. Along the way, however, they disappear without a trace. As the film tracks back in time, to a previous set of trekkers disappearing in just the same way, you see a pattern emerging, but the film cleverly manages to keep many of the questions unanswered till the interval. And it does more than that. Unlike most Sandalwood films that obsess over a single hero, and simply throw up disposable, cardboard cutouts of all other characters, 6ne Maili gets us invested in characters who disappear halfway through the film, but whose stories are integral to the plot. So, when these characters suddenly become the victims of a terrible crime, the audience actually has a chance to be moved by their fate. It’s also nice to see that the plot takes care to explain why and how certain characters do the things they do in the film, rather than abruptly give them superhuman abilities and unexplained motives. So, when one of the characters escapes the villains by diving into a large body of water, we’re ready to believe it because we’re told he’s a former national swimmer and can manage underwater feats we couldn’t. What’s more, even as it takes its time establishing its characters, it cleverly refrains from overstuffing the plot with sentimental and ham-handed complications, that could distract from the narrative . What’s particularly impressive is the way director SeeNi steers clear of clumsy scenes of small-talk, only making his characters speak when there’s a need to move the story forward. The cast matches up to the attention the plot gives them, with Sanchari Vijay leading from the front. Rj Nethra has her moments onscreen too. Perhaps the one place where 6ne Maili falls drastically short is in fleshing out its villains. Halfway through the film, they are dubbed psychopaths and the director seems satisfied with this bland judgement of their actions. Because there’s no complexity or nuance to the villains, the engaging setup of the first half falls into a predictable and flat second half, as the director can’t seem to find a way to keep the tension building. So, the mystery gets revealed all too soon, and the second half drags to an unexciting finish. While there are some nice inversions of what we’re led to believe in the early parts of the film, the lack of a climactic twist gives a rather insipid end to the story. Disclaimer: This review was not paid for or commissioned by anyone associated with the film. Neither Tnm nor any of its reviewers have any sort of business relationship with the film's producers or any other members of its cast and crew.
- 7/6/2018
- by Monalisa
- The News Minute
SandalwoodHis debut in Sandalwood will be with 'Phailwan', which is yet to release.Digital NativeBarely a few weeks after Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty’s Sandalwood debut with Phailwan was announced, the actor has signed yet another Kannada film. Sources say that he has been roped in for another film, Pirangipur. In this film, which will star Sanchari Vijay in the pivotal role, Suniel will reportedly be seen in a negative role. Phailwan meanwhile, will star Kiccha Sudeep in the lead. Kannada actor Kiccha Sudeepa took to social media to announce the work during the film’s first schedule had been amazing. He tweeted, “Everyone’s excitement & involvement made Phailwaan’s 1st schedule an awesome one. Loved every bit of it. The heat didn’t stop anyone from giving their best. Looking forward to the 2nd schedule with @SunielVShetty Anna asap. Thanks @krisshdop for ur wonderful hospitality (sic).” The first look of Pirangipura is already out and is the buzz is positive. Touted to be a psychological thriller drama, Janardhana P Johnny would be directing the film. Sources say that Suniel was drawn to be part of the film given the strong character written by Johnny. The shooting will begin soon and Suniel will be joining the sets in August. Scenes involving him will reportedly by shot in Rajasthan, say sources. While there is no official confirmation yet, Suniel’s role in the film will reportedly be that of a king. Further, there are reports that the director is planning to build an entire village set for the shooting. The technical crew of Pirangipura will be Shyam L Prasad for music and Jai Krishna for cinematography. Suniel Shetty has acted in over 100 films in his long career. Though he has predominantly appeared in Hindi movies, he has also acted in Tamil, Malayalam and English films. Content provided by Digital Native...
- 6/23/2018
- by Geetika
- The News Minute
Sandalwood'Krishna Tulasi' manages to do better than many previous films with disabled protagonists.Rakesh MeharScreenshot/YouTubeStories about persons with disability are generally a troubling prospect in Sandalwood. More often than not, audiences are served up a tale dripping with pity and condescension, as the disabled protagonists work simply as a mirror for the faults of the able-bodied characters around them. Thankfully, while Krishna Tulasi can’t entirely escape from the trope of disabled persons with hearts of gold, it manages to do better than many previous films with disabled protagonists. The film tells a love story that slowly blossoms between Krishna (Sanchari Vijay) and Tulasi (Meghashree). While Krishna is a tour guide who has recently moved from his hometown in Madikeri to Mysuru (much to his mother’s disappointment and concern), Tulasi is a voice artist in a dubbing studio. As they meet repeatedly on the same bus, conversations turn into friendship, which is poised to blossom into love. But a sudden revelation leads Krishna to a questionable decision regarding the relationship, and it seems like this love story may end before either person confesses their love. There are more than a few interesting elements in this film. For one, in an effort to treat its blind characters respectfully, writer and director Sukesh Nayak spends a lot of time focusing on their daily routines and the way they live their lives. The picture the film tries to paint is of dignified, self-sufficient individuals who have made the best of their circumstances, and largely succeeds. For another, it also fleshes out its protagonists, giving us a sense of their work, their various relationships, and their hopes and desires. And it keeps the eternally wise, innocent and genial personae of disabled persons to a minimum, which many previous films have struggled to do. The visual journey is also quite pleasing, with the film bathing Mysuru in a mellow warmth. The music is similarly quite likely to stay with one long after the end credits roll by. On the acting front, Sanchari Vijay pulls off a strong performance, capturing the texture of a variety of emotions. Meghashree struggles with overplaying her character at times, but is largely likeable. The rest of the cast including Ramesh Bhat, Tabla Nani, Kuri Prathap and Padmaja Rao, deliver an earnest set of performances too. The film, however, isn’t entirely able to escape from the heart of gold syndrome, and conceive of disabled characters who might be selfish or self-centric. So it never manages to move far enough from overdone tropes in Kannada cinema, particularly in the somewhat disappointing climax. It could also have done with a tighter edit, as it drags in parts and takes too long to get to its central dramatic conflict. Still, Krishna Tulasi is worth a watch for anyone who’s tired of formulaic mass entertainers and is looking for a genial, if a tad too sentimental, tale. Disclaimer: This review was not paid for or commissioned by anyone associated with the film. Neither Tnm nor any of its reviewers have any sort of business relationship with the film's producers or any other members of its cast and crew.
- 4/21/2018
- by Monalisa
- The News Minute
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.