Fifty glorious years
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Rendition of popular songs marked the Golden Jubilee of Annapoorna Pictures.
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Annapoorna Pictures Private limited has completed its half a century existence coinciding with the golden jubilee period of Telugu cinema. The film company came into existence at around the same time along with other popular production units credited with making invaluable films considered to be the golden era of the Telugu film industry. Dukkipati Madhusudana Rao and his disciple Akkineni Nageswara Rao have contributed to the organisation's strength.
It is a pity that Dukkipati is ill and hence Akkineni remains as the sole person who can talk of this organisation. Of the 13 masterpieces made by this production unit, Adurthi Subba Rao directed most of the films. Its first film Donga Ramudu is a winner directed by K.V. Reddy.
Cultural extravaganza
To mark the historic occasion Alapana, a musical organisation took the initiative and a journalist S.V. Rama Rao worked on the project resulting in a day-long programme, held here on Sunday. A musical extravaganza from 7 a.m to 10 p.m marked the occasion.
Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Sobha Naidu and Avula Manjulatha and took part in the inaugural . Thereafter programme witnessed over a 100 popular songs by a number of popular singers from the city and elsewhere.
The first was a song on Mahatma Gandhi by Ajeta and Sahita, Bale Thatha Mana Gandhi. The "Satha Geetha Swaratoranam" concluded with the rendition of a song rendered by A. Sarada Reddy and Kanna Rao - Nee Jilu Paita Needalona. Suresh, Muralidhar, Suneetha Balaji V.A. Lakshmi and many others.
In memory of Jashua
The moment the name of poet Gurram Jashua is mentioned, one remembers the many verses they read in their high school text books. Gabbilam is one of them. Humanism reflects in all his works and this great poet is respected by all sections of literature lovers. The first Gjnanapeeth awardee in Telugu literature, Viswanadha Satyanarayana, held Jashua's works in high esteem.
Some of Jashua's verses had also gone into popular mythological play Harischandra especially those in the cremation grounds scene.
In Jashua's name, a literary foundation was functioning for quite sometime now. And the foundation has instituted a literary award with Rs. 1 lakh cash prize which was being presented to eminent poets from different Indian languages chosen by a committee.
This year, the award went to Kannada poet Dr. Chandrasekar Kambar. And the awarding ceremony held at Jubilee Hall in Public Gardens was addressed by Governor Sushil Kumar Shinde as chief guest. He presented the `Jashua Sahitya Puraskaram - 2005.' to Dr. Chandrasekar Kambar. Then he ventured into reciting some of the verse lines of Jashua's Gabbilam to a good applause by audience. Even people like Mahatma Gandhi lauded Jashua, he said. Presiding over the award function, noted poet Dr. C. Narayana Reddy said that Jashua was the victim of casteism but ultimately emerged as one of the greatest poets who won the hearts of all, irrespective of caste, creed and religion.
Cinare recited some of the verses highlighting the richness in Jashua's poetic output. Gabbilam is a book through which he sent message to Lord Siva about what was going on in the name of religion.
Joint secretary, Department of Culture, Government of Karnataka, Markandapuram Srinivas, introduced Chandrasekar. Dr. Chandrasekar thanked the foundation and its founder secretary Hemalatha Lavanam, Jashua's daughter.
The latter said that poets from eight different Indian languages were felicitated, so far, and the foundation became very popular all over the country.
The committee comprised Dr. Narayana Reddy, Lavanam and Markandapuram Srinivas. In the audience were veteran film actor Gummadi Venkateswra Rao, Brahmanandam, M. S. Reddy, Acharya N. Gopi and other literary figures.
G.S.
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