The prestigious Sri Raghavendra Chitravani Awards for the year 2023, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the organization founded by the late Sri D V Sudheendra, is in full swing on Zoom. Organized for the 23rd consecutive year by Sudheendra Venkatesh (alias DG Venkatesh), D S Sunil (son of DV Sudheendra), and DG Vasudev in the 48th year of Sri Raghavendra Chitravani, the awards ceremony has evolved from recognizing two producers and a journalist to presenting 11 awards, thanks to the collaboration of prominent individuals in the Kannada cinema industry.
Scheduled for Saturday, January 27, at 5:30 pm, the 48th-anniversary celebration and the 23rd-year award ceremony will take place at the Karnataka Film Artists Association in Chamarajpet.
The awardees include:
Mr. Ramu (Ramu Enterprises), Senior Film Producer – Sri Raghavendra Chitravani Award
Sri Muralidhar Khazane, Senior Film Journalist – Sri Raghavendra Chitravani Award
Sri Hemant Kumar, Eminent Playback Singer – Dr. Rajkumar Award (From Dr. Rajkumar Family)
Mr. Nagatihalli Chandrasekhar, Director – R. Seshadri Memorial Award (‘Yajamana’ fame, From
Mrs. Bharati Vishnuvardhana)
Ms. Jayalakshmi P (Dubai), Eminent Actress – Smt. Jayamala HM Ramachandra Award
Mr. Joe Costa, Best Music Direction – MS Ramaiah Media and Entertainment Pvt Ltd Award for “Set and Writer”
Mr. Hemant Rao, Best Story Writer – Somewhere Beyond the Seven Seas For Film (Shri.KV Jayaram Award, By Smt. Meenakshi Jayaram)
Shri B.S. Lingadevar and Sri Sharanu Hullur, Best Dialogue – Viratpurada Viragi Film (Srihunasuru Krishnamurthy Memorial Award, By Dr. HK Narahari)
Sindhu Srinivasamurthy (Achar & Co), Best Debut Film Director – Sri B. Suresh Award for Stage Expert, Screen, TV Director
Mr. Daali Dhananjaya (‘Tagaru Palya’), Best Song Writer – “Sambanja Annnodu Doddadu Kana” (Shri PG Srinivasamurthy Memorial Award, By Journalist Shri Vinayakaram Kalagaru)
Shri Sundar Raj, Senior Patron Artist – Senior Journalist C. Seetharam Memorial Award
Additionally, National Award-winning veteran journalist Mr. B.N. Subrahmanya, Shri Rakshit Shetty, and Shri Anirudh Jatakar will receive special felicitations during the event.
