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‘DHAND’ Tulu movie records houseful show once again in Dubai

News Network | photos by Sonu Bantwal
August 5, 2018

Dubai: Sandhya Creations second super hit venture “DHAND” re-launch witnessed a houseful show on Friday the 3rd August, 2018 at 4 pm sharp in Galleria Cinemas, Hyatt Regency, Deira-Dubai.  This show was arranged due to public demand in Dubai.  Another show in Abu Dhabi and also one more show in USA are awaiting finalization.
Tulu film lovers flocked into the Theatre much in advance and the theatre was fully occupied with people waiting inside and outside the Theatre to watch the movie DHAND.  It is great to know that a second screening movie that too in Tulu got such a great response in Dubai which can be recorded as for the first time ever.  Very many non-Tuluvas also happily witnessed DHAND as they could watch it with English Sub-title comfortably.

Producer, Shodhan Prasad welcomed the audience and thanked them for being part of the show in support of Tulu language.  He then invited Fr. Franklin D’Souza, National Youth Director of ICYM – India and welcomed him with rose.  He also welcomed Praveen Shetty, President of KNRI Forum Dubai/Owner of Fortune Group of Hotels, Veteran Mangalurean entrepreneur, film producer and philanthropist Frank Fernandes owner of Mosaco Shipping Company, Entrepreneur, singer, actor & philanthropist Joseph Mathias of Merit Freight Shipping, Entrepreneur Gunsheel Shetty of Ace Cranes, Anil Kapadia stalwart in Insurance Industry Dubai & Actor Deepak Paladka of Tulu, Kannada & Konkani films who were all greeted with Rose flower by Shravya Prasad & Nindiya Prasad.  Sandhya Prasad of ‘Sandhya Creations’ was also the main person behind the special show.  Lyricst of DHAND, Rajneesh Amin along with is family was also part of the show in Galleria.

Fr. Franklin rendered prayer before the start of the show and thanked the Producer for his love and friendship.   He expressed his happiness to be part of the move as a viewer and said that movie field is yet another media to communicate a social message through entertainment. It is great job to take courage and speak the truth to resist the crime and contribute to the society which should be built on justice and peace, he added on the subject of the movie.

DHAND gained appreciation wherever released in India and abroad with its quality comparison to the standards of Hindi movie and mass entertainment.  DHAND also has the credit of being the first Tulu Movie to be released in Australia with successful two shows in Melbourne and Perth.  It has also recorded shows in London, Canada, Israel, Muscat and other countries successfully.  DHAND other than Mangalore was also screened successfully in various parts of Mumbai, Nasik, Dhanu & other parts with houseful shows.  There were also request from Singapore, Malaysia, Germany, USA, Baroda, Delhi, Pune, Chennai & Bangalore for special shows but were not able to do due to logistical reasons. DHAND is one such Tulu movie which otherwise has been screened in maximum theatres across the world.

DHAND Tulu Movie is being carefully, beautifully and digitally created without compromising on the quality, line and length with a mass social message to women folk on drug awareness.  The movie created awareness waves and received appreciations wherever released.  

Story, script and directed by NIREL fame Ranjith Bajpe it has soulful background Music and Songs composed by Music Director Abhishek S.N. with Lyrics by Loku Kudla, Rajneesh Amin & U.Y. Ravichandran Sonandoor.  Well known playback singer from Hindi film industry, Sonu Nigham & Anoop Shanker lended their voice for some beautiful songs other than voices of Abhishek, Pushpanjali Suchi & Akanksha Badami.  Edited by Sujith Nayak & D.O.P by Karthik Mallur it has stunts by Ultimate Shivu.
Starring Arjun Kapikad, Sandeep Shetty, Anoop Sagar along with Deepak Paladka, Shilpa Suvarna, Nidhi Maroli & Anvitha Sagar in the lead roles they are supported by Gopinath Bhat, Pradeepchandra, Umesh Mijar, Ranjan Boloor & Sudhakar Kudroli who is also the Executive Producer.

Soon after the show is over, audience expressed their happiness to have watched a very good standard Tulu Movie with a social message which they had missed to watch last time when released 3 years ago.  Some of them watched it for second time and said it is worth watching again and again.  Their expressions were very well captured in the video by Sonu Bantwal who also captured some of the great photographs.

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Media Release
June 24,2020

The Overseas Indian Cultural Congress (OICC), Bahrain, has charted aircrafts to repatriate stranded expatriates to India. 

Boby Parayil, General Secretary, OICC National Committee, Bahrain has thanked all those who supported in this cause.

“The aircrafts were not licensed and were in crisis until the last minute. Finally, Mohammed Mansoor, president of Bahrain chapter of Indian Overseas Congress approached IOC Middle East in charge Dr Arathi Krishna, who helped get permission to operate flight to Kozhikode,” he said in a release. 

All mandatory approvals from the Foreign Ministry of Affairs and other government officials were accomplished by Dr Arathi Krishna. OICC has expressed gratitude to her for her timely support, he said. 

OICC is also grateful to former Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy for doing necessary arrangements to get all the approvals for flight landing in Kerala, he added.

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May 25,2020

Dubai: Karnataka Sports & Cultural Club (KSCC) distributed Eid Kit across the UAE (Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Al Ain, Ajman, Ras Al Khaimah to the ) needy people on Eid al Fitr.

KSCC President Mr. Mohammed Ismail Said: “Eid is a Symbol of Gratitude and Unity. As the last few weeks have been hard for each one of us, we wanted to stand in solidarity to celebrate Eid, by helping labours and needy people. He also said that “We are together to be part of UAE. Serving these meals is our core social responsibility."

KSCC recently conducted humanitarian services during COVID-19 pandemic in 2 phases and conducted Blood Donation Drive. They have also planned to conduct next Blood Donation Drive on 25th May, 2020.

The KSCC main objective is to develop the expatriate community into a well-nourished section of society in the areas of social, sports and cultural activities.

On behalf of KSCC, and the entire executive council Mr. Mohammed Ismail, President of Club, extended a very heartly thanks and gratitude to the Main sponsor of the event M/s. EMSQUARE, Engineering Consultant, and Tawakkal Overseas Dubai.

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Media Release
June 4,2020

Dr Soofi Anwar, Director Academics of University of Stirling RAK, UAE Campus, has achieved the prestigious professional recognition of Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) UK. He has achieved this milestone through the Stirling Framework for Evidencing Learning and Teaching Enhancement (SFELTE), the Continuing Professional Development Framework (CPD) for learning and teaching at University of Stirling, Scotland, UK. 

He was recognized for this achievement on recently concluded virtual Learning & Teaching Conference-2020 organized by University of Stirling Campus in UK.  He has secured his Ph.D. in Management from University of Azteca, Mexico.

Dr. Soofi Anwar has over 20 years of experience in teaching and academic leadership at higher education level and has worked in leading universities in UAE, Bahrain and India. He was conferred the prestigious Middle East Education Leadership Award, as the Best Professor in Management-2018 in recognition of his academic excellence, exemplary leadership in higher education. Prior to his current role, he has worked on leadership position in Birla Institute of Technology Offshore Campus RAK.

He has completed his MBA from Dept. of Business Administration, Mangalore University in 1999 and his B. Com degree from Canara College Mangaluru.

He has published numerous research papers in management and in the area of teaching and learning in higher education in reputed academic journals and international conferences proceedings. He is a member of editorial board of two leading management journals and engaged in reviewing faculty research publications in the area of management and marketing. 

He is a son of Haji Abdul Khadar Kodijal and Mrs. Mariyamma from Konaje, Mangaluru.

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