‘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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August 6,2020

Dubai, Aug 6: Non-resident Indian entrepreneur and philanthropist Dewakara Alva passed away on Thursday August 6. He was 63.

Alva, who hailed from Mangaluru, was the director of Federal Insurance Brokers LLC, Dubai and was residing in Dubai for around four decades. He was reportedly suffering from health problems for last few months. 

He was a patron of Tulu and Kannada language and culture in United Arab Emirates. He was a member of various NRI organizations including UAE Tulu Koota and UAE Bunts

Alva is survived by wife Saritha, daughter Powshali, and son Manal.

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P A Hameed Padubidri
February 24,2020

Riyadh, Feb 24: Indian Islahi Center, Riyadh (IICR) kicked off the propagation campaign of "Learn the Quran" national conference, which is slated to be held on March 27, 2020 at Nofa Istiraha, Exit 18, Riyadh, Kingdom Saudi Arabia. It's IICR's 20th successful program.

Kerala Legislative Assembly's opposition leader & Congress leader, Ramesh Chennitthala inaugurated the campaign that was held at Voco Hotel in Riyadh, capital city of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Ramesh was on two days visit in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The objective of the campaign is to instil the keenness & to keep creating the continuous awareness amongst the community on Quran. It also enables to recite the Quran with Tajweed (science of reading the Quran) & correct form.

Aboobakker Edthanatukkara (President of IICR), Abdul Qayyum Bustani, Kunhi Kumbala, Abdullah Vallanchira, Adv. Abdul Jaleel, Naushad Ali Kozhikode, Mujeeb Ali Thodigappulam, Muhammad Kutty Kadannamanna, Fasal Rahman City Flower, Mujeeb Irumbuzhi, Jaleel Alappuzha, Arafat & others were present on the occasion.

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June 17,2020

Doha: Qatar Indian Social Forum (QISF) once again set an example that no caste, creed, language and religion comes as hurdle for their humanitarian services and helped to perform last rites of Ramesh who committed suicide in Doha-Qatar.

45-year-old Ramesh son of K. Nagan hailing from Panikulam, Thrissur district in Kerala, who was working as a tailor committed suicide in his house at Ruwias in Qatar on 30th May 2020.

On hearing this news, some of his friends in Kearla informed Mr. Shihab who is also from Thrissur and a member of QISF and the same was brought to the notice of QISF humanitarian team head Mr. Abdul Latheef Madikeri and Basheer Ahmed of Tamil Nadu.

Immediately, the QISF team intervened and contacted the family members of the deceased in India and discussed the matter and consequences of sending the body back home to India in this pandemic COVID 19 situation.

Considering the prevailing situation, the family members gave the consent to bury the body in Qatar itself.

QISF team collected the required documents from the family of the deceased and managed to clear all the necessary formalities from the police department, Health Department, Embassy of India and Hamad Medical Corporation.

Finally, the body of the deceased was buried in Qatar on 7th June 2020 and the copies of all the relevant documents have been handed over to the family members.

The family members of the deceased thanked and applauded the leaders and all the members of QISF for their effective and on time humanitarian service rendered even in this pandemic crisis and having no bias.

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