International trailer release of ‘asathoma sadgamaya’ in Dubai

Shodhan Prasad | Photos by Sonu Bantwal

March 26, 2018

Dubai: The much hyped and yet to be released Kannada Film, ‘Asathoma Sadgamaya’ a maiden venture of youth leader Ashwin J. Pereira’s ICARE Movies, had a grand international trailer release in Dubai on Friday the 23rd March, 2018 at Fortune Plaza Hotel, Al Ghusais, Dubai. With a record jam packed invitees this was first of its kind people witnessed an overseas trailer release of a Kannada Movie in Dubai which had audience representing major districts of Karnataka.

It started with live band by ‘Versatiles’ Group a local talented musicians viz., Pramod Kumar, Patrick, Vincent & Jackson who rendered beautiful Kannada, Tulu, Konkani & Hindi songs throughout which was very well appreciated by the audience. They provided background live instrumental music whilst other formalities of trailer release was going on and also entertained audience with their live singing during dinner which included songs by Master Amogh Bhat winner of various singing competitions.

Shodhan Prasad of Sandhya Creations Overseas Movies Distribution welcomed the audience and gave a brief of the programme. He then introduced MC Arathi Adiga a multi-talented Kannadiga who took over the programme with her fluent Kannada poetically explaining the title of the film.

MC Arathi introduced and welcomed guests Praveen Shetty of Fortune Group of Hotels who is also the President of Karnataka NRI Forum UAE, Dev Kumar Kambli, Auditor & President of Jain Milan, Valerian Dalmeida, President of KCO-Abu Dhabi, Aruna Muthugadur, Ex-President of Kannada Koota/Kannadigaru Dubai, Joseph Mathias, Singer/Actor & Businessman, Alwyn Pinto, President of Mangalore Konkans, Ashwin Pereira Producer of ‘Asathoma Sadgamaya’ and Shodhan Prasad of Sandhya Creations on to the stage. Ashwin Pereira warmly welcomed all the guests with flower bouquets.

Arathi then introduced Producer Ashwin J. Pereira. Ashwin a youth leader had started off with his political career at a tender age of 18. He later started his venture with Elevator business and then into real estate where he succeeded with completion of 6 projects and 2 more projects nearing completion. Further his affordable housing project titled ‘Mother Theresa Housing Society’ is another dream venture which is a different concept in real estate. Melissa D’Souza is his wife who has always supported him in his other business including Furniture trading is also the Co-Producer of the Movie.

Later was the traditional lighting of the lamp by all the guests. Ashwin welcomed all the invitees with rose flower which he has carried all the way from Mangalore and presented them personally to the audience stating that by this way he can get introduced to all Kannadigas in Dubai for whom he is totally new. It was a different kind of gesture and audience welcomed this with a smile.

Soon the Dubai stars, Deepak Paladka & Pradeep Barboza were welcomed on to the stage and introduced who were greeted with flowers by Producer Ashwin Pereira. Deepak Paladka a drama artiste who was introduced in Tulu Film ‘Nirel’ and later ‘Dhand’ had also acted in ‘Ek Aslyer Ek Na’ and now has ‘Ammer Police’, ‘Zanvoy No.1’ & the current ‘Asathoma Sadgamaya’. Pradeep Barboza again a writer, director and actor is a well-known name in Konkani circles who has acted and presented several dramas has directed and acted ‘Ek Aslyar Ek Na’ Konkani movie and now has appeared in ‘Asathoma Sadgamaya’ Kannada movie ready for release. A glimpse of the ‘Asathoma Sadgamaya’ scenes of this duo was specially shown whilst they were introduced.

Finally was the much awaited ‘Trailer Release’ of the movie ‘Asathoma Sadgamaya’ but before that MC Arathi explained the making of the movie and the important message hidden in the movie which was ‘IQ verses EQ’. It’s all about the family relationships and emotions when education system in India is concerned; and also connecting the current trend in the educational institutions especially those Government Schools which are fading away. The ‘taken for granted’ attitude by our own people has sidelined these institutions in front of English medium Institutions which are boasted to be the best. The film is being directed by Rajesh Venoor whose maiden directorial venture is ‘Asathoma Sadgamaya’. The star cast include lead actress Radhika Chetan, Rangeetaranga fame who has for her credit ten movies in Kannada and the lead actor Kiran Raj who also has acted in another Kannada film released recently. Lasya Nagaraj & Baby Chitrali along with Pradeep Barboza & Deepak Paladka are in the lead roles. Wahab Saleem is the Music Director and Vijaya Prakash & Anuradha Bhat along with other singers have rendered their melodious voice in this film. Nelson Kulshekar & Vikram are the Executive Producers of the move. Cinematography by Kishore & background score is by Manikant Kadri. With the blessings of our Ex-Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, ‘Asathoma Sadgamaya’ is predicted to be a hit Kannada movie of 2018.

Guest Praveen Shetty clicked the tab button and marked open the trailer release. All the invitees saw the beautifully designed trailer especially arranged for overseas release and appreciated with a loud round of applause.

Speaking on the occasion, Praveen Shetty said ‘a person from Christian Community whose language is Konkani has come forward in producing a Kannada movie is a very rare scenario and hence we Kannadigas should whole heartedly come forward and support him in his venture so that more and more people come forward in producing Kannada films. Mentioning that all the previous events which were inaugurated in Fortune Plaza Banquet Hall, historically were blessed with success, he said that this venture will also be a successful one for sure. While wishing him all success not only in this movie venture he also wished him all the best for his political career as an elected candidate of the Legislative Council in Karnataka State. Dev Kumar Kambli later spoke and in his speech he shared some of the lighter moments of yesteryear wherein he remembered some memorable moments of his school days in government school he studied which relates to the village where Ashwin belongs to and which is part of the story Ashwin produced in his movie. Followed was Valerian Dalmeida , Aruna Muthugadur, Joseph Mathias & Alwyn Pinto who spoke one by one wishing Ashwin all the best for his new venture. Everyone hoped and wished that this movie will create a history for itself with the beautiful message in it. Valerian further mentioned on the English Magazine they have produced from their Media point of view which is being distributed to all those Kannada Medium schools students in Karnataka which they hope can improve the English language proficiency in those students.

Finally Producer Ashwin Pereira spoke with his spontaneous speech filled with humour touch well applauded by the whole audience. He shared some of his past experience back in Moodabidri where he belongs to especially about his education tenure where and how he completed his technical qualification which has some connections to the story of the movie he has now produced. This inspired him to produce the movie and is happy that he is presenting a movie which has a beautiful message for the audience which is relevant in the current situation. He said that obviously he has produced this movie to make money not for himself but if it does it will provoke him to produce more movies in the future which will ultimately give entertain for all our Kannadigas. However I do not have any over ambition monetarily but only looking to cover the expenses I have invested in the making of this movie so that I can reinvest the same in future movies as an entertainment package for the people, he added. He said that most of the seniors gathered here have surely studied in the Kannada Medium schools and have been successful in their ventures. However now in the past 2 years recently around 1300 schools of Kannada Medium has been closed for various reasons undebated. I do not want to debate on it and would only speak of the message in my movie, he added. The current situation is mark oriented education and there is no importance to relationship and emotions. Because of this we are losing our relationships and are only focusing towards excelling in our academic, leaving behind the true emotion and family importance which is important, he added. This lacking gap in the current family emotions has prompted him to be part of ‘Asathoma Sadgamaya’ Kannada Movie in an aim to attempt to bring changes in the thinking of society, which he feels is the most important in this situation. Finally he disclosed that his next project will be in Tulu this year and requested all the audience to support him so that he can make many more educative and message oriented movies in the future which will showcase and highlight the problems of our society to the limelight.

Concluding Shodhan Prasad delivered the vote of thanks and the audience savored the sumptuous buffet dinner with cocktail drinks while the music band ‘Versatiles’ entertained the audience with their soulful music throughout.

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Intellectual council Jeddah hails D K Shivakumar

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July 6,2020

The Chairman of Intellectual Council Jeddah, Syed Nasir Khurshid, called for a Zoom meeting on 2nd July, 2020 to celebrate the oath taking ceremony of the D K Shiva Kumar who took over as the President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee. Mr Khurshid opened the meeting with a very enthusiastic and sincere note of congratulations to newly appointed president of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee, Mr. D.K.Shivakumar.

The chief speaker for the evening was Saleem Khaleefa, vice Chairman of the Council, he said, for more than 4 decades, he is monitoring the politics of the Karnataka state very closely and also monitoring the role of crises management DK Shiva Kumar in the last 2 years, whether it is Rajya Sabha election of Mr. Ahmed Patel or managing the MLAs of Madhya Pradesh. He said, he is one of the best leaders of the party and the best leaders use “their brain, their heart, their soul and their guts.” And his leadership is fit in the size of all these characters. Growth is a very powerful word and fundamentally, party growth is the responsibility of the President and he can take a holistic approach to close the gap between and among the party cadres.

Every effort is to be made to preserve the sense of unity within the party. We need to unite party base while appealing to voters. He should identify on ground challenges and find the mechanism to address them. He further pointed out that a President’s chief responsibility is to bring all the party leaders and office bearers on the same page with a Mission to bring back the congress party into power in the next assembly election. His smart strategies, road map, mechanism, booth management, better connected with the party workers, taking everyone along with him, will be a direction for the presidents of the party in other states to take party into power.

He pronounced his leadership is totally remarkable and has a track record of his very sensible leadership and he also known for his collaborative and crises management leadership style. Engr. Nasir suggested that his first task is to address the formidable challenges faced by the party and bring the Congress members together, on a very single aspect how to win the election. The party backbone and strength is gross-root workers who can play a significant role to take the party in a very strong and popular position in public. He emphasized that unity is the main strategy and ingredient to win the election, because a party divided will hurt, cannot win the election. Planning is everything and a good planning goes a long way, helping to win the election.

All the members of the Council expressed their views and everyone is very much hopeful that he is the right person to lead the party from top.He has commanded immense respect from party workers, office bearers, all communities, groups, including opposition parties. He is a very experienced, have immense experience and hard-work leader and he is a strategist and knows the art how to motivate the party workers and unite all in a single rope.

Engr. Amjad Ali said, we are very much confident that he will re-structure from bottom to top, panchyat, taluka and district committees will be re-structured and will induct caliber and talented leaders who can understand and realize their responsibilities and accountability as head of the party at their levels with only one point how to win the coming election with thumping majority.

One of key members of the Council, Sajid Shaikh expressed joyfully that every single member of the party have confidence on the leadership of Mr. D.K Shiva Kumar and his appointment to the top position says a lot of nice things about him. He has shown his great leadership and expert in crises management on many occasion. The party in Karnataka is in good hands and I am sure he will sort-out all the difference between and among the party leaders and cadres, which has hurt the party in the last election and will bring all on the same page. Congress party and its workers are lucky to have such a passionate and hardworking president who is ready to work day in and day out to bring party in power in 2023 assembly election.

Prominent members of the Council, Engr. Azher Parvaiz, Engr. Abdul Wahid, Hazrat Qadri, Engr. Abdul Ameed, Saleem Khan, and Rafiuddin Kharadi commented, we looking forward his dynamic and result oriented leadership in organizing and re-shaping the party in the state, he will hold all congressmen together with a noble purpose, motivate every party worker to work with dedication so that congress can come back to power with absolute majority and he can count on our absolute support in booth management as well suggest a few points to be included in the manifestos, running a high successful voltage campaign highlighting the failure of the BJP government at the Center and at the state, between and among in the NRIs community across the Gulf Countries, including Europe and America. Council will do the value-based politics and will present the image of the Congress party, as the rational political party, with secular and inclusive, where people of all religions, caste, race and gender, feel wanted in the party, as its main ideology.

Syed Nasir Khurshid thanked entire team for attending the meeting he expressed his gratitude towards Vice Chairman of the council Saleem Khaleefa for speaking as chief speaker and giving updates, he said, team members are excited to meet in person with Mr. D.K. Shiva Kumar, when members visit India during their vacation.

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‘Nama Tuluveru’ Purushotham Salian passes away in UAE

Shodhan Prasad

August 7,2020

Dubai, Aug 7: ‘Nama Tuluve’ Purushotham Salian, a staunch stalwart who always supported humanity and a strong pillar for Tuluvas in Dubai, passed away August, 4 at Al Tawam Hospital Al Ain. He was suffering from cancer and was admitted to Al Tawam Hospital Al Ain some time ago. He was on the last stage of illness which was not detected earlier.

His funeral last rites were conducted on Thursday August 7 at Jebel Ali cemetery in Hindu rites with a few of his family members present. Due to Covid pandemic, neither his body was able to be flown back to hometown nor could his two children come down to attend the funeral. However, it was said that his wish was to be cremated here in Dubai which unknowingly sometime back he whispered to one of his friends.

Purushotham had few years ago, survived a heart attack and fought back his life, though it had a minor paralytic effect on him. Even though, till recently he used to do his day-to-day work normally. He was a hard working personality and owned a readymade garment shop in Ajman and Dubai mostly taking care of clients with requirement of uniforms and coveralls. His dedication towards work was always appreciated by his clients who used to get their things delivered on time always.

He was never a publicity person and was helping the poor and needy in whatever ways he could silently. He strongly supported the community and was associated with Nama Tuluveru and Billawa community with commitment. He used to voluntarily come forward for the ground work of various functions of the community and used to be there until it was done perfectly.

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Jals-e-Uchila get-together held in Dammam

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March 15,2020

Markaz Al Madeena Association, Eastern province, conducted JALS-E-UCHILA get together program at Dammam, Saudi Arabia on March 5,2020 on account of celebrating 28 years of social service dedicated by the organization.

The event chairman Noushad Uchil inaugurated the function. The organization president presided the program and delivered talk about the intention of the organization. Hashim Uchil has intorduced the social and academic contribution of the organization of past 28 years. Jamal Uchil welcomed the gathering and Ismail G.I. host the program.

Games, Quiz and prize distribution to the winners and senior social workers was the special attraction of the event. The planning committee of the event includes Iqbal, Farooq, Shahul Hameed, Ramza, Nabeel, Afthar, Ashraf and Shafi.