Karkala : Divine Word TV to produce Kannada movie on St Lawrence; Muhurat performed

Karkala : Divine Word TV to produce Kannada movie on St Lawrence; Muhurat performed

Mangalore Today News Network

Karkala, May 20, 2013 : Divine Word TV, a Christian religious channel,  has announced the launch  of a movie on St Lawrence titled ’Karkalada Pavada Purusha Santha Lawrence’, based on the great saint who dedicated and sacrificed his life for lord Jesus.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The muhurat of the movie was held on Sunday May 19. The movie will give an account of how the church at Attur came into existence and about the wonders and miracles of St Lawrence in the lives of numerous people.


St Lawrence of Rome was one of the seven deacons of ancient Rome serving under Sixtus II who were martyred during the persecution of Valerian in 258 AD. St Lawrence Shrine or Attur Church is a Roman Catholic Church in Karkala. It came into existence in 1759 and has a history of miracles.

Bishop of Udupi Diocese, Dr Gerald Isaac Lobo blessed the function.Vicar General Fr Baptist Menezes,Co-producers of the movie David Frank Fernandes, Rajesh Rohan Mendes, Alwyn Walter D’Souza, Jagadish Shetty Devi Dayal, and William Rebello were present.

Ronald Colaco, NRI entrepreneur, Abhayachandra Jain, new Minister for Youth Affairs, Sunil Kumar, Karkala MLA, Fr Arthur Pereira, parish priest of St Lawrence Church, Attur, Arun Mendes, Canquest Constructions, Thomas D’Souza, Vice-President of South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce, Bhavya, Kannada film actress, Sandalwood actors Ravi Chethan, Harish Rai and Dri Manmohan Rai, Tulu actor Arvind Bolar and Konkani artiste Dolla were  present as chief guests.Walter Stephan Mendes, producer of the movie and President of Divine Word Charitable Trust,  was also present.

Newly elected MLAs Abhayachandra Jain and Sunil Kumar were felicitated by the Bishop.