Vijaykumar Kodialbail and Baskar Poojary among 25 Nataka Academy awardees

Vijaykumar Kodialbail and Baskar Poojary among 25 Nataka Academy awardees

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, Jan 5, 2020: The Karnataka Nataka Academy on Saturday announced the list of 25 achievers for the Annual Nataka Academy Awards and four eminent personalities for Charity Awards. Life time achievement award was announced to senior actor, G V Sharada of Bengaluru.

City based Well-known actor, writer and director Vijayakumar Kodialbail and Udupi based theater artist Baskar Poojary Manipal were among the 25 awardees.

The new leadership of the Karnataka Nataka Academy, nominated by the incumbent BJP government, has cancelled the list of awardees announced by the academy last year and come up with a new one on Saturday.

The prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award carry a cash prize of Rs. 50,000 while the Nataka Academy Awards carry Rs. 25,000 each, the Charity Awards carry Rs.5,000 each.

List of Nataka Academy Awardees:
1. Parameshwar Lende, Nimbal, Kalaburagi
2. Zakir Nadaf, Belagavi
3. Nagendra Shah, Bengaluru
4. K P Prakash, Bengaluru rural
5. Dr M Bairegowda, Ramanagara
6. Shantamma, Hampanuru, Bagalakote
7. Manjula Manjunath, Tumkur
8. Malooru Siddappa, Kolar
9. Ganapathi Heggade, Uttara Kannada
10. Jambunath, Chitradurga
11. Siddalingappa, Tumakuru
12. T L Ravikumar, Chikkamagaluru
13. Nagaraja Gowda, Shivamogga
14. Shadraka, Hassan
15. Vijayakumar Kodialbail, Mangaluru
16. Bhaskar Manipal, Udupi
17. Sangamesha Badamy, Vijayapura
18. Shashiprabha Aradhya, Hubballi
19. Madhukumar Harijana, Haveri
20. Gurunath Kote, Bidar
21. Ramesh, Ballari
22. Channabasavana Gowda Patil Kulkarni, Dharwad
23. T N Shashikala, Mysuru
24. Dr M S Venugopala, Mysuru
25. Basavaraja Hesarooru, Koppala

List of Charity Awards:
1. K Hirannayya charity award - Mallikarnjuna, Chitradurga
2. Nataratna Chandodi Veerappa Charity award - Namadeva, Belagavi
3. Padmashree Chandodi Charity award - Komalamma Bengaluru
4. K Ramachandrayya charity award - Arvind Kulkarni