Mangalore, June 13, 2013 : Noted Tulu writer Jayanthi S Bangera, theatre personality Rohidas Kadri and eminent film producer and director Richard Castelino have been chosen for the Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy Honorary Awards for the year 2012.
This was announced in a press communiqué issued by the Academy Registrar Chandrahas Rai B and Administrative Officer BT Munirajaiah. The Honorary Award carries cash prize of Rs 10,000 each, memento, certificate while the Book awards carry cash prize of Rs 5000, citation and memento. The award presentation ceremony will be held either in June last week or July first week.
Jayanthi S Bangera, eminent Tulu writer, who has several works to her credit, is also publishing a Tulu tri-monthly named ‘Udal.’ Another Awardee Rohidas Kadri is part of Tulu theatre for several decades and is also an actor. Eminent Tulu film producer and director Richard Castelino is famous for the Tulu film ‘Bangar Patler’ which has also won the Best Regional Film Award.
The Book Awards have been won by KE Radhakrishna for his collection of stories ‘Satyappa Balelu,’ Simanthur Chandrahas Suvarna for his anthology of poems ‘Koral’ and Ramanath Kotekar for a Tulu research work ‘Tulunadina Billawaru.’