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Lensman Bhavani N Lakshminarayan, who is exhibiting his collection of rare and unseeen photographs of the Kannada legend at the Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, recalled how the actor was passionate about photography.

“Many a time he used to take my camera and take photographs at the shooting spot. He used to ask me about the camera’s various intricacies like the focal length, aperture, etc. But that was Dr Raj… curious about the tiniest of details of whatever subject he came across,” Bhavani said.

Bhavani’s exhibition, which was inaugurated on Friday, will end on Sunday, the actor’s 83rd birth anniversary. Out of 400 photographs, onlya hundred have been displayed due to space constraints.

Several photographs show Raj at various shooting locations. In one of them, the actor is seen in a pensive mood with actress Harini. In another, a beaming Raj is seen holding actress Bharati. Most photographs in the exhibition are coming into the public domain for the first time. There are some rare ones showing the thespian with his contemporaries like Kalyankumar and Udaykumar, and Kalpana.

Raj’s youngest son and Sandalwood hero Puneet Rajkumar, who inaugurated the photo exhibition, was nostalgic. “These photographs take me back to my childhood. I used to accompany Appaji to shooting spots. Off screen, he never behaved like a hero. He used to eat with everyone on the location and mingle with them like a commoner,” Puneet said.

Entry to the exhibition is free for all and it is open from 7 am to 6 pm. For details, call the Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath on 080 22263424.

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The people who took the initiative to have it renamed got none other than the late Kannada idol’s son, Shivraj Kumar, now a jubilee star himself, to unveil the new signboard. The late actor’s 82nd birthday is being observed on Sunday, April 24.

Now a hot subject for discussion in town is if the name is official, as yet. Hubli Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) commissioner K V Trilokchandra says that the civic body has not yet given its formal consent to the change of name, simply because the procedure connected with renaming is not yet over. Curiously, the corporators had passed a resolution way back in 2009 to change the name to Dr Rajkumar Road.

Present at the 83rd birth anniversary of Dr Rajkumar, Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa made this announcement here on Sunday. To acknowledge his contribution to the Kannada cinema and culture, the government has decided to recommend Rajkumar’s name to Bharat Ratna. The CM also added they would take a decision in this regard very soon. He assured to take steps to speed-up work on Rajkumar memorial, being constructed at the actor’s samadhi at Kanteerava Studio.

BJP national general secretary H N Ananth Kumar, also present at the event, urged the government to recommend Kannada matinee idol’s name for Bharath Ratna award.
Noted Kannada playwright Dr Chandrashekhar Kambar also spoke on the occasion.

Hundreds of people, on Monday, gathered at the late actor Rajkumar’s grave in Kanteerava Studios and paid homage to their favourite actor on the occasion of his fourth death anniversary. Rajkumar passed away on April 12, 2006. Members of Rajkumar’s family including Parvathamma, Shivaraj Kumar, Raghavendra Rajkumar and Punit Rajkumar performed special pooja.

The family members had arranged mass feeding on the occasion. The fans observed the occasion by offering flowers to the actor’s portrait kept at the venue. Shivarajkumar, speaking to the media said, the memorial being built for Rajkumar at Kanteerava Studios would be completed by November this year. The State Government had been cooperative with the family members in constructing the memorial, he added.

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Dr. Rajkumar Pratishtana today organized his 80th birthday celebrations at ‘Shikshakara Sadhana’ in Bangalore. Speaking on the occasion, Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce president Jaimala who had acted with Rajkumar in many films in the past, called upon the Karnataka Government to introduce lessons on the life and achievements of late Rajkumar in the school curriculum. She also urged the Government to allocate additional land to establish a traditional theatre complex in memory of Rajkumar.

Jayamala said that there have been several suggestions made to the chamber to press the central government to bring out a postal stamp in honour of Dr Rajkumar. She said, the center had released stamp in memory of doyen of Tamil cinema late Shivaji Ganeshan.

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SPECIAL POOJA: Family members of Rajkumar including his wife Parvathamma Rajkumar, son Puneeth Rajkumar, and Raghavendra Rajkumar, offered pooja at his samadhi at the Kanteerava stadium. His fans were also seen celebrating at his residence in Sadashivanagar.

BLOOD DONATION: At many places his fans donated blood to mark the veteran’s birthday. Dr Rajkumar (Appaji) Raktha Nidhi organised the blood donation and medical check-up camp at the Kanteerava studio. Around 400 people donated blood including his sons Raghavendra and Puneeth donated blood. Many took oath to donate eyes on the same occasion.

FAN MAKES CAKE: His fans Kumar and Suresh Babu prepared Rajkumar’s idol in cake which is 5.7 feet height and weighs 250 kilo, for which both took more than one month. They have spend Rs 2 lakh. His birthday cake has been kept at the Iyengar bakery at BVK Iyengar road near Abhinaya theatre. The cake will be kept at the bakery for the next three days for public viewing and later it will be given to Rajkumar’s family.

PHOTO EXHIBITION: On the occasion, the Abhimaani Balaga Trust organised a photo exhibition of Dr Rajkumar, where more than 1,000 pictures of the matinee idol were displayed near Kanteerava studio.

MUSICAL TRIBUTE: The Dr Rajkumar foundation has organised ‘Kannada Samvedane’, a musical tribute to the thespian. Directed by music director Hamsalekha, noted singers like Rajesh Krishnan, Hemanth Kumar, Manjula Gururaj, Archana Udupa and other sang the most popular numbers of his at the Shikshakara Sadan.

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Fans in large numbers kept streaming into the Studio from morning. By evening, over 10,000 fans had paid their tributes to their beloved Annavaru.

The thespian’s wife Parvathamma Rajkumar arrived at the Samadhi at around 10am along with her sons Shivarajkumar, Raghavendra and Puneet and performed religious rituals.

There were several programmes organized on this occasion. Nadoja Rajkumar Adhyayana Peetha, Kannada University Hampi and Chitra Srujana Kala Samsthe had jointly organized a cultural programme ‘Amara Kala Chetana Raj Ondu Nenapu’ at Yavanika premises.

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• Tribute to Dr Rajkumar – Arpana, dedicated to the memories of Dr Raj Kumar, icon of the tinsel world.
• Devotional songs – Aradhana, will take the listeners to the divine world by the rich compositions of devotional songs
• Romantic songs – Anubandha, will rekindle the nostalgic memories of the romantic songs
• Folk Songs – Aadu Mathu, will leave the listeners foot tapping to the beats of folklore
• Contemporary songs – Anudina, has the purity and melody of contemporary music

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Speaking on the occasion, Yeddyurappa promised the government’s complete support in establishing the memorial. He said, “Today if Dr Rajkumar were alive, he would have rejoiced the classical status conferred on Kannada. He was always in the forefront for the cause of Kannada and Kannadigas. Had he been interested in politics, he would have definitely become the chief minister. But he was not interested in power nor in the chair, dedicating himself to the Kannada film industry.”

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