The movie was the third chronicling the adventures of Prakash aka CID 999, a James Bondesque superspy. The director duo of Dorai-Bhagwan began making spy flicks relatively late in their careers, having started with mythological films in the 1950s.Eager to experiment with different styles, they’d already made CID 999 in Goa and CID 999 in Jackpot before scoring their biggest hit in the genre with Operation Diamond Racket.

Read more: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Business_of_Bollywood/
The_name_is_Kumar_Raj_Kumar/articleshow/3026795.cms

Very near to this place in Chamrajpet Dr.Rajakumar in the get of ‘Lord Raghavendra Swamy’ the role he played in ‘Sri Mantralaya Mahatme’ was inaugurated by Raghavendra Rajakumar.

The huge 40 feet idol of Dr.Rajkumar inaugurated before the start of the muhurat will be placed at Santosh, Narthaki and Sapna theatres complex on busy KG Road. For the muhurat of ‘Raaj – the showman’ the fifth directorial venture of hat trick director Prem had the attendance of Smt.Parvathamma Rajakumar, Raghavendra and Shivarajakumar.

Read more: http://sify.com/movies/kannada/fullstory.php?id=14658408&cid=13319495

While the department is facing the wrath of Raj fans for delay in implementation, it is in a muddle whether to implement the proposals made by the family members of late Rajkumar or not – the Raj’s family has proposed setting up of Rajkumar Memorial Trust on the lines of Kuvempu Prathistana Trust, a highly-placed source in Kannada and Culture Department told Deccan Herald.

Though the Kanteerava Studio Corporation is a State government undertaking, over 100 private shareholders have their stake. “The stakeholders may approach the court if the studio land is transferred to a Trust…In that case, the entire project would land in total mess… And we want to avoid just that,” officials said. It was decided at the high-powered committee meeting headed by Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy two months ago to set up the Rajkumar Memorial on the 20-acre land of Kanteerava Studio as per the wishes of the family members. Accordingly, the family members have submitted a set of proposals, including setting up of a Trust.

Other proposals for the memorial include a yoga centre, a small theatre, an exhibition to feature artifacts of late Rajkumar, a garden and an auditorium. Besides, basic amenities like drinking water and toilets for visitors. An official said the studio management has just recovered from a severe financial crisis. “Any move to take away part of the land, proposed to be five acres for the Memorial, may upset the private stakeholders,” they added. The department is also concerned about misuse of prime land at the studio if it is handed over to a Trust. In fact, this is one of the main reasons for delay in the project implementation, officials said.

Inspired by Kannada thespian Rajkumar, whose eyes were donated after his death, a large number of people who hold the actor in high esteem, have pledged their eyes for donation after death. In fact, cornea from ten of them who died due to various reasons, were collected last month.

Never in the past has the noble cause seen such a response from the people. It is Rajkumar’s gesture that has encouraged many here to go for in eye donations. Mysore Eye Bank and Research Centre had received 326 eye donations last month alone. The response is so high that the center is unable to take on the load due to lack of manpower.

“Obviously the reason for such a big response is Rajkumar’s gesture. We had not seen such a response in the past. In a short span of time, we have received a record number of pledges and donations,” says B S Madhura, executive director of the eye bank. “I have not gone out for giving lectures on eye donation as I am fully occupied because of the huge response. If we had adequate manpower and infrastructure, we could have taken on the load,” she adds.

Among all other organs, eyes live after death, for six hours. Also, the success rate in eye transplantation is high (about 85 per cent). Nonetheless, not all corneas collected from dead persons can be transplanted. Only high grade corneas can be transplanted, the rest are used for therapeutic purposes, she said, adding that the corneas collected after death undergo strict medical examination. They are subjected to microscopic examination to test their optical grade.

“We receive pledges only from those who have healthy corneas. There is no point in collecting corneas that are not suitable for transplantation. Hence, we decide during declaration stage,” she adds. In addition cornea collection and transplantation are expensive. “We incur about Rs 3,000 to Rs 4,000 for collecting corneas.

The surgical procedure involved in the transplantation is also expensive (sometimes Rs 10,000) as it is highly sophisticated and requires high-tech equipment,” Madhura says. The corneal transplantation is done meticulously as a small error can end in failure. So expert opthalmologists conduct surgeries under strict medical standards.

Though corneas are given free, the recipients have to bear the surgery cost. “The gesture shown by Rajkumar will go a long way as it can light up the lives of many unfortunate individuals who have not seen the colourful world. We anticipate that the response would continue,” she adds. Young and old
Ten pairs of eyes collected from 20 persons in Mysore last month were in the age group of 18 to 90 years.

Source: http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/jun52006/state204626200664.asp