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This page was updated on:
March 13, 2011
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'Lankesh Award'... in memories of P. Lankesh
P.
Lankesh, is an unforgettable multifaceted personality
in the field of literature, theater, filmmaking, direction
and most importantly as a sharp writer for his own magazine
'Lankesh Patrike'. P. Lankesh passed away at the age of 65
in the year 2000. In his remembrance, his daughter Kavitha
Lankesh, for the first time in Karnataka, has constituted
a national film award for the best debut
director in the name of her father P.Lankesh. Incidentally,
Lankesh had won the national award for his very first film
'Pallavi'. Kavitha too had won the national award for her
debut film 'Deveeri'
based on Lankesh's novel.  "That
is why we think it is apt that we should confer this award
on a debut director. We hope this award will not only encourage
new talent but will also go a long way in improving the quality
of Indian cinema," says Kavitha. "Surprisingly in the first
year of constituting this award itself we received 12 films
from across the country. A five-member jury unanimously selected
Sancharram (Journey) - a Malayalam film directed by
Mrs. Ligy J.Pullaappally, a Chicago-based director"
she added.
This award function is scheduled on the 8th of March 2005,
at 4 p.m. that happens to be the 70th birth anniversary of
Mr. P.Lankesh. It comprises the award, a citation, a silver
medal and a cash prize of Rs. 10,000. Screening of the film
will follow the award ceremony at ADA Rangamandira,
Bangalore.
The other eleven films that were contending were:
01. Amu ( English)
02. Kazcha (Malayalam)
03. Hido Hoda( Rajasthani)
04. Yanam (Malayalam)
05. Soumyam (Malayalam)
06. Oridam(Malayalam)
07. Dhanya (Kannada)
08. Mathai Kokborok (Oriya)
09. Kaya Taran (Hindi)
10. An Ode to Lost Love(English)
11. Savithri (English)
About Sancharram:
 Sancharram(The
Journey) is a poignant and beautiful tale of two girls in
love. Sancharram is technically almost perfect; J. Radhakrishna's
cinematography of Kerala's nativity in a rural backdrop with
its lush greenery and waterfalls is serene and beautiful.
Isaac Thomas Kottukapally's music haunts you long after you
leave the darkness of the theatre. The narration and the pace
of the film are lyrical and poetic, and the main actors Shruthi
Menon(Delilah), Suhasini V Nair (Kiran) have given a sensitive
and touching performance.
Kavitha said "The award has been declared to Ligy because
of her sensitive portrayal of a lesbian theme. Watching Sancharram,
one never feels it is vulgar or deals with an uncommon subject,
a closet story, but feels as if one is watching a beautiful
love story, but between two women."
The members of the jury were:
1. Mr. Maralusidappa - an educationist and a theatre
person.
2. Agrahara Krishnamurthy - a poet and a writer.
3. Laxmipathy Kolar - a poet and a social activist.
4. Kodihalli Shivaram - an award winning film director,
producer
5. Kavitha Lankesh - an award winning film director
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