Platinum jubilee celebration of Kannda cinema

Bangalore: It was an emotional moment for veteran actress B Saroja Devi and a recollection of fond memories for veteran actors and film-makers who were part of her felicitation programme. The event was held on Sunday to commemorate the platinum jubilee of Kannada cinema.
On the sidelines of the third Bengalooru International Film Festival, Parvathamma Rajkumar, producer and wife of Kannada movie icon late Dr Rajkumar, felicitated the actress.
Director K S L Swamy (Ravee), and writer and critic U R Ananthamurthy were also present.
Ravee spoke on Ranga's dedication and professionalism. "Whatever the condition of the industry, he used to pay his technicians every month before the 7th day,'' Ravee said. Describing Ranga's work, he said Ranga's skills with the camera was superb. "A shot in `Mahishasura Mardini' used a painting as the background. But none could guess that it was a painting until told about it." Ravee introduced Saroja with the phrase: "An aging beautiful woman is a work of art.''
On her achievements, he said Saroja was perhaps the only actress who started in AVM Studios with Rs 35,000 and went up to a remuneration of Rs 3 lakh. She had an illustrious career of 40 years and worked in five languages.
An emotional Saroja Devi after receiving the award said: "During those days, I was only focused on work and not on the money. My mother used to take care of my finance. Now there is so much money but life has become so different. Destiny is important. I am here because of destiny."