Karnataka Minister H.C. Mahadevappa Launches Dasara Film Festival 2025

Rapid Summary

• Social Welfare Minister H.C. Mahadevappa inaugurated the Dasara Film Festival 2025 in Mysuru, dedicated to late South Indian superstar B. Saroja Devi.
• Tributes were paid to Saroja Devi for her contributions across Kannada, Telugu, and Hindi cinema; she was posthumously awarded the Karnataka Ratna along with Vishnuvardhan.
• Dr. Mahadevappa emphasized cinema’s role in shaping society and described Dasara as symbolic of India’s unity.
• Actor Prithvi Ambar referred to Dasara as a festival representing the victory of good over evil and highlighted Mysuru’s cultural richness.
• Playback singer Jaskaran Singh performed at the event by singing from the film Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi.
• Various artists and industry contributors were felicitated during the event, which included notable dignitaries such as Sandhya Arakere, Pushpa Amaranath, Tanveer Sait (MLA), T.S. Srivatsa (MLA), and D. Thimmaiah (MLC).
• the festival will screen 84 films at INOX Cinemas from September 14-20 and feature a photography exhibition from September 14-18.

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