Another beautiful and well attended audio release event at Jnanajyothi Auditorium on Saturday evening! It was for ‘Melody’ audio release evening. Except Hamsalekha almost all music directors were present. That is because of LN Shastry long stay and good association he has built up. V Manohar,  Dr Nagendra Prasad, Dharma Vish, V Harikrishna, Anoop Seelin, Arjun Janya, Gurukiran, LN Shastry, singers Rajesh Krishna, Chetan Gandharva Suma Shastry, Hemanth, Anuradha Bhat, Sunitha, Shamitha Manlad and actors Karthika Menon and Akshata, Pallavi Prakash, Nadeem Pasha were present for audio release.

Dr Shivarajakumar, KSL Swamee and Kashinath jointly released the audio CD of ‘Melody’ and before that director Nanjunda Krishna, producers Krishnamurthy made arrangements for the trailer and songs bit screening.

I am seeing a good family and love in the industry is the strength. I cannot forget LN Shastry for his two songs in my career – Kolumande Jangamadeva, Laali Suvvalaali…of Jodi Hakki. My heart is always with love to all said Shivanna. He was felicitate don this occasion by team of ‘Melody’.

KS Swamee went on a flashback. He recalled Dr SPB getting national award for ‘Ganayogi Panchakshara Gavai’ from Kannada and that is because of wonderful track sung by LN Shastry. In music if you take out M that is Melody stands for it will be U Sic said Swamee and given another anecdote of Naushad of Hindi cinema.

The power of cinema has brought so many on the stage stated music director, lyricist and actor plus director V Manohar. He also went on flashback quoting Rs.15000 loan taken from Mandya Bank for ‘O Kusumabaale’ audio CD that he had done with LN Shastry.

Director Nanjundakrishna took the time to laud Shivarajakumar for his commitment to original films.