The Indian film industry should inculcate the thoughts and procedures of this PEN Movies Sajid Quereshi produced and Kodi Ramakrishna directorial film ‘Nagarahavu’ activities.

Kodi Ramakrishna speaking at the simple audio release at Rajiv Gandhi Hospital second floor auditorium situated at NIMHANS addressed the gathering that in fact remained the song of yesteryears Kannada cinema (Mannina Maga of Dr Rajakumar and Kalpana – a song for Kalpana sung by P Susheela) ‘Idena Sabhyate Idena Samskriti….Thingu Tegi Annava esevaralla…..throwing food and wasting money is uncalled. A statement making a day before the Independence Day was so apt from director 150 films in Telugu and Tamil Kodi Ramakrishna.

In our country we are wasting money and food. That should stop with programs like helping the poor. Dr Vishnu also did not like such wastage. I have made a story and narrated it to him. When I went abroad and ready with dialogues he had made his exit. Dr Vishnu once narrated the 90 years old woman receiving money order for Rs.100 but actually only rupees 75 was reaching her. Rs.25 was cut by postman. Today this charity for needy from ‘Nagarahavu’ team is watched by the world. Others need to follow it stated Kodi Ramakrishna.

In the presence of producer Sajid Quereshi, director Kodi Ramakrishna, music director Gurukiran, director of Rajiv Gandhi Hospital Dr Shashidhar Buggi – among 25 people’s 23 persons with deep ill health received Rs.1 lakh each.

Bharathi, Varadaraju, Chandrasekhar, Krishnamurthy, Karthik, Ravi Kumar, Annappa, Ravi, Munivenkatappa, Ningappa, Srinidi and Chandravva added to the list of already announced 10 persons - Sowmya, Varsha, Prakash, Kiran, Gautham Reddy, Pushpa, Humanti, Ambika, Parvathamma mother of ten children and Srinivas HIV affected and Mukund Rao.

Simha Hastha team headed by Manu traveled nook and corner of Karnataka in the last 20 days met thousands of patients and picked deserving ones. The Sneha, Sahaya and Souharda is the catch line for ‘Nagarahavu’ admirable work. Sajid Quereshi thanked the team of ‘Simha Hastha’ for doing a fine job.
As the afternoon belonged to audio release of ‘Nagarahavu’, music director Gurukiran hailed the thought of the team of ‘Nagarahavu’ and said Dr Vishnu would have liked this approach to the fullest. I miss Dr Vishnu very much and I obtained his autograph as fan in 1983 disclosed Gurukiran. On a pertinent point what Gurukiran made was that the cinema making is a business – earning money is always the thought. But being part of charity is not heard. Sajid Quereshi and team have made the others to follow. The blessings of these people are additional strength for the film ‘Nagarahavu’ observed Gurukiran.

Dr Shashidhar Buggi director of the Rajiv Gandhi Hospital observed that doctors see God in patients. NIMHANS was the first to introduce Citizen Chart in the hospital, today NIMHANS becomes eye witness to a glorious event of charity instead of wasting money. This is for the first time in India stated Dr Shashidhar Buggi. Dr Vishnu would feel very happy in the heaven he feels.