Jurist V.R. Krishna Iyer
receives second Prem Nazir International Award
Former judge of the
Supreme Court Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer received the second Prem Nazir
International Award at a function held here at the Durbar Hall open-air theatre
on Thursday.
Film actor Mammootty
handed over the award instituted by the Prem Nazir International Foundation to
the ace jurist.
The foundation chose
Kerala for the award ceremony to mark the 25th death anniversary of the actor.
The function will return
to foreign soil in the next edition as was in the inaugural edition.
Minister for Panchayats
M.K. Muneer presided over the function.
Actor Balachandra Menon
delivered the Prem Nazir memorial lecture. The function was organised jointly
by the District Tourism Promotion Council, Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi and
the State Film Development Corporation.
LIGHT
AND SOUND SHOW
The award function was
followed by a light and sound show titled ‘Sangam’ directed by Soorya
Krishnamoorthy.
The show, held as a
tribute to legendary musician Mohammed Rafi, exemplified the concept of unity
in diversity. The show, based on the Gandhian concept of India, offered a
visual spectacle with a variety of art forms from various parts of the country
being staged simultaneously.
Bharatanatyam staged by a
group from Chennai, Kathak performed by a Delhi-based group, traditional dance
forms performed by Samudra Performing Arts, and the musical beats of Manipur
were some of the attractions of the show.
Fusion music featuring
drums, thavil, tabla, chenda and dolak, Sufi Kathak along with Hindi songs left
the audience enthralled.
Hibi Eden, MLA, and film
director Sasi Kumar were among those present. District collector P.I. Sheikh
Pareeth welcomed the gathering and Prem Nazir International Foundation joint
secretary Rafeek Yunus proposed the vote of thanks.
No comments:
Post a Comment