Zee Kannada turns "ONE"

Bangalore, 17^th May 2007 :
Zee Kannada has successfully completed one year in the television industry. In this background, it was celebration time at Palace Grounds on May 11. Zee Kannada celebrated its first anniversary with "Greeshma Vrishti – 2007", a tribute to Kannada, culture and heritage. View photo gallery

The programme was carried out in true Kannada style, with the complete look and feel of the place complementing it. Placing a bindi on the forehead as you enter, the guests were ushered in by the traditional Dollu Kunita performers. The evening kicked off with a beautifully synchronized dance performance of "Naada Geethe", our state anthem by Nirupama Rajendra and troupe.

Followed by other entertaining and musical performances by Abhinava, Gokul and Narayanswamy of Shadows, Raju Ananthaswamy and troupe and fusion dance performances by 5678. Vasant Bandekar, a Guinness Book record holder gave a rig tickling performance with his unique mimicry style. The entire show was neatly woven by the two popular cine stars / anchors, Dilip Raj and Neetasri.

Palace Grounds would never have seen so many stars at one go! With almost the entire film fraternity gracing the occasion, it turned out to be a grand event. All the biggies of the Kannada filmdom were present on the dias for the customary cake cutting ceremony. Parvatamma Rajkumar, Jayanti, Ravichandran, Ramesh Arvind, Jayamala, Ramya, Anu Prabhakar, Rakshita, Darshan, Dwaarkeesh, Devraj, Sa.Ra.Govind, Rockline Venkatesh, Naveen Krishnan, Ganesh, Prem, Gurukiran, Jaggesh, Raghavendra Rajkumar are just few of the names of the celebrities present.

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