<p>‘‘Kasturi Nivasa’ — the yesteryear’s runaway hit movie of thespian of Kannada filmdom Dr Rajkumar — hit the screens in the city in coloured version, on Friday. The movie starring Rajkumar and Arathi is a sentimental drama with a tragic end. It was first released in the year 1971.<br /><br /></p>.<p>At Woodlands theatre, on the Bangalore-Nilgiri Road, the film is screened in four shows, while it is being exhibited one show each at DRC Cinemas at Jayalakshmipuram and Satyam Cineplex on M G Road.<br /><br />At Woodlands, over 80 tickets had been sold for the second show (at 7.30 pm) for balcony alone, having a seating capacity of 233. <br /><br />When enquired, it was learnt that though the response was average, given the genre of the film that dates to four decades back, it still remains a crowd-puller.<br /><br />‘Abhisheka’<br /><br />A posse of fans — irrespective of age group — led by Vyramudi, Mahadeva Swamy among others performed ‘abhisheka’ in milk to the 30-foot-tall cutout of the actor in front of Woodlands. A total of 30 litres of milk was emptied, with the fans pouring the milk from the terrace of the theatre.<br /><br />Vyramudi told media: “It was the happiest moment in my life, having the privilege to watch the movie in colour that had wooed the cine lovers in large numbers decades ago”.<br /><br />When the movie was first released in black and white, it was screened in three shows at Padma talkies at Agrahara, where it saw a 100-day run.<br /><br />S Mahadevaswamy, manager of the theatre, who had just joined the theater as an accountant then, told Deccan Herald: “It was a solo release (single theatre release) in the city, that set the cash registers ringing in those days”.<br /><br />Mahadevaswamy’s memory is still fresh, as he recalls the visit of the director duo of the film Dorai-Bhagawan, to the theatre then.<br /><br /></p>
<p>‘‘Kasturi Nivasa’ — the yesteryear’s runaway hit movie of thespian of Kannada filmdom Dr Rajkumar — hit the screens in the city in coloured version, on Friday. The movie starring Rajkumar and Arathi is a sentimental drama with a tragic end. It was first released in the year 1971.<br /><br /></p>.<p>At Woodlands theatre, on the Bangalore-Nilgiri Road, the film is screened in four shows, while it is being exhibited one show each at DRC Cinemas at Jayalakshmipuram and Satyam Cineplex on M G Road.<br /><br />At Woodlands, over 80 tickets had been sold for the second show (at 7.30 pm) for balcony alone, having a seating capacity of 233. <br /><br />When enquired, it was learnt that though the response was average, given the genre of the film that dates to four decades back, it still remains a crowd-puller.<br /><br />‘Abhisheka’<br /><br />A posse of fans — irrespective of age group — led by Vyramudi, Mahadeva Swamy among others performed ‘abhisheka’ in milk to the 30-foot-tall cutout of the actor in front of Woodlands. A total of 30 litres of milk was emptied, with the fans pouring the milk from the terrace of the theatre.<br /><br />Vyramudi told media: “It was the happiest moment in my life, having the privilege to watch the movie in colour that had wooed the cine lovers in large numbers decades ago”.<br /><br />When the movie was first released in black and white, it was screened in three shows at Padma talkies at Agrahara, where it saw a 100-day run.<br /><br />S Mahadevaswamy, manager of the theatre, who had just joined the theater as an accountant then, told Deccan Herald: “It was a solo release (single theatre release) in the city, that set the cash registers ringing in those days”.<br /><br />Mahadevaswamy’s memory is still fresh, as he recalls the visit of the director duo of the film Dorai-Bhagawan, to the theatre then.<br /><br /></p>