Mangaluru: It was a hundred percent entertaining event on Sunday evening. Manikanth Kadri Star Night organised by Kadri Cricketers (R) entertained fully packed up crowd at Kadri ground.

Former Chief Minister of Karnataka B S Yeddyurappa inaugurated the programme along with five retired soldiers. Social worker Badrinath Kamath gifted Rs 10,000 to each soldiers. Yeddyurappa felicitated the soldiers by giving shawl and cash.

During the occasion famous Kannada anchor Anushree, Drama Juniors fame Chaitrali, Tulu film industry actors Devadas Kapikad, Aravind Bolar, Naveen D Padil and legends of music Supriya Lohith, Santhosh Venki, Nakul Abhayankar, SaRiGaMaPa fame Shree Ram Kasar, Republic day parade participant Savitha Kadri and Chota reporter fame Shreyadas were felicitated for their valuable contribution to their respective field.

Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, MLA J R Lobo, Nagaraj Shetty, Suresh Ballal, Devi Prasad Shetty, UPCL’s Kishor Alva, Vedavyas Kamath, MLC Capt Ganesh Garnik, district BJp President Sanjeev Matadoor, Umanath Kotyan, Rakhesh Malli, Shreekanth Shetty and others graced the occasion with their presence.

Musical programme given by Kadri Manikanth and Vismay Vinayak, Dance programme of Sananthana Natyalaya and the patriotic songs hypnotised the gathered people.

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