Mangalore: A Kannada film ‘Koormavatara’ will be screened at the Sharada Vidyalaya on March 30, Saturday under the aegis of  Karavali Bellimandala Film Society, Mangalore. The film is based  on a novel with the same name by Kum Veerabhadrappa. The film is directed by Girish Kasaravalli. The show will be screened free of cost at 5.30 p.m. in the Dhyana Mandir at Sharada Vidyalaya on Saturday.

This was informed by Vijaykumar Kodialbail, President of the Society to reporters here on March 26, Wednesday. He said  Koormavatara which was released in 2011 had won a National Award and two international awards. It won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada for the year 2012. It is the only  Kannada film to be selected  for five international film festivals, he said.

Dr Shikaripura Krishnamurthy watching the film  be an educative experience for spectators, especially the youth.

Secretary U Prakash Shenoy and joint secretary P Nithyananda Rao were present at the press meet