Mangalore :  Prashamsa team of Kaup  has won the first prize in the ‘Bale Thelipaale’ Tulu comedy competition  held at Shasthavu Sri Bhoothanatheshwara Temple at Badaga Yedapadavu, Mijar, Mangalore received. The winning team won Rs one lakh and received the prize from U.T. Khadar, State Minister for Health. ‘Bale Thelipaale’ was organized by Shasthavu Sri Bhoothanatheshwara Temple in association with NammaTV.

The other winners are : 2  Telike Kudla, Permanur, Thokottu    Rs. 50,000/-, 3.    Umesh & Team, Mijar        Rs. 25,000/-, 4.   Chandrahas Shetty & Team, Puttur    Rs. 10000/-, 5.Shobha Rai & Team, Kunjathoor    Rs. 5000/-, 6.    Thelike Thenali, Mangalore, 7.   Kudla Kusal, Mangalpady, 8.  Friends Mangalore, Boloor.

Praveen & Team bagged special prize for Best Dialogues while   Prashamsha, Kaup won special prize for Best All Round Performance.

The Panel of Judges were  Vijaynath Vittal Shetty, Chief Co-ordinator, Shasthavu Sri Bhoothanatheshwara Temple; Vijaykumar Kodialbail, eminent Tulu theatre personality and film producer; Naveen D. Padil, famous Tulu theatre artiste and film actor and Dr. Shivasharan Shetty, Director, NammaTV, Mangalore.