M'lore: International Film Festival from Thursday

January 16, 2012

Mangalore, January 17: The city based Sahamatha Film Society will be organising an International Film Festival from January 19 to 22 at the auditorium of SDM College of Business Management, here.

The inauguration of the festival will be at 4 PM on January 19. G S Bhaskar , FTII, Film Director will inaugurate the festival. Dr Devraj K, Principal and Director, SDM College of Business Management will be the chief guest. The function will be presided by Sadanand Suvarna, Theatre and Film Director.

The closing ceremony will take place on January 22, Sunday at 5 pm. Fr Richard Rego, HoD of Media at St Aloysius College will be the chief guest and it will be presided by Govind Belgaumkar, City Editor, The Hindu. The films which will be screened at the festival are , “ Kubi Mattu Iyala” directed by Sadanand Suvarna (1992); “ Adaminte Makan Abu” directed by Salim Ahmed(2011); “Kanchivaram”, directed by Priyadarshan (2008), “Rain Coat” directed by Rituparna Ghosh(2004); “Me Shivajirao Bhosle Boltoy”, directed by Santosh Manjrekar (2009); “IIPostino” , directed by Michael Radford(1994); “Baran”, directed by Majid Majidi(2001); “The Violin” , directed by Francisco Vargas (2005); “The Cuckoo” ,directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin(2002).

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Mangaluru Tees Off Big: Golf Excellence Academy to Open at Pilikula

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February 1,2026

The coastal city of Mangaluru is gearing up for a major sporting milestone with the launch of a Golf Excellence Academy at the Pilikula Golf Club (PGC), scheduled to open on May 31. The initiative aims to position Mangaluru firmly on India’s national golfing map.

Speaking to reporters on Saturday during PGC’s first-ever floodlit Pro-Am tournament, club captain Manoj Kumar Shetty said the project is being funded by UAE-based philanthropist Michael D’Souza and is currently in the design phase. Experts from leading golf academies across the country are expected to visit Mangaluru to help shape the training programme and infrastructure.

The academy will train 20 young golfers at a time, with a long-term vision of producing national-level players from the region. Until now, PGC relied on an in-house coach, but the recent renovation of the course and the introduction of floodlights have opened new possibilities for expanding the sport.

Shetty said discussions are underway with two reputed coaching academies, whose heads are expected to visit PGC shortly. “A dormitory for trainers is already under construction. We are inviting academies to assess the facilities and suggest changes so we can build a truly world-class Golf Excellence Academy,” he said.

Professional golfer Aryan Roopa Anand noted that the floodlit course would be a game-changer for young players. “Students can now practise after school hours, even up to 8 or 9 pm, without compromising on academics,” he said.

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