'Soombe' to hit 12 theaters in DK and Udupi on Mar 13

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March 11, 2015

Mangaluru, Mar 11: The production team of 'Soombe' Tulu feature film is all set to release the romantic-comedy in selected 12 theatres in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts on Friday, March 13.

Directed by Saikrishna Kudla, the movie features Mangalorean Rahul and Mumbai-based Shritama Mukherji as lead actors.

Addressing a press conference at a movie cineplex here on Wednesday, director Saikrishna Kudla said that the movie, produced by Sri Yajnadhyav Productions, had been shot in 38 days in locations across Mangaluru, Sakleshpur and a studio in Bengaluru. The movie also features well-known Tulu artistes Devadas Kapikad, Naveen D Padil, Bhojaraj Vamanjoor and Aravind Bolar along with Bullet Prakash from the Kannada film industry and Shrinagar Kitti in a guest appearance role, he informed.

He said that he had adopted a different kind of screenplay in the feature film that revolved around a love story between the lead characters. It features a movie within the movie, said Mr Kudla, in his third directional venture in Tulu cinema.

On Friday, the movie will release in four theatres in Mangaluru and in eight theatres in Udupi, Karkala, Manipal, Moodbidri, Belthangady, B C Road and Puttur, he added.

The producer Kishore Kottary said that the movie had been made in a budget of Rs 1 crore. The soundtrack of the film, which has five songs, has been composed by music director Edburg Dillon.

Producer Kishore Kottary, Shwetha Kishore, actors Bhojaraj Vamanjoor and Rahul, and Prasanna Shetty were present on the occasion.

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Mangaluru’s ₹1,200 crore fix: Massive sewage overhaul to end city’s drainage woes

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Mangaluru: In a decisive move to tackle the city’s deteriorating sanitation infrastructure, the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) has announced a massive ₹1,200 crore action plan to overhaul its underground drainage (UGD) network.

The initiative, spearheaded by Deputy Commissioner and MCC Administrator Darshan HV, aims to bridge "missing links" in the current system that have left residents grappling with overflowing sewage and environmental hazards.

The Breaking Point

The announcement follows a high-intensity phone-in session on Thursday, where the DC was flooded with grievances from frustrated citizens. Residents, including Savithri from Yekkur, described a harrowing reality: raw sewage from apartments leaking into stormwater drains, creating a "permanent stink" and turning residential zones into mosquito breeding grounds.

"We are facing immense difficulties due to the stench and the health risks. Local officials have remained silent until now," one resident reported during the session.

The Strategy: A Six-Year Vision

DC Darshan HV confirmed that the proposed plan is not a temporary patch but a comprehensive six-year roadmap designed to accommodate Mangaluru’s projected population growth. Key highlights of the plan include:

• Infrastructure Expansion: Laying additional pipelines to connect older neighborhoods to the main grid.

• STP Crackdown: Stricter enforcement of Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) regulations. While new apartments are required to have functional STPs, many older buildings lack them entirely, and several newer units are reportedly non-functional.

• Budgetary Push: The plan has already been discussed with the district in-charge minister and the Secretary of the Urban Development Department. It is slated for formal presentation in the upcoming state budget.

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