VASUDEVA KUTUMBA
Vasudevamurthy Heads KFCC

Report By CNB                 Photographs by K.M. VEERESH     Date - 21-06-2006 Time - 9.00 PM

In a dramatic development on Wednesday at Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce scrutiny of applications filed for the key post of President for 2006-2007 the casual application filed by Mr K.N Vasudevamurthy has clicked. The three applications of Thallam Nanjunda Shetty, K.V. Chandrasekhar and Thomas D'souza got rejected and thus the casual applicant Mr Vasudevamurthy got elected to head the Apex body unopposed. This is the 52nd Annual Election of KFCC and K.N. Vasudevamurthy is the 34th Persident.

The point now is that why the three applications got rejected? There is no doubt about the strength and experience of incoming President Mr Vasudevamurthy but things turned out very peculiar on the scrutiny day.

As a rule the exhibitor sector heads the President position for the coming term. At this situation the three prominent exhibitors Thallam, Chandrasekhar and Thomas have to resign from the Karnataka Theaters Association positions and submit a copy of it along with the filing of papers for this term as a candidate. While Thallam and Thomas filed a copy of their consent to come down from the post of Exhibitors association to the KFCC they failed to attach that copy with their applications for the President post. K.V. Chandrasekhar who was almost a sure shot for this time to the President position did not file the applications properly.

One of the industry personality speaking to Chitraloka mega portal says a person like K.V. Chandrasekhar who contested for Graduate constituency how come he make mistake while filing the papers.

What would happen now? Whether casual applicant Vasudevamurthy would withdraw his application? In case he withdraw from the post what should happen? A series of questions have cropped up now.

In case Vasudevamurthy withdraws his nomination, then, in the newly elected executive council meeting the vice president of the exhibitor sector occupies the position of President of KFCC according to the legal expert. Then the loser to the vice president to the exhibitor sector automatically occupies the vice president exhibitor sector post.

But this is not likely to happen according to Mr Vasudevamurthy who spoke to Chitraloka mega portal over telephone on Wednesday night.

Mr Vasudevamurthy and his ancestors are in the exhibition of cinema for 58 years. Murthy is not interested in withdrawing his unopposed President post. He wants continue in his position and use the opportunity that is God sent in an effective manner. I know the problems of the Kannada film industry and consult in case of problems and take decision says Murthy. I was the vice president of last term know the pros and cons from close quarters say Murthy confidently. But he says, his decision would be taken only after consulting with his close friends and seniors in the industry.

Wait and watch in this column more developments of KFCC. This type of situation has not come up in the history of KFCC.

The final office bearers of the KFCC would be elected on July 1.

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