“Umil” comes flying from Canada!

Created under ‘Bhavani Films’ banner, the first graphics movie in Tulu cinema famed “Umil” will more or less get released in August.

After completing is animation work in Canada, “Umil” has come to Mangaluru. The final compositing is taking place here. This movie which has become attractive due to its graphics has achieved the look similar to Bollywood. Hence, “Umil” has incurred a cost of approximately more than 1 crore rupees. This movie id directed by Ranjit Suvarna and has been produced by Karunakar Shetty, Prajgnesh Shetty and Prajwal Shetty. Pavan Karkera is the cinemautographer, music is by Ravi Basruru and screenplay is by Harish Kottadi.

Umesh Mijar will be acting for the first time in this movie, Pooja Shetty is the actresss, and the cast also includes Naveen D.Padil, Arvind Bolar, Bhojaraj Vamanjoor, Satish Bandale, Sitaram Kattel, Deepak Rai Panaje, Chetan Rai, Prakash Tumenad, Ranjan Boluru and many other actors.

Labour class family denied basic amenities

Vittal: The government is patting its own back by saying that it has provided all facilities to the poor t their door steps. It has announced the state to be hut-free and is giving more attention towards cleanliness. But, this family at Manila village in Bantwal taluk has failed to receive any government facility and remain in a critical situation. This is the proof to show that the government’s facilities have not reached to the eligible beneficiaries.

When witnessing the hut of Narayana Naik and Lalita couple at Nekkare in Manila village, it becomes clear that the officials and the representatives of the people are oblivious to the people’s needs. The walls are of mud and the roof is only covered by a tarpaulin sheet. The bathroom does not have a roof and they do not have a toilet. In 2005, he received 20 cents of land through Akrama-Sakrama scheme but the boundaries were not marked.

There are numerous government facilities available for this family which belongs to the schedule tribes community. But, Narayana Naik has no information about this. It is probably because he is an illiterate. They have an identity card. No Aadhaar card. No caste certificate. His wife simply has no card. This family possessed a ration card till 2008. Since it was not renewed, it has become inactive. They are not getting any food that can be availed through the ration card. They do not even have kerosene.

They have no well or lake for drinking water and are completely dependent on their neighbor’s well. There is no road to their house. The main road is at a distance of 150 meters from this house. There is a functional street lamp there. It light weakly lights their house and if there is a power cut, the only source of light is also lost.  It is difficult to provide electric connection to a house with a sheet a tarpaulin acting as the roof. There is a need for minds to get together and bring light into this house which has never witnessed it.

Narayana Naik is 45 years old and is a day wage laborer. This couple does not have children. They are living their lives in this ramshackle hut. Nobody should face a life like this. Revenue department and all the departments of the government should provide their facilities at the door steps of the poor people.  A few officials and representatives of the people frequently speak about this in their speeches. But this is proof that it has never reached the needy.  

Legal barriers

Housing board says that a house can be provided to the owner. But, according to the Panchayat Raj rule, the house must be given to the woman. There is also a rule that if the house is given to the man by outside the limits of the previous rule, legal action will be taken against panchayat development officer. There is also opportunity, if the husband