User:Manjunath Arkasali

KALABRAMHA SHIRAHATTI H VENKOBRAYARU

VENKOBRAO HALERIKAR WAS POPULARLY KNOWN AS "SHIRAHATTI VENKOBRAO" SHIRAHATTI VENKOBRAO WAS THE ONE OF THE PIOEER IN BULIDING THE KARANATAKA THEATRE. THEY WERE OWNING A NATAKA COMPANY CALLED " SHRI LAKSHMI PRASADITHA NATAKA MANDALI" STARTED IN 1903.VENKOBRAO, THE LEADER OR RATHER THE PROPRIRTOR OF THE NATAKA NATAKA MANDALI. NOT JUST THE OWNER, HE WAS THE BEST ACTOR TOO. HIS DRAMA COMPANY GAVE SHELTER TO MANY TALENTED ARTISTS. SHIRAHATTI VENKOBRAYARU WAS THE PROUD OF SHIRAHATTI. HE IS JUST NOT BROUGHT FAME TO HIMSELF, BOUGHT TO SHIRAHATTI ITSELF.HE WAS HONOURED WITH MANY PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS, MEDALS (MORE THAN 25 MEDALS) FOR HIS ACHIEVEMENTS. DUE TO THE NEW ERA OF ENTERTAINMENT AND MEDIA; SOCIETY AND PEOPLE            FORGOT HIM. IT’S ALREADY BEEN 8 DECADES COMPLETED AFTER VENKOBRAYARU.

AFTER HIM, EVERYTING FELL DOWN TO DUST; HIS SON TRIED BEST KEEPING THE COMPANY BUT IN 7 YEARS – NATAKA COMPANY COMPLETELY CLOSED.

PRESENT NOW, NO SINGLE MEDALS, CERTIFICATES, DOCUMENTS, AND PHOTOS NOTHING IS THERE IN THEIR HOUSE. ONLY ONE PHOTO IS AVAILABLE, WHICH YOU SEE UP: VENKOBRAYARU WITH THEIR MEDALS.

IN THE BELOW LINK : REFER PAGE NO. 92-93-102 AND 125.