It was indeed a historic moment for the Kannada industry when for the first time, a Kannada movie with a global theme and message, was premiered at the Berlin Film Festival, at the monumental Martin Gropius Bau recently.
The lead pair, Arjun Sarja and Madhuri Bhattacharya, was much sought after throughout their visit to the German capital. In fact, fans and well-wishers from the audience and media said that they looked wonderful together.
When asked about her experience, Madhuri said, "I was absolutely overwhelmed by the love the Berlin audiences showered on us."
Also at the centre of attention was producer Ashok Kheny of AKK Entertainment. He said, "I'm happy that over the last few years, AKK Entertainment has won over the hearts of the best in the business, from Bangalore to Bollywood to Berlin."
The tremendous turnout at the Prasad premiere included Mathias Schwerbrock (co-producer Don II/Film Base Berlin) , Gino Hau (President, Cineplex), Po Chu Au Yeung (Program Manager, Vancouver Film Festival), Victoria Mary Birkbeck (International coordinator Festival do Rio), Ishizaka Kezi (Program Director, Tokyo film Festival), Michael Harbauer (Festival Director, Schlingel Film Festival), Manoj Shrivastava (CEO, Goa Entertainment Society), S Narayan (Director, Mumbai International Film Festival) and Shatrugan Sinha (Indian Embassy, Berlin).
The film's international sales representative at Bombay Berlin Films, Katharina Suckale said, "We our are absolutely delighted that after Don II, the Indian film that was seen, talked and written about, was Prasad. "
Having made its mark internationally, Prasad is all set to be a boon to the box- office and the masses in India, when it releases next month in Kannada, Tamil and Telugu.
source: timesofindia
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