Swathimuthyam Felicitates Senior Film Journalists, Photographers, and PROs

Grand and Festive Celebration!  Swathimuthyam Felicitates Senior Film Journalists, Photographers, and PROs

With the support of the Gidugu Ramamurthy Panthulu Foundation honoring the Father of the Telugu Spoken Language Movement and under the leadership of film journalist and analyst Dheeraj Appaji, "Swathimuthyam," a cine, cultural, literary, and social service organization, hosted a grand felicitation ceremony for senior film journalists, photojournalists, and PROs.

The event was held at the Telugu Film Producers' Council hall in Hyderabad and witnessed an impressive gathering. Chief guests included actor Murali Mohan, MLC Smt. Surabhi Vani Devi, renowned producer and FNCC President K.S. Rama Rao, Telugu Producers' Council President K.L. Damodara Prasad, General Secretary Thummala Prasanna Kumar, Brahmashri L.V. Gangadhara Sastry, Smt. Gidugu Kantikrishna, director-producer Kuchipudi Venkat, lyricist Bhaskarabhatla, mimicry legend Ramesh, Pakalapati Vijay Varma, producer Bazar Vijay, Celsius Systems’ Srinivas, Cineteria Venkat, and Teluguplex CEO NRI Kommidi Srinivas Reddy, among others.

Around forty senior journalists, photographers, and PROs were honored on a single stage. Guests applauded "Swathimuthyam" and Dheeraj Appaji for this thoughtful tribute. The honored seniors fondly shared their experiences and memories from their journeys in the film industry.

A special highlight was the participation of Smt. Patibandla Vijayalakshmi, who traveled from Chennai to attend.

The ceremony, presided over by senior journalist, writer, and director Prabhu, saw felicitations for respected names like Smt. Patibandla Vijayalakshmi, Smt. Koganti Jamunarani, Samala Jaganmohana Rao (Jagan), U. Vinayak Rao, Prabhu, L.V. Gangadhara Sastry, Bhaskarabhatla, Mohan Goteti, Pasumarthi Nagendra Kumar, Rama Narayana Raju K., Eetaram Surya Prakash Reddy, V.S. Keshava Rao, Valluru Raghava Rao, Mamidipalli Giridhar, Rentala Jayadev, Battula Prasad, Nagabhairu Subbarao, Vaddi Om Prakash Narayana, Prasanna Pradeep, Ramana J.P.V., Lanka Rambabu Varma; photojournalists Ramasai Ramesh, Itikala Janardhan Reddy, Gopishetti Srinivas, and Working Photojournalists Association President and Secretary M.N. Bhushan, Vasu Sajja; as well as Film Critics Association President Suresh Kondeti and Film Journalists Association General Secretary Y.J. Rambabu.

Prominent personalities like producer Thummalapalli Rama Satyanarayana, senior journalists Hema Sundar, Yagnamurthy, R.D.S. Prakash, Raghavendra Reddy, Pulagam Chinnarayana, director Nagu, M.D. Abdul, Shiva Mallala, Keshava, Ramanababu, Sripal, Lakshmi Pendyala, cartoonist and director Gandhi Manohar, Chitranjali J.P., director Sattibabu, business coordinator Narayana, and co-director Renuka also graced the event.

The ceremony began on a lively note with mimicry legend Ramesh entertaining everyone with his brilliant performances.

Dheeraj Appaji expressed his heartfelt joy, saying it was a privilege to honor the senior journalists who had inspired his own journey into the film world. He sincerely thanked Smt. Gidugu Kantikrishna, Kuchipudi Venkat (inventor of "Kuchipudi Pulao"), Pakalapati Vijay Varma ("Shero Home Foods"), Vijay ("Producer Bazaar"), Srinivas (Celsius Systems), Swiss Castle, Makers of Milkshakes representative Cineteria Venkat, and Teluguplex CEO NRI Kommidi Srinivas Reddy for their unwavering support in making the event a grand success.