Mysuru – Noted novelist Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa and Telugu film actor Dr. Rajendra Prasad have been selected for Sri Krishnadevaraya Award-2017 instituted by the Telugu Vignana Samithi and Lalithakala Parishat. The award  will be presented to them during the 65th Foundation Day of the Samithi at Chowdaiah Memorial Hall in Bengaluru on Apr. 22 at 6 pm.

Samithi President Dr. A. Radhakrishna Raju told presspersons that the Samithi has been honouring those who have worked for the growth of Kannada and Telugu languages during its Foundation Day.