Mysuru: Senior theatre personality of the city N. Dhananjaya was conferred with the prestigious ‘Ranga Rathna’ Award at the ‘Rathna Yendendigoo Rathna’ (Rathna Forever Rathna) programme organised under the aegis of Na. Rathna Balaga at Ideal Jawa Rotary school premises on JLB Road here recently.
The award has been instituted in memory of late theatre personality Dr. N. Rathna, who was also the first Director of the city’s All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH).
Speaking after receiving the award, Dhananjaya said that Na. Rathna has left behind an unerasable trail in the theatre and his name remains etched forever in the minds of theatre lovers. Pointing out that it was Rathna who brought him to Rangayana at a time when plays were overshadowed by the influence of TV serials and other entertainment programmes, he said he can never forget the great theatre personality’s support to him throughout his career.
M. Satyanarayana Rao of city’s Geetha Book House released Na. Rathna’s book ‘Kaiyalli Kailasam’ while Premalatha Rathna released Na. Rathna’s last play ‘Ayaan Shanti Kuteeram’ (Telugu translation) on the occasion.
Na. Rathna’s daughter Kavita Rathna, Aparaajithe Prakashana’s Meena Mysore, theatre personalities Prof. H.S. Umesh, Venkataraju, N.S. Anand, Srimathi, Prasad Kundur and others attended the event.
This post was published on June 23, 2025 6:26 pm