Multi-lingual senior actor Lakshmi has won the Dr. Rajkumar award for lifetime achievement for 2017.

The award is given by the Department of Information and Public Relations, Government of Karnataka . Lakshmi has won several awards, including national award for best actress in 1977.

Kannada film-maker S. Narayan has bagged the Puttanna Kanagal award given to film directors for lifetime achievement. Senior Kannada film producer G.N. Lakshmipathy has been chosen for the Dr. Vishnuvardhan award for lifetime achievement for 2017.

This year the award selection committee was headed by senior actor and producer J.K. Srinivasamurthy. All the three awards carry a purse of ₹2 lakh, with a gold medal. The committee met Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Monday and submitted their report.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States> Karnataka / by Staff Reporter / Bengaluru – October 02nd, 2018