Kannada film actor, director Rakshit Shetty casts vote in Udupi despite busy shooting schedule
He packed up shooting at 5.am on Thursday in Bengaluru and drove to Udupi to cast vote
Udupi: Prominent Actor and Director of Kannada film industry arrived in Udupi from Bengaluru on Thursday despite busy shooting schedule, to cast his vote for the first phase Lok Sabha election in the state.
Rakshit who was busy shooting for his movie ‘Avane Shri Mannarayana’ till late of April 17 night and in the wee hours of Thursday, packed up shooting at 5.am on Thursday and drove his car all the way from Bengaluru to Udupi to cast his vote.
He arrived in Udupi at around 1.pm and reached Kukkikatte Govt aided school polling station along with his family to franchise his vote.
Rakshit will now leave for Bengaluru tonight and will start shooting for the movie from Friday morning.
Speaking to media, Rakshit said “I finished shooting early in the morning and left for Udupi. I will go back tonight and start shooting tomorrow morning. Any party which comes to power should work towards developing the country”.
Speaking about the movie ‘Avane Shri Mannarayana’ he informed that the movie will be released in August this year in five languages.
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Two people killed as poultry vehicle rams into parked truck in Belagavi
Belagavi (Karnataka) (PTI): Two people were killed, and another was severely injured after a goods vehicle transporting poultry birds allegedly rammed into a stationary truck on a national highway in Belagavi in the early hours of Tuesday, police said.
The deceased have been identified as Wasim (28) and Mubarak (22), both natives of Shivamogga district, they said.
The driver of the vehicle, Basavaraj Eerappa Hanchinamani (37), suffered critical injuries and has been admitted to a hospital, police said.
According to police, the accident occurred when the driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle, allegedly due to drowsiness, and crashed into a truck parked along the highway.
The goods vehicle was en route from Kolhapur to Sorab in Shivamogga district, carrying poultry. Several chickens were also killed in the impact, a senior police officer said.
Police personnel from the Hirebagewadi Police Station visited the spot and conducted an inspection.
Injured people and the bodies of the deceased were shifted to a hospital, police added.
