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Muhurat of Kannada movie Karkalada Pavada Purusha Santha Lawrence held

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Karkala : The Muhurat of the Kannada movie on the divine personality St Lawrence titled Karkalada Pavada Purusha Santha Lawrence’ was held on May 19, Sunday. The film produced by Divine Word TV, a Christian religious channel is based on the life of St Lawrence who sacrificed his life for Lord Jesus. It gives a vivid account of the history of the famous Attur shrine in Karkala and also about the miracles of St Lawrence.

Dr Gerald Isaac Lobo, Bishop of Udupi Diocese blessed the occasion. Fr Baptist Menezes, Vicar General,  Walter Stephen Mendes, Producer of the movie and Chairman of Divine Word Charitable Trust, Ronald Colaco, NRI entrepreneur,  Abhayachandra Jain, new Minister for Youth Affairs, Sunil Kumar, MLA from Karkala, Fr Arthur Pereira, Parish Priest of St Lawrence Church, Attur, David Frank Fernandes, Rajesh Rohan Mendes, Alwyn Walter DSouza, Jagadish Shetty Devi Dayal, and William Rebello, Co-producers of the movie, Thomas DSouza, Vice-President of South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce, Bhavya, Kannada film actress, Sandalwood actors Ravi Chethan, Harish Rai and Manmohan Rai, Tulu actor Arvind Bolar and Konkani artiste Dolla were among others present.

Ronald Colaco, gave the clap for the first scene of the movie. Newly elected MLAs Abhayachandra Jain, now a minister and Sunil Kumar were felicitated by the Bishop

St Lawrence of Rome was one of the seven deacons of ancient Rome serving under Sixtus II who were martyred during the persecution of Valerian in 258 AD. St Lawrence Shrine or Attur Church is a Roman Catholic Church established in 1759 at Karkala.

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