It was an admirable thought indeed by 'Anaswara Cinema', for their debut Kannada film 'Avathara' that was recently brought to light. Instead of spending on the grand mahurat, the same amount has been distributed to four ailing personalities of Kannada cinema, by the production house.

Anaswara Cinema of Kerala announced Rs.25000 each for four ailing personalities, including veteran music director R Rathnam, character artists – Shani Mahadevappa, Sadashiva Salian (Mumbai) and Renukaprasad.

Music director R Rathnam was discarded by his children in Chennai and is now living in Venkatramaiah's house. Venkatramaiah is an ardent fan of the music director. Similarly, Sadashiva Salian has been struggling to pull on daily, because of ill health, Shani Mahadevappa is caught up with old age problems and middle aged actor Renukaprasad met with an accident a few years ago and is not able to move. This was indeed a noble thought and deed by the production