The foundation laid by Mukkuraju Master is very great: R Narayana Murthy
Without Mukkuraju Master, there is no Film Federation: Tammareddy Bharadwaj
Members honour the founding president with a statue unveiling on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the formation of TFTDDA
Sairaj Rajamraju, founder president of Telugu Film and TV Dancer and Dance Directors Association (TFTDDA)
The statue unveiling ceremony of alias Mukkuraju Master was held on Wednesday morning. The statue of Mukkuraju Master installed at the TFTDDA office was unveiled by renowned director and producer R Narayana Murthy as the chief guest. Film Chamber President Bharat Bhushan, Directors Association President Veerashankar, Film Chamber General Secretary Damodar Prasad, Director-Producer Tammareddy Bharadwaja, Vallabhaneni Anil Kumar, TFTDD President Joseph Prakash, General Secretary Dewara Srinivas and other committee members participated in the program. TFTDDDA President Joseph Prakash said that the statue of Mukkuraju Master was unveiled on the occasion of the completion of 35 years of the formation of the Dancers Union.
After the statue unveiling.. Chief guest R Narayana Murthy said.. “I would like to thank the association elders, President Joseph Prakash, General Secretary Srinivas Dewara, Treasurer B. Manohar and all the members for giving me the great fortune of unveiling the statue of this great man. The reason why this association has become so great is Mukkuraju Master. Mukkuraju Master is number one in anchoring newcomers. I bow my head to his humanity. A good man with great talent. The development of the industry is possible only with the arrival of 24 Crafts. The reason why Telugu cinema has reached a level where Hollywood films are at the top is because of such great people. The foundation laid by Mukku Raju Master in 1991 for the establishment of the 24 Crafts Federation was the establishment of the Dancers Association. After that, each union came. Mukku Raju Master worked in every one of my films. That is why I was lucky enough to unveil his statue today. The reason why there are currently 600 dancers in the association is the strong foundation laid by Mukku Raju Master. I request CM Revanth Reddy to build permanent houses in Chitrapuri Colony for all the workers in the film industry. ” he said.
Speaking on the occasion, director and producer Tammareddy Bharadwaja said..“Without Mukku Raju Master, there would be no Film Federation today. The federation would not have been complete without the Dancers Union and Fighters Union. At that time, Mukku Raju Master came with some confidence and started the Dancers Union. It is because of their hard work that the association exists today. Mukku Raju Master was encouraged by R. Narayana Murthy with every film. I am happy to have a statue of Mukku Raju at the association office. Our dancers are currently gaining fame at the national level. Congratulations to this committee for setting up the statue of Mukku Raju Master.” He said.
Damodar Prasad said..“I met Mukku Raju Master in 1986. When I had a fight with a dancer because of my temper, he came and settled it. Since then, I have been in touch with him. The association is here now because of Mukku Raju Master. They worked with great ambitions. I want to take their ambitions forward. If everyone wants to come together and solve problems, the Chamber will always support you,” he said.
Directors Association President Veerashankar said, “The Dancers Union is truly commendable for remembering historians without forgetting history. Without Mukku Raju Master, this union would not exist. Such a great man has been immortalized by installing this statue. Congratulations to all the Dancers Union wholeheartedly.”
Film Chamber President Bharat Bhushan said, “The Film Chamber of Commerce Association will fully support this Dancers Association that has undertaken this program. We will help you in case of any problem.”
Ammiraju said, “Very few unions in the 24 crafts of the industry have such wonderful buildings of their own. All this is the greatness of the Dancers Association. I am happy to unveil the statue of Mukku Raju Master at the hands of R Narayana Murthy. My congratulations to the Dancers Union.”
The association members announced that a cricket tournament will be organized in his name after the unveiling of the statue of Mukkuraja Master. TFTDDA Vice Presidents M. Basavaraju, K. Suresh, Joint Secretaries Siriginedi Ramakrishna, G. Bala Krishna, Executive Committee members K. Kokila, K. Sridevi, K. Satish Goud, K. Chinna, P. Sadanandam, P. Suresh, P. Narasimhudu, G. Mahesh Kumar participated in the program.
