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Documentary on founder of Corporation Bank to be released on Oct 30


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Udupi, Oct 29, 2017: The ‘Being Social’ team has produced an hour-long documentary on philanthropist, freedom fighter and founder of Corporation Bank, the late Haji Abdulla Saheb (1882-1935), who lived in the temple-town of Udupi.

Addressing media, Avinash Kamath, head of the team, said it took the team about a year to produce the documentary. He claimed that this was the first documentary on Haji Abdulla Saheb. The documentary focuses on his life and achievements.

“The intention of the documentary is to let the present and future generations know about Haji Abdulla Saheb and what he did for Udupi,” he said.

The script has been written by Shrikanth Shetty and edited by Nithish Rao, while Shashikanth Shetty has done the camera work. The graphics had been designed by Gururaj B., while Mr. Kamath provided the voice over. The documentary will be uploaded on YouTube. It will be released at the Nutana Ravindra Mantapa on the MGM College campus at 5.30 p.m. on Monday.