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The Hindu
19-05-2025
- The Hindu
Human Rights Forum urges Andhra Pradesh Government to compensate deceased farmer
The Human Rights Forum (HRF) Rythu Swarajya Vedika (RSV) and BC Welfare Association (BCWA) have called upon the State Government to implement G.O. (MS) No.43 that provides financial assistance of ₹7,00,000 to the family of Balleda Narasimha Murthy (58), a farmer of Peddhakhojiria village in Kanchili mandal in the Uddhanam region of Srikakulam district. Narasimha Murthy ended his life on April 9, 2025, as pressure mounted on him to repay the debts he incurred because of successive crop failure. A six-member HRF-RSV and BCWA team visited Peddhakojiria in Kanchili mandal recently and interacted with Ms. Neelaveni, wife of the deceased farmer, and their son Praveen. The team also interacted with local farmers and residents of Makarampuram village about the ongoing agrarian crisis in the Uddhanam region. According to HRF, Narasimha Murthy cultivated cashew and coconut on an acre of his own land and leased an additional eight acres. He paid the lease amount in advance. The HRF said 'Narasimha Murthy was denied adequate institutional credit, forced to borrow from private sources at high interest rates to cover farm-related expenses.' 'With several years of scanty rainfall coupled with his coconut crop being ravaged by pest, he was pushed into deep debt. He was under regular and persistent pressure from money-lenders demanding repayment. Driven to utter despair, he ended his life on April 9,' the HRF said. The HRF alleged that, though more than five weeks have passed since Narasimha Murthy passed away, the three-member divisional verification committee headed by the Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) has not visited Peddha khojiria to conduct an inquiry. 'The G.O. 43 mandates that the RDO-led committee visit the village, elicit relevant details and forward proposal to the Collector within a week of the death. In effect, the family has received no assistance, financial or otherwise, from the government. This manner of negligence defeats the very purpose of G.O. 43,' the HRF said. 'Over the past year, there have been five deaths (of farmers) in the North Andhra districts, including that of Narasimha Murthy. However, not a single family has been rendered assistance under G.O 43,' the HRF said. The HRF demanded that the three-member divisional level committee visit Peddha khojiria at the earliest, conduct a proper inquiry and ensure justice to Narasimha Murthy's family as laid out in G.O. 43. The fact-finding team that visited Narasimha Murthy's family include RSV State co-convenor, K.V. Jagannadha Rao, HRF State president K. Anuradha, HRF Publications editor, K. Venkat Rao, HRF Srikakulam district Executive Committee (EC) member. V.S. Krishna, HRF Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Coordination Committee member and B. Dhilli Rao, BCWA State general secretary. (People battling suicidal thoughts can seek assistance for counselling by dialling number 100.)
Hans India
10-05-2025
- Hans India
Red sanders smuggler gets 5-yr jail
Tirupati: RSS (Red Sanders Special) ADJ court on Friday sent a smuggler undergo 5 years imprisonment for smuggling red sanders logs. The court also ordered a penalty of Rs 3 lakh by the smuggler for illegal smuggling of Red Sanders and was arrested under Cr No 56/2018. According to prosecution, the smuggler caught by the RSASTF (Red Sanders Anti-Smuggling Task force) when he was smuggling red sanders logs in the forest area of Nagapatla East beat, Tirupati division. The smuggler Vijay Kumar, from Tamilnadu was prosecuted in the ADJ court. Narasimha Murthy was the presiding judge and following the conviction he was handed over to the authorities of Nellore Central prison. Taskforce head L Subbarayudu appreciated the taskforce team who effectively persuaded the case with strong evidence resulting in the conviction of a smuggler.
India Today
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- India Today
Bengaluru priest helms world's first AI film in Kannada on Rs 10 lakh budget
Narasimha Murthy, a priest from Siddehalli village near Bengaluru, has surprised the Kannada film industry by claiming to have directed the world's first full-length feature film entirely created using Artificial Intelligence (AI). Titled 'Love You', the 95-minute Kannada film has received a U/A certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), signalling a milestone moment for regional cinema and AI-driven who serves as a priest at the Hanumantharai Temple, collaborated with graphic designer-turned-AI technician Nuthan to bring his vision to life. Despite being a two-member team, the duo generated the entire cast, soundtrack, visuals, and even drone-style shots using nearly 30 different AI tools. The film was completed in six months on a modest budget of Rs 10 lakh, most of which was spent on software licencing. Speaking to The Times of India, Murthy said, 'I wanted to make the world's first AI feature film and release it. To begin with, I'll be screening it on just one screen to set the record.' The film includes 12 original songs and AI-generated dialogues, although Murthy wrote all the lyrics and dialogues admitted to the limitations of the technology, saying, 'Even the regional censor officer pointed out inconsistencies in the characters' features from scene to scene. Creating emotional expressions was a challenge, and lip-syncing is far from ideal.' However, the CBFC was reportedly impressed by the film's ambition and the film's AI engineer, highlighted the rapid evolution of AI tools, saying, 'The tools we used are already six months old. If we recreated the same film today, it would be a thousand times better.' From characters to music and cinematography, everything was created digitally, setting a precedent in low-budget regional Murthy is already working on two more AI-driven projects. One will explore the life of Bengaluru's founder, Kempe Gowda, and another will depict the historical figure Immadi Pulikeshi. The first of these is expected to be completed within two months.
News18
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- News18
Bengaluru Priest Creates World's First AI Kannada Film In Just Rs 10 Lakh
Narasimha Murthy, a local priest from Bengaluru's Siddehalli village, stunned the film industry with a creation that may go down in cinematic history for years to come. Murthy, a temple priest at the Hanumantharai Temple by day and a filmmaker by heart, has claimed to have directed the world's first full-length Kannada feature film created entirely using Artificial Intelligence (AI). Titled Love You, the 95-minute film has secured a U/A certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), a formal stamp of legitimacy on a project that defies every conventional filmmaking standard. Produced and directed solely by Murthy, the film's entire cast, soundtrack, voices, and even background visuals were generated using nearly 30 different AI tools and software platforms. The effort, which took 6 months and a budget of Rs 10 lakh, mostly spent on software licensing, signals a tectonic shift in low-budget, high-tech filmmaking in regional cinema.
