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MYSURU: Chief minister H D Kumarswamy inaugurated the Dasara Film Festival 2018 at a star-studded function at Kalamandira. I set up a film distribution centre at the Madesha Complex in Nazarbad. It is from the film industry that I imbibed humanitarian principles.”Pleased with the crop of directors working in the Kannada film industry, Kumaraswamy said, “It is now time for directors to step away from action cinema and make movies with a social message.”Nagathihalli Chandrashekar, Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy chairman and film director, said the Dasara Film Festival offered cinema buffs a chance to enjoy movies from the world over. I was involved in distributing three films starring Ambareesh and also produced the Vishnuvardhan-starrer ‘Suryavamsha’. Actors ‘Century’ Gowda of Thithi fame, Vijay Raghavendra, S A Chennegowda, director Rishab Shetty , Satyaprakash, actress Harshika Poonacha, proprietor of Sridevi Film Theatre Lakshmi Devamma and distributor Rajendra were feted..