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This is an archive article published on December 23, 2002

Kannada author Ananthamurthy to be FTII chief

Well-known Kannada writer and Jnanpeeth Award winner U R Ananthamurthy has been appointed Chairman of the Film and Television Institute of I...

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Well-known Kannada writer and Jnanpeeth Award winner U R Ananthamurthy has been appointed Chairman of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, by the Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry.

Confirming the appointment to The Indian Express, Ananthamurthy said it was a great privilege to serve in such an institute and he would try to contribute his best.

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