Mangaluru: A special screening of the Kannada telefilm ‘Monalisa is in Trouble’ will be held in Mangaluru on Friday to raise funds for the treatment of 22-year-old actor Vinutha C Nayak, who is battling serious health complications following a brain haemorrhage.
The 45-minute telefilm was written and directed by Brindavan N Shetty and produced by his father, Naveen Kumar Shetty, in association with Raghavendra Studios and Coastal Films .The premiere of the telefilm was held in May. The special screening will be held at 6.30 pm on Friday at Bharat Cinemas, Bejai, Mangaluru, he said.
Noronha said the initiative aims to turn the film screening into an opportunity to extend financial assistance to a young artiste. Around the same period, Vinutha’s father fell ill, and she subsequently developed serious health complications following the brain haemorrhage.
Vinutha requires an estimated Rs 8 lakh to Rs 10 lakh for further surgery, post-operative medication and other medical expenses. Brindavan had already collected Rs 10,000 through his campaign. After learning about her condition, Noronha said he contacted the treating doctor at a private hospital and confirmed the seriousness of her health complications.
Noronha said that he came to know about Vinutha’s condition through Brindavan N Shetty, a student, director and involved in the production of the telefilm and had been raising funds for her treatment during Dasara. I assured him of my support and decided to organise the special screening,” Noronha said. The screening has been organised as a humanitarian initiative by Alwyn Joel Noronha, managing director of DK Business and Technology Advisers Pvt Ltd.