The national and internationally acclaimed director the sitting chairman of Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy TS Nagabharana is taking up a film on the recently demised Hindustani blind singer Puttaraja Gavai. Long ago ‘Ganayogi Panchakshara Gavai’ was directed by Chindodi Bangaresh that got best music direction for Hamsalekha at the national level, best child actor award for Vijaya Raghavendra and Dr SPB won national award for his Hindustani-Classical mix song ‘Umandu Gamandu….

Puttaraja Gavai is of course an achiever in music as a blind personality. TS Nagabharana has named his film ‘Ganayogi Pandit Puttaraja Gavai’. This is on the life sketch of the ace personality.

JD Maruthi who made ‘Dharma Devathe’ is the producer. TSN is immersed in the life works of Puttaraja Gavai.

The announcement of the film comes in the wake of 99th years birth anniversary of Pandit Puttaraja Gavai.