Oman- Charity event to honour achievers from south India

(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) Muscat - 

A musical comedy show titled Oman Nilavu 2019 will be held at the Qurum Amphitheatre on August 16.

The event, besides felicitating south Indian artistes in Oman and India, will also donate a part of the funds collected through the programme for the Association for Welfare of the Handicapped Children.

The programme will jointly be organised by Taal Events and Ekta Pravasi Oman. Media personnel, social workers and film directors will also be among the many people who will be awarded at the programme.

Veteran Malayalam film actor, Jagathy Sreekumar will be the guest of honour. The programme will witness performances by famous artistes like Manoj K Jayan, Roma, Kalyani Nair, Aswathy Sreekanth, Anwar Sadath, Rahna, Mridula Warrier, Nazeer Samkranthi. Akku Akbar, the eminent film director, will also be present on the occasion.

Manoj Karavut, the coordinator of the programme, said, 'Ekta Pravasi Oman is an organisation for non-resident Indians. The organisation is currently engaged in Mission 2020 which aims at rehabilitation of beggars. In Oman, this organisation is a year old.

The organisation aims at providing a helping hand to non-resident Indians who are away from their dear and near ones. The organisation functions purely on Gandhian principle.

'As part of the event we are honouring a few individuals who are engaged in social service in the country. We have tried our level best to be honest in the selection.'

While Mammootty from Makka Hypermarket will be awarded the Ekta Pravasi CSR Award, Zakkariah and Jasmine Yusouf will be given the Ekta Pravasi Social Welfare Award and Kabir Yousuf, the Media Person Award. Unni Arts will be given the Art Award, the Public Popularity Award will be given to Akku Akbar and Lifetime Achievement Award to Sajimon George.

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