Vishnuvardhan Memorial in Mysuru gives rise to ‘fan tourism’

Monday, February 6, 2023

The Vishnuvardhan Memorial located at Udboor on the outskirts of Mysuru has triggered a ‘’fan tourism’’ since a week. A week after it was inaugurated by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai continues to draw the late actor’s fans in legions, the Hindu daily reported.

The Vishnuvardhan Memorial is constructed on a 5 acre plot that has a museum displaying over 675 photographs of the actor culled out from various films in which he acted and is curated and displayed in a chronological order.

Testifying the influx of visitors is the statement from the local security staff deployed to guard the premises. The Hindu quoted him as saying, “The steady stream of fans is unabated since a week and the total footfall is 10,000 to 15,000 on an average.”

He added, “ It is not only from Mysuru but fans come all the way from Chickballapur, Chitradurga, Ballari, Kalaburagi, Vijayapura and other districts of the State”.

The museum is circular in shape and a pond has been built which is open to sky and in the middle of which is a giant ‘’kadaga’’ or bracelet. Opposite the bracelet is the 7-ft. tall statue of Vishnuvardhan chiselled by Mysuru sculptor Arun Yogiraj.

Outside the museum coconuts are broken by fans in front of the giant cutouts of the actor while songs from movies acted by Vishnuvardhan are played on the loudspeaker, The Hindu daily stated. Another group of fans have a blood donation camp running through the week.

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