The Telugu Vignana Samithi conferred Sri Krishnadevaraya Award on Dialogue King Sai Kumar, eminent litterateur Dr. Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad, popular yesteryear actress Jayaprada, and writer Dr. Baragooru Ramachandrappa. The award was given away on the hands of Siddaramaiah, the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Karnataka
Dr. Yarlagadda said, "It feels proud to be conferred an award instituted in the name of Sri Krishnadevarayalu. 'Aadi Kavi' Nannaya was a Kannadiga. I urge the government to promote the language of the Telugu linguistic minorities in Karnataka".
Dr. Jayaprada said, "If ever I have a life, I will want to be reborn as an artist. Although I was born in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka is like my in-laws' home".
Dr. Ramachandrappa said, "The Telugu and Kannada people are proving how to live harmoniously in contemporary conditions. This has to be an ideal for the rest of the country".
Dialogue King Sai Kumar said, "Although Telugu is my mother tongue, Kannada is my life tongue. I want to produce a TV serial on the life of Sri Krishnadevarayalu".
