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Dec 17, 2004 · HYDERABAD: Kolavennu Venkatesh, the young chess player who fought a bitter legal battle to end his life before a debilitating muscular degeneration killed him, ended his struggle quietly at dawn ...
Feb 7, 2023 · February 7, 2023. In 2004, while 25-year-old Kolavennu Venkatesh lived out his final days in Hyderabad, an intense debate raged across the rest of the country. His case had quickly gained nationwide recognition for his plea to be euthanised — a practice that was illegal in India at the time. Venkatesh, who had suffered from Duchenne Muscular ...
Dec 12, 2022 · Salaam Venky is a true story based on the book The Last Hurrah by Shrikant Murthy, which is inspired by the true story of Kolavennu Venkatesh, a 24-year-old chess player and film buff, who suffered from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, and his mother K. Sujata's struggles.While Kajol plays the role of the role of Venkatesh's mother, the chess player's role is portrayed by Vishal Jethwa.
Salaam Venky (transl. Salute to you, Venky) is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language slice-of-life drama film directed by Revathi. [1] The film is produced by Connekkt Media along with Suraj Singh and Shraddha Agrawal through their banners, Blive Productions and RTake Studios, respectively. Starring Kajol and Vishal Jethwa (as the title character) in ...
Dec 9, 2022 · The film is based on the book The Last Hurrah by Shrikant Murthy, which is inspired by the true story of Kolavennu Venkatesh, a 24-year-old chess player and film buff, who suffered from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, and his mother K. Sujata's struggles. Venkatesh was wheelchair-bound since six, and later took to chess.
Dec 9, 2022 · The film is inspired by the life of chess player Kolavennu Venkatesh, who passed away due to debilitating muscular degeneration in 2004. The differently-abled young player was fighting a long and ...
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Feb 11, 2023 · Salaam Venky is inspired by the true story of a young chess player, Kolavennu Venkatesh, who had Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a condition that causes skeletal and heart muscle weakness, and fought ...
