Mandya: Dialogue writer and actor Malavalli Saikrishna has been selected as a member of State Film Awards Selection Committee for 2019. Others include: President – Nanjundegowda; Directors – Ramanath Rigvedi, Basavaraj Urs, Tunga Renuka, Pooja Gandhi and Sridhar Sambhram.

Saikrishna, also a member of Censor Board, who rose to fame through his unique Malavalli style of dialogue writing, has written dialogues for more than 100 films including Shivarajkumar’s ‘Jogi’.