Bengaluru, 22 November 2017: This weekend is going to extra special for Zee Kannada viewers! For the first time ever, the judges panel including Mukhyamantri Chandru, Actress Lakshmi and Actor Vijay Raghavendra and show host Master Anand are all set to perform along with the little stars of Drama Juniors Season 2 this weekend in a two-part special episode. Tune-in to the show this Saturday and Sunday at 9.00 PM as the participating children get a chance to share the stage with these legends from Kannada theatre and Sandalwood industry. 

The special episode will have a total of four acts:

Portraying a good relationship between a mother-in-law and a daughter-in-law, Actress Lakshmi and participant Vamsi will enact various scenes of every day life.

The nephew of veteran Kannada actor Dr. Rajkumar and a child artist himself, Vijay Raghavendra will bring alive memories of his uncle on-stage in an act from Bhaktha Ambarisha. Vijay will play the role of Bhaktha Ambarisha himself and participants Preetham, Viksha and Amit will play other notable characters from the film.

Famous for his lead role in the popular Kannada play, Mukhyamantri, actor Chandru plays the role of the ‘Mukhyamantri’ yet again with participants Shraviya, Sumit, Alap and Shreesha.

Master Anand, known for his witty sense of humour, will be enacting a scene from the Kannada film – ‘Kirik Party’, along with participants Alap, Anoop and Harsha.

Commenting on the episode, Director Sharannayya said, “This season of Zee Kannada Drama Juniors is special in many ways. With special emphasis on the Kannada Children’s Theatre, we have been able to incorporate renowned Kannada scripts such as the life stories of poets KS Narasimhaswamy and Da Ra Bendre. In addition, to ensure that our participants gain experience in acting, we have also included different styles and genres of theatre including Doddata, a folk performance tradition that is over 200 years old. We have also successfully brought in the element of international theatre where transliterated acts of Romeo and Juliet and The Caucasian Chalk Circle. We are quite excited to be putting together a special episode on Drama Juniors for all our Zee Kannada viewers and we are certain that our young superstars will steal the show as always.”