Although it has been years since Dr Vishnuvardhan left us, his fans are still suffering. For many years there has been a tug-of-war between the two families of Abhiman studio owned Balakrishna family and Vishnuvardhan family over the lands where Vishnuvardhan laid to rest. Although Vishnuvardhan’s samadhi which was supposed to be built in Abhiman Studio, we know that the Vishnuvardhan memorial is moved to Mysore near H D Kote taluk and inauguration of the samadhi is held in a few days.

Balakrishna’s family members are again in the news, as they have appealed to court seeking permission to clear Vishnuvardhan’s samadhi, which is presently inside Abhiman Studio premises in Bengaluru, in the wake of the memorial being shifted to Mysore.

Deeply saddened with the move of Balanna family which is still fighting over the land in spite of memorial shifted to mysore Aniruddh Jathkar, son in law made an appeal to appaji’s fans to please not raise questions about our efforts, hard work, dedication, love and care. The decision to move the memorial was made after the government instructed it to do it somewhere else apart from the disputed land in the studio. He said “Fans should be given the opportunity to worship at Abhiman Studio, it is left to Balanna’s family to give permission or not”.