study diligently and those who excelled should get admitted to the missionary schools in Bangalore. Night classes were organized for students from rural background. The SLN Charity continued its service and in 1966, started SLN College of Arts and Commerce at the SLN Dharmapatashale premises, which functions at present as well. Doddanna Hall Doddanna Setty wanted a structure large enough to serve the purpose of a choultry, school, theater and assembly hall. He built a function hall building in 1905, at Kalasipalyam, KR Market, this building was recognised as a landmark in the city as "Doddanna Hall". The Doddanna hall functioned as a school during the day, a public function hall in the evening and a movie theater at night. Until Sir K. P. Puttanna Chetty built the Town Hall in 1935, it was the city's only large indoor venue for holding public events. This Hall was hosted Music, Drama, Dance, Concerts and Yakshagana performances. When silent movie era started, Doddanna Hall was upgraded to be a film theatre. In 1913, The India's first silent movie Raja Harishchandra was screened in Doddanna hall. With growing popularity and diversity in films screened, the management changed the name of Doddanna Hall to "Paramount Theatre". The first talkie film in Kannada language Sati Sulochana (1934) was screened here. It was the first to be screened in the Mysore State. After playing several roles, the Paramount Theater (Doddanna Hall) was demolished in 1974 and Pradeep and Parimala twin Theaters were built in the same place in 1976. Devotional Services In 1910, Doddanna Setty completely renovated the 19th-century Sri Lakshmi Narasimhaswamy Temple (located next to Jumma Masjid on OPH Road) into a full-fledged temple. In his last days, he took Sannyasa and started Sri Lakshmi Narasimhaswamy Aashrama. Honours October 18, 1907, Doddanna Setty was given the title "Janopakari" by the Maharaja of Mysore Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV A landmark near KR Market, Bangalore is named after him as "Janopakari Doddanna Setty circle". Death Janopakari Doddanna Setty died on August 5, 1921, at the age of 81. A memorial was built in his honour at the SLN Institute premises. See also Sajjan Rao K. P. Puttanna Chetty Gubbi Thotadappa Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar Yele Mallappa Shetty External links References 1840 births 1921 deaths Businesspeople from Karnataka Indian philanthropists 19th-century Indian businesspeople 20th-century Indian businesspeople 19th-century Indian philanthropists