Nearly after a month after the completion of Amrutha Mahotsava, several actors including Darshan are not happy and accusing that the KFCC has failed to honour some famous film personalities. KFCC honoured 75 luminaries at Amrutha Mahotsava but overlooked artists like late Toogudeepa Srinivas, N. S. Rao, Sudhir, Sundarakrishna Urs, Dinesh and Musari Krishnamurthy.

Speaking to the media, Darshan said he had personally met KFCC president Jayamala in advance and requested her to include these artists in the list, "Jayamala chose to speak casually on the matter.

Instead of providing an explanation for not bringing out books on the life and achievements of these noted artists, she even warned some of my friends that their careers would be in jeopardy." - Sampurn Media