Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin was on Friday all-praises for the Tamil film fraternity After Kollywood dominated the 68th National Film Awards.
Stalin in a threaded tweet wrote, “To the 68th National Film Awards, Soorarai Pottru team including Tambi Suriya, Sudha Kongara, Aparna Balamurali and GV Prakash Kumar who collected awards in 68th National Film Award; (1/3)” (Roughly translated in English).
#68thNationalFilmAwards-இல் விருதுகளைக் குவித்துத் தமிழ்த்திரையுலகுக்குப் பெருமை சேர்த்துள்ள தம்பி @Suriya_offl, @Sudha_Kongara, @gvprakash, @Aparnabala2 உள்ளிட்ட #SooraraiPottru படக்குழுவினருக்கும்; (1/3)
— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) July 22, 2022
On Friday, the jury of the 68th National Awards announced the results. Suriya-starrer Soorarai Pottru bagged five awards. The film won the awards for Best Feature Film. The Best Actor award was shared between Suriya for Soorarai Pottru and Ajay Devgn for Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior. The film also earned the Best Actress award for Aparna Balamurali.
Best Screenplay for Shalini Usha Nair and filmmaker Sudha Kongara as well as Best Music Direction (Background Score) for GV Prakash Kumar.
Stalin further congratulated the makers of Mandela and wrote, “Sivaranjaniyum Innum Sila Pengalum including Vasanth S Sai, Lakshmipriyaa Chandramouli, Sreekar Prasad) My compliments to the Mandela crew including Madonne Ashwin and Yogi Babu! (2/3)”
@itsme_vasanth, @LakshmiPriyaaC @sreekar_prasad உள்ளிட்ட #SivaranjaniyumInnumSilaPengalum படக்குழுவினருக்கும்,
.@madonneashwin @iYogiBabu உள்ளிட்ட #Mandela படக்குழுவினருக்கும் எனது பாராட்டுகள்! (2/3)
— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) July 22, 2022
Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum has received the National Award for Best Tamil Film. The film has been directed by Vasanth S Sai and backed by Hamsa Pictures.
The Best Screenplay has been shared with Soorarrai Pottru and Mandela for Madonne Ashwin as dialogue writer. Madonne Ashwin also won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director under his name.
Stalin further mentioned that the film industry should be socially responsible and progressive to rule the screen, “Congratulations to all awardees! Let socially responsible progressive creations rule the screen! (3/3),” (Roughly translated in English) he tweeted.
அனைத்து விருதாளர்களுக்கும் வாழ்த்துகள்!
சமூகப் பொறுப்புணர்வு மிகுந்த முற்போக்கான படைப்புகள் திரையை ஆளட்டும்! (3/3)
— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) July 22, 2022
Meanwhile, film stars have poured in congratulatory messages for the winners. Dhanush also hailed his friends Suriya and GV Prakash Kumar.
