Saturday, September 10, 2011: Veteran director K Balachander, known
for his masterpieces “Iru Kodugal”, “Apoorva Raagangal” and “Ek Duuje Ke
Liye”, was today conferred the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award by
President Pratibha Patil, who also gave away National Awards in 36 other
categories.
The 81-year-old writer-director-producer, who introduced cinema
talents like Kamal Hasan, Rajnikanth, Prakash Raj and Sri Devi, has
produced more than 60 films in his career and directed nearly 100 films
in his career in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi. At the 58th National
Award ceremony, the veteran filmmaker received a standing ovation from a
star studded gathering.
The award consists of a Swarna Kamal, a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh and a
shawl. Awards in 36 other categories were also presented. Director
Salim Ahmed and co-producer Ashraf Bedi got the coveted ‘Swarna Kamal’
and a cash prize of Rs 2.5 lakh each for their acclaimed Malayalam movie
“Adaminte Makan Abu”.
Bollywood celebrity producers Arbaaz Khan, his wife Malaika Arora and
director Abhnav Singh Kashyap were awarded the’Swarna Kamal’and a cash
award of Rs 2 lakh each for their flick”Dabangg”.
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