55th National Awards announced: Prakash Raj best actor, Kancheevaram best film.Byline: ANI New Delhi New Delhi (dĕl`ē), city (1991 pop. 294,149), capital of India and of Delhi state, N central India, on the right bank of the Yamuna River. , Sep.7 (ANI): Actor Prakash Raj has won the Best Actor award in the 55th National Awards for his sterling performance as a silk weaver in Priyadarshan's Tamil film Kanchivaram, which has been adjudged as the Best Film of 2007. It is Prakash Raj's second National award. The previous one was in the Best Supporting Actor category for Mani Mani (mä`nē): see Manichaeism. Mani or Manes or Manichaeus (born April 14, 216, southern Babylonia—died 274?, Gundeshapur) Persian founder of Manichaeism. Ratnam's Iruvar in 1998 and a special jury award in 2003. Directed by Priyadarshan, the film depicts the lives and times of silk-weavers of Kancheepuram in pre-Independent India. Actor Umashree has won the Best Actress award for her performance for her lead role 'Gulabi' in Girish Kasaravalli's Kannada film "Gulabi Talkies". The Gulabi Talkies, which was made in the coastal dialect of Kannada is based on the communal tension in Karnataka. The best child actor award has gone to Sharad Goyekar for his role in the Marathi film "Tingya". Darshan darshan or darsan In Hindu worship, the beholding of an auspicious deity, person, or object. The experience is often conceived to be reciprocal and results in a blessing of the viewer. Zariwala has got the best supporting actor award for his role in Feroz Abbas Khan's film "Gandhi My Father". There is also a special jury award for this film, which explores the troubled relationship between Harilal Gandhi and Mahatma mahatma (məhăt`mə, –hät`–) [Sanskrit,=great-souled], honorific title used in India among Hindus for a person of superior holiness. Mohandas Gandhi is the best-known figure to whom the title was applied. Gandhi. "Chak De" has got the award in the wholesome entertainment category and "Taare Zameen Par" in the family welfare category. Playback singer Shankar Mahadevan has won the award for the song "Meri Maa" from the film "Taare Zameen Par". The jury members for the National Awards headed by Sai See Statement of Additional Information. Paranjpe included Ashok Viswanathan and Namita Gokhale. About 102 films and 106 non-feature films were considered. The list had been finalized last week but because of the death of Andhra Pradesh chief minister YSR YSR Sludge Removal Barge (Non Self-Propelled) YSR Youth Soccer Ring Reddy, the announcement was postponed. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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