Rajini and Kamal to get their awards

Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan will receive the State award under the best actor category on December 8, 2009. While Rajini will receive the award for his performance in Sivaji, Kamal gets the award for Dasavatharam. The function is to be held at the University of Madras Centenary Auditorium in which the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M Karunanidhi will hand over the awards to the actors, directors and technicians.

For the year 2007, the best film award goes to Sivaji. The second and third awards have been bagged by Mozhi and Pallikoodam. A special prize goes to Periyar.

For the year 2008, Dasavatharam has been selected as the best film. While Abhiyum Naanum has bagged the second prize, Santhosh Subramaniam will be awarded the third prize. Meiporul bagged the special prize.