A prestigious award

The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi will be the first recipient of the prestigious Agila Ulaga Thirai Sadhanayalar award. This announcement was made by the FEFSI President VC Guhanathan during a press meet. He said that the award will be handed over to the CM, who had begun his career as a writer at the age of 17, on the inaugural day of the three-day All India Film Workers Conference (October 9).

Popular actors, actresses, directors, producers, and film technicians will collectively hand over the award, he added. Those present during the press meet included SA Raj Kumar, R Sundarrajan, G Siva and Kalaipuli S Thanu.