After sweeping the National Awards, it was time for 'Aadukalam' on Thursday to make its presence felt at the Chennai International Film Festival.
The Vetrimaaran-directed Dhanush starrer was selected as the best film at CIFF, amid huge applause from the audience.
Vimal starrer 'Vaagai Sooda Vaa', directed by
Sargunam of 'Kalavani' fame, bagged the second prize, while
Suseenthiran's 'Azhagarsamiyin Kudhirai', starring Appu Kutty and
Saranya Mohan, won the jury's' special award.
Kadhiresan, the producer of 'Aadukalam' was presented
with Rs 2 lakh and Vetrimaaran with Rs 1 lakh. The producer of 'Vaagai
Sooda Vaa' Muruganandam and its director were presented with Rs 1 lakh
each.
CIFF, which started last week, screened many
international films, besides holding a separate competition section for
Tamil movies. 'Aadukalam' was screened on 18 December. On that day,
Vetrimaaran tweeted: "Chennai International film festival screens
Aadukalam today at 3.30. Getting ready to present the film and answer
questions of the audiences."
