28 March,2016 04:44 PM IST | | IANS
Actor-filmmaker Samuthirakani, who bagged the Best Supporting Actor National Film Award for his riveting performance in Tamil drama Visaaranai, says he feels honoured
Chennai: Actor-filmmaker Samuthirakani, who bagged the Best Supporting Actor National Film Award for his riveting performance in Tamil drama "Visaaranai", says he feels honoured.
"This comes as a sweet surprise. I feel honoured, and I would like to thank director Vetrimaaran and producer Dhanush for giving me an opportunity to be part of this important film. Tamil cinema needs more such films," Samuthirakani told IANS.
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"Visaaranai", on police brutality, also bagged two more awards for best Tamil film and best editing for late Kishore T.E.
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Inspired from true events and partly based on the novel "Lock Up", the film is about four immigrant workers who were wrongly pinned for a crime they never committed.
Samuthirakani said he would like to dedicate his award to his mentor, late filmmaker K. Balachander.
