Director Ameer's Raam, which was selected for the screening at the famous Cyprus International Film Festival, won the admiration of cine aficionados gathered from world over. Among 11 movies screened for awards from over 140 countries, Raam won for actor Jeeva, the award for the best actor and for Yuvan Shankar Raja, the best music director.

A thrilled Ameer,says, 'It is a rare honor for the Tamil film industry .The festival committee at Cyprus Film Fest appreciated my movie'.

'Ram was never made keeping in mind these awards. Now, the recognition has made me more responsible and I should live up to expectation', he adds.

Ameer is currently working on Paruthi Veeran starring Karthik, son of veteran actor Sivakumar and brother of Suriya, in the lead role.