Prakash Raj receives Santharam award
- IndiaGlitz, [Wednesday,December 23 2009]
Prakash Raj, who meticulously lived the role of silk weaver in the film ÂKanchivaram bagged the prestigious Santharam award for best actor. Director Priyadarshan was honoured with the award for best director for the same film. Rani Mukherjee received the best actress role for her role in Dil Bole HadippaÂ.
Priyan expressed his happiness in receiving his first best director award in his career spanning 27 years and 80 films. Nanditha Das received the award for best debutante director for her movie Firaq, while Irfan Khan and Anushka Sharma received the award for best newcomers for their roles in ÂNew York and ÂRab de Banadi JodiÂ.