the honorary doctorate on actor Sathyaraj and music composer Deva at a function to be held at the college premises on 11 July.
The two veteran film personalities would be honored for their immense contribution to the filmdom. Sathyaraj had acted in over 200 films and had risen to become a hero after playing baddie in several films. His recent portrayal as Periyar in the movie titled after the reformist leader has won him enough accolades.
Deva has composed music for over 400 films besides coming up with devotional albums in large numbers. It may be recalled that varsity had earlier awarded honorary doctorate to film personalities including Kamal Haasan, Manorama, directors K Balachander, Bharathiraja and producer A V M Saravanan.