Kamal Haasan received the first- ever 'Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan Award for Excellence in Cinema' for his immense contribution to Tamil cinema from veteran actress Saroja Devi, at the mega awards distribution function of Viay TV held in Chennai Saturday. Kamal said that it was director K Balachandar and Nagesh, who had pushed him to achieve this. Remembering his association with actor- wizard Sivaji Ganesan, Kamal said that he aspired to give away the award to another eligible artiste in the days to come. Two other awards - 'Superstar of Tomorrow' and 'Youth Icon of the year' were received by Vijay and Vikram respectively. The other recipients included : Favorite Film : Devar Magan Favorite Hero : Ajith Favorite Heroine : Trisha All Time Favorite Comedian : Vivek Choreographer : Prabhu Deva Director : K S Ravikumar Stunt : Kannal Kannan Cinematographer : P C Sree Ram Art : Sabu Siril Background Painter : Chinnathambi Male Playback singer : S P Balasubramanian Female Playback singer : Janaki The show witnessed the performance of the hot and ravishing Yana Gupta from Bollywood along with actresses Lakshmi Rai, Priyamani and Ragasiya.