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.
