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K.Balachandar honoured with life time achievement award |
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Friday, 09 May 2008 |
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Recently Director K.Balachandar was honoured with life time achievement award by the Rotary Club of Madras, Mylapore Uptown at Kamaraj Arangam. Vairamuthu spoke at extent about the director. He said that only Balachander could have opted for 'Neerkumizhi' as the title of his first film.
He felt that K.Balachandar deserves the Dada Saheb Phalke award and has also placed a request to the State Government to institute an award in his name. On this occasion Suresh of Sruthilaya and his troupe performed numbers such as 'Kadhal Rojave' (Roja), 'Veerapandi,' 'Putham Pudhu Boomi' ('Thiruda Thirudi'), 'Enge Enathu Kavithai' ('Kandu Kondaen Kandu Kondaen') and 'Anjali Anjali' ('Duet').This was also a tribute to A.R.Rahman. Singers Chitra and Mano had also rendered song
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