Latest State Film Awards News & Updates

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 14 (IANS) In a revealing social media post, popular actor and former Kerala State Chalachitra Academy Chairman Prem Kumar, on Saturday, spoke out about the abrupt and shoddy treatment he received when he was removed from the post last year. His statement has sparked a fresh debate over the Pinarayi Vijayan-led CPI-M government’s differential approach to cultural leaders.Prem Kumar described how he was removed in October last year without any prior notice or formal communi…

Chennai, Jan 30 (IANS) Actor Dhanush, who has won the Tamil Nadu Government’s State Film Award for Best Actor for the year 2018 for his performance in director Vetri Maran’s cult classic Vada Chennai, has now penned a note of gratitude in which he has called the award, “a true honour”. Taking to his X timeline soon after the Tamil Nadu government announced the State Film Awards for the year 2018, Dhanush wrote, “I sincerely thank the Government of Tamil Nadu for conferring upon me the State Awar…