Actress KPAC Lalitha has been selected for the first M.S. Subbulakhsmi award for her portrayal of KPAC Radhamani in the film ‘Nadan’ . The prestigious award is instituted by the M.S. Subbulakshmi Foundation and the Varkala-based Sreekrishna Natya Sangeetha Academy. The award, instituted since 2005 in memory of the renowned vocalist M S Subbalakshmi, carries a purse of Rs 25,001, a memento and citation.
Actor Sai Kumar has been selected for this year’s Sree Krishna film award for his role in
‘Sound Thoma’ while Sujathan has won the O.Madhavan award for his contribution to Malayalam theatre. The awards will be distributed by at a function to be held at the Varkala Municipal hall on May 4th.