Veteran
actress
Sukumari,
who
has
delivered
an
exceptional
performance
in
her
recent
release
Mizhikal
Sakshi,
has
won
the
P.S.
John
award
instituted
by
the
Ernakulam
Press
Club.
The
award
consists
of
a
purse
of
Rs.
10,001,
citation
and
plaque.
Antony
John,
President
of
the
Press
Club,
said
that
senior
Tamil
actor
Manorama
will
present
the
award
at
a
function
to
be
held
at
Bharat
Tourist
Home
at
3.30
p.m.
on
June
26.
Sukumari
won
the
award
for
her
outstanding
contributions
to
the
Malayalam
film
industry.
It
is
52
years
since
Sukumari
entered
the
industry
with
the
Tamil
film,
Oar
Iravu,
as
a
10-year
old
child.
Earlier
recipients
of
the
award
include
C.K.
Chandrappan,
E.M.S.
Namboodiripad,
E.
Sreedharan,
V.J.
Kurian,
K.
Kasturi
Rangan,
Ammanoor
Madhavachakyar,
P.K.
Warrier,
Anju
George,
V.S.
Achuthanandan,
Adoor
Gopalakrishnan,
and
K.R.
Gowriamma.
Talking
about
Mizhikal
Sakshi
in
which
she
plays
the
role
of
a
dumb
mother,
Sukumari
said
at
a
meeting
organized
with
the
Mizhikal
Sakshi
team
at
the
Press
Club
in
Thiruvananthapuram
on
Sunday:
"This
is
a
small
film
released
amid
the
sound
and
fury
of
big
films.
Ladies
should
come
and
see
the
film.
The
media
should
help
us." Sukumari
said
that
she
has
not
yet
seen
the
film
for
fear
that
she
'might
have
messed
things
up'.