Director
Sibi
Malayil
presented
the
first
Bharat
Murali
Award
to
KPAC
Lalitha
at
a
function
held
at
Kudavattoor,
Murali's
home
town,
coinciding
Murali"s
first
death
anniversary
on
Thursday.
The
function
was
organised
by
Bharat
Murali
Cultural
Centre.
The
award
includes
a
cash
prize
of
Rs.10,001,
citation
and
trophy.
Accepting
the
award,
KPAC
Lalitha
said,
"This
award
is
precious
to
me,
more
than
any
other
award
that
I
have
received.
I
learned
the
art
of
acting
while
working
with
Murali,
although
I
was
engaged
in
drama
and
film
earlier.
He
never
tried
to
make
any
compromise
in
acting
and
any
flaw
was
matter
to
him."
Director
Sarath
released
the
book
'Njaattadi',
by
K.
Bhaskaran
on
Murali"s
first
film
at
the
function,
presenting
a
copy
to
actor
Lakshmi
Priya.
Chairman
of
the
Cultural
Centre
Pallisseri
presided
over
the
function.
Odanavattom
Vijayaprakash
welcomed
the
gathering.
Director
Priyanadanan,
actor
Kundara
John,
Dr.
Viswarajan
Kudavattoor
and
Madhu
Kaithapram
also
attended.