Navya
Nair
won
the
best
actress
award
for
her
role
of
a
journalist
it
the
Malayalam
film
Saira
in
the
International
Film
Festival
held
at
Russia.
And
now
Nedumudi
Venu
won
the
best
actor
award
for
the
same
film
in
the
Zimbabwe
International
Film
Festival.
The
Zimbabwe
International
Film
Festival,
held
annually
since
1998,
runs
for
ten
days,
showcasing
several
feature
films,
documentary
films
and
short
films.
Saira
by
director
Biju
Kumar
was
the
only
Indian
entry
to
the
film
festival.
The
movie
revolves
around
the
story
of
a
girl
named
Saira,
who
is
the
daughter
of
a
well-known
ghazal
singer
Ustad
Ali
Hussain
(played
by
Nedumudi
Venu).
This
is
not
the
first
international
award
for
Nedumudi
Venu.
He
has
earlier
won
a
best
actor
award
for
his
role
in
Maargam
in
the
Havana
International
Film
Festival.