Paradesi
has
been
hailed
as
one
of
the
finest
movies
made
in
Malayalam,
due
to
its
story
and
also
rendering.
Therefore
it
was
not
a
surprise
when
Mohanlal's
name
was
considered
for
the
best
actor
award
for
this
movie
at
the
55th
National
Film
Awards
for
2007.
His
rendering
of
Valiyakathu
Moosa
in
Paradesi
moved
from
the
young
age
to
old
age.
However
as
luck
would
have
Prakash
Raj
has
walked
away
with
the
award
for
his
performance
in
the
Priyadarshan
directed
Tamil
movie
Kanchivaram.
As
per
news
source,
it
has
been
claimed
by
one
of
the
close
associates
of
the
Jury
members,
“Till
the
last
round
Mohanlal
was
the
front
runner
to
get
the
awards.
In
the
final
round,
he
and
Prakash
Raj
got
equal
number
of
votes
from
the
jury
members.
Finally
it
was
the
jury
chairman"s
casting
vote
which
made
Prakash
the
winner."
However
Pattanam
Rasheed
has
won
the
award
for
the
best
make
up
artiste
for
the
very
same
movie
Paradesi.