Thilakan,
the
veteran
actor
of
Malayalam
cinema
and
theater,
has
been
chosen
for
the
Bharat
Gopi
Award
2010
to
be
given
by
the
Manavaseva
Welfare
Society.
On
Tuesday,
while
addressing
a
press
conference
in
Thiruvananthapuram,
society
president
Poykamukku
Hari
announced
that
the
actor
has
been
chosen
for
the
award
for
his
contribution
to
Malayalam
films.
Uthradam
Tirunal
Marthanda
Varma,
chief
of
the
ruling
family
of
erstwhile
Travancore,
will
present
the
award
to
Thilakan
at
a
function
at
Attingal
on
Saturday.
Recently,
there
were
a
lot
of
controversies
about
the
expulsion
of
the
actor
from
the
Association
of
Malayalam
Movie
Artistes
(AMMA).
His
removal
from
AMMA,
has
another
controversial
background.
The
actor
was
reportedly
excluded
from
the
movie
Christian
Brothers
by
the
producer
in
February
2010.
It
is
said
that
the
Film
Employees
Federation
of
Kerala
(FEFKA)
directed
the
producer
to
do
so.
His
acting
in
a
film
of
the
director
Vinayan,
led
to
his
expulsion
from
the
film.
It
is
because
Vinayan
was
the
head
of
the
rival
association
named
Malayalam
Cine
Technicians
Association
(MACTA).
We
congratulate
the
veteran
actor
on
his
achievement
and
hope
he
gets
better
roles
in
future!