14
persons
from
Tamil
Nadu
including
top
Tamil
comedian
Vivek,
have
been
conferred
with
the
Padmashree
award
this
year
by
the
Government
of
India.
Vivek
said
it
was
a
"true
honour" to
get
the
Padmashree
A
visibly
happy
Vivek
said:
"I
think
this
is
a
recognition
of
my
attempts
to
include
social
messages
in
my
comedy
tracks
in
various
films.
I
have
touched
on
various
issues
in
different
films
-
the
subject
of
environment
pollution,
global
warming,
dowry
harassment,
female
infanticide,
unemployment,
conservation
of
energy
etc."
He
dedicated
the
award
to
his
parents,
mentor
and
guru
director
K.Balachandar
and
all
his
fans
who
made
him
famous.
Vivek
also
had
a
word
of
praise
for
his
role
model
the
legendary
comedian
N.S
Krishnan.