Balaji Sakthivel deserves all the limelight, Vazhakku En 18/9 producer
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oi-Prakash
By Ramchander
N
Subash
Chandra
Bose
is
on
cloud
nine,
as
his
movie
Vazhakku
En
18/9
has
won
a
National
Award.
Sharing
his
happiness,
the
filmmaker
has
given
the
entire
credit
to
the
director
of
the
movie,
Balaji
Sakthivel.
"Director
Balaji
Sakthivel
deserves
all
the
limelight
for
all
honours
received
by
our
film
in
different
film
festivals.
We
have
merely
produced
the
film
but
it's
his
vision
that
has
in
turn
given
our
banner
worldwide
acclaim",
Chandra
Bose
told
IANS.
The
critically
acclaimed
Tamil
teen
crime-thriller
Vazhakku
En
18/9
and
Telugu
blockbuster
revenge-drama
Eega
were
named
2012's
best
feature
films
in
their
respective
languages
at
the
60th
National
Film
Awards
announced
onb
Monday.
He
admits
that
he
had
a
hunch
that
his
film
will
win
a
National
Award.
"I
wouldn't
say
we
were
confident
but
deep
down
we
had
a
feeling
that
our
film
will
win
the
National
Award.
It
was
unanimously
appreciated
by
critics
and
fans
alike
and,
therefore,
we
were
quite
optimistic
about
the
output",
he
added.
Continue
reading
the
story
on
the
slideshow...
Vazhakku
En
18/9
Vazhakku
En
18/9
won
awards
in
two
departments.
It
won
Best
Tamil
Feature
Film
and
Best
Costume
Design
awards.
Vazhakku
En
18/9
Vazhakku
En
18/9
won
the
best
film
award
at
South
Asian
Film
Festival
(SAFF)
and
Chennai
International
Film
Festival
(CIFF).
It
was
also
one
of
the
Indian
films
nominated
for
Best
Foreign
Film
category.
Vazhakku
En
18/9
The
film
is
about
how
the
lives
of
youngsters
today
are
shackled
by
sex,
lies
and
crime.
It
featured
all
newcomers
such
as
Mithun
Murali,
Sri,
Urmila
Mahanta
and
Manisha
Yadav.
Vazhakku
En
18/9
Sri,
Mithun
Murali,
Urmila
Mahanta,
Manisha
Yadav,
and
others
are
in
the
cast.
Vazhakku
En
18/9
How
do
you
wish
to
celebrate?
"We
have
called
for
press
meet
where
we
intend
to
share
our
happiness
with
all
those
who
were
associated
with
the
success
of
the
film",
he
said.