New Delhi: Ajay Devgn and Saravanan Sivakumar jointy won the best actor award at the 68th National Film Awards on Friday. Suriya won the award for the Tamil film Soorarai Pottru, while Ajay won for the Hindi film Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior. Suriya posted a heartfelt message on Twitter, thanking his fans for their support and well wishes.
The note shared by Suriya read, “Vanakkam! My heartfelt thanks for all the love and good wishes that have reached us and enriched our lives so far. We are ecstatic with the five National awards for Soorarai Pottru. The overwhelming reception for our film, which was released directly on OTT during a pandemic, has made our eyes well up in joy. Our happiness is doubled at this National recognition for Soorarai Pottru, as it is a testimony of Sudha Kongara’s many years of hard work and creative vision of Captain Gopinath’s story.”
Sending congratulatory messages to his fellow winners from team Soorarai Pottru, Suriya said, “My sincere appreciation and gratitude to all the talents who stood by us during the making of this good film. The Best Film award is a great recognition for team 2D and I thank them along with my best friend and CEO Rajsekar Karpoorasundara Pandian.”
He further wrote, “My love and ‘Thank You’ to all those who have encouraged my efforts so far and to my Amma & Appa, Karthi & Brinda, who have supported me always. I dedicate this award to my kids Diya and Dev and to my loving family,” said Suriya, who went on to thank his ‘Anbaana fans’ on this joyous occasion.”
Soorarai Pottru won five awards at the 68th National Film Awards, including best feature film, best actor Suriya, best actress Aparrna Balamurali, best original screenplay, and best background music by GV Prakash.
