‘Kanjeevaram’ best film at National Awards, Adoor best director

September 23rd, 2009 MUMBAI - Priyadarshan along with cast and crew of 'Kanchivaram' celebrated its success at the 55th National Film Awards here last evening. It is a Tamil film on the silk weaver community of Kancheepuram in Tamil Nadu.

September 9th, 2009 Manoj Bajpai starrer 1971 released in 2007 recently bagged the National Award of Best feature film. Manoj Bajpai is more than happy about the fact, because it was he who had recommended the filmmaker and producer to file the film as a nominee.

September 8th, 2009 Director Priyadarshan’s much acclaimed Tamil film Kanchivaram has won the best feature film award at the 55th National Film Awards 2007. Actor Prakash Raj won the best actor’s award for the same film.

September 7th, 2009 By Subhash K Jha Priyadarshan who’s shooting in distant Karaikudi cannot believe his Tamil film Kanchivaram has won the National award for best film. “This isn’t just my first National award it’s my first award ever Can you believe, in my career of 25 years as film director this is the first time I’ve won an award.

September 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Southern cinema scored big at the 55th National Awards Monday with the Tamil film "Kanchivaram" adjudged best feature film and Prakash Raj best actor for his performance in it, while Adoor Gopalakrishnan bagged best director for the Malayalam film "Naalu Pennungal" and Uma Shri best actress for "Gulabi Talkies" in Kannada. This is Gopalakrishnan's ninth National Award -- his film also wins best editing award for B.

September 7th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Ace Malayalam filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan got his fifth National Award for best direction for "Nallu Pennungal", making him the only second person to win the prestigious award five or more times. The 55th edition of the awards were announced in New Delhi Monday.

September 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Filmmaker Priyadarshan's offbeat Tamil film "Kanjeevaram" has scored big at the 55th National Film Awards 2007, winning best feature film and best actor for Prakash Raj, while renowned Malayalam director has been adjudged best director for "Naalu Pennungal", it was announced here Monday. Kannada actress Uma Shri is best actress for "Gulabi Talkies"; Aamir Khan's directorial debut "Taare Zameen Par" gets best family welfare award.

September 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Feroz Abbas Khan, Shankar Mahadevan and Bhawna Talwar, among the recipients of the 55th National Film Awards for 2007, are feeling ecstatic as well as humbled at the recognition that they have got for their contribution to Indian cinema. Shankar Mahadevan won the prestigious award for best playback singer for singing the song "Maa" from "Taare Zameen Par" for which Prasoon Joshi bagged the best lyricist award.

September 7th, 2009 MUMBAI - Priyadarshan, currently shooting in Karaikudi, cannot believe his Tamil film "Kanchivaram" has won the National Award for Best Film. This isnt just my first National Award, its my first award ever!" he exclaims.

August 29th, 2009 Director Madhur Bhandarkar, who is currently shooting for his film, Jail, needs a break from heavy-duty films. According to his plan, he was supposed to start with Awards after he was done with Jail.

July 30th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Award winning Malayalam director Adoor Gopalakrishnan refuses to accept that he only makes art films. "I'm in the middle of a mainstream movie so it is wrong to say that I only make art films.

June 8th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Malayalam actress Priyanka, who won the state film award for the best actress for director T.V. Chandran's "Vilaapangalkappuram", says she is not interested in exposing on screen.

June 5th, 2009 THIUVANANTHAPURAM - Two days after acclaimed director Adoor Gopalakrishnan's "Oru Pennun Randu Annum" swept the state film awards, veteran Malayalam filmmaker T.V. Chandran Friday said that the awards were given to a "TV serial and not a movie".

June 3rd, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Internationally acclaimed Malayalam filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan's "Oru Pennun Randu Annum" swept the State Film Awards winning five main awards. He says it will lure the people to theatres to see his movie.

May 3rd, 2009 India’s most-acclaimed filmmaker, Adoor Gopalkrishnan, inaugurated Nila National Festival of Dance and Music, organized by Kerala Kalamandalam, at Cheruthuruthy, Thrissur on Friday. He has also been selected as a jury member of the international Fribourg Film Festival to be held from March 14 at Switzerland.