The state government on Thursday announced the Kalaimamani award for prominent artists for eight years from 2011 to 18.
Chennai:
Some of the prominent artists to receive the award are actors Kutti Padmini, Pandu, PR Varalakshmi, Rajashri, Prasanna, Nalini, Kumari Kanchana Devi, Saratha, R Pandiarajan, Gajendran, Karthi, Saravanan, Ponvannan, Prabhu Deva, Vijay Antony, Sasikumar, MS Baskar, Thambi Ramaiah, Soori, Vijay Sethupathi, Priya Mani, Singamuthu, Srikanth, Santhanam and so on. Other prominent artists to receive the award are writer Thirupur Krishnan, Directors Chitra Lakshmanan, Hari, Pavithran, Music Directors, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Dance master Thara Master, cameraman Rathinavelu and so on. Bharathanattiyam artists to receive the award include Rajeswari Sainath, Jayanthi Ramachandran, Sooriya Narayanasamy, Sarayusai, Pandian, Baladevi Chandrasekar, Revathi Ramachandran, Radhika Surjith and Lakshmi Ramasamy. Serial artists Pugazhendi, Mahalingam, CV Chandiramohan, TM Subramanian, UM Kannan, Madhu Balaji, M Shanmugam, Lekha Rajendran and more will also receive the award.
In total, 201 artists from various vocations such as actors, singers, directors, stunt masters, dance masters and so on will be receiving the state’s highest award for artists. The state award will carry a 24-gram gold medal along with a certificate.
Some of the prominent artists to receive the award are actors Kutti Padmini, Pandu, PR Varalakshmi, Rajashri, Prasanna, Nalini, Kumari Kanchana Devi, Saratha, R Pandiarajan, Gajendran, Karthi, Saravanan, Ponvannan, Prabhu Deva, Vijay Antony, Sasikumar, MS Baskar, Thambi Ramaiah, Soori, Vijay Sethupathi, Priya Mani, Singamuthu, Srikanth, Santhanam and so on. Other prominent artists to receive the award are writer Thirupur Krishnan, Directors Chitra Lakshmanan, Hari, Pavithran, Music Directors, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Dance master Thara Master, cameraman Rathinavelu and so on. Bharathanattiyam artists to receive the award include Rajeswari Sainath, Jayanthi Ramachandran, Sooriya Narayanasamy, Sarayusai, Pandian, Baladevi Chandrasekar, Revathi Ramachandran, Radhika Surjith and Lakshmi Ramasamy. Serial artists Pugazhendi, Mahalingam, CV Chandiramohan, TM Subramanian, UM Kannan, Madhu Balaji, M Shanmugam, Lekha Rajendran and more will also receive the award.