In the opening edition of the Sankarabharanam Awards, actors Aamir Khan, Junior NTR and Dhanush have won the best laurels, organizers announced on Monday.
The awards ceremony will take place on Tuesday.
The Sankarabharanam Awards, formed in honor of filmmaker K. Vishwanath by actress Tulasi, will honor the winners of five film industries including Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi artists.
Explaining why the need to honor artists from five industries, Tulasi told IANS: “My guru and mentor Dadasaheb Phalke awarded, K Viswanath has worked with the industries of the north and south in his illustrious career. He represents the unity of our cinema , A beautiful aesthetic medium that knows no geographical or linguistic limits.
She added that although they will be awarding a much longer list of Telugu filmmakers and technicians, “We have four categories across industries this year, which is because we had less time to organize the event this year. Uniform “.
Tulasi also confirmed that Aamir Khan and Alia Bhatt have won the Best Actor Award for their respective performances in “Dangal” and “Udta Punjab”.
Junior NTR has rehearsed Best Actor (man) for his performance in “Janatha Garage”.
Dhanush won the Best Director Award for his directorial debut in Tamil “Pa Pandi”.
Actor Dulquer Salmaan won Best Actor (Man) for his performance in the Malayalam film “Oru Vadakkan Selfie.”
