'Deiva Thirumagal' wins Grand Prix at Osaka festivalPGV [ Tue, Mar 20, 2012 ]
- 'Deiva Thirumagal' which was screened on the Osaka Film Festival in Japan last week, won the Grand Prix Award for being the most productive film of the festival. It also won the ABC award for being the festival’s best entertainer.
Director Vijay said the awards excited all the team. Actor Vikram donned the $64000 role of a father. Santhanam, Anushka, Amala Paul and the kid Sarah together with Vikram gave touching performances. The film illustrated how strong the emotional bondage between father and his little daughter.
The Grand Prix award carried a cash prize of 50,000 yen and the ABC award was presented at the side of a million yen.
Enthused by the Osaka honour, director Vijay is planning to send his other film 'Madaraspattinam' to festivals. He says he has already getting invitations for his forthcoming film 'Thandavam' starring Vikram, Anushka and Amy Jackson. The primary schedule of shooting of this film was completed.
