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CHENNAI, April 6: A glitzy evening, with all the vibrant ingredients -- glamour, colour and verve -- thrown in, marked the Screen-Videocon f...

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CHENNAI, April 6: A glitzy evening, with all the vibrant ingredients 8212; glamour, colour and verve 8212; thrown in, marked the Screen-Videocon film award presentation held in Chennai on Sunday.

The highlight of the evening was definitely the father-daughter duo 8212; veteran actor Gemini Ganesan and the beautiful Rekha. It was indeed a touching moment when the father received the Screen-Videocon8217;s Lifetime Achievement Award8217; from the daughter. Malayalam actress Sheela of Chemeen8217; fame also received the Lifetime8217; award.

Earlier, thespian and Dadasaheb Phalke Award winner, Sivaji Ganesan, was felicitated by the organisers for his achievements in the field. Actors Sharat Kumar, Chiranjeevi and Ramesh Arvind received their awards from Sridevi and Boney. Malayalam actor Mohanlal could not be present.

The best actress awards went to Suhasini Kannada, Meena Tamil, Manju Warrier Malayalam and Vijayashanthi Telugu 8212; handed over by actor Arjun. Suhasini8217;s husband, director Mani Ratnam, was notpresent.

Director K Balachander received an award for his pioneering8217; contribution to television. A R Rehman received applause when he sang his Vande Mataram8217; number. For the first time, Screen introduced an award for the Non-film music segment8217; taking note of the increasing popularity of pop albums. The petite Anooradha Shriram won an award for her pop album I am a modern ponnu8217;.

 

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