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Filmmaker Karthik Subbaraj was presented the ‘Sankaradas Swamigal Best Film Award for 2024’ for ‘Jigarthanda DoubleX’ and Dinesh Selvaraj the 2025 grant for ‘Kadal Kanni’ during the motorboat of the Puducherry Film Festival 2026 connected Thursday.
The directors received the award, which is instituted successful the sanction of the pioneering playwright and actor, and carries a citation and currency prize of ₹1 lakh, successful the beingness of Speaker R. Selvam, Public Works Minister K. Lakshminarayanan, different dignitaries, and actors Revathi and Sunaina.
A nationalist screening of Pa. Ranjith’s ‘Natchathiram Nagargirathu’ followed the ceremonial motorboat of the four-day, free-entry movie festival astatine Gandhi Thidal connected Beach Road.
The festival is being held from February 12 to 15 crossed 4 venues: Kamarajar Mani Mandapam, APJ Abdul Kalam Planetarium, Alliance Française de Puducherry, and Gandhi Thidal.
A full of 45 films successful 8 languages is scheduled to beryllium screened implicit the 4 days crossed these venues.
In summation to movie screenings, the festival features 2 peculiar masterclasses astatine Kamarajar Mani Mandapam. Renowned exertion Sreekar Prasad volition behaviour a masterclass connected February 14, followed by 1 led by histrion Nassar connected February 15.
To facilitate creaseless question betwixt venues, the Government of Puducherry has arranged escaped autobus services for festival attendees, a property enactment said. Though introduction is connected a first-come basis, attendees tin registry and pre-book screenings done the festival website https://pyff.in/
