Madonne Ashwin has received the National Film Award for Best Debut Director and Best Dialogues on the 68th National Film Awards. He earned the honours for his movie Mandela.
Talking to indianexpress.com in regards to the awards, Ashwin stated, “We had little hope about winning a National Film Award. Honestly, two awards for the film were unexpected. I am so happy that a small film like Mandela, which was only released on an OTT platform, has received such a response.”
It has been a great day for Tamil cinema because the movie trade has received a number of awards on the 68th National Film Awards. Soorarai Pottru has received the highest awards this yr with Suriya profitable the Best Actor Award (sharing it with Ajay Devgn) and Sudha Kongara profitable the Best Director Award.
When requested in regards to the Tamil movie trade bagging many awards on the 68th National Film Awards, Madonne Ashwin stated, “Definitely happy about it. We all knew Suriya sir will win the Best Actor award even before the announcement. It is a much-deserved victory. Director Sudha Kongara mam also received many accolades for Soorarai Pottru. Similarly, director Vasanth sir’s Sivaranjaniyum Innum Sila Pengalum has won multiple awards. To find my film among all these champions gives me so much pleasure.”
Starring Yogi Babu within the lead function, Mandela, which premiered on Netflix, handled the significance of a single vote. Despite coping with an vital social message, the movie turned out to be a hilarious affair.
Madonne Ashwin is presently directing Sivakarthikeyan movie Maaveeran. The announcement of the mission occurred just a few days in the past with the discharge of an intriguing teaser. Talking in regards to the film, Ashwin stated, “I can’t reveal details about the film. It will be a spoiler. The teaser hints at the idea of the movie. The award has made the whole team more responsible.”
When requested if Sivakarthikeyan wished him on profitable the awards, the director stated, “The moment the award was announced, Sivakarthikeyan got on a video call with me and as he was congratulating the second award was announced. It was a great moment.”
