Recognise Bharathirajaa’s contribution with Dada Saheb award: TN film industry

The statement from them read, “His contribution to Tamil cinema is huge and has been a living legend, whose career has spanned over four decades. His films have taken Tamil cinema to a global platform and Tamil cinema fraternity felt that it is the right time to honour him with the prestigious. National award winners like Kamal Haasan, Mani Ratnam, Dhanush are among 37 people, who have appealed to the government to confer Bharathirajaa with the award. The ace director is known for his collaborations with Sivaji Ganesan, Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth and Sridevi and has introduced directors like K Bhagyaraj and Manivannan “The government doesn’t accept random appeals.

The person who appeals should be a National-award winner and everyone who has won the award has come forward to do it for Bharathirajaa this year,” said a source close to the director. K Balachander and Sivaji Ganesan are among the notable personalities from the movie industry to have been conferred with the award previously from Tamil Nadu.