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Prem Nazir Award for Sukumari

Staff Reporter

HONOUR: Filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan presenting the Prem Nazir Award to actor Sukumari in the city on Tuesday. — Photo: S. Gopakumar

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Actors like Prem Nazir, Madhu and Satyan are ageless as the characters they portrayed on the silver screen live in the hearts of people even today, Forest Minister Benoy Viswom has said. He was speaking at a ceremony organised here on Tuesday to present this year's Prem Nazir Award. Filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan presented the award to veteran actor Sukumari.

In cities and villages across the State, Prem Nazir always epitomised the ever-young lover.

However, the actor had also portrayed a variety of other characters such as those in `Iruttinte Aathmavu.'

Nazir, along with Satyan and Madhu, dominated the world of Malayalam cinema for years. "Only Madhu is alive today, but the characters presented on screen by these actors live on in the minds of the people," the Minister said. Madhu was among those who participated in the inaugural ceremony.

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