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COIMBATORE: ‘Kannadasan Kazhgam' on Sunday honoured literary figures S. Ramakrishnan and Rama. Muthaiah. At the ‘Kannadasan Vizha 2011' held here, the organisers presented ‘Kannadasan Awards' to the two persons. The citation said that Mr. Muthaiah had been a companion of poet Kannadasan for 22 years – from 1958 to 1980. The citation for Mr. Ramakrishnan said his 1,000-plus-page book on world cinema and writings in popular Tamil journals were important works in his writing spanning 25 years.

Philanthropist O. Arumughasamy, president, Sri Vijayalakshmi Educational Trust, gave away the prizes. The award included cash prize of Rs. 50,000 each.

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