State TV awards announced

By Our Staff Reporter

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, DEC. 24. `School Diary' has won the State TV Award for the Best Tele-serial of 1999. Its director, Mohammed Kutty, has been chosen best director of the year.

`Ariyathe', produced by P.P. Jayaraj and directed by Kukku Parameswaran, has been adjudged the best tele-film. M. R. Gopakumar (`Pulari', `Balyakala Smaranakal') and Anila Sreekumar (`Draupadi') have been selected the best actor and actress. For its ``remarkable freshness'', `Oru Prathyeka Paripadi', made by Tanu and Manu Balak, has been given the Special Jury Award.

Fourteen tele-films, 15 tele-serials, 37 non-fiction works and three articles had competed for the honours.

Announcing the awards at a press conference here today, the chairman of the fiction jury, Mr. M.S. Sathyu, observed that there were very few good ones among the entries.

``The sound department of Malayalam TV works needs improvement. However, there was severe competition for photography and music prizes.''

The awards in the other categories are as follows: Second best tele-serial - `Balyakala Smaranakal', directed by Lenin Rajendran; second best tele-film - `Swathanthryathinte Chirakadiyochakal'; best script-writer - Kukku Parameswaran (`Ariyathe'); story-writer - Akbar Kakkattil (`School Diary'); supporting actor - Jagannathan (`Draupadi', `School Diary'); supporting actress - Priyaranjini (`Swathanthryathinte Chirakadiyochakal'); child artiste - Aparna (`Balyakala Smaranakal'); cameraman - T.G. Sreekumar (`Draupadi'); editor - Madhu Kainakari (`School Diary')

Best music director - Thankaraj (`School Diary'); sound recordist - C.R. Chandran (`Ankappurappadu'), art director - Radhakrishnan (`Ankappurappadu'); best documentaries - `Snehadeepam', directed by Ajith M. Gopinath, and `Plastic, Plastic, Plastic', directed by C.L. Jaya Joseraj; best director of a documentary - Vinod Mankara (`Hridayapoorvam Sooryakanthi'); best programme on topical and social issues - `Theruvil Ottappedunna Sthreetvam', directed by Neelan; best programme for children - `Changathikoottam', directed by Asha Joseph; best compere - Mini Sukumar (`Innathe Sthreeyude Pratichaya'); commentator - Vasudev (`Kannadi 293'); news presenter - Rajeshwari Mohan (Doordarshan News); best criticism on TV programmes - no entry has been selected;

Special jury awards (non-fiction) - `Haritham', directed by T.V. Sunitha, and `Innathe Sthreeyude Prathichaya', directed by Lean B. Jasmas.

The Cultural Affairs Minister, Mr. T.K. Ramakrishnan, the chairman of the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, Mr. Shaji N. Karun, Prof. Sreevarahom Balakrishnan and Mr. C. Gouridasan Nair, chairmen of the non-fiction and TV criticism juries, and committee members, including Mr. G.S. Panicker, Mr. Bhasurachandran, Mr. Satheesh Babu Payyannur, Ms. Rosemary, Mr. B.D. Dattan, Mr. V.S. Rajesh and Mr. T.P. Sasthamangalam, were also present at the press meet.

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