CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday announced the Kalaimamani Awards for the years 2021, 2022, and 2023. Chief Minister MK Stalin will present the awards at a function to be held next month in Chennai.
The state government also announced national-level awardees: Professor N Murugesa Pandian will receive the Bharathiyar Award; playback singer KJ Yesudas has been chosen for the MS Subbulakshmi Award; and Muthukannammal will be honoured with the Balasaraswathi Award.
The Kalaimamani awardees will receive a gold medal and a shield, while the national-level awardees will be presented with Rs one lakh and a gold medal.
For the year 2021, the Kalaimamani awardees include writer K Thirunavukkarasu, poet Nellai Jayantha, actors SJ Suryah and Sai Pallavi, and film director N Lingusamy. Writer Santhakumari Sivakadatcham and actor Vikram Prabhu were selected for the award in 2022.
The 2023 awardees include actors K Manikandan and M George Marian, music composer Anirudh, and playback singer Swetha Mohan.