The Malayalam film Pulijanmam won the National Award for the best feature film and the State Govt. decided to give Rs. 1 lakh to the director, Priyanandanan. KeralaViews says this move sets a bad precedent.
Similar cash ‘prizes’ have not been announced for other Malayalees who won national awards. So, it may be assumed that the selective grant to the director is on account of his missing the State Award. In that case, is it right for the Government to compensate an artist because the jury for the State Awards had a different view from that of the National Jury headed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta? Why was the producer left out when the prize money for State and National awards for the best feature film is shared by the two?
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