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KIDS SHINE AT NATIONAL FILM AWARDS 2015
little boys from a slum craving for pizza,
Kaadhalan in 1994).
won its lead actors, brothers J Vignesh,
14, and J Ramesh, 12, both from a real-life
Other winners include Kangana Ranaut who bagged
slum in Kasimedu in Tamil Nadu, the
the best actress award for Queen while Mary Kom was
awards for best child artistes.
named Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Enter'Saivam', the story about a little girl's love
tainment.
for her rooster, bagged 10-year-old Uthara
'Kaakai Muttai' (meaning
Unnikrishnan the award for best female
The National Film Awards were established in 1954.
Crow's Egg), the story of two playback singer. For Uthara, the win was
Every year, a national panel appointed by the governdoubly special because ment selects the winning entry, and the award cere20 years ago, her famony is held in New Delhi, where the President of Inther P Unnikrishnan
dia presents the awards. This is followed by the inauhad won his first Naguration of the National Film Festival, where the
award-winning films are screened for the public.
tional Award for playback singing for his
first song (for the film
The 62nd National Film
Awards were announced in
a press conference in New
Delhi on March 24.
Children from Tamil Nadu
took the spotlight at this
year’s awards.

Cheating Scandal in Bihar
You all may have seen pictures of children cheating
openly, clambering school
walls to pass cheating
sheets to school-leaving exam candidates in the presence of supervisors and police in Bihar. This evidence
has highlighted a national
problem.
The fight to get more marks
has