Vijay Sethupathi's 'Dharmadurai', which was screened in the 14th Chennai International Film Festival under the competitive category as one among the 12 Tamil films released last year, was selected as 'Best Film'. Director Seenu Ramasamy, and producer RK Suresh received a cash prize for Rs 100,000 from the organisers.
Director Raju Murugan for 'Joker' and veteran director Priyadarshan for 'Sila Samayangalil', his AIDS awareness feature film- both won awards under different categories. 'Dharmadurai' is an all class hit and was vital in lifting lead actor Vijay Sethupathi's star status, fetching him the title 'Makkal Selvan'.
