Tulu blockbuster Chali Polilu wins Best Film award

Mangaluru: Tulu blockbuster ‘Chaali Polilu’ won Best Film award at the Red FM Tulu Film Awards ceremony which took place at Karavali Utsav Grounds on Saturday, April 9.

The record-smashing film recently completed 500 days in Mangaluru. Veerendra Shetty bagged the Best Director award for the film.

Celebrities like Sohail Khan, Rohit Shetty and Suniel Shetty were present making the crowd very elated and excited.

Richard Castelino won the Lifetime Achievement Award. Arjun Kapikad and Karishma Amin won the Best Actor and Best Actress awards respectively for their film ‘Chandi Kori’.

Actor Suniel Shetty who spoke on the occasion said that the awards ceremony was looking nothing less than any Bollywood film awards.

Founder of Adlabs Films Ltd, Manmohan Shetty, Mangaluru city police commissioner Chandra Sekhar, Dharmadhikari of Shree Kshetra Dharmasthala Dr D Veerendra Heggade, District in-charge minister B Ramanath Rai and others were present.

Winners list:

Lifetime Achievement Award: Richard Castelino

Best Film: Chaali Polilu

Best Actress in Lead Role: Karisma Amin – Film: Chandi Kori

Best Actor in Lead Role: Arjun Kapikad – Film: Chandi Kori

Best Performance in Comic Role: Aravinda Bolar – Film: Ekka Sakka

Best Performance in Negative Role – Santhosh Shetty – Film: Madime

Best Director: Veerendra Shetty Kavoor – Film: Chaali Polilu

Best Music Director: Manikanth Kadri – Film: Rang – Song: Saradani

Best Playback Singer – Female: Anuradha Bhat – Film: Chaali Polilu – Song: Mahamaye

Best Playback Singer – Male: Rajesh Krishan – Film: Oriyan Tunda Oriyagapuji – Song: Pandi Parake

Best Story: Vijaya Kumar Kodialbail – Film: Madime