To celebrate 80 glorious years of Tamil cinema, a popular PROs’ association awarded Kollywood celebrities who made a mark in the industry last year. a Held on January 1, the event saw some of the veterans including K Balachander, Vaali, M S Viswanathan, Dr M Balamuralikrishna, Film News Anandan, Arurdas, Anjali Devi and Kaka Radhakrishnan being felicitated.
While Santhanabarathi and P Vasu received the MGR-Sivaji Ganesan awards, Sathyaraj and Prabhu were also awarded for their contribution to the industry. Dhanush and Anjali were declared the best actor and actress of 2011, for their commendable performances in Aadukalam and Engaeyum Eppothum respectively. Sneha, T P Gajendran, Pandiarajan,
Harris Jayaraj and Saranya were also honoured at the event.