Director Bala Wins his second National Award

Director Bala has won the Best Director award for his film `Naan Kadavul` at the 56th National Film Awards announced in New Delhi today. `Naan Kadavul` set in the pilgrimage centre of Kasi is about the Aghori Sanyasis. A landmark film in Tamil `Naan Kadavul` was critically well acclaimed when it released last year. Bala took nearly three years to make this film. The film is an adaptation of the Tamil novel `Yelavathu Ulagam` by Jayamohan.

Bala was expected to bag this award for his Pithamagan in 2004. But Vikram got the Best Actor Award.

President Pratibha Patil will confer the Awards to the winners in March this year.