The
Uyirmmai Padhippagam and the Sujatha Trust together
organized a commemorative function at the New
Woodlands Hotel in Chennai on Saturday, 27th
February, the second death anniversary of Tamil
literature icon Sujatha. The meet was attended
by personalities from the field of literature
and cinema. Prominent names from the film industry
who participated in the meet were directors
Shankar, Vasanth and Rajeev Menon, Parthiban,
A.Natarajan, Madhan, Indira Parthasarathy, Gnanakoothan,
and lyricist Manushyaputhran.
At the function, it was announced that the
Sujatha Awards for excellence in literature
would be given away every year in memory of
the great writer. The awards will be given
away in 6 categories, namely Best compilation
of short stories, Poetry, Collection of articles,
Novel, Best Little Magazine and Best Website.
The awards ceremony will be held on Feb. 27
every year. The award will consist of a cash
prize of Rs. 10000 and a citation. |
