The 8th Behindwoods Gold Medals Awards Ceremony was held on May 21 and 22 in Chennai.
Numerous celebrities attended the Behindwoods Awards on both days. Vetri Maaran, Selvaraghavan, Venkat Prabhu, SJ Suryah, Vignesh Shivan, Nelson, Manikandan, Yogi Babu, Sathish, Sunny Leone, Lijomol Jose, Andrea, Gnanavel, Lokesh Kanagaraj, Jonita Gandhi, Anirudh, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Sai Pallavi, Mohan and Ramya Pandian amongst others graced the two-day event.
Similarly, Arputham Ammal, the mother of Perarivalan, who was recently released after serving nearly 31 years in prison in connection with the Rajiv Gandhi case, attended the Behindwoods Gold Medals Awards. The son, who had been in prison for 31 years, has made every effort to secure his release.
Golden icon of inspiration
Overcoming many obstacles, sacrifices and problems, Arputham Ammal's 31 years of struggle are now over. At the time of Perarivalan's release, many were talking passionately about the sacrifice of his mother Arputham Ammal. It was at this point that Arputham Ammal was awarded the "Golden Icon of Inspiration" on the Behindwoods Gold Medals stage.
A video related to this ran on the screen and Arputham Ammal saw it and was taken aback for a minute. Tearful Arputham Ammal received the award from director Vetri Maaran.
Because of your collective love for all ..
She continued, "I was able to win because of everyone's cooperation. I am very happy. This is a very different platform for me. On this platform, which is like laughter, dance, bottom, I have now come. You all know my 30 year struggle. All that was on my mind is the same. It was an intention, of course, to save my son, and it seemed to me that it was my duty as a mother. My son should live in peace from now on. "
Similarly, the director,Vetri Maaran gifted a saree to Arputham Ammal.
