The film's make-up artist Raja was awarded the National Film Award for Best Makeup Artist. It has also been judged as the Best Tamil film.

'Vazhakku En 18/9' have been opened to extravagant enthusiasm from critics, have made it a an absolute reason for prediction that the film would win awards in the country and perhaps, in fact  in the international level.

Quiet expected, the film's make-up artist Raja was awarded the National Film Award for Best Makeup Artist while it  has also been judged as the Best Tamil film.

Raja said that he still cannot believe it and that the credit for the honour goes to the director Balaji Sakthivel. He expresses that he is  honoured to receive this award which even the veteran make up artists in the industry couldn't win.

Even as the modest Raja seemed stunned on hearing the news, his teary-eyed wife said that he expected one for Kadhal and Azhagarsamiyin Kudhirai and that she is so happy that he got it this time.

Moreover, Balaji Sakthivel, who never expected the award, thanked the producer for giving him the space and creative freedom. Fact - fully, the producer funded this film without even asking for the story, he added.

While talking about the film's focus on the structural violence against women in the Tamil society, Balaji Sakthivel said that he merely tried to be objective in his analysis of the society.

In fact, the producer of the film, Lingusamy, said the award for ‘Vazhakku En 18/9’ was one he would love to keep on his showcase while he added that he had expected the film to win awards and also noted that the film was enjoyed by people as well.

Interestingly, the film had also won the Best film award at the prestigious South Asian Film Festival held in Paris recently.

A big congratulations to the winner!

(AW:Samrat Biswas)