ANR award impetus to work harder: Rajamouli
Hyderabad
September 17, 2017
Filmmaker S.S. Rajamouli, who was conferred with the
Akkineni Nageswara Rao (ANR) National Award on Sunday, said the honour will be a
"burden" but also an impetus to work harder.
Vice President M. Venkaiah
Naidu presented the award to Rajamouli for his contribution to the Telugu
filmdom and inspiring a new generation of filmmakers.
In his acceptance
speech, Rajamouli said: "I don't think I'm worthy of this honour and I am not
saying this out of humility. Such an award should give you power and wings to
fly. I feel this as a huge burden, but I know it will certainly inspire me to
work harder."
Naidu, in his speech, described Rajamouli as one of the
most creative, innovative and inspiring filmmakers.
"You deserved the
award because you are Baahubali. Felicitation is to inspire people. It is a
memorable moment for me to present the evergreen ANR award today," he said.
Started in 2005, the award has previously been given to Dev Anand, Shabana
Azmi, Anjali Devi, Vyjayanatimala Bali, Lata Mangeshkar, K. Balachander, Hema
Malini, Shyam Benegal and Amitabh Bachchan among others.
Hyderabad
September 17, 2017
Filmmaker S.S. Rajamouli, who was conferred with the
Akkineni Nageswara Rao (ANR) National Award on Sunday, said the honour will be a
"burden" but also an impetus to work harder.
Vice President M. Venkaiah
Naidu presented the award to Rajamouli for his contribution to the Telugu
filmdom and inspiring a new generation of filmmakers.
In his acceptance
speech, Rajamouli said: "I don't think I'm worthy of this honour and I am not
saying this out of humility. Such an award should give you power and wings to
fly. I feel this as a huge burden, but I know it will certainly inspire me to
work harder."
Naidu, in his speech, described Rajamouli as one of the
most creative, innovative and inspiring filmmakers.
"You deserved the
award because you are Baahubali. Felicitation is to inspire people. It is a
memorable moment for me to present the evergreen ANR award today," he said.
Started in 2005, the award has previously been given to Dev Anand, Shabana
Azmi, Anjali Devi, Vyjayanatimala Bali, Lata Mangeshkar, K. Balachander, Hema
Malini, Shyam Benegal and Amitabh Bachchan among others.
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