AWARDS - Directorate of Film Festivals

85Best Screenplay (Dialogue) / loksZÙke iVdFkk ¼laokn½Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-Pa n d i r a jPROFILEMaking his directorial debut and materializing his dreams withPasanga is Pandiraj, who started as an office boy with the famousdirector Bagyaraj, has come a long way since then. During hisearly years, he wrote several short stories for the famous TamilBagya. Gradually, his interest in film making increased and afterstruggling a great deal, he got the chance to be an assistantdirector to filmmaker Cheran. Later, he teamed up with otherfamous directors like Thangar Bachan and Chimbu Deven.Pasanga is a dedication to his childhood memories. The filmhas proved to be commercially successful as well as criticallyacclaimed. He is at present scripting his second venture.