'Mee Sindhutai Sapkal' wins two awards at Spain fest

Source: PTI      Date: 6/8/2011 6:05:29 PM

New Delhi, June 8 : Actor-director Ananth Mahadevan's Marathi biopic 'Mee Sindhutai Sapkal' has bagged two awards at the Imagineindia Film Festival in Spain including one for the second best movie.

Tejaswini Pandit, who plays the title role of Sindhutai Sapkal, the lady who rewrites her destiny after being ostracized by her husband was named the best actress.

'The Way Home', dealing with contradictions and consequences of terrorism, was adjudged the best film while its maker Biju Kumar was named the best director at the festival that was held in Madrid.

Daniela Creutz's 'Arranged Happiness', which is about inter-racial relationship and arranged marriages in Kashmir, won the prize for the third best film.

Vijanath Biradar's role of a gravedigger in Girish Kasaravalli's 'Riding the Stallion of Dreams' won him the best actor award while Ramesh Narayan bagged the best music award for his score in 'The Way Home'.