Every year, News 18 Tamil presents the Makutam Awards to honour those who have made a difference in various fields like art, literature, cinema, sports and social service.
The Makutam Award is given to individuals who have made Tamilians proud. Since 2017, News 18 Tamil Nadu has been honouring those who have made a mark in various fields and have been selected by a panel of industry experts.
In this case, the Makutam Awards ceremony for the year 2024 will be held in Chennai. The award for the best director for the year 2024 was given to Vetrimaaran. The award was presented by Selva Perundagai, President of Tamil Nadu Congress Committee, producer Kalaipuli Thanu and Balakrishnan, Head of Marketing, Vasanth & Co.
Vetrimaaran was born in 1975 in Cuddalore. His father, Dr V Chitravel, was a veterinary scientist. His mother, Megala Chitravel, was a well-known writer. He has an elder sister and later moved to Ranipet.
He is married to Aarthi, whom he met at Loyola College where he was studying. They have two children, Poonthendral and Kathiravan.
He is currently busy in the post-production of the Viduthalai’s sequel after the success of its predecessor. The period crime thriller film stars Vijay Sethupathi, Bhavani Sre, Gautham Vasudev Menon and Rajiv Menon in the lead roles. The director, now a favourite of many, once worked as an assistant to the legendary filmmaker Balu Mahendra.
His filmmaking is often called a reflection of Balu Mahendra’s style. The director now revealed a scene from his film Visaranai in which he used the house seen in Balu Mahendra’s hit film Veedu in 1988.
In a recent interview, director Vetrimaaran shared something he did in memory of his Guru Balu Mahendra in his film Visaranai. Balu Mahendra built a house used for the shooting of the film Veedu. The majority of the scenes were featured in this house. In his memory, Vetrimaaran, one of the assistants to Balu Mahendra, used the house as a police station in the film Visaranai. Balu Mahendra died due to cardiac arrest in 2014.
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