Adoor Gopalakrishnan bags prestigious JC Daniel Award

Renowned filmmaker, Adoor Gopalakrishnan has won the prestigious

JC Daniel Award 2016

for his remarkable contribution to Malayalam film industry.

The award was announced by the

Office of the Minister for Cinema

, A K Balan in a statement released recently. The 75-year old director was selected for the award by a special panel headed by renowned film-maker

KG George

which also included directors Fazil, Kamal, and TK Rajeev Kumar.

The award comprising Rs 1 lakh and citation will be presented to Adoor during the

State Film Award

distribution function, which will be held at

Thalassery

.
The veteran was also honoured with Padmashri and Padma Vibhushan in 1984 and 2006 respectively.