68th National Film Awards: After a long wait the day arrives, GV Prakash pens a letter after winning the Best Background Score for Soorarai Pottru

Director Sudha Kongara's Soorarai Pottru has won big at the 68th National Awards in its kitty - Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Feature Film, Best Screenplay, and Best Background Score. The film, which is inspired by the life of low-cost airline Air Deccan founder Captain GR Gopinath, had Suriya and Aparna Balamurali in the lead, who both went on to win the Best Actor awards. Music for the film was by GV Prakash.

GV Prakash, said that the award has come after a long wait and thanked the universe for the same. He wrote on his social media post, "One day you will make it big… one day you will win… one day everything will happen the way you want… And after a long wait finally, the day arrives… Thank you universe, thank you all. Big thanks to my father Venkatesh and my entire family including Saindhavi, Bhavani and Anvi for all that they have given me…

Big thanks to team #SooraraiPottru… director Sudha Kongara, Suriya sir, 2d and Rajasekar Pandian for giving me the opportunity to perform…Special thanks to all my musicians and my team, engineer producer Jehovahson…An important day in my life (sic)."

Soorarai Pottru was chosen as one among the ten Indian films to be screened under the Best Foreign Film category at the 78th Golden Globe Awards. It also found a place among the 366 films eligible for nomination at the 93rd Academy Awards, but was eventually not nominated. The film had also made an entry into the Panorama section of the Shangai International Film Festival. 

Soorarai Pottru is now being remade in Hindi with Akshay Kumar and Radhika in the lead. The remake is helmed by Sudha Kongara as well. Suriya, will be making a special appearance in the film. The shoot for the same is on in full swing.