Tamil superstar Rajnikanth and versatile actor Kamal Hassan have been chosen for Tamil Nadu State Film Award for the year 2005 and 2006 respectively.
While Rajni won the best actor award for his performance in the blockbuster movie Chandramukhi, Kamal won the honour for Vettaiyadu Vilaiyadu, an official release in Chennai said.
Jyothika, who portrayed the role of a split personality in Chandramukhi, was the best actress for 2005, while Priya Mani won the award for 2006 for her effective portrayal of a bubbly rural girl in Paruthi Veeran.
P Vasu-directed Chandramukhi won the award for best film category for 2005, while Veyil, which was screened at Cannes Film festival, was adjudged the best film for 2006.
Actors Vijay (Thirupachi), Surya (Gajini), Meera Jasmine (Kasthuri Maan), Karthi (Paruthi Veeran), Fakru and Sandhya (Dishyum) won special awards.
The awardees were selected by a committee headed by Justice S Mohan. The panel members included veteran director S P Muthuraman and actors Shivakumar, Manorama and Sripriya.
