Excited about National Award win for 24 : Suriya

Chennai April 7 (IANS) Actor Suriya on Friday said he is really excited about the National Awards for his critically acclaimed Tamil science fiction action thriller 24 which pocketed two awards at the 64th National Film Awards.

24 won awards for Best Production Design for Amit Ray and Subrata Chakraborty and Best Cinematography for Tirru.

The entire 24 team is excited about the National Award win. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the entire National Award jury Suriya said in a video message.

The actor played dual roles in the film directed by Vikram Kumar.

He went on to add that 24 was an ambitious project and this honour makes it even more special.

This recognition to Tirru Amit and Subrata is for all the great work they have been doing over the years. It s also encouraging for us to keep pushing the envelope with such projects he said.

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