Salim Kumar wins National Award for Aadaminte Makan Abu

http://gallery.bizhat.com/data/1513/...limkumar_9.jpgSalim Kumar is the National Award winner for Best Actor.

He has bagged this prestigious award for the film Adaminte Makan Abu. He shares the award with Dhanush for Aadukalam.

Directed by Salim Ahmed, Adaminte Makan Abu has Salim Kumar playing an old vendor who roams the streets of Malabar, selling Yunani medicines and Athar.

Zarina Wahab plays Salimkumar's wife in the film. The film would chronicle the efforts put forward by an elderly Muslim couple to go on the much cherished Hajj.

One of the comedian actors in Malayalam cinema, Salimkumar has done serious roles earlier in like the Lal Jose directed Achanurangatha Veedu.

Besides Salim and Zarina Wahab, the film also stars Mukesh, Kalabhavan Mani, Suraj Venjaramood, Nedumudu Venu, Mala Aravindan and Thampi Antony in key roles.

Renowned cinematographer Madhu Ambat has wielded the camera. Pandit Ramesh Narayanan has composed the music while Rafeeq Ahmed has written the lyrics.