Salim Kumar bagged the National Award for Best Actor

The 58th National Film Awards were announced in New Delhi on Thursday with regional films bagging most of the awards, pushing the more glamorous Bollywood movies to the background.

Malayalam film 'Adamante Makan Abu' picked up a National Award for best film while Tamil actor Dhanush and Malayalam actor Salim Kumar shared an award for best actor on Thursday.

Dhanush and Salim were recognized for their work in "Aadukalam" and "Adaminde Makan Abu", respectively, it was announced at the 58th National Film Awards.

Marathi actress Mitalee Jagtap Paradhar won the National Award for best actress for her performance in the movie "Baboo Band Baaja". She shared the award with Saranya Pirivannan while Salman Khan starrer 'Dabangg' was named the Wholesome Entertainer of the Year.

Tamil cinema veteran K Balachander who revived Tamil cinema in the 1970s, was chosen for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2010.

The 58th National Film Awards were announced in New Delhi on Thursday with regional films bagging most of the awards, pushing the more glamorous Bollywood movies to the background.

Arunima Sharma received the best director award.

Malayalam film 'Adamante Makan Abu' picked up a National Award for best film while Tamil actor Dhanush and Malayalam actor Salim Kumar shared an award for best actor on Thursday.

Dhanush and Salim were recognized for their work in "Aadukalam" and "Adaminde Makan Abu", respectively, it was announced at the 58th National Film Awards.

Marathi actress Mitalee Jagtap Paradhar won the National Award for best actress for her performance in the movie "Baboo Band Baaja". She shared the award with Saranya Pirivannan while Salman Khan starrer 'Dabangg' was named the Wholesome Entertainer of the Year.

Tamil cinema veteran K Balachander who revived Tamil cinema in the 1970s, was chosen for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2010.

Arunima Sharma received the best director award.

Coming up this Friday: The Train, Janapriyan

This week's new Malayalam release, The Train, directed by the National award winning director, Jayaraj, is based on the Mumbai train bombings. Mammootty plays the lead.

Jayasurya, who is a part of the film, has another release this Friday: Janapriyan, directed by Boban Samuel.

Here is a look at both the films.

Mammootty and Jayasurya are coming together in Jayaraj's The Train, which will hit theatres this weekend. It's a thriller based on the Mumbai chain bomb blasts that rocked the city on July 11, 2006.

Mammootty plays Kedarnath, a Commander of the Anti Terrorist Squad. Aanchal Sabharwal, Jagathy Sreekumar, Sheena, Abhimanyu, Sabitha Jayaraj, Anupam Kher, Balaji and Padmakumar form the rest of the cast.

The camera is being handled by debutant cinematographer Seenu Murukkumpuzha. Vivek Harshan is the editor. Lyrics by Rafeeq Ahmed and Jayaraj have been composed by Sreenivas. Jayesh Kuttamath is producing the film under the banner Harvest Dreams Pvt. Ltd. 

T A Razak turns director with 'Soumyam Deeptham'

Renowned scriptwriter T A Razak would turn director soon with the film 'Soumyam Deeptham'.

The film would be scripted by the director himself, and would tell the story of Soumya, who was brutally pushed off a running train and later brutally raped and murdered by a vagabond Govindachami.

A new face would don the role of Soumya in the film. Asif Ali would play the role of her suitor, while Mamta Mohandas would play the role of a girl who comes to her help in the train. The actor who would play Govindachami hasn't been finalized as yet. Tamil actor Samudrakkani would play the role of Govindachami's lawyer.

The shoot of the film, the scripting of which is almost complete, is expected to start soon.