Vikram is likely to get the best actor award at the national level for Pithamghan.The actor is currently shooting for Anniyan at Prasad studios in Chennai. Even before the official announcement many film personalities are coming to the studio to greet him.

The national film awards for the year 2003 will be announced this evening. The award jury would meet at 12 noon and the jury chairman would announce the awards at 4 pm. According to sources in New Delhi Hrithuparna Ghosh's Choker Bali would bag many awards. Kamal Hassan's and Balachandran Menon's names are said to be in the last list for the best actor awards. Aishwarya's and Meera Jasmine's names would be considered for the best actress awards. Films like Margam, Padom Onnu Oru Vilapam, Ente Veedu Appuvinte would also be considered in the list for the best film