Burglars return National Award medals to Kadaisi Vivasayi director M Manikandan: ‘Your hard work is yours’

M Manikandan's Kadaisi Vivasayi won the National Award for Best Feature Film last year. After a recent robbery at his home, burglars returned the medal.

Burglars, who stole some cash, gold jewellery, and medals from the residence of National Award-winning Tamil director M Manikandan in the Madurai district of Tamil Nadu, had a change of heart. They returned only the medals with a note of apology. (Also Read: Mammootty’s character name in Bramayugam changed just before release amid controversy: Report)

What did they leave behind?

M Manikandan had an interesting encounter with burglars

They made an appearance at the house of the director in Usilampatti on Monday night and left the medals along with the handwritten note in a carry bag, at the entrance of the home; they left the place unnoticed, a senior police official said on Tuesday.

However, ₹1 lakh cash and five sovereign gold, that were stolen from Manikandan’s house on February 8, were not returned. The apology written in Tamil on a ruled scrap paper read, “Sir, forgive us, your hard work is yours.”

Police said some unidentified persons broke into Manikandan’s house, when he and his family were in Chennai, and decamped with the awards, cash and jewellery. The Usilampatti police, who registered the case, launched a hunt to trace and nab the burglars.

About Manikandan

Born in a family of police officers in Madurai, Manikandan began his career as an assistant cinematographer in Tamil films. He also did odd jobs like wedding photography and designing ID cards for school and college students prior to that. Seasoned filmmaker Vetrimaaran helped him produce his first feature.

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