The 8th Behindwoods Gold Medals Awards Ceremony was held on May 21 and 22 in Chennai.
Numerous celebrities attended the Behindwoods Awards on both days. Vetri Maaran, Selvaraghavan, Venkat Prabhu, SJ Suryah, Vignesh Shivan, Nelson, Manikandan, Yogi Babu, Sathish, Sunny Leone, Lijomol Jose, Andrea, Gnanavel, Lokesh Kanagaraj, Jonita Gandhi, Anirudh, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Sai Pallavi, Mohan and Ramya Pandian amongst others graced the two-day event.
Arputham Ammal's 'Sacrifice'
Similarly, the mother of Perarivalan (who was recently released after serving nearly 31 years in prison in connection with the Rajiv Gandhi case) attended the Behindwoods Gold Medals Awards. At the time of Perarivalan's release, many were talking eloquently about the sacrifice of his mother, Arputham Ammal. It was at this point that Behindwoods Gold Medals presented the "Golden Icon of Inspiration" award to Arputham Ammal on stage.
The mother who spoke after winning the award expressed her heartfelt opinion that I was able to win only because of the cooperation of everyone and that the collective love of all was the reason for the release of my son. Similarly, from the position of son, director Vetri Maaran also gifted a saree to the mother.
Great Inspiration
Speaking afterwards, Vetri Maaran said, "I have never seen Arputham Ammal tired. I met her on the date of Perarivalan's death sentence day. Even then, she had no doubt or any fear. She had the only strong voice - I'm sure my son will be saved. She's definitely a huge inspiration. "
Biopic about the mother
Continuing, Vetri Maaran, in response to a question about directing Arputham Ammal's biopic, said, "We've been discussing about this for the last 2-3 years. I think this is the right time for that now. We want to say it from the beginning of their lives. Not sure, but we'll definitely make it happen either as a film or web-series."