Selection

-L. Soma Sekar

One foreign cosmetic making company wanted to open its branch in Tamil Nadu. As its launching campaign, it announced a contest of Tamil films.

One best film and one best actor were to be given awards of crores of rupees!

‘Directions’ were adjudged to be the best film! But the selection of the super actor could not be done. In this film, both Vimal and Sanjay were neck and neck in their performance!

In film circles, it was said with all evidences that Sanjay would be selected for this award! The reason for this was his role. The president of the selection committee was the erstwhile actor, Ramnath.

Imitating the style of Oscar Award ceremony, he announced in the grand hall, ‘And the award for the best actor goes to ...........Mr. Vimal!’

A wave of wonder went through the hall!

Ramnath told the MD of the company, ‘Sir! Both performed well! But Sanjay is the son of the director of the film! Very easily he breezed into the film world! On the other hand, Vimal had to struggle! From the mechanic shop to the doors of the studios! How many stumbling blocks he had to cross! This is a lesson to all the aspiring young men! We’ve to encourage him! It’s for this reason I selected him!’