International honor for Nedumudi Venu

Nedumudi Venu has bagged the best actor award in the Zimbabwe International film festival. He was given the award for portraying the complex nature of the character of Usthad Alif Hussain, the musician in the film Saira directed by Dr Biju. The festival which was held between August 27 and September 5 had 26 films in the competitive section. Saira was the only Indian film that attended the festival.