Kamal Haasan's recent tragi-comedy Tamil film 'Uttam Villain' hit it home at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival last week. The movie has won Best Film, Best Actor for Kamal Haasan, Best Music for Ghibran and Best Sound Design for Kunal Ranjan. A delighted Haasan said, “We never expected to win anything. Because we never gave it any attention. We knew this was a major festival for independent films. But I was busy completing Thoongavanam and the rest of my team was also occupied with it. We just sent Uttama Villain to Los Angeles and forgot it. I didn't have the time to even think about attending personally.” Adding, “This is what comes from being a workaholic. You don't get to enjoy your victories. But the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival means a lot for our film. Only independent films are eligible. For my studio Raj Kamal Films International, that's a huge triumph, struggling as we are to survive and not to be swallowed by the big corporate production houses.”
