Actress Nayanthara and director Vignesh Shivan had sometime back acquired the production and distribution rights of the upcoming Tamil film Koozhangal (Pebbles) under their Rowdy Pictures banner. Koozhangal, an independent Tamil film, was announced to be the winner of the prestigious Tiger Award, after being screened at the International Film Festival of Rotterdam (IFFR) earlier this year. Directed by P.S. Vinothraj, Vignesh Shivan took to social media on Sunday to share a couple of pictures of himself with Nayanthara holding the Tiger Award and celebrating their grand win. 

Posting cute pictures with Nayanthara, Vignesh Shivan wrote, "With our first international award our #firstfilm #Pebbles #Koozhangal got us home the prestigious #TigerAward @iffr all the way from Rotterdam to Chennai  as we hold it close to our heart  thankful to @psvinothraj and his fabulous team for making this gem :) all the accolades and encouragement this film is garnering makes us sooo happy & proud ! Thankfully sharing this image wit all of you ...Meantime our director is in Romania collecting his next award." Fans have been extending their wishes to the couple for their big win with Koozhangal as the hit director’s social media comments section has been flooded with congratulatory messages. Check out Vignesh Shivan's post on Instagram below: 

Koozhangal has intrigued many fans ever since a teaser promo was released not long back and the news of the film winning several accolades has only bolstered the buzz surrounding it over time. Yuvan Shankar Raja is scoring the music for Koozhangal, which also has cinematography by Vignesh Kumulai and Parthib, editing by Ganesh Siva, while Sinju has taken care of the art direction. It is to be noted that Koozhangal is one among the several promising films under the Rowdy Pictures banner and will also bring out Taramani fame Vasanth Ravi's Rocky, including Nayanthara's psychological thriller Netrikann in which she will be seen playing the role of a visually-challenged person. Likewise, Rowdy Pictures is also associated with the jolly rom-com Kaathu Vaakula Rendu Kadhal, which will mark Vignesh Shivan's next directorial with Nayanthara and 'Makkal Selvan' Vijay Sethupathi in the lead roles, with Samantha Akkineni also a part of the cast.