Late Editor Kishore won his second National Award for Visaaranai; his first was for Aadukalam. Indeed a proud moment for the entire Tamil industry, but not for his father. "My son dedicated his whole life to cinema and what has it given him," Kishore's father was quoted saying to a leading daily. He also pointed out that the film fraternity never looked back at them after his demise. In fact, it was Vetrimaaran's personal assistant who informed them about the award. "When Aadukalam was being made, Dhanush and my son were best friends. They used to hang out together. But until today, I haven't even received a call from Dhanush," he added.