The 8th of May was a big day for us at Galatta Media. It was the day we held our annual award ceremony and this time it was the Galatta Crown 2022 awards. People from all various regions and numerous fans gathered at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium to witness the spectacle that was to take place. This auspicious day was held to celebrate the best of the best. To celebrate and give recognition to the some of the most unbelievable and phenomenal performances given by our beloved actors and actresses, to celebrate music and direction and what not.

The event saw the coming together of various stars such as Ranveer Singh, Lady Superstar Nayantara, Anirudh Ravichander, Sivakarthikeyan, Keerthy Suresh, S. J. Suryah, Yogi Babu, Sanchita Shetty, Selvaraghavan, Jonita Gandhi, Nelson Dilipkumar, Lokesh Kanagaraj, Vignesh Shivan, Udhayanidhi Stalin, Ramya Krishnan, Venkat Prabhu, Priyanka Mohan, and many more. The event saw various segments involving the aforementioned actors to keep the program light and fun.

During the event, Yogi Babu, was honoured with the award, Icon of Comedy (South India) for his variety of performances over the last decade, especially for his outstanding act in Mandela. He was called upon the stage to receive the award. Director Venkat Prabhu presented him with the award and the awarding segment was one of the highlight moments of the event. He delivered a beautiful acceptance speech after which the highlight of that night transpired. Being a huge cricket fan, he was asked to bat with Venkat Prabhu being the pitcher. The comedian was seen hitting the ball effortlessly into the crowd as the fans cheered him on. Many leading celebrities including the likes of Udhayanidhi Stalin, Lokesh Kanagaraj, SJ Suryah, Tanya Ravichandran, Krithi Shetty, and others were glued to the proceedings.

Catch the fun-filled awarding segment video of Yogi Babu here: