“That is my hat-trick at this edition of the National Film Awards,” a delighted Jayaraj told The Hindu. A few days ago, during a conversation over phone, director Jayaraj had talked about the National Film Awards, the announcement of which was around the corner. “I was confident that Bhayanakam would be recognised by a sensible jury.”This is his second National Award for best direction. There was another reason for him to rejoice: he also won a special mention for Rebirth, in the non-feature films category. The film fetched him two awards – for direction and adapted screenplay.
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