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Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 5 (PTI) Noted filmmaker-screenwriter Deedi Damodaran on Wednesday slammed the Kerala State Film Awards given to rapper Hirandas Murali, who had been accused in a rape case.

Hirandas Murali, popularly known as Vedan, has been named as the “best lyricist" in the recently announced State Film Awards-2024 for a song in the blockbuster movie “Manjummel Boys".

The winners of the prestigious honours have been decided by a jury headed by actor Prakash Raj.

In a Facebook post, Damodaran said the lines “viyarppu thunnititta kuppayam" (the shirt stitched with sweat…) in the song penned by Vedan were “magnificent".

But that award, stained by the blood flowing from the wounds of the complainants, is an injustice, she said, adding that no song of prai

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