KSR honored

Director K S Ravikumar joins the league of film personalities conferred with honorary doctorates. Dr. M G R University will bestow the doctorate upon him at the 18th graduation ceremony to be held at the university premises. The doctorate is to honor KSR’s achievements in the field of cinema. KSR has churned out hits after hits in Tamil and Telugu and worked with the crème de la crème of actors during his career spanning a few decades starting with the thriller Puriyadha Pudhir, produced by Super Good films. His latest is the Surya starrer Diwali release Aadhavan. Along with KSR, former cricketer Kapil Dev and Scientific Advisor for Defence Minister V K Saraswat will also be conferred with doctorates during the university’s convocation.