The hit HBO series The Wire, where his character was agonisingly caught in the murky intrigues of the Baltimore police department, made him most famous for his portrayal of the stiff-upper Lt. Cedric Daniels
This is Suriya's first National Award, while Ajay Devgn's third (he won Best Actor for his roles in The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002) and Zakhm (1998))
Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Smruti Pratishthan, Pune, a Registered Public Charitable Trust established 32 years ago by the Mangeshkar Family, felicitated legends from the field of music, drama, art and more on April 24