Published Feb 14, 2024 | 3:21 PM ⚊ Updated Feb 14, 2024 | 3:21 PM
Director M Manikandan. (Wikimedia)
Burglars, who stole some cash, gold jewellery, and medals from the residence of National Award-winning Tamil director M Manikandan in Madurai, had a change of heart and returned only the medals with a note of apology.
They made a sudden appearance at the house of the director in Usilampatti on Monday, 12 February and left the medals along with a hand-written note in a polythene carry bag, at the entrance of the home.
They left the place unnoticed, a senior police official said on Tuesday, 13 February.
Written in Tamil on a ruled scrap paper, the apology letter read: “Sir, forgive us, your hard work is yours.”
However, ₹1 lakh in cash and five sovereign gold stolen from Manikandan’s house on 8 February were not returned.
Manikandan shot to fame with his Kaaka Muttai (The Crow’s Egg) in 2014, which won the award for Best Children’s Film at the 62nd National Film Awards.
His Kadaisi Vivasayi (The Last Farmer), released in 2021, won the Best Feature Film award at the 69th National Film Awards.
The police said some unidentified persons broke into Manikandan’s house when he and his family were in Chennai, and decamped with the awards, cash and jewellery.
The Usilampatti police, who registered a case, launched a hunt to trace out and nab the burglars.
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