BENGALURU: The Star Network’s Malayalam offering, Asianet, will be airing the 16th Ujala Asianet Film Awards 2014 on 25 and 26 January at 6.30 pm.

The event was held at Dubai a few days ago. Asianet claims that a 25,000 strong crowd witnessed the show along with several prominent personalities from the film industry and socio-cultural spheres.

The title sponsor for the awards is Jyothy Laboratories flagship brand Ujala.  The event is presented by Samsung UHD TV and KKR Food Products brand Nirapara. The co-sponsors list includes Bhima, Malabar Gold, Preethi, Federal Bank, Dhatri, Kalyan Silks, Berger and Muthootu Mini.

Amongst the awardees are Shahrukh Khan (International Icon of Indian Cinema), Innocent ( Asianet Life Time Achievement Award),  Kamal Haasan (Popular Tamil Actor), Mohan Lal (Actor of the Millennium), Manmootty (Best Actor), Dilip (20 years of Acting Excellence), Prithwi Raj (Most Popular Actor), Amla Paul (Best Actress). 'Drisyam ‘won the award for the best film.