Celebrating Onam in Kerala: Sridevi and Boney Kapoor with Priviraj and Shashi Tharoor

The Onam celebrations began in the State on Saturday with Chief Minister Oommen Chandy officially inaugurating the festivities at the Central Stadium.

The grand inaugural was attended by a galaxy of personalities from the political and film fields. Oomen Chandy honoured actors Sridevi Kapoor and Prithviraj Sukumaran for their contribution to cinema. Actor Sridevi in her address recalled her stint with Malayalam films and paid rich tributes to the industry. She said that the Malayalam industry was always ahead of time.

Giving away Onam greetings, Mr. Prithviraj said the true spirit of Onam was that it was celebrated across the State regardless of religious and caste affiliations. 

Last seen in "God's own country" while promoting and starring in Deva Raagam (a film that was not a huge hit despite Sridevi's scintillating performance and her ever-graceful song'n'dance routines), Sridevi looked her Goddessian self while visiting the verdant land.

Prithviraj Sukumaran and Sridevi

Sridevi tweets:

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Wishing a joyful and prosperous Onam and a wonderful year ahead. pic.twitter.com/vfpxzx8J6A
11:19 AM · Sep 16, 2013

Small clip of Sri on stage below:

India Today's Woman of the Year: Sridevi

Sridevi at India Today's Woman Summit.
India Today Woman of the Year in Arts category, all the honours went to Sridevi. 

She was presented a trophy by Shashi Tharoor, from the India Today group. 

Dressed in a red Manish Malhotra sari, Sridevi looked absolutely ravishing. Yet another feather in her well-festooned cap.