Mumbai, Apr 16: The V Shantaram awards, one of the prestigious film awards of the country, would be given away at a function to be held here on April 26. The award named after the legendary film maker V Shantaram was instituted in the year 1993, Rajkamal Academy of Cinematic Excellence (RACE) said in a release here today. This years award will witness Ajay Devgan competing with Kamal Hassan and Chiranjeevi among others for the best actor male category, while Devdas is a nominee for the best film category. Films from seven languages will initially compete with each other across categories and the winners will be nominees for the award that will be adjudicated by the 61 members of the academy", it added. Bureau Report