Maybe be his recent release hadn't gratified the audiences to the core of their interests. But he holds a magnificent position in the pages of World Cinema for his masterpieces. The filmmaker will fly down to Venice for receiving this honor along with his wife Suhasini.

The felicitation ceremony will be held on September 6 during the 67th Venice International Film Festival. Apart from the honoring aspect, Mani Ratnam's 'Raavan' will be screened as well.

It's worth mentioning this prestigious Jaeger-Le Coultre 'Glory to the Filmmaker' award was previously bagged the iconic personalities like Sylvester Stallone, Takeshi Kitano, Agnes Varda, Abbas Kiarostami and many more world renowned film celebrities.