Kartik Fine Arts has announced the names of artistes who will be honoured during their 36th Tear Art Festival in December 2010 / January 2011.

Mridangam artiste, J. Vaidhyanathan gets the 'Isai Peroli', dancer Lavanya Sankar gets the Nadana Mamani, flutist Dr. N. Ramani will be given the 'Tamil Isai Vender' title and the Natya Chudar award is for Anuroopitha Sampath (dancer).

The Kartik Rajagopal award goes to sabha secretary 'Mudhra' Baskar, the Dr. Seerkazhi Govindarajan award to nadaswaram maestro S R G Rajanna, the Guru Karaikudi Mani award to Kallidaikurichi S. Sivakumar (mridangam) and the D. K. Pattammal award to young vocalist Amrutha Venkatesh.