TN announces State Film awards for 6 years from 2009-2014
The Tamil Nadu government has announced the State Film awards for six consecutive years from 2009-2014. In the Best Picture category, films Pasanga (2009), Myna (2010), Vaagai Sooda Vaa (2011), Vazhakku En 18/9 (2012), Ramanujan (2013) and Kutram Kadithal (2014) received the top honours. The awards were last announced in the year 2008.
The Tamil Nadu state government has announced film awards for six years, from 2009 to 2014, across various categories from Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Actress among others. Interestingly, none of these awards feature any of the popular stars of Tamil filmdom and those chosen were solely on merit. Here?s the complete list:Winners (2009).year2009_wrap {width:auto; border:dashed 1px #999; padding:10px; font-family:"Open Sans"}.year2009_headline {width:auto; margin-bottom:5px; text-transform:uppercase; font-size:150%}.year2009_line {width:auto; border:dotted #999; margin-bottom:3px; margin-top:3px}.year2009_space {width:auto; margin:6px}.year2009_box1 ul {width:auto; list-style:url(http://www.hindustantimes.com/static/ht2016/10/bulletbrown1.png); margin:10px; padding-left:11px}.clrboth {clear:both; margin:5px}.Headline_bar {font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 100%; color: #FFF; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;}.normal {font-family: "Open Sans"; text-align: left; padding-left:2%}.normal_centre {font-family: "Open Sans"; text-align:right; padding-right:2%}.source {width:auto; font-size:85%; color:#333; text-align:right; font-family:"Open Sans"; padding:10px}.wrap {width:auto; float:left; padding:5px; margin-right:8px}@media only screen and (max-width:360px) {.year2009_wrap {width:auto; border:solid 1px #999; padding:5px; font-family:"Open Sans"}.normal {font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 90%; text-align: left; padding-left:1%}}Categories2009Best Picture (First Prize)PasangaBest Picture (Second Prize)Mayandi KudumbatharBest Picture (Third Prize)Achamundu AchamunduBest ActorKaran (Malayan)Best ActressPadmapriya (Pokkisham)Best Actor (Special Prize)Prasanna (Achamundu Achamundu)Best Actress (Special Prize)Anjali (Angadi Theru)Best VillainPrakash Raj (Villu)Best ComedianGanja Karuppu (Malayan)Best Character Artist (Male)Sarath Babu (Malayan)Best Character Artist (Female)Renuka (Ayan)Best DirectorVasantha Balan (Angadi Theru)Best ScriptwriterCheran (Pokkisham)Best Dialogue WriterPandi Raj (Pasanga)Best Music DirectorSundar C. Babu (Nadodigal)Best LyricistYugabharathi (Pasanga)Best Playback Singer (Male)Balamuralikrishna (Pasanga)Best Playback Singer (Female)Mahathi (Ayan)Best CinematographerManoj Paramahamsa (Eeram)Best Sound EngineerT. Udayakumar (Peranmai)Best EditorT.E. Kishore (Eeram)Best Art DirectorV. Selvakumar (Peranmai)Best Stuntman?Miracle? Michael (Peranmai)Best ChoreographerDinesh (Yogi)Best Make Up ArtistV. Shanmugham (Kandaswamy)Best Costume DesignerNalini Sriram (Ayan)Best Dubbing Artist (Male)Vinodh (Anthony Yaar)Best Dubbing Artist (Female)Mahalakshmi (Eeram and Pasanga)Best Child ArtistT.S. Kishore and Sriram (Pasanga)Winners (2010).year2010_wrap {width:auto; border:dashed 1px #999; padding:10px; font-family:"Open Sans"}.year2010_headline {width:auto; margin-bottom:5px; text-transform:uppercase; font-size:150%}.year2010_line {width:auto; border:dotted #999; margin-bottom:3px; margin-top:3px}.year2010_space {width:auto; margin:6px}.year2010_box1 ul {width:auto; list-style:url(http://www.hindustantimes.com/static/ht2016/10/bulletbrown1.png); margin:10px; padding-left:11px}.clrboth {clear:both; margin:5px}.Headline_bar {font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 100%; color: #FFF; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;}.normal {font-family: "Open Sans"; text-align: left; padding-left:2%}.normal_centre {font-family: "Open Sans"; text-align:right; padding-right:2%}.source {width:auto; font-size:85%; color:#333; text-align:right; font-family:"Open Sans"; padding:10px}.wrap {width:auto; float:left; padding:5px; margin-right:8px}@media only screen and (max-width:360px) {.year2010_wrap {width:auto; border:solid 1px #999; padding:5px; font-family:"Open Sans"}.normal {font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 90%; text-align: left; padding-left:1%}}Categories2010Best Picture (First Prize)MynaBest Picture (Second Prize)KalavaniBest Picture (Third Prize)PuthranBest Special PrizeNamma GramamBest ActorVikram (Raavanan)Best ActressAmala Paul (Myna)Best Actor (Special Prize)Y.G. Mahendra (Puthran)Best Actress (Special Prize)Sangeetha (Puthran)Best VillainS. Thirumurugan (Kalavani)Best ComedianJ. Thambi Ramaiah (Myna)Best Character Artist (Male)P. Samuthrakani (Eesan)Best Character Artist (Female)Saranya Ponvannan (Kalavani)Best DirectorPrabhu Solomon (Myna)Best ScriptwriterR. Sargunam (Kalavani)Best Dialogue WriterR. Sargunam (Kalavani)Best Music DirectorYuvan Shankar Raja (Paiyya)Best LyricistPirai Sudan (Neeyum Naanum)Best Playback Singer (Male)Karthik (Raavanan)Best Playback Singer (Female)Chinmayi (Enthiran)Best CinematographerSanthosh Sivan and V. Manikandan (Raavanan)Best Sound EngineerG. Tharanipathy (Yaathumaagi)Best EditorP. Lenin (Namma Gramam)Best Art DirectorT. Santhanam (Aayirathil Oruvan)Best StuntmanAnal Arasu (Vandhe Maatharam)Best ChoreographerRaju Sundaram (Paiyaa)Best Make Up ArtistManohar (Boss Engira Baskaran)Best Costume DesignerNatraj (Kalavani)Best Dubbing Artist (Male)K. Manohar (Narthagi)Best Dubbing Artist (Female)Savitha (Boss Engira Baskaran)Best Child ArtistAswath Ram (Nandalaala)Winners (2011).year2011_wrap {width:auto; border:dashed 1px #999; padding:10px; font-family:"Open Sans"}.year2011_headline {width:auto; margin-bottom:5px; text-transform:uppercase; font-size:150%}.year2011_line {width:auto; border:dotted #999; margin-bottom:3px; margin-top:3px}.year2011_space {width:auto; margin:6px}.year2011_box1 ul {width:auto; list-style:url(http://www.hindustantimes.com/static/ht2016/10/bulletbrown1.png); margin:10px; padding-left:11px}.clrboth {clear:both; margin:5px}.Headline_bar {font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 100%; color: #FFF; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;}.normal {font-family: "Open Sans"; text-align: left; padding-left:2%}.normal_centre {font-family: "Open Sans"; text-align:right; padding-right:2%}.source {width:auto; font-size:85%; color:#333; text-align:right; font-family:"Open Sans"; padding:10px}.wrap {width:auto; float:left; padding:5px; margin-right:8px}@media only screen and (max-width:360px) {.year2011_wrap {width:auto; border:solid 1px #999; padding:5px; font-family:"Open Sans"}.normal {font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 90%; text-align: left; padding-left:1%}}Categories2011Best Picture (First Prize)Vaagai Sooda VaaBest Picture (Second Prize)Deiva ThirumagalBest Picture (Third Prize)Uchi Thanai MurgarnthaalBest Special PrizeMarinaBest ActorVimal (Vaagai Sooda Vaa)Best ActressIniya (Vaagai Sooda Vaa)Best Actor (Special Prize)Sivakarthikeyan (Marina)Best Actress (Special Prize)Anushka (Deiva Thirumagal)Best VillainPonvannan (Vaagai Sooda Vaa)Best ComedianMano Bala (Many Films)Best Comedian (Female)Devadharshini (Kanchana)Best Character Artist (Male)Nasser (Deiva Thirumagal)Best Character Artist (Female)Lakshmi Ramakrishnan (Uchi Thanai Murgarnthaal)Best DirectorA. L. Vijay (Deiva Thirumagal)Best ScriptwriterRadha Mohan (Payanam)Best Dialogue WriterPandi Raj (Marina)Best Music DirectorHarris Jayaraj (Ko)Best LyricistMuthulingam (Medhai)Best Playback Singer (Male)Haricharan (Deiva Thirumagal)Best Playback Singer (Female)Swetha Mohan (Many films)Best CinematographerBalasubramaniam (180)Best Sound EngineerU.K.I. Ayyapan (Many films)Best EditorRaja Mohammed (Vaagai Sooda Vaa)Best Art DirectorKiran (Ko)Best StuntmanPeter Heins (Ko)Best ChoreographerLawrence (Kanchana)Best Make Up ArtistDasarathan (Avan Ivan)Best Costume DesignerSwetha Srinivas (Ko)Best Dubbing Artist (Male)Sai Ravi (Siruthai)Best Dubbing Artist (Female)Priyanka (Yuddham Sei)Best Child ArtistSara (Deiva Thirumagal)Winners (2012).year2012_wrap {width:auto; border:dashed 1px #999; padding:10px; font-family:"Open Sans"}.year2012_headline {width:auto; margin-bottom:5px; text-transform:uppercase; font-size:150%}.year2012_line {width:auto; border:dotted #999; margin-bottom:3px; margin-top:3px}.year2012_space {width:auto; margin:6px}.year2012_box1 ul {width:auto; list-style:url(http://www.hindustantimes.com/static/ht2016/10/bulletbrown1.png); margin:10px; padding-left:11px}.clrboth {clear:both; margin:5px}.Headline_bar {font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 100%; color: #FFF; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;}.normal {font-family: "Open Sans"; text-align: left; padding-left:2%}.normal_centre {font-family: "Open Sans"; text-align:right; padding-right:2%}.source {width:auto; font-size:85%; color:#333; text-align:right; font-family:"Open Sans"; padding:10px}.wrap {width:auto; float:left; padding:5px; margin-right:8px}@media only screen and (max-width:360px) {.year2012_wrap {width:auto; border:solid 1px #999; padding:5px; font-family:"Open Sans"}.normal {font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 90%; text-align: left; padding-left:1%}}Categories2012Best Picture (First Prize)Vazhakku En 18/9Best Picture (Second Prize)SaataiBest Picture (Third Prize)ThoniBest Special PrizeKumkiBest ActorJeeva (Nee Thane En Ponvasantham)Best ActressLakshmi Menon (Kumki and Sundarapandian)Best Actor (Special Prize)Vikram Prabhu (Kumki)Best Actress (Special Prize)Samantha (Nee Thane En Ponvasantham)Best VillainVijay Sethupathi (Sundarapandian)Best ComedianSoori (Many films)Best Comedian (Female)Aarthi (Paraseega Mannan)Best Character Artist (Male)Naren (Manam Kothi Paravai)Best Character Artist (Female)Revathi (Ammavin Kaipesi)Best DirectorBalaji Sakthivel (Vazhakku En 18/9)Best ScriptwriterS.R. Prabhakaran (Sundarapandian)Best Dialogue WriterAnbhazhagan (Saatai)Best Music DirectorT. Imman (Kumki)Best LyricistN. MuthukumarBest Playback Singer (Male)K.G. Ranjith (Kumki)Best Playback Singer (Female)Shreya Ghoshal (Kumki)Best CinematographerSukumar (Kumki)Best Sound EngineerM. Ravi (Nee Thane En Ponvasantham)Best EditorL.V.K. Das (Paradesi)Best Art DirectorC.S. Balachandar (Paradesi)Best StuntmanSilva (Vettai)Best ChoreographerPandit Brij Maharaj (Vishwaroopam)Best Make Up ArtistT. Dinakaran (Sundarapandian)Best Costume DesignerGautami (Vishwaroopam)Best Dubbing Artist (Male)Rajendran (Sakuni)Best Dubbing Artist (Female)Divya (Paradesi)Winners (2013).year2013_wrap {width:auto; border:dashed 1px #999; padding:10px; font-family:"Open Sans"}.year2013_headline {width:auto; margin-bottom:5px; text-transform:uppercase; font-size:150%}.year2013_line {width:auto; border:dotted #999; margin-bottom:3px; margin-top:3px}.year2013_space {width:auto; margin:6px}.year2013_box1 ul {width:auto; list-style:url(http://www.hindustantimes.com/static/ht2016/10/bulletbrown1.png); margin:10px; padding-left:11px}.clrboth {clear:both; margin:5px}.Headline_bar {font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 100%; color: #FFF; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;}.normal {font-family: "Open Sans"; text-align: left; padding-left:2%}.normal_centre {font-family: "Open Sans"; text-align:right; padding-right:2%}.source {width:auto; font-size:85%; color:#333; text-align:right; font-family:"Open Sans"; padding:10px}.wrap {width:auto; float:left; padding:5px; margin-right:8px}@media only screen and (max-width:360px) {.year2013_wrap {width:auto; border:solid 1px #999; padding:5px; font-family:"Open Sans"}.normal {font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 90%; text-align: left; padding-left:1%}}Categories2013Best Picture (First Prize)RamanujanBest Picture (Second Prize)ThangameenkalBest Picture (Third Prize)Pannaiyarum PadminiyumBest Special PrizeAalBest ActorArya (Raja Rani)Best ActressNayantara (Raja Rani)Best Actor (Special Prize)Vijay Sethupathi (Pannaiyarum PadminiyumAnd Itharku Thane (Aasaipattai Balakumara) Best Actress (Special Prize)Nazariya Nasim (Neram)Best VillainVidiyal Raj (Aal)Best ComedianSathyan (Raja Rani)Best Character Artist (Male)Jayaprakash (Pannaiyarum Padminiyum)Best Character Artist (Female)Thulasi (Pannaiyarum Padminiyum)Best DirectorRam (Thangameenkal)Best ScriptwriterBalu Mahendra (Thalaimuraigal)Best Dialogue WriterAtlee (Raja Rani)Best Music DirectorRamesh Vinayakam (Ramanujan)Best LyricistNa. Muthukumar (Thangameenkal)Best Playback Singer (Male)S.P.B. Charan (Pannaiyarum Padminiyum)Best Playback Singer (Female)Sandhiya (Pannaiyarum Padminiyum)Best CinematographerSiddharth (J.K. Enum Nanbanin Vaazhkai)Best Sound EngineerThapas Nayak (Raja Rani)Best EditorLeo John Paul (Itharku Thane Aasaipattai Balakumara)Best Art DirectorMahi (Moondru Per Moondru Kaadhal)Best StuntmanSuper Subburaayan (Aaru Mezhuguvathikal and Nedunchaalaigal)Best ChoreographerShobi (Pandiya Naadu)Best Make Up ArtistRajendran (Ramanujan)Best Costume DesignerSakunthala Rajasekar (Ramanujan)Best Dubbing Artist (Male)Kathir (Pandiya Naadu)Best Dubbing Artist (Female)Meena Lochani (Pandiya Naadu)Best Child ArtistSadhana (Thangameenkal)Winners (2014).year2014_wrap {width:auto; border:dashed 1px #999; padding:10px; font-family:"Open Sans"}.year2014_headline {width:auto; margin-bottom:5px; text-transform:uppercase; font-size:150%}.year2014_line {width:auto; border:dotted #999; margin-bottom:3px; margin-top:3px}.year2014_space {width:auto; margin:6px}.year2014_box1 ul {width:auto; list-style:url(http://www.hindustantimes.com/static/ht2016/10/bulletbrown1.png); margin:10px; padding-left:11px}.clrboth {clear:both; margin:5px}.Headline_bar {font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 100%; color: #FFF; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;}.normal {font-family: "Open Sans"; text-align: left; padding-left:2%}.normal_centre {font-family: "Open Sans"; text-align:right; padding-right:2%}.source {width:auto; font-size:85%; color:#333; text-align:right; font-family:"Open Sans"; padding:10px}.wrap {width:auto; float:left; padding:5px; margin-right:8px}@media only screen and (max-width:360px) {.year2014_wrap {width:auto; border:solid 1px #999; padding:5px; font-family:"Open Sans"}.normal {font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 90%; text-align: left; padding-left:1%}}Categories2014Best Picture (First Prize)Kutram KadithalBest Picture (Second Prize)Goli SodaBest Picture (Third Prize)Nimirnthu NilBest Special PrizeKaaka MuttaiBest ActorSiddharth (Kaaviya Thalaivan)Best ActressAishwarya Rajesh (Kaaka Muttai)Best Actor (Special Prize)Bobby Simha (Jigarthanda)Best Actress (Special Prize)Anandhi (Kayal)Best VillainPrithivi Raj (Kaaviya Thalaivan)Best ComedianK.R. Singamuthu (Many films)Best Character Artist (Male)Nasser (Kaaviya Thalaivan)Best Character Artist (Female)Kuyili (Kaaviya Thalaivan)Best DirectorRaghavan (Manja Pai)Best ScriptwriterH. Vinodh (Sathuranga Vettai)Best Dialogue WriterVelraj (Velai Illa Pattathari)Best Music DirectorA.R. Rahman (Kaaviya Thalaivan)Best LyricistNa. Muthukumar (Saivam)Best Playback Singer (Male)Haricharan (Kaaviya Thalaivan)Best Playback Singer (Female)Uthara Unnikrishnan (Saivam)Best CinematographerNirav Shah (Kaaviya Thalaivan)Best Sound EngineerRaj Krishnan (Cuckoo)Best EditorRamesh (Nimirnthu Nil)Best Art DirectorSanthanam (Kaaviya Thalaivan)Best StuntmanDileep Subburayan (Manja Pai and Ra)Best ChoreographerGayatri Raghuram (Nimirnthu Nil)Best Make Up ArtistPattanam Mohammed Rashid (Kaaviya Thalaivan)Best Costume DesignerSelvam (Kaaviya Thalaivan)Best Dubbing Artist (Male)Santhakumar (Nimirnthu Nil)Best Dubbing Artist (Female)Meena Lochani (Manja Pai)Follow @htshowbiz for more