On Saturday (September 14), all attention was on the Telugu and Kannada film industries, where awards for excellence in several categories were distributed. Meanwhile, on Sunday, the Tamil and Malayalam film industries took centre stage.
Director Nelson Dilipkumar’s action drama ‘Jailer’, starring superstar Rajinikanth in the lead role, was awarded the best film. Chiyaan Vikram won best Actor For her performance in ‘Ponniyin Selvan 2’. Lady Superstar Nayantara was crowned best Actress For her role in ‘Annapurani’.
aishwarya rai bachchan won the Best Actress (Critics) award for her stellar performance in ‘Ponniyin Selvan 2’, while Sivakarthikeyan won the Best Actor (Critics) award for his stellar performance in ‘Maaveeran’. Here is the complete list of winners across the four languages:
Winner from Telugu:
Best Actor: Nani (Dussehra)
Best Actress: Keerthy Suresh (Dasara)
Best Director: Srikanth Odela (Dasara)
Best Actor (Critics): Anand Deverakonda (Baby)
Best Actress (Critics): Mrunal Thakur (Hi Nanna)
Sensation of the Year: Sandeep Reddy Vanga
Best Film: Bhagwant Kesari
Best Supporting Actor: Dixit Shetty (‘Dasara’)
Best Supporting Actress: Baby Khaira Khan (‘Hi Nanna’)
Best Debut Actor: Sangeeth Sobhan (‘Mad’)
Best Debut Actress: Vaishnavi Chaitanya (‘Baby’)
Best Comedian: Vishnu (‘Mad’)
Best Music Director: Abdul Wahab (‘Hai Nanna’, ‘Khushi’)
Best Cinematography: Bhuvana Gowda (‘Salaar’)
Best Playback Singer: Ram Miryala (Uru Palletturu from ‘Balagam’)
Best Debut Director: Sauryuv (‘Hi Dad’)
Best Debut Producer: Vaira Entertainments (‘Hi Dad’)
Best Director (Critics): Sai Rajesh
Winner from Kannada:
Best Film: Kaatera
Best Actor: Rakshit Shetty (‘Sapta Sagaradache Elo – Side A’)
best Actress: Chaitra Pickles (‘Toby’)
Best Director: Hemanth Rao (‘Sapta Sagardache Elo – Side A’)
Best Debut Director (Kannada): Nithin Krishnamurthy (‘Hostel Hudugaru Bekagiddare’)
Best Actor (Critics): Dhananjaya (‘Gurudev Hoysala’)
Best Actress (Critics): Rukmini Vasanth (‘Sapta Sagardache Elo – Side A’)
Best Debut Actress: Aradhana (‘Kateera’)
Best Negative Actor: Ramesh Indira (‘Sapta Sagaradache Elo – Side A’)
Best Music Director: V Harikrishna (‘Katera’)
Best Playback Singer (Female): Mangali (‘Katera’)
Best Playback Singer (Male): Kapil Kapilan (‘Sapta Sagaradache Elo – Side A’)
Outstanding Cinema Award: Shiva Rajkumar
Winner from Tamil:
Best Film: ‘Jailor’ (Sun Pictures, Nelson Dilipkumar)
Best Director: Nelson Dilipkumar (‘Jailor’)
Best Actress: Nayanthara (‘Annapoornani’)
Best Actor: Vikram (‘Ponniyin Selvan: II’)
Best Debut Director: Vignesh Raja (‘Por Thozhil’)
Best Debut Actress: Preeti Anju Asrani (‘Ayothi’)
Best Debut Actor: Hridhu Haroon (‘Thugs’)
Best Director (Critics): Arun Kumar Sonaimuthu (‘Chittha’)
Best Actress (Critics): Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (‘Ponniyin Selvan: II’)
Best Actor (Critics): Sivakarthikeyan (Maveeran)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Saritha (‘Maaveeran’)
Best Supporting Actor: Vasanth Ravi (‘Jailer’)
Best Negative Actor: Arjun (‘Leo’)
Best Cinematographer: Theni Eswar (‘Mamanan’)
Best Lyricist: Vignesh Shivan (Rathmare from ‘Jailer’)
Best Playback Singer (Male): Sean Roldan (Naan Gaali from ‘Good Night’)
Best Comedian: Yogi Babu (‘Jailer’)
Rising Star: Sundeep Kishan
Exceptional Performer of the Year: SJ Suryah
Most Promising Actor: Kavin (‘Dada’)
Emerging Producer of the Year: Thittakudi Kannan Ravi (‘Raavana Kottam’)
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Winner from Malayalam:
Best Film: Nanapakal Nerathu Mayakkam
Best Director: Jude Anthony Joseph (‘2018’)
Best Actress: Anaswara Rajan (‘Neru’)
best Actor: Tovino Thomas (‘2018’)
Best Debut Director: Rohit MG Krishnan (‘Iratta’)
Best Debut Actress: Anjana Jayaprakash (‘Pachuvum Athabutha Vilakkum’)
Best Debut Actor: Siju Sunny (‘Thrill’)
Best Actor (Critics): Joju George (‘Iratta’)
Best Negative Actor: Vishnu Agastya (‘RDX’)
Best Cinematographer: Akhil George
Best Music Director: Vishnu Vijay (‘Sulekha Manzil’)
Best Lyricist: Manu Manjeet (Neela Nilave from ‘RDX’)
Best Playback Singer (Female): Anne Amy
Best Playback Singer (Male): K.S. Harishankar (Venmegham, ‘2018’)
Best Actor in a Comic Role: Arjun Ashokan (Romancham)
Best Supporting Actress: Manju Pillai (Falimi)
Best Supporting Actor: Hakim Shah (Pranay Vilasam)
Best Debut Producer: Johnpaul George
