Together with honours for students of the Tamil Nadu Government MGR Film and Television Institute, the Tamil Nadu government has announced the State Film honours for 2015. The award ceremony at TN Rajarathinam Kalai Arangam is scheduled for Wednesday, June 3, 2024. Mr. MP Saminathan, the Minister of Information & Publicity, will present the awards.
The awards were initially presented in 1967 and were subsequently withdrawn in 2008. The government declared the winners for films that came out between 2009 and 2014 when the awards were brought back in 2017.
Thani Oruvan will win the top honour in the Best Film category at the upcoming presentation, while Madhavan and Jyotika will take home the Best Actor and Best Actress awards for their respective flicks, 36 Vayathinile and Irudhi Suttru. Best Villain goes to Aravind Swamy (Thani Oruvan), and Best Director goes to Sudha Kongara (Irudhi Suttru).
The complete list is as follows:
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards-Best Films (2015)
Best Film: First Prize – Thani Oruvan
Best Film: Second Prize – Pasanga 2
Best Film: Third Prize – Prabha
Best Film: Special Prize – Irudhi Suttru
Best Film About Women Empowerment: Special Prize – 36 Vayathinile
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards – Best Actors, Actresses, and Technicians:
Best Actor – R Madhavan (Irudhi Suttru)
Best Actress – Jyotika (36 Vayathinile)
Best Actor: Special Prize – Gautham Karthik (Vai Raja Vai)
Best Actress: Special Prize – Ritika Singh (Irudhi Suttru)
Best Villain – Aravind Swamy (Thani Oruvan)
Best Comedy Actor – Singampuli (Anjukku Onnu)
Best Comedy Actress – Devadarshini (Thiruttu Kalyanam, 36 Vayathinile)
Best Supporting Actor – Thalaivasal Vijay (Apoorva Mahaan)
Best Supporting Actress – Gautami (Papanasam)
Best Director – Sudha Kongara (Irudhi Suttru)
Best Story Writer – Mohan Raja (Thani Oruvan)
Best Dialogue Writer – R Saravanan (Kathukkutty)
Best Music Director – Ghibran (Uttama Villain, Papanasam)
Best lyricist – Vivek (36 Vayathinile)
Best Playback Singer (Male) – Gana Bala (Vai Raja Vai)
Best Playback Singer (Female) – Kalpana Raghavendar (36 Vayathinile)
Best Cinematographer – Ramji (Thani Oruvan)
Best Sound Designer – AL Thukaram, J Maheshwaran (Thakka Thakka)
Best Editor – Gopi Krishna (Thani Oruvan)
Best Art Director – Prabhaharan (Pasanga 2)
Best Stunt Coordinator – T Ramesh (Uttama Villain)
Best Choreographer – Brindha (Thani Oruvan)
Best Makeup – Sabari Girishan (36 Vayathinile, Irudhi Suttru)
Best Costume Designer – Vasuki Bhaskar (Maya)
Best Child Artist – Master Nishesh, Baby Vaishnavi (Pasanga 2)
Best Dubbing Artist (Male) – Gautham Kumar (36 Vayathinile)
Best Dubbing Artist (Female) – R Uma Maheshwari (Irudhi Suttru)
