Nominees – 2016

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON DEC. 22, 2016

This page contains the list of nominees only. Click here to see the list of winners.
All entries in each category are listed in alphabetical order.

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1. Best Song

• Engae Ponaai – Zero
• Nenjukkulle – Yaanum Theeyavan
• Rasaali – Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada
• Thalli Pogathey – Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada
• Usuru Narambula – Irudhi Suttru

2. Best Lyrics

• Madhan Karky – Mei Nigara (24)
• Madhan Karky – Maiyal Maiyal (Kanithan)
• Thamarai – Akkam Pakkam (Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum) & Thalli Pogathey (Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada)
• Thamarai – Rasaali (Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada)
• Uma Devi – Maya Nadhi (Kabali)
• Vivek – Aval (Manithan)

3. Best Singer – Female

• Dhee – Usuru Narambula (Irudhi Suttru)
• Neeti Mohan – Engae Ponaai (Zero)
• Shashaa Tirupati – Rasaali (Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada)
• Shweta Mohan – Nila Nila (Yaanum Theeyavan) & Maiyal Maiyal (Kanithan)
• Vandana Srinivasan – Pesayum Esaya (Ul Kuthu)

4. Best Singer – Male

• Aaryan Dinesh Kanagaratnam – Thalli Pogathey (Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada)
• Naresh Iyer – Snegithiye (Raja Mandhiri), Ni Sa (Darling 2) & Dummy Davali (Navarasa Thilagam)
• Nivas K. Prasanna – Mazhai Thooralam (Sethupathi)
• Sid Sriram – Mei Nigara (24)
• Suchith Suresan – Nenjukkulle (Yaanum Theeyavan)

5. Best Music Direction

• Ilaiyaraja – Tharai Thappattai
• Justin Prabhakaran – Oru Naal Koothu
• K – Aandavan Kattalai
• Santhosh Narayanan – Irudhi Suttru & Kabali
• Santhosh Narayanan – Kodi & Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum
• Sean Roldan – Joker

6. Best Song Album

• 24 – A. R. Rahman
• Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada – A. R. Rahman
• Irudhi Suttru – Santhosh Narayanan
• Kabali – Santhosh Narayanan
• Zero – Nivas K. Prasanna

7. Best Background Score

• Ilaiyaraja – Tharai Thappattai & Kuttrame Thandanai
• K – Aandavan Kattalai
• A. R. Rahman & Qutub-E-Kripa – 24
• Santhosh Narayanan – Irudhi Suttru & Iraivi
• Sean Roldan – Joker

8. Best Costume Design

• Anu Parthasarathy, Chaitanya Rao, & Perumal Selvam – Remo
• Darshan Jalan, Isha, Divya & Nidhi Gambhir, & Anisha – 24
• V. Sivabalan & Kalai U. M. (Costumes) – Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum
• Sujith, Kavitha, & Rohit (Costumes) – Iraivi
• Uthara Menon – Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada

9. Best Production Design

• Amit Ray & Subrata Chakraborty – 24
• S. S. Moorthy – Aandavan Kattalai
• Rajeevan – Kaashmora
• T. Ramalingam – Kabali
• R. K. Vijay Murugan – Iraivi

10. Best Promotion

• 24AM Studios – Remo
• PVP Cinema – Thozha
• Sri Thenandal Films – Idhu Namma Aalu
• Thirupathi Brothers Film Media – Rajini Murugan
• V Creations – Kabali

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11. Best Editing

• Kishore Te – Visaranai
• Leo John Paul – Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum
• Prakash Mabbu – Kodi
• V. J. Sabu Joseph – Oru Naal Koothu
• Vivek Harshan – Iraivi

12. Best Cinematography

• Dan Macarthur, Dani Raymond, & Theni Easwar – Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada
• M. Manikandan – Kuttrame Thandanai
• Sivakumar Vijayan – Iraivi
• Sivakumar Vijayan – Irudhi Suttru
• S. Thirunavukkarasu – 24

13. Best Writing – Story

• Raju Murugan – Joker
• Sasi – Pichaikkaran
• Seenu Ramasamy – Dharmadurai
• Vasanthamani – Vetrivel
• Vikram Kumar – 24

14. Best Writing – Dialogue

• Arul Chezhiyan, M. Manikandan, Anucharan – Aandavan Kattalai
• Gautham Menon – Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada
• Nalan Kumarasamy – Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum
• Sankar Dass – Oru Naal Koothu
• Vetri Maaran – Visaranai

15. Best Writing – Screenplay

• Anand Annamalai & M. Manikandan – Kuttrame Thandanai
• Arul Chezhiyan, M. Manikandan, & Anucharan – Aandavan Kattalai
• R. S. Durai Senthilkumar – Kodi
• Karthik Subbaraj – Iraivi
• Vikram Kumar – 24

16. Best Direction

• Karthik Subbaraj – Iraivi
• M. Manikandan – Aandavan Kattalai
• M. Manikandan – Kuttrame Thandanai
• Sudha Kongara – Irudhi Suttru
• Vetri Maaran – Visaranai

17. Best Production

• 2D Entertainment – Suriya – 24
• Don Productions – Harihara Naganathan, S. Muthu, & S. Kaleeswaran – Kuttrame Thandanai
• Dream Warrior Pictures- S. R. Prabhu, S. R. Prakash Babu – Joker
• Gopuram Films – G. N. Anbu Chezhiyan – Aandavan Kattalai
• Grassroot Film Company – Vetri Maaran – Kodi

18. Best Film

• Aandavan Kattalai – M. Manikandan, Arul Chezhiyan, Anucharan & Gopuram Films
• Iraivi – Karthik Subbaraj & Thirukumaran Entertainment
• Kuttrame Thandanai – M. Manikandan, Anand Annamalai & Don Productions
• Oru Naal Koothu – Nelson Venkatesan, Sankar Dass & Kenanya Films
• Visaranai – Vetri Maaran & Wunderbar Films, Grassroot Film Company

19. Best Actor – Female

• Aishwarya Rajesh – Dharmadurai
• Anjali – Iraivi
• Nikhila Vimal – Vetrivel & Kidaari
• Ritika Singh – Irudhi Suttru
• Varalaxmi Sarathkumar – Tharai Thappattai

20. Best Actor – Male

• Guru Somasundaram – Joker
• Madhavan R. – Irudhi Suttru
• Silambarasan – Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada
• Suriya – 24
• S. J. Surya – Iraivi

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21. Best Supporting Actor – Female

• Gayathri Krishnaa – Joker
• Mumtaz Sorcar – Irudhi Suttru
• Pooja Devariya – Iraivi & Kuttrame Thandanai
• Radhika Sarathkumar – Dharmadurai
• Saranya Ponvannan – 24

22. Best Supporting Actor – Male

• M. S. Baskar – Dharmadurai
• Kaali Venkat – Kodi
• Ramesh Thilak – Oru Naal Koothu
• Samuthirakani – Visaranai
• Vijay Sethupathi – Iraivi

23. Best Debutante

• Anupama Parameswaran – Kodi
• Madonna Sebastian – Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum
• Manjima Mohan – Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada
• Nikhila Vimal – Vetrivel
• Nivetha Pethuraj – Oru Naal Koothu
• Wamiqa Gabbi – Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam

24. Best Debutant

• Balakrishna Kola – Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam
• Kalidas Jayaram – Meenkuzhambum Manpanaiyum
• Shirish Saravanan – Metro
• Walter Phillips – Meendum Oru Kadhal Kadhai

25. Best Actor in a Negative Role

• Baba Sehgal – Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada
• R. K. Suresh – Tharai Thappattai
• Suriya – 24
• Vela Ramamurthy – Sethupathi
• Vikram – Iru Mugan

26. Best Entertainer

• Robo Shankar – Velainu Vandhutta Vellaikaaran
• Shiva & Boys – Chennai 600028 II
• Sivakarthikeyan – Rajini Murugan
• Vijay Sethupathi – Sethupathi & Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum

27. Best Comedienne / Comedian

• Avinash Raghudevan – Jil Jung Juk
• Sathish – Remo
• Soori – Rajini Murugan & Velainu Vandhutta Vellaikaaran
• Yogi Babu – Aandavan Kattalai

28. Best Stunt Choreography

• Anbariv & Ravi Verma – Iru Mugan
• Anbariv – 24
• ‘Anl’ Arasu – Remo
• Miracle Michael – Tharai Thappattai
• Rajasekar – Sethupathi
• Stunt Silva – Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada

29. Best Dance Choreography

• Baba Bhaskar – Mutta Bajji (Gethu)
• Dinesh – Jigiru Jigiru (Rajini Murugan)
• Kalyan – Soppana Sundari (Chennai 600028 II)
• Raju Sundaram – Kaalam En (24)
• Sheriff – Songs from Iraivi

30. Best Crew

• Team 24
• Team Aandavan Kattalai
• Team Iraivi
• Team Irudhi Suttru
• Team Kabali

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31. Best Find of the Year

• Ajesh – Music Director, Paambhu Sattai
• Dani Raymond – Cinematographer, Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada
• Darbuka Siva – Music Director, Kidaari
• Hareesh Peradi – Actor, Kidaari & Aandavan Kattalai
• Luksimi Sivaneswaralingam – Singer, Senthoora (Bogan)
• Nelson Venkatesan – Director, Oru Naal Koothu
• Sudha Kongara – Writer-Director, Irudhi Suttru
• R. K. Suresh – Actor, Tharai Thappattai
• Vasanthamani – Writer, Vetrivel
• Winston Chao – Actor, Kabali

32. Favourite Heroine

• Aishwarya Rajesh – Dharmadurai
• Keerthy Suresh – Rajini Murugan
• Madonna Sebastian – Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum
• Manjima Mohan – Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada
• Samantha – 24

33. Favourite Hero

• Dhanush – Kodi
• Rajinikanth – Kabali
• Silambarasan – Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada
• Suriya – 24
• Vijay Sethupathi – Sethupathi & Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum

34. Favourite Film

• 24 – Vikram Kumar
• Irudhi Suttru – Sudha Kongara
• Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum – Nalan Kumarasamy
• Kodi – R. S. Durai Senthilkumar
• Sethupathi – S. U. Arun Kumar

35. Favourite Director

• Gautham Menon – Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada
• Nalan Kumarasamy – Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum
• Seenu Ramasamy – Dharmadurai
• Sudha Kongara – Irudhi Suttru
• Vikram Kumar – 24

36. Favourite Song

• Avalum Naanum – Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada
• Halena – Iru Mugan
• Thalli Pogathey – Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada
• Usuru Narambula – Irudhi Suttru
• Uyire – Zero

37. Favourite Singer – Female

• Kalpana – Yappa Chappa (Kanithan)
• Mridula Warrier – Kadhal Kolluthadi (Ennul Aayiram)
• Nandini Srikar – Kannamma (Rekka)
• Pragathi Guruprasad & Srinisha – Paravai Parandhuchu (Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum)
• Sharanya Srinivas – Leguva (Raja Mandhiri)
• Vandana Srinivasan – Un Kadhal – Reprise (Kavalai Vendam)

38. Favourite Singer – Male

• Aditya Rao – Idhu Naal (Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada)
• Ajesh – Neeyum Naanum (Paambhu Sattai)
• Christopher Stanley – Halena (Iru Mugan)
• Najim Arshad – Kadhal Kolluthadi (Ennul Aayiram)
• Pradeep Kumar – Vaanam Paarthen, Maya Nadhi (Kabali) & Aval (Manithan)
• Yazin Nizar – Ladukio (Saithan)

39. ISAI MINNAL – 2000 — Award for Best Debut as Music Director

• Amrit – Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam
• Augath – Vaaimai
• Deepak Nilambur – Natpadhigaram 79
• Darbuka Siva – Kidaari

40. NERUKKU NER SURIYA – 1997 — Award for Proud Debut in Tamil

• Kalidas Jayaram – Meenkuzhambum Manpanaiyum
• Madonna Sebastian – Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum
• Manjima Mohan – Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada
• Nikhila Vimal – Vetrivel
• Nivetha Pethuraj – Oru Naal Koothu

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