Nominees – 2018




ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON DEC. 20, 2018



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

  • Iravingu Theeva(a)i – ’96
  • Kurumba – Tik Tik Tik
  • Pondatee – Goli Soda 2
  • The Life of Ram – ’96
  • Visiri – Enai Noki Paayum Thota



2. Best Lyrics

  • Kabilan Vairamuthu – Vilambara Idaiveli (Imaikka Nodigal)
  • Karthik Netha – The Life of Ram & Anthaathi (’96)
  • Madhan Karky – Kurumba & Kurumba Reprise (Tik Tik Tik)
  • Tamizhachi Thangapandian – Annaandhu Paar (Savarakathi)
  • Uma Devi – Iravingu Theeva(a)i (’96)
  • Vivek – Potta Kaatil Poovasam (Pariyerum Perumal BA.BL)



3. Best Singer – Female

  • Madhu Iyer – Annaandhu Paar (Savarakathi)
  • Shweta Mohan – Idhuvarai (Zhagaram) & Poovukku (Nimir)
  • Sithara Krishnakumar – Kalayum Meghame (Keni)
  • Sudha Ragunathan – Mazhai (Kaalidas)
  • Ujjayinee Roy – Vaa Vaa (Tamizh Padam 2)



4. Best Singer – Male

  • Ananthu – Enn Uyire (Asuravadham)
  • Deepak Subramaniyam – Vaanam (Sketch)
  • Haricharan – Idhuvarai (Zhagaram) & Yean Penne (Iravukku Aayiram Kangal)
  • Pradeep Kumar – The Life of Ram (’96)
  • Prassanna – Thandora (Kadaikutty Singam)



5. Best Music Direction

  • Achu Rajamani – Goli Soda 2
  • Anirudh Ravichander – Kolamavu Kokila
  • Govind Vasantha – ’96 & Asuravadham
  • Mohamaad Ghibran – Vishwaroopam II
  • Santhosh Narayanan – Pariyerum Perumal BA.BL



6. Best Song Album

  • ’96 – Govind Vasantha
  • Goli Soda 2 – Achu Rajamani
  • Nimir – Darbuka Siva & Ajaneesh Loknath
  • Pariyerum Perumal BA.BL – Santhosh Narayanan
  • Tamizh Padam 2 – Kannan



7. Best Background Score

  • Anirudh Ravichander – Kolamavu Kokila
  • Govind Vasantha – Asuravadham
  • Mohamaad Ghibran – Ratsasan
  • Santhosh Narayanan – Mercury
  • Santhosh Narayanan – Vada Chennai



8. Best Costume Design

  • Anu Parthasarathy & Perumal Selvam – Velaikkaran
  • Anu Vardhan – Kaala
  • Maheswari Chanakyan & Zafroon Nizar – Pyaar Prema Kaadhal
  • Pallavi Singh – U Turn
  • Poornima Ramasamy – Thaanaa Serndha Koottam



9. Best Production Design

  • Jackie – Vada Chennai
  • Lalgudi Ilayaraja – Vishwaroopam II
  • T. Muthuraj – 2.0
  • T. Muthuraj – Velaikkaran
  • T. Ramalingam – Kaala



10. Best Sound Design

  • Anand Krishnamoorthi – Vishwaroopam II
  • Kunal Rajan – Mercury
  • Resul Pookutty – 2.0
  • Tapas Nayak – Velaikkaran



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11. Best Editing

  • Anthony – 2.0 & Vanjagar Ulagam
  • R. Govindaraj – Asuravadham
  • San Lokesh – Iravukku Aayiram Kangal
  • Suresh Arumugam – U Turn
  • Vijay Antony – Thimiru Pudichavan



12. Best Cinematography

  • S. R. Kathir – Asuravadham
  • Sivakumar Vijayan – Kolamavu Kokila
  • Theni Easwar – Merku Thodarchi Malai
  • S. Thirunavukkarasu – Mercury
  • R. Velraj – Vada Chennai



13. Best Writing – Story

  • Kaali Rangasamy – Oru Kuppai Kathai
  • Karthik Subbaraj – Mercury
  • Mu. Maran – Iravukku Aayiram Kangal
  • Pawan Kumar – U Turn
  • Vetri Maaran – Vada Chennai



14. Best Writing – Dialogue

  • Kamal Haasan – Vishwaroopam II
  • Kavin Bala – U Turn
  • Makizhnan B. M. – Kaala
  • Mari Selvaraj – Pariyerum Perumal BA.BL
  • Prem Kumar – ’96



15. Best Writing – Screenplay

  • Karthik Subbaraj – Mercury
  • Mari Selvaraj – Pariyerum Perumal BA.BL
  • Maruthupandian – Asuravadham
  • Mohan Raja, Baskaran, & Subha – Velaikkaran
  • Vetri Maaran – Vada Chennai



16. Best Direction

  • Karthik Subbaraj – Mercury
  • Lenin Bharathi – Merku Thodarchi Malai
  • Mari Selvaraj – Pariyerum Perumal
  • Maruthupandian – Asuravadham
  • Vetri Maaran – Vada Chennai



17. Best Production

  • Film Box – Mohamed Aslam – Oru Kuppai Kathai
  • Lyca Productions – Subaskaran – 2.0
  • Neelam Productions – Pa. Ranjith – Pariyerum Perumal BA.BL
  • Dream Tree Productions & Vijay Sethupathi Productions – Merku Thodarchi Malai
  • Wunderbar Films – Dhanush – Vada Chennai



18. Best Film

  • 2.0 – Shankar, Jeyamohan & Lyca Productions
  • ’96 – Prem Kumar & Madras Enterprises
  • Merku Thodarchi Malai – Lenin Bharathi & Dream Tree Productions, Vijay Sethupathi Productions
  • Pariyerum Perumal BA.BL – Mari Selvaraj & Neelam Productions
  • Vada Chennai – Vetri Maaran & Wunderbar Films



19. Best Actor – Female

  • Aishwarya Rajesh – Vada Chennai & Chekka Chivantha Vaanam
  • Easwari Rao – Kaala
  • Nivetha Pethuraj – Thimiru Pudichavan
  • Samantha – U Turn
  • Trisha Krishnan – ’96



20. Best Actor – Male

  • Dhanush – Vada Chennai
  • Guru Somasundaram – Vanjagar Ulagam
  • Kamal Haasan – Vishwaroopam II
  • Kathir – Pariyerum Perumal BA.BL
  • Vijay Sethupathi – ’96



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21. Best Supporting Actor – Female

  • Andrea Jeremiah – Vada Chennai & Vishwaroopam II
  • Anjali Patil – Kaala
  • Gauri Kishan – ’96
  • Ramya Krishnan – Thaanaa Serndha Koottam
  • Rekha – Pyaar Prema Kaadhal



22. Best Supporting Actor – Male

  • Akshay Kumar – 2.0
  • Ameer Sultan – Vada Chennai
  • Delhi Ganesh – Irumbuththirai
  • Prabhu Deva – Mercury
  • Samuthirakani – Kaala & Vada Chennai



23. Best Debutante

  • Ivana – Naachiyaar
  • Gauri Kishan – ’96
  • Raashi Khanna – Imaikka Nodigal
  • Raiza Wilson – Pyaar Prema Kaadhal
  • Sai Pallavi – Diya



24. Best Debutant

  • Aditya Baskar – ’96
  • Anthony Pangu – Merku Thodarchi Malai
  • Dinesh – Oru Kuppai Kathai
  • Roshan – Genius
  • Vijay Devarakonda – NOTA



25. Best Actor in a Negative Role

  • Anurag Kashyap – Imaikka Nodigal
  • Arjun – Irumbuththirai
  • Nana Patekar – Kaala
  • Rahul Bose – Vishwaroopam II
  • Vasumitra – Asuravadham



26. Best Entertainer

  • Rajinikanth – 2.0
  • Siva – Tamizh Padam 2
  • Suriya – Thaanaa Serndha Koottam
  • Vikram – Sketch & Saamy Square
  • Yogi Babu – Kolamavu Kokila



27. Best Comedienne / Comedian

  • Anandraj – Thaana Serntha Kootam & Iravukku Aayiram Kangal
  • Robo Shankar – Velaikkaran & Irumbuththirai
  • Sathish – Mr. Chandramouli & Ghajinikanth
  • Soori – Kadaikutty Singam
  • Yogi Babu – Junga & Pariyerum Perumal BA.BL



28. Best Stunt Choreography

  • ‘Anl’ Arasu – Velaikkaran & Sandakozhi 2
  • Dhilip Subbarayan – Asuravadham & Vada Chennai
  • Dhilip Subbarayan – Kaala & Irumbuththirai
  • Kenny Bates, Nick Powell, Steve Griffin, & Stunt Silva – 2.0
  • Stunner Sam – Pariyerum Perumal BA.BL



29. Best Dance Choreography

  • Baba Bhaskar – Peela Peela (Thaanaa Serndha Koottam)
  • Dinesh – Sodakku Mela (Thaanaa Serndha Koottam)
  • Johnny – Guleba (Gulaebaghavali)
  • Raju Sundaram – Sengarattan Paaraiyula (Sandakozhi 2)
  • Shobi – Karuthavanlam Galeejam.. Antha Karutha Maathu (Velaikkaran)



30. Best Crew

  • Team ’96
  • Team Asuravadham
  • Team Kaala
  • Team Mercury
  • Team Vada Chennai



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31. Best Find of the Year

  • Aaradhana Sivakarthikeyan – Singer, Vaayadi Petha Pulla (Kanaa)
  • Aaron Aziz – Actor, Tik Tik Tik
  • Fareedha – Singer, Gift of Life (Raja Ranguski) & Potta Kaatil Poovasam (Pariyerum Perumal BA.BL)
  • Ilayavan – Music Director, Billa Pandi
  • Kaali Rangasamy – Writer-Director, Oru Kuppai Kathai
  • Maheswari Chanakyan & Zafroon Nizar – Costume Designers, Pyaar Prema Kaadhal
  • Mu. Maran – Writer, Iravukku Aayiram Kangal
  • S. Riyaz – Singer, Malarin Narumanam (Aan Devathai)



32. Favourite Heroine

  • Aishwarya Rajesh – Vada Chennai & Chekka Chivantha Vaanam
  • Keerthy Suresh – Sandakozhi 2
  • Namitha Pramod – Nimir
  • Nivetha Pethuraj – Thimiru Pudichavan
  • Samantha – U Turn



33. Favourite Hero

  • Dhanush – Vada Chennai
  • Kamal Haasan – Vishwaroopam II
  • Rajinikanth – 2.0
  • Rajinikanth – Kaala
  • Vijay Sethupathi – Junga & ’96



34. Favourite Film

  • ’96 – Prem Kumar
  • 2.0 – Shankar
  • Pariyerum Perumal BA.BL – Mari Selvaraj
  • Pyaar Prema Kaadhal – Elan
  • Ratsasan – Ramkumar



35. Favourite Director

  • C. S. Amudhan – Tamizh Padam 2
  • Elan – Pyaar Prema Kaadhal
  • Mohan Raja – Velaikkaran
  • Mari Selvaraj – Pariyerum Perumal BA.BL
  • Shankar – 2.0



36. Favourite Song

  • Iravingu Theeva(a)i – ’96
  • Pondatee – Goli Soda 2
  • The Life of Ram – ’96
  • Vaa Rayil Vida – Pariyerum Perumal BA.BL
  • Visiri – Enai Noki Paayum Thota



37. Favourite Singer – Female

  • Charulatha Mani – Thandhay (Nadigaiyar Thilagam)
  • Janaki Iyer – Arumbey (Kaali)
  • Nayana Nair – Mauna Mazhaiyilae (Nadigaiyar Thilagam)
  • Mirthula Siva – Kurumba Reprise (Tik Tik Tik)
  • Ranina Reddy – Evada (Tamizh Padam 2)
  • Sanjana Kalmanje – Paavadai (Aaruthra)



38. Favourite Singer – Male

  • Achu Rajamani – Pondatee (Goli Soda 2)
  • Karthik – Oli Sindhum (Krishnam) & Oru Kanam (En Peyar Suriya En Veedu India)
  • Mahalingam – Enga Kula (Billa Pandi)
  • Nivas – Arumbey (Kaali)
  • Pradeep Kumar – Kalavarame (Tamizh Padam 2) & Sengathire (Kadaikutty Singam)
  • Yogi Sekar – Pottakaatil (Pariyerum Perumal BA.BL)



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

  • Govind Vasantha – Asuravadham
  • Ilayavan – Billa Pandi
  • A. H. Khaasif – Kaatrin Mozhi



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

  • Aditya Baskar – ’96
  • Gauri Kishan – ’96
  • Ivana – Naachiyaar
  • Raashi Khanna – Imaikka Nodigal
  • Raiza Wilson – Pyaar Prema Kaadhal



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