Nominees – 2019




ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON DEC. 20, 2019



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

  • Ennai Theadi – Monster
  • Manamengum Maaya Oonjal – Gypsy
  • Megathoodham – Airaa
  • Siriki – Kaappaan
  • Unna Nenachu – Psycho



2. Best Lyrics

  • S. Gnanakaravel – Siriki (Kaappaan)
  • Karky – Hey Nijame (Enai Noki Paayum Thota)
  • Karthik Netha – Anthimaalai Neram & Theera Kadhal (Monster)
  • Thamarai – Megathoodham (Airaa)
  • Vivek – Kulirudha Pulla (Oththa Seruppu Size 7) & Nenja Unakaga (Sindhubaadh)
  • Yugabharathi – Manamengum Maaya Oonjal (Gypsy) & Vellattu Kannazhagi (Mehandi Circus)



3. Best Singer – Female

  • Bombay Jayashri – Hey Nijame (Enai Noki Paayum Thota)
  • Darshana KT – Kurile Kurile (Kaappaan)
  • Keerthana Vaidyanathan – Idhamaai (Kolaigaran) & Thooya (Rajabheema)
  • Padmapriya Raghavan – Megathoodham (Airaa)
  • Shweta Mohan – Adhuva Adhuva (Naadodigal 2) & Azhagu Azhagu (Sangathamizhan)
  • Srinidhi S. – Rekka Namakku (Raatchasi)



4. Best Singer – Male

  • Javed Ali – Kurile Kurile (Kaappaan)
  • Karthik – Idhamaai (Kolaigaran) & Thooya (Rajabheema)
  • Nivas K. Prasanna – Pasappukkalli (Devarattam)
  • Sathyaprakash D. – Thimiru Kaattaadha Di (LKG) & Theera Kadhal (Monster)
  • Sid Sriram – Unna Nenachu (Psycho) & Tamizh Anthem (LKG)
  • Sreekanth Hariharan – Unakaga (Bigil) & Uthira Uthira (Pon Manickavel)



5. Best Music Direction

  • Anirudh Ravichander – Petta
  • Darbuka Siva – Enai Noki Paayum Thota
  • Justin Prabhakaran – Monster
  • A. R. Rahman – Bigil
  • Tenma – Irandam Ulagaporin Kadaisi Gundu



6. Best Song Album

  • Dev – Harris Jayaraj
  • Enai Noki Paayum Thota – Darbuka Siva
  • Gypsy – Santhosh Narayanan
  • Mehandi Circus – Sean Roldan
  • Monster – Justin Prabhakaran
  • Sivappu Manjal Pachai – Siddhu Kumar



7. Best Background Score

  • G. V. Prakash Kumar – Asuran
  • Ron Ethan Yohann – Game Over
  • Shyamalangan – Gangs of Madras
  • S. S. Thaman – Magamuni
  • Yuvan Shankar Raja – Super Deluxe



8. Best Costume Design

  • Komal Shahani – Bigil
  • Neeraja Kona – NGK
  • Niharika Bhasin Khan – Petta
  • Praveen Raja D – Mehandi Circus
  • Uthara Menon – Enai Noki Paayum Thota



9. Best Production Design

  • Lakshmy Ramakrishnan – House Owner
  • T. Muthuraj – Bigil
  • Sathishkumar – Mehandi Circus
  • Vijay Adhinathan – Super Deluxe
  • Vijay Adhinathan & Siva – Gangs of Madras



10. Best Sound Design

  • Resul Pookutty – Oththa Seruppu Size 7
  • Sachin Sudhakaran & Hariharan M. – Game Over & Monster
  • Sampath Alwar – Aadai
  • Tapas Nayak – House Owner
  • Tapas Nayak – Super Deluxe



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11. Best Editing

  • Philomin Raj – Kaithi
  • Praveen Antony – Enai Noki Paayum Thota
  • Richard Kevin A. – Game Over
  • V. J. Sabu Joseph – Magamuni
  • Sathyaraj Natarajan – Super Deluxe



12. Best Cinematography

  • Ramji – Oththa Seruppu Size 7
  • Ravi Yadav – Sarvam Thaala Mayam
  • S. Thirunavukkarasu – Petta
  • A. Vasanth – Game Over
  • Vijay Karthik Kannan – Aadai
  • P. S. Vinod & Nirav Shah – Super Deluxe



13. Best Writing – Story

  • Ashwin Saravanan & Kaavya Ramkumar – Game Over
  • Babu Tamizh – Jiivi
  • Johnson K. – A1
  • Santhakumar – Magamuni
  • Thiagarajan Kumararaja – Super Deluxe



14. Best Writing – Dialogue

  • Lakshmy Ramakrishnan – House Owner
  • R. Parthiepan – Oththa Seruppu Size 7
  • Rajiv Menon – Sarvam Thaala Mayam
  • Sankar Dass – Monster
  • Santhakumar – Magamuni
  • Thiagarajan Kumararaja – Super Deluxe



15. Best Writing – Screenplay

  • Ashwin Saravanan & Kaavya Ramkumar – Game Over
  • C. V. Kumar – Gangs of Madras
  • Madhumita & Sabarivasan Shanmugam – K. D. (a) Karuppu Durai
  • Nelson Venkatesan & Sankar Dass – Monster
  • Thiagarajan Kumararaja, Nalan Kumarasamy, Mysskin, & Neelan K. Shekar – Super Deluxe



16. Best Direction

  • Chezhiyan – To Let
  • Gautham Vasudev Menon – Enai Noki Paayum Thota
  • Ram – Peranbu
  • Thiagarajan Kumararaja – Super Deluxe
  • H. Vinoth – Nerkonda Paarvai



17. Best Production

  • Bayview Projects LLP – Boney Kapoor, & Zee Studios – Nerkonda Paarvai
  • Neelam Productions – Pa. Ranjith – Irandam Ulagaporin Kadaisi Gundu
  • Potential Studios LLP – S. R. Prakash Babu, S. R. Prabhu, P. Gopinath, & Thanga Prabaharan R. – Monster
  • Shree Raajalakshmi Films – P. L. Thenappan – Peranbu
  • Yoodlee Films – Vikram Mehra & Siddharth Anand Kumar – K. D. (a) Karuppu Durai



18. Best Film

  • House Owner – Lakshmy Ramakrishnan & Monkey Creative Labs & Seven Wonders Motion Pictures
  • K. D. (a) Karuppu Durai – Madhumita & Yoodlee Films
  • Monster – Nelson Venkatesan & Potential Studios LLP
  • Peranbu – Ram & Shree Raajalakshmi Films
  • Super Deluxe – Thiagarajan Kumararaja & Tyler Durden & Kino Fist, East West Dream Works Entertainment, & Alchemy Vision Workz



19. Best Actor – Female

  • Amala Paul – Aadai
  • Aparna Balamurali – Sarvam Thaala Mayam
  • Priyanka Ruth – Gangs of Madras
  • Samantha – Super Deluxe
  • Sri Ranjani – House Owner
  • Taapsee Pannu – Game Over



20. Best Actor – Male

  • Arun Vijay – Thadam
  • Dhanush – Enai Noki Paayum Thota
  • Mammootty – Peranbu
  • R. Parthiepan – Oththa Seruppu Size 7
  • Vijay Sethupathi – Super Deluxe



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21. Best Supporting Actor – Female

  • Abhirami Venkatachalam – Nerkonda Paarvai
  • Ammu Abhirami – Asuran
  • Indhuja – Magamuni
  • Vidya Pradeep – Thadam
  • Vinodhini Vaidyanathan – Game Over



22. Best Supporting Actor – Male

  • Arjun Sarja – Kolaigaran
  • Ashwanth Ashokkumar – Super Deluxe
  • Fahadh Faasil – Super Deluxe
  • Ilavarasu – NGK
  • Kumaravel – Sarvam Thaala Mayam



23. Best Debutante

  • Ann Sheetal – Kaalidas
  • Lijomol Jose – Sivappu Manjal Pachai
  • Lovelyn Chandrasekhar – House Owner
  • Palak Lalwani – Kuppathu Raja, Sixer
  • Sathyakala – Thorati



24. Best Debutant

  • Arav – Market Raja MBBS
  • Dhruv Vikram – Adithya Varma
  • Madhampatty Rangaraj – Mehandi Circus
  • Sunil – Seethakaathi
  • Vishwa – Champion



25. Best Actor in a Negative Role

  • Arjun Das – Kaithi
  • Bagavathi Perumal – Super Deluxe
  • Lagubaran – Sathru
  • Nawazuddin Siddiqui – Petta
  • Tovino Thomas – Maari 2



26. Best Entertainer

  • R. J. Balaji – LKG
  • R. Parthiepan – Oththa Seruppu Size 7
  • Rajinikanth – Petta
  • Santhanam – A1
  • S. J. Suryah – Monster



27. Best Comedienne / Comedian

  • Dheena – Kaithi
  • Karunakaran – Monster
  • Munishkanth – Irandam Ulagaporin Kadaisi Gundu
  • Sathish – July Kaatril
  • Yogi Babu – Gurkha



28. Best Stunt Choreography

  • Anl Arasu – NGK
  • Dinesh Kasi – Suttu Pidikka Utharavu
  • Peter Hein – Petta
  • Stunner Sam & PC – Irandam Ulagaporin Kadaisi Gundu
  • Vicky – Sathru



29. Best Dance Choreography

  • Jani – Gaandakannazhagi (Namma Veettu Pillai)
  • Prabhu Deva – Rowdy Baby (Maari 2)
  • Sandy – Kamala (Sangathamizhan)
  • Satish Krishnan – Naan Pizhaippeno (Enai Noki Paayum Thota)
  • Sheriff – Marana Mass (Petta)



30. Best Crew

  • Team Game Over
  • Team Gangs of Madras
  • Team Kaithi
  • Team Petta
  • Team Super Deluxe



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31. Best Find of the Year

  • Ashwin Sharma – Singer, Yaarovai (Angelina) & Lorry Lucky Lorry (Bakrid)
  • Dhanam – Actor, Sivappu Manjal Pachai
  • Karthik K. Thillai – Cinematographer, Gangs of Madras
  • Naveen Nanjundan – Writer, Sathru
  • Ofir J. Rock – Singer, Tabakkunu (Monster)
  • Radhakrishnan Dhanapal – Editor, Gangs of Madras
  • Ramgopal Krishnaraju – Music Composer, Vellai Pookal
  • K. C. Sundaram – Writer, July Kaatril



32. Favourite Heroine

  • Lijomol Jose – Sivappu Manjal Pachai
  • Mahima Nambiar – Magamuni
  • Megha Akash – Enai Noki Paayum Thota
  • Samantha – Super Deluxe
  • Shraddha Srinath – Nerkonda Paarvai



33. Favourite Hero

  • Dhanush – Asuran
  • Karthi – Kaithi
  • G. V. Prakash Kumar – Sarvam Thaala Mayam
  • Rajinikanth – Petta
  • S. J. Suryah – Monster



34. Favourite Film

  • Asuran – Vetri Maaran
  • Monster – Nelson Venkatesan
  • Sivappu Manjal Pachai – Sasi
  • Super Deluxe – Thiagarajan Kumararaja
  • Thadam – Magizh Thirumeni



35. Favourite Director

  • Ashwin Saravanan – Game Over
  • Karthik Subbaraj – Petta
  • Magizh Thirumeni – Thadam
  • Sasi – Sivappu Manjal Pachai
  • H. Vinoth – Nerkonda Paarvai



36. Favourite Song

  • Hey Nijame – Enai Noki Paayum Thota
  • Pasappukkalli – Devarattam
  • Theera Kadhal – Monster
  • Vellattu Kannazhagi – Mehandi Circus
  • Verithanam – Bigil



37. Favourite Singer – Female

  • Jonita Gandhi – Hey Amigo (Kaappaan)
  • Madhura Dhara Talluri – Unakaga (Bigil)
  • Neeti Mohan – Gaandakannazhagi (Namma Veettu Pillai)
  • Niranjana Ramanan & Priyanka Deshpande – Madura Palapalakuthu (Devarattam)
  • Priyanka NK – Venmegam (Dha Dha 87)
  • Saindhavi – Ellu Vaya (Asuran)



38. Favourite Singer – Male

  • Anirudh Ravichander – Gaandakannazhagi (Namma Veettu Pillai)
  • Ashwin Sharma – Yaarovai (Angelina) & Lorry Lucky Lorry (Bakrid)
  • Naresh Iyer – Dei Machan Dev (Dev)
  • Pradeep Kumar – Kodi Aruvi (Mehandi Circus)
  • Sean Roldan – Vellattu Kannazhagi (Mehandi Circus) & Ennai Theadi (Monster)
  • Vijay – Verithanam (Bigil)



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

  • Arun Raj – Thadam
  • Hari Dafusia – Gangs of Madras
  • Siddhu Kumar – Sivappu Manjal Pachai
  • Tenma – Irandam Ulagaporin Kadaisi Gundu



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

  • Ann Sheetal – Kaalidas
  • Dhruv Vikram – Adithya Varma
  • Lovelyn Chandrasekhar – House Owner
  • Malavika Mohanan – Petta
  • Nawazuddin Siddiqui – Petta



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