Nominees – 2023

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON DEC. 20, 2023

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

• Arutperum Jothi – Viduthalai Part 1
• Oh Meri Kwabidha – Burqa
• Podhum Podhum – Chandramukhi 2
• Thottu Thazhuvum Thendrale – Lucky Man
• Urugi Urugi – Joe
• Zara – Farhana

2. Best Lyrics

• Ilango Krishnan – Veera Raja Veera & Chinnanjiru Nilave (Ponniyin Selvan: II)
• Kabilan – Ninaivirukka (Pathu Thala)
• Karthik Netha – Athana Per Mathiyila (Raavana Kottam)
• Suka – Onnoda Nadandhaa (Viduthalai Part 1)
• Super Subu – Hukum & Jujubee (Jailer)
• Yugabharathi – Nenjame Nenjame & Raasa Kannu (Maamannan)

3. Best Singer – Female

• Ananya Bhat – Kaattumalli & Onnoda Nadandhaa (Viduthalai Part 1)
• Deepthi Suresh – Osarattum Pathu Thala (Pathu Thala) & Kodi Parakura Kaalam (Maamannan)
• Kalpana Raghavendar & Rakshita Suresh – Kodi Parakura Kaalam (Maamannan)
• Savitha Sai – Thottu Thazhuvum Thendrale (Lucky Man)
• Shweta Mohan – Annai Thanthai (Are You Okay Baby?) & Vaa Vaathi (Vaathi)
• Vandana Srinivasan – Athana Per Mathiyila (Raavana Kottam)

4. Best Singer – Male

• Anand Aravindakshan – Urugi Urugi (Joe)
• Haricharan – Chinnanjiru Nilave (Ponniyin Selvan: II)
• Jithin Raj – Ava Kanna Paatha (Kazhuvethi Moorkkan)
• Pradeep Kumar – Podhum Podhum (Chandramukhi 2)
• Sean Roldan – Naan Gaali (Good Night)
• Vijay Yesudas – Nenjame Nenjame (Maamannan)

5. Best Music Direction

• Anirudh Ravichander – Jailer
• Jen Martin – Dada
• A. R. Rahman – Ponniyin Selvan: II
• Sean Roldan – Good Night
• R. Sivatmikha – Burqa

6. Best Song Album

• August 16 1947 – Sean Roldan
• Lucky Man – Sean Roldan
• Maamannan – A. R. Rahman
• Pathu Thala – A. R. Rahman

7. Best Background Score

• Anirudh Ravichander – Leo
• Bharath Shankar – Maaveeran
• Govind Vasantha – Fight Club
• Justin Prabhakaran – Farhana
• G. V. Prakash Kumar – Mark Antony & Vaathi
• Santhosh Narayanan – Jigarthanda DoubleX

8. Best Costume Design

• Dinesh Manoharan – Maaveeran & Por Thozhil
• Eka Lakhani – Ponniyin Selvan: II
• Praveen Raja – Jigarthanda DoubleX
• Sathya N. J. – Mark Antony
• Sridevi Gopalakrishnan – Joe
• V. Suresh Kumar – Yaathisai

9. Best Production Design

• Arun Venjaramoodu & Kumar Gangappan – Maaveeran
• Indulal Kaveed – Por Thozhil
• Mohan A. R. – DD Returns
• R. Ranjith Kumar – Yaathisai
• T. Santhanam, Balasubramanian, & Kumar Gangappan – Jigarthanda DoubleX
• R. K. Vijai Murugan – Mark Antony

10. Best Sound Design

• Kunal Rajan – Jigarthanda DoubleX
• Hari Prasad – Koozhangal
• Prathap – Viduthalai Part 1
• Sachin Sudhakaran & Hariharan M. – Por Thozhil
• Vinoth Thanigasalam – Chithha

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11. Best Editing

• Ganesh Siva – Koozhangal
• R. K. Selva – Maamannan
• Shafique Mohamed Ali – Jigarthanda DoubleX
• Sreejith Sarang – Por Thozhil
• Suresh A. Prasad – Chithha
• Vijay Velukutty – Mark Antony

12. Best Cinematography

• Abinandhan Ramanujam – Mark Antony
• G. Balamurugan – Burqa
• Ravi Varman – Ponniyin Selvan: II
• Theni Eswar – Maamannan
• S. Thirunavukkarasu – Jigarthanda DoubleX
• Vignesh Kumulai & Che. Parthi – Koozhangal

13. Best Writing – Story

• S. U. Arunkumar – Chithha
• Dharani Rasendran – Yaathisai
• Karthik Subbaraj – Jigarthanda DoubleX
• Madonne Ashwin – Maaveeran
• H. Vinoth – Thunivu

14. Best Writing – Dialogue

• S. U. Arunkumar – Chithha
• Chandhru Anbazhagan & Madonne Ashwin – Maaveeran
• Dharani Rasendran & Thirumurugan Kalilingam – Yaathisai
• Ganesh K. Babu – Dada
• Karthik Subbaraj – Jigarthanda DoubleX
• Sarjun KM & Muruhaveni – Burqa

15. Best Writing – Screenplay

• Adhik Ravichandran, S. J. Arjun, & R. Savari Muthu – Mark Antony
• S. U. Arunkumar – Chithha
• Karthik Subbaraj – Jigarthanda DoubleX
• Sanjay Narayanan – Maalai Nera Mallipoo
• P. S. Vinothraj – Koozhangal

16. Best Direction

• S. U. Arunkumar – Chithha
• Karthik Subbaraj – Jigarthanda DoubleX
• Mari Selvaraj – Maamannan
• Vignesh Raja – Por Thozhil
• P. S. Vinothraj – Koozhangal

17. Best Production

• Etaki Entertainment – Siddharth Suryanarayan – Chithha
• Passion Studios & Soldiers Factory – Sudhan Sundaram & K. S. Sinish – Parking
• SKLS Galaxy Mall – E. Mohan & Madras Stories – Sara Mohan, Dinakar Babu – Burqa
• Super Talkies – Sameer Bharat Ram – Sathiya Sothanai
• Venus Infotainment – K. J. Ganesh – Yaathisai

18. Best Film

• Chithha – S. U. Arunkumar – Etaki Entertainment
• Jigarthanda DoubleX – Karthik Subbaraj – Stone Bench Films
• Koozhangal – P. S. Vinothraj – Learn and Teach Production & Rowdy Pictures
• Maalai Nera Mallipoo – Sanjay Narayanan – Every Frame Matters
• Yaathisai – Dharani Rasendran – Venus Infotainment & Six Star Entertainment

19. Best Actor – Female

• Aishwarya Rajesh – Farhana
• Aparna Das – Dada
• Bhavani Sre – Viduthalai Part 1
• Nimisha Sajayan – Chithha & Jigarthanda DoubleX
• Vasundhara – Thalaikoothal
• Vinithra Menon – Maalai Nera Mallipoo

20. Best Actor – Male

• Kavin – Dada
• Siddharth – Chithha
• Sivakarthikeyan – Maaveeran
• Soori – Viduthalai Part 1
• Vadivelu – Maamannan
• Vikram – Ponniyin Selvan: II

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21. Best Supporting Actor – Female

• Abarnathi – Irugapatru
• Anjali Nair – Chithha
• Raichal Rabecca – Good Night
• Sahasra Shree – Chithha
• Saritha – Maaveeran
• Subatra – Bommai Nayagi

22. Best Supporting Actor – Male

• Balaji – Chithha
• Harish K. – Dada
• Jithan Ramesh – Farhana
• Kali Venkat – Kida & Aneethi
• Ramesh Tilak – Good Night
• Sarath Kumar – Por Thozhil

23. Best Debutante

• Karthika Muralidharan – Saba Nayagan
• Katha Nandi – Thalaikoothal
• Malavika Manoj – Joe
• Meenakshi Chaudhary – Kolai
• Preethi Asrani – Ayothi

24. Best Debutant

• Hridhu Haroon – Thugs
• Karuththadaiyaan – Koozhangal
• Madhur Mittal – 800
• Ram Arun Castro – Harkara
• Seyon Purushothaman – Yaathisai

25. Best Actor in a Negative Role

• M. S. Bhaskar – Parking
• Chetan – Viduthalai Part 1
• Fahadh Faasil – Maamannan
• Naveen Chandra – Jigarthanda DoubleX
• S. J. Suryah – Mark Antony
• Vinayakan – Jailer

26. Best Entertainer

• Manikandan – Good Night
• Rajinikanth – Jailer
• Sivakarthikeyan – Maaveeran
• S. J. Suryah – Mark Antony
• Udhay Karthik – Dinosaurs

27. Best Comedienne / Comedian

• Bala Saravanan – Deiva Machan
• Harshath – Jailer
• Redin Kingsley – DD Returns
• Thangadurai – DD Returns
• Yogi Babu – Maaveeran & Jailer

28. Best Stunt Choreography

• Dhilip Subbarayan – Jigarthanda DoubleX
• Om Siva Prakash – Yaathisai
• Peter Hein & Stun Siva – Viduthalai Part 1
• Phoenix Prabhu – Por Thozhil
• Yannick Ben – Maaveeran

29. Best Dance Choreography

• Baba Baskar – Maamadura (Jigarthanda DoubleX)
• Brinda – Raawadi (Pathu Thala)
• Jani – Ranjithame (Varisu)
• Jani – Kaavaalaa (Jailer)
• Sandy – Namma Thamizh Folku (Dada)

30. Best Crew

• Team Good Night
• Team Jigarthanda DoubleX
• Team Maaveeran
• Team Mark Antony
• Team Yaathisai

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31. Best Find of the Year

• The 4Cs — Cinematographers
  Akilesh Kathamuthu – Yaathisai
  Balaji Subramanyam – Chithha
  Ezhil Arasu K. – Dada
  Kalaiselvan Sivaji – Por Thozhil
• The 5Ds — Directors
  Ganesh K. Babu – Dada
  M. R. Madhavan – Dinosaurs
  Sanjay Narayanan – Maalai Nera Mallipoo
  Vignesh Raja – Por Thozhil
  P. S. Vinothraj – Koozhangal
• Abhijith Anilkumar – Singer, Vaa Thaaragaye (Thiruvin Kural)
• Sanjay Subrahmanyan – Singer, Yedhudhaan Inga Sandhosam (Lucky Man)
• Vinithra Menon – Actor, Maalai Nera Mallipoo

32. Favourite Heroine

• Aishwarya Rajesh – The Great Indian Kitchen
• Aparna Das – Dada
• Mirnaa Menon – Burqa
• Nimisha Sajayan – Chithha & Jigarthanda DoubleX
• Shraddha Rama Srinath – Irugapatru
• Trisha – Ponniyin Selvan: II

33. Favourite Hero

• Kavin – Dada
• Manikandan – Good Night
• Rajinikanth – Jailer
• Siddharth – Chithha
• Sivakarthikeyan – Maaveeran
• Soori – Viduthalai Part 1

34. Favourite Film

• Chithha – S. U. Arunkumar
• Jigarthanda DoubleX – Karthik Subbaraj
• Maamannan – Mari Selvaraj
• Mark Antony – Adhik Ravichandran
• Por Thozhil – Vignesh Raja

35. Favourite Director

• S. U. Arunkumar – Chithha
• Karthik Subbaraj – Jigarthanda DoubleX
• Mani Ratnam – Ponniyin Selvan: II
• Mari Selvaraj – Maamannan
• Vetri Maaran – Viduthalai Part 1

36. Favourite Song

• Athana Per Mathiyila – Raavana Kottam
• Hukum – Jailer
• Kangal Edho – Chithha
• Osarattum Pathu Thala – Pathu Thala
• Urugi Urugi – Joe
• Vaa Senthaazhini – Adiyae

37. Favourite Singer – Female

• Ananya Bhat – Kaattumalli & Onnoda Nadandhaa (Viduthalai Part 1)
• Bhuvana Ananth – Unna Paathaley Pudikkuthu (Red Sandal Wood)
• M. M. Manasi – Ranjithame (Varisu)
• Meenakshi Elayaraja – Kottikara Payalae (August 16 1947)
• Shakthisree Gopalan – Aga Naga (Ponniyin Selvan: II) & Nenjame Nenjame (Maamannan)
• Shilpa Rao – Kaavaalaa (Jailer)

38. Favourite Singer – Male

• Pradeep Kumar – Kangal Edho (Chithha) & Kaatrodu Pattam Pola (Ayothi)
• A. R. Rahman – Jigu Jigu Rail (Maamannan)
• Sachin Warrier – Netrum Indrum (Marakkuma Nenjam)
• Sathyaprakash – Usuraankootil (Theera Kaadhal) & Seenikaari (August 16 1947)
• Vadivelu – Raasa Kannu (Maamannan)
• Yazin Nizar – Athana Per Mathiyila (Raavana Kottam)

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

• Balasubramanian G. – N4
• Darshana KT – “Tholai Vaanam” (Sila Nodigalil)
• Jen Martin – Dada
• Ramshanker S. – Harkara
• Sathish Nair – Regina

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

• Katha Nandi – Thalaikoothal
• Madhur Mittal – 800
• Malavika Manoj – Joe
• Meenakshi Chaudhary – Kolai
• Preethi Asrani – Ayothi

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41. Best Shot / Frame

• TBA

42. Best Scene Choreography – Staging

• TBA

43. Best Scene Choreography – Writing

• TBA

44. Best Intermission Block

• TBA

45. Best Ending Block

• TBA