1st IIFA Utsavam | |
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Date | 24—25 January 2016 |
Site | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
Hosted by | Allu Sirish Navdeep Regina Cassandra Venkat Prabhu Siva Pearle Maaney Suraaj Diganth Vijay Raghavendra |
The 1st IIFA Utsavam ceremony honouring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema in 2015 was an event held on 24 and 25 January 2016 at the Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad. Marking the inaugural event of the IIFA Utsavam, it recognised the best work from the four industries during the period from late 2014 to late 2015 and awarded prizes to performers and technicians from the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Best Picture | Best Direction |
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Performance In A Leading Role – Male | Performance In A Leading Role – Female |
Performance In A Supporting Role – Male | Performance In A Supporting Role – Female |
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Performance In A Comic Role | Performance In A Negative Role |
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Music Direction | Lyrics |
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Playback Singer – Male | Playback Singer – Female |
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Best Picture | Best Direction |
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Performance In A Leading Role – Male | Performance In A Leading Role – Female |
Performance In A Supporting Role – Male | Performance In A Supporting Role – Female |
Performance In A Comic Role | Performance In A Negative Role |
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Music Direction | Lyrics |
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Playback Singer – Male | Playback Singer – Female |
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Best Picture | Best Direction |
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Performance In A Leading Role – Male | Performance In A Leading Role – Female |
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Performance In A Supporting Role – Male | Performance In A Supporting Role – Female |
Performance In A Comic Role | Performance In A Negative Role |
Music Direction | Lyrics |
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Playback Singer – Male | Playback Singer – Female |
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Best Picture | Best Direction |
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Performance In A Leading Role – Male | Performance In A Leading Role – Female |
Performance In A Supporting Role – Male | Performance In A Supporting Role – Female |
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Performance In A Comic Role | Performance In A Negative Role |
Music Direction | Lyrics |
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Playback Singer – Male | Playback Singer – Female |
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