International Tamil Film Awards

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ITFA Awards
Awarded forExcellence in cinematic achievements in Tamil cinema
Country Singapore
First awarded2003
Website http://www.itfa.com.sg/

The International Tamil Film Awards (ITFA) is an awards ceremony that honours excellence in Tamil language films around the world since 2003. [1]

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History

The awards began in 2003 and the awards honour films from the previous calendar year.

Awards

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References

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