| Pradhana Vizha | |
|---|---|
| Current: Pradhana Vizha 2014 | |
 Pradhana Vizha 2014 Logo | |
| Awarded for | Excellence in Singapore Tamil Entertainment |
| Country | Singapore |
| Presented by | MediaCorp |
| First awarded | 1996 |
| Website | Pradhana Vizha |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | MediaCorp Vasantham MediaCorp TV12 Central |
Pradhana Vizha is a television award ceremony held in Singapore by MediaCorp Vasantham. It was started to honour rapidly growing Tamil television artists on Mediacorp Vasantham.
Pradhana Vizha first started in 1996 as "Prime 12 Awards" to honor both Malay and Indian artistes, it was later separated into two different award ceremonies. [1] Since then the growth of local Indian television and artistes has helped cultivate Pradhana Vizha, making it a full-fledged annual awards ceremony by 2000, just to coincide with the relaunch of Central with one of its timebelts, Vasantham Central.
| Year | Best Actor | Best Actress | Best Host | Best Drama | Best Variety Programme | Best Info-Ed/Infotainment Programme: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Mohan Avargal | Manimala Mudivu | Vishnu Yennai Konjum Maatri | Manam Sr-2 | Dhil Dare Devils | Vasantham Payanam |
| 2010 | Puravalan | Josephine | Elamaran | Rehai -Season 2 | Pradhana Vizha 2009 | Uthavikku Varalaama |
| 2011 | Shabir Vettai : Pledged to Hunt | Kokhila Vyjayanthi | Saravanan Ayyavoo Amarkala Deepavali | Vettai : Pledged to Hunt and Vyjayanthi | Amarkala Deepavali 2010 | No Award |
| 2012 | Vadivazhagan Thiruvalluvan | Nithiya Rao Nijangal Sr 2 | Puravalan(Info-Ed) Uzhaikkum Karangal Vadivazhagan (Variety) Enna Nadakudhu Sr 2 | Nijangal Sr 2 | Galatta Enna Nadakudhu Sr 2 | Vizhigal Sr 4 |
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