Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

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Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
Awarded forHonouring the Excellence and achievements in Tamil cinema
Sponsored by Department of Arts and Culture (Tamil Nadu Govt) Iyal Isai Nadaga Mandram
Country India
Presented by Government of Tamil Nadu
StatusActive
First award1967
Final award2022

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards were given for excellence in Tamil cinema in India. They were given annually by the Government of Tamil Nadu to recognize the best talents in the South Indian film industry. [1] The awards were decided by a committee headed by a Judge. The awards were first given in 1967 and discontinued after 1970. The awards were resumed in 1977 and continued till 1982. The awards were not given in the years 1971 to 1976. However, in the year 1977, the awards for Best Actress and Best Actor were announced for the years 1971 to 1976 by way of honorary certificates by the government led by the then chief minister M. G. Ramachandran. Since 1988, the awards were regularly given until it became defunct in 2008. [2]

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After winning the election for the Producers Council of Tamil Cinema, the chairman Vishal revealed that he would approach the government to reinstate the awards. [3] [4] The awards were reinstated in July 2017 after the government announced the wins for 2009–2014. [5] [6] After a gap of seven years, the awards for the year 2015 were announced in March 2024.

Record Winners

The List consists of the most leading wins by the artists of the respective categories.

Most awards
ImageRecipientAwardNo. of Awards
Vikraman at Koditta Idangalai Nirappuga Audio Launch and Felicitation to K Bhagyaraj.jpg Vikraman Best Director3
Kamal Haasan FICCI event.jpg Kamal Haasan Best Actor8
Rajinikanth Felicitates Writer Kalaignanam 1.jpg Rajinikanth Best Actor Special Prize (Jury)2
Suriya2011.jpg Suriya
Jyothika Filmfare 2014.jpg Jyothika Best Actress5
BhanuPriyaPortrait.jpg Bhanupriya Best Actress Special Prize (Jury)2
Nassar at Oru Kadhai Sollattumaa Audio Launch.jpg Nassar Best Supporting Actor3
Saranya Ponvannan at Saivam Audio Launch.jpg Saranya Ponvannan Best Supporting Actress2
Prakash Raj at KLF 18 kozhikode.jpg Prakash Raj Best Villain5
Vadivelu at Trailer & HD Songs Launch of Kaththi Sandai .jpg Vadivelu Best Comedian6
A. R. Rahman.jpg A. R. Rahman Best Music Director7

Awards

Awards are given in the following categories. Follow the links for lists of the award winners, year by year.

Creative Awards

Technical Awards

Special Awards

Retired Awards

List of frequent winners

Legendary Dir. K. Balachander (11) remains to be the most individual wins by an artist in TN State Film Awards till date followed by his student Kamal Haasan with same number of Wins.

List of winners of Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
ArtistWins
K. Balachander 11
Kamal Haasan 11
Suriya 10
Prakash Raj 10
Bharathiraja 9
Vikraman 9
Rajinikanth 8
R. B. Choudary 7
Manorama 7
A R Rahman 7
Jyothika 7

Most awarded films

A.R. Murugadoss Directional Ghajini, Starring Suriya and Asin still hold the Record of Most Number of Wins by a Film.

List of films with most number of wins
FilmWins
Ghajini 9
Alaigal Oivathillai 8
Kannathil Muthamittal 7
Chinna Thambi 7
Kumki 7
Kaaviya Thalaivan 7
36 Vayadhinile 7
Vada Chennai 7
Soorarai Pottru 7
Jai Bhim 7

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". rrtd.nic.in. Archived from the original on 30 April 2003. Retrieved 14 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ Anandan, ‘Film News’ (2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru (Tamil Film History and Its Achievements). Sivagami Publications. p. 738.
  3. ↑ "Actor Vishal wins producers council election!". Sify . Archived from the original on 3 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Now, the battle with piracy has begun: Vishal". The Times of India. 4 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Tamil Nadu announces the State Film Awards for six consecutive years in surprise move. Here's the complete list of winners". 14 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Tamil Nadu government announces state film awards for 2009-2014". The New Indian Express. 14 July 2017.
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