Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

Group of awards

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

Current: 49th Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
Awarded for| Honouring 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
Status| Active
First awarded| 1967
Last awarded| 2015

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards were given for excellence in Tamil cinema in India. They were given annually to honour the best talents and provide encouragement and incentive to the South Indian film industry by the Government of Tamil Nadu.[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 given again 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]

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.

## Records

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Most Awards for Best Director

Image  | Recipient  | No. of Awards

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| K. Balachander | 2

Most Awards for Best Actor

Image  | Recipient  | No. of Awards

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| Kamal Haasan | 8

Most Awards for Best Actor Special Prize (Jury)

Image  | Recipient  | No. of Awards

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| Rajinikanth | 2
| Suriya | 2

Most Awards for Best Actress

Image  | Recipient  | No. of Awards

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| Jyothika | 4

Most Awards for Best Actress Special Prize (Jury)

Image  | Recipient  | No. of Awards

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| Bhanupriya | 2

Most Awards for Best Supporting Actor

Image  | Recipient  | No. of Awards

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| Nassar (actor) | 3

Most Awards for Best Supporting Actress

Image  | Recipient  | No. of Awards

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| Saranya Ponvannan | 2

Most Awards for Best Villain

Image  | Recipient  | No. of Awards

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| Prakash Raj | 4

Most Awards for Best Comedian

Image  | Recipient  | No. of Awards

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| Vadivelu | 6

Most Awards for Music Direction

Image  | Recipient  | No. of Awards

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| A. R. Rahman | 6

## Awards

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

### Creative Awards

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* Best Film: since 1967
* Best Director: since 1967
* Best Family Film:2000 and 2001; since 2006
* Best Film Portraying Woman in Good Light: since 1994
* Best Actor: since 1967
* Best Actress: since 1967
* Best Supporting Actor: 1968 to 1970; since 2000
* Best Supporting Actress: 1968 to 1970; since 2000
* Best Villain: since 1995
* Best Comedian: 1980 to 1982; since 1995
* Best Child Artist: 1969 and 1970; 1977 and 1978; 1990; since 1994
* Best Music Director: 1968 to 1970; 1977 to 1982; since 1988
* Best Male Playback Singer: 1968 to 1970; 1977 to 1982; since 1988
* Best Female Playback Singer: 1968 to 1970; 1977 to 1982; since 1988

### Technical Awards

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* Best Stunt Coordinator: 1970; 1982; since 1988
* Best Art Director: since 1988
* Best Cinematographer: 1968 to 1970; 1977 to 1982; since 1988
* Best Choreographer: since 1988
* Best Audiographer: since 1988
* Best Lyricist: 1968 to 1970; 1977 to 1982; since 1988
* Best Male Dubbing Artist: since 2000
* Best Female Dubbing Artist: since 2000
* Best Editor: 1980 to 1982; since 1988
* Best Storywriter: 1968 to 1970; 1977 to 1982; since 1988
* Best Dialogue Writer: 1968 to 1970; 1977 to 1982; since 1988
* Best Make-up Artist: since 1993
* Best Costume Designer: since 1993

### Special Awards

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* Special Prizes: since 1970
* Honorary Award: since 1988

### Retired Awards

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* Best Male Debut – Karthik for Alaigal Oivathillai: 1981
* Best Female Debut – Radha for Alaigal Oivathillai: 1981

## List of frequent winners

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K. Balachander (11 wins),Kamal Hassan (10 wins),Bharathiraja (9 wins), Rajinikanth, Manorama and R. B. Choudary (7 wins)

S. Janaki, Ilaiyaraaja, A. R. Rahman, Jyothika, Vivek and Vadivelu (6 wins)

## See also

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* Cinema of India

## References

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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.
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.

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Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

Creative awards|

* Best Film
* Best Director
* Best Family Film
* Best Film Portraying Woman in Good Light
* Best Actor
* Best Actress
* Character Artiste (Male)
* Character Artiste (Female)
* Best Villain
* Best Comedian
* Best Child Artist
* Best Music Director
* Best Male Playback Singer
* Best Female Playback Singer

Technical awards|

* Best Stunt Coordinator
* Best Art Director
* Best Cinematographer
* Best Choreographer
* Best Audiographer
* Best Lyricist
* Best Male Dubbing Artist
* Best Female Dubbing Artist
* Best Editor
* Story Writer
* Best Dialogue Writer
* Best Make-up Artist
* Best Costume Designer

Special awards|

* Special Prize
* Honorary Award

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