And the
winner is….
Sony
Ericsson
Favorite
Hero award
was bagged
by
Padmashree
Dr.
Kamalahaasan
(Dasavatharam).
Nayantara
won the
Favorite
Heroine
award (Yaaradi
Nee Mohini).
‘Vaaranam
Aaiyram’ won
the other
three
categories
namely
Favorite
Film,
Favorite
Director
Gawtham
Vasudeva
Menon and
Samsung
Favorite
Song of the
year ‘Anjala’
– Varanam
Aaiyram.
The award
winners in
the 22 BEST
categories
were chosen
by the
eminent Jury
members of
UniverCell
Vijay Awards
2008 – Yugi
Sethu,
Prathab
Pothan,
Madan and
Lizzy
Priyadarshan.
Surya won
the Best
Actor award.
Simran won
the Clear
Best
Supporting
Actor Female
for her
excellent
performance
in the film
‘Varanam
Aaiyaram’.
Harris
Jayaraj got
the
Whirlpool
Best Music
Director
award for
his
composition.
Playback
Singer
Hariharan
won the
award for
his ‘Nenjukkul
peithidium’
song and
Lyricist
Thamarai was
awarded the
Best
Lyricist for
the same
song. Banu
and Yogesh
were awarded
the Best
Makeup
artists for
Vaaranam
Aaiyaram.
Close to
‘Vaaranam
Aayiram’, ‘Subramaniyapuram’
also bagged
awards in
five
different
categories.
It was
awarded the
LG Best Film
award. Also
Sasi Kumar
was awarded
the SRM
Sivaji
Ganesan Film
Institute
Best
Director for
his
excellent
direction.
S. R.Kathir
took home
the award
for Best
Cinematographer.
Raja
Mohammed won
the Best
Editor award
and
Rajasekhar
won the
award in the
Stunt
category.
The much
hyped film
of 2008,
Dhasavatharam
was given
away many
awards. Best
Comedian,
Best Villian
and Best
Story
Screenplay
writer were
bagged by
Padmashree
Dr.
Kamalahaasan.
Three
individuals
– Sameer
Chanda,
Prabhakaran
and Thota
Tharani were
awarded the
Best Art
Directors
who designed
some special
sets
depicting
various eras
in the film.
Gautami
Tadimalla
was awarded
the Best
Costume
Designer for
Dhasavatharam.
Sneha won
the Khazana
Jewellery
Best Actor
Female for
her
performance
in Privom
Santhipom.
Volini
Best New
Comer Female
was bagged
by ‘Poo’
fame Parvati.
Bombay
Jayashri won
the Aachi
Best
Playback
singer award
for her ‘Yaaro
manathilae’
song from
the film
Dhaam Dhoom.
Apart
from the
Favorite and
Best
categories,
Special
Awards were
also given
to the
outstanding
performers
from the
film
industry.
Music
Composer
James
Vasanthan
was awarded
with the
‘Best find
of the year’
award.
Oscar
award winner
A. R. Rahman
was given
the most
prestigious
Chevalier
Sivaji
Ganesan
Award for
Excellence
in Indian
Cinema.
Dhanush
was awarded
the
Entertainer
of the year
and the Best
Crew award
was bagged
by
Subramaniyapuram
team.
Satyam
Cinemas was
awarded the
Contribution
to Tamil
Cinema.
UniverCell
Vijay Awards
will air on
June 18 &
19, Thursday
& Friday,
7pm in Vijay
TV. Stay
tuned!
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