Kamal Haasan paid a beautiful tribute to his mentor K Balachander calling him his father.
The first edition of the IIFA Utsavam kicked off with a big bang in Hyderabad at the Gachibowli stadium on Sunday, January 24. Honouring the South film industries, the award function is spread over two days. On Sunday, it was the Tamil and Malayalam film industries that were recognised for their tremendous work.
Ulaganayagan Kamal Haasan was the main guest at the awards night that saw numerous celebrities from the four south industries converge together under one roof. Kamal Haasan paid a beautiful tribute to his mentor K Balachander calling him his father.
In the Tamil Film Awards, Baahubali: The Beginning took home the highest number of accolades with a total tally of six awards including Best Picture, Supporting Role (Male), Supporting Role (Female), Playback Singer (Male) and Playback Singer (Female). For the Malyalam Film Awards, Ennu Ninte Moideen took home the highest number of accolades with a total tally of six awards including Best Picture, Leading Role (Male), Leading Role (Female), Supporting Role (Female) and Playback Singer (Female).
Jayam Ravi won the award for Leading Role (Male) for his performance in Thani Oruvan (Tamil) while Nayanthara walked away with the award for Leading Role (Female) for May (Tamil). Arvind Swami bagged Best Actor in A Negative Role for Thani Oruvan and director Jayam Raja won Best Director Tamil for Thani Oruvan.
Prithviraj Sukumaran and Parvathi Menon won Best Actor and Best Actress for their film Ennu Ninte Moideen.
There were some dazzling performances by actors from the south states. Kavya Madhavan opened the evening with a fantastic tribute to Baahubali. Shriya Saran, Adah Sharma, Tapsee Pannu, Mamta Mohandas and Nikki Galrani held the audience spell-bound with a stunning performance. Actors Jiiva and Bharath also set the stage on fire with some fab moves.
Nasser, Actor and President, Nadigar Sangam said “As a member of the South Indian film fraternity, it excites me to see our cinema being given a global platform and deserving talent walk away with prestigious honours. Our South Indian Film Industry as a whole has contributed immensely to the world of cinema with its terrific productions, live-wire acting and ambitious projects. IIFA UTSAVAM has pulled off a spectacular awards night!”
Andre Timmins, Director, Wizcraft International Entertainment said, “We are thrilled at the phenomenal success of the very first edition of IIFA Utsavam. There have been a lot of challenged we have had to overcome including the tragedy in Chennai. We are honoured to be able to help the city of Chennai get back on its feet through IIFA Utsavam. It is an honour to felicitate so many deserving individuals on their talent and hard work in the year gone by and we wish all the winners tonight the very best.”
The Fortune Sunflower Oil IIFA UTSAVAM 2016 awards will honour the Telugu and Kannada film industries on Monday.
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