The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai saw some glittering stars and a fun-filled few hours earlier tonight as the Reliance Mobile Vijay Awards took to the stage in the presence of thousands of stars, film celebrities and an excited audience.
Film-related award functions these days seem a dime a dozen, but some stand out nevertheless, thanks to their pioneering efforts, the quality of presentation and packaging and their global reach on television and other media. Star Vijay's Vijay Awards 2006 by the title sponsor Reliance Mobile was one such award function that excelled tonight.
The evening saw a host of stars, top-notch film technicians and many ardent movie-buffs and fans thronging to the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium to see who wins which award.
Hosted by the incredibly glib and funny Yugi Sethu, the event was colourful and fun.
Galatta.com will bring your exclusive pictures and details on the event very soon, but meanwhile, here is a quick roundup of who was there and who won what:
Most of the big names of Kollywood were present at the show tonight - Kamal Haasan with his daughters and brother (of Raaj Kamal Films fame), Sathyaraj, Prabhu, Sarath Kumar R. (with his daughter), Khushbu, Vikram, Vijay, Trisha, Shreya, Dhanush, Sangeetha, Rohini, Kovai Sarala, Anu Haasan, Thirai Paarvai Madhan, directors Balu Mahendra, K.S. Ravikumar and Dharani, singers SPB, Janaki and Chinmayi and many more.
Let's look at some of the awards won:
Best Director: K.S. Ravikumar, award given by Sarath Kumar
Best Actress: Trisha, award given by director Dharani
Best Actor: Ajith (though he was not present at the show)
Tomorrow's Superstar: Vijay, award given by Kamal Haasan
Youth Icon: Vikram, award given by Sathyaraj and Khushbu
Best Comedian: Vivek, award given by Kovai Sarala
Best Playback Singer (Male): SPB, award given by Kamal Haasan's daughters
Best Playback Singer (Female): S. Janaki, award given by Rohini, Anu Haasan and Seventh Channel's Mr. Manickam Narayanan
Best Stunt Director: Kanal Kannan
More award details very soon. As for the festivities at the show, it was a nice mix of stars and Star Vijay programmes shown on stage, with special dances by couples from Star Vijay's Jodi #1 programme. Super Singers (another programme on the channel) was also shown on stage, with some super singers performing remixes on the theme of the Moon, with songs from the past to the present.
To add glamour to all this, great performances by Lakshmi Rai, Rahasiya, Yana Gupta and Priya Mani kept the audience's attention. Rahasiya gave an especially cool performance to the beat of "Sikki Mukki" from the film Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu.
All in all, a well-organized evening by Star Vijay TV and Galatta.com will bring you special coverage of the Reliance Mobile Vijay Awards show very soon (with television telecast timings), so stay tuned!
