The Tamilnadu government has announced the film awards for 2003 and 2004. These awards will be presented at a grand function on February 23rd. Parthipan Kanuvu has been awarded maximum awards for 2003, and M. Kumaran s/o Mahalakshmi has been awarded maximum awards for 2004.
The awards for 2003 are:
Best movie: First prize - Eera Nilam;second prize – Power of Women;third prize - Parthipan Kanuvu; Special prize - Kamaraj
Best Actors: Vikram and Laila (for Pithamagan)
Best Actors (Special category): Srikanth (Parthipan Kanavu) and Meera Vasudevan (Unnai Charanadainthen)
Best Director: Karu Palaniappan (Parthipan Kanuvu)
Best cinemaphotography: Ekambaram (Iyarkkai)
Best villain: Riyaz Khan (Power of Women)
Best comedian: Vivek (Parthipan Kanuvu) and Devadarshini (Parthipan Kanuvu)
Best Stunt Master: Thalapathi Dinesh (Unnai Charanadainthen)
Best Playback singers: Unnikrishnan (male for Ramachandra); Harini (female for Parthipan Kanuvu)
Best Story: Samuthirakani (Unnai Charanadainthen)
Best Dialogues: Thenmozhi (Eera Nilam)
Best Music director: Harris Jeyaraj (Kakka Kakka)
Best Lyricist: Kabilan (Parthipan Kanavu)
Arignar Anna Awards: T.M. Sounderarajan and P. Susheela
M.G.R. Award: Sheela and Kanchana
Nadigar Thilagam Sivaji Ganesan award: V.S.Raghavan and K.R.Vijaya Kavignar Kannadasan awards: T.K. Ramamurthi and Ganesh
Thiagaraja Bhagavathar Award: A.L. Raghavan and M.S. Rajeswari (playback singers)
The awards for 2004 are:
Best movie: First prize - Autograph; second prize – Viswathulasi; third prize - Kannadi Pookkal; Special prize – M. Kumaran s/o Mahalakshmi
Best Actors: Jeyam Ravi (M. Kumaran s/o Mahalakshmi) and Jyothika (Perazhagan)
Best Actors (Special category): Kutti (Dancer) and Sandhya (Kaadal)
Best Director: Cheran (Autograph)
Best cinemaphotography: Kannan (Kangalal Kaidu Sai)
Best Playback singers: Hariharan (Perarazhagan) and Chitra (Autograph)
Best villain: Robert (Dancer)
Best comedian: Mayilsamy (Kangalal Kaidu Sai) and Gandhimathi (Oru Murai Solli Vidu)
Best Stunt Master: Peter Hein (Bose)
Best Story: Hariram (Uyirosai)
Best Dialogues: Prasanna Kumar (M. Kumaran s/o Mahalakshmi)
Best Music director: Srikanth Deva (M. Kumaran s/o Mahalakshmi)
Best Lyricist: Snehan (Perazhagan)
Arignar Anna Awards: Rao Bala Saraswathi Devi and Sarada
M.G.R. Award: T.D. Kusalakumari and Rajashri
Nadigar Thilagam Sivaji Ganesan award: Lakshmi and Pushpalatha
Kalaivannar Award: S.N. Lakshmi and A.V.M. Rajan
Kavignar Kannadasan awards: S. Janaki and L.R. Easwari
Thiagaraja Bhagavathar Award: P. Leela (posthumous), S.P. Balasubramaniam and Vani Jeyaram.
Best character artist: Saidapet MLA Radha Ravi has been adjudged the for 2004 for his role in `Oru Murai Solli Vidu'.
