The Vijay Awards started by the Tamil television channel STAR Vijay to honour excellence in Tamil cinema. It has given annually since 2006. The awards are decided by a jury, consisting of noted filmmakers, critics and technicians, while winners in a separate category named "Favourite awards" are chosen by public voting.
The first edition of the awards was held to select the most popular artists, however not for any particular work or year. In the first year of the awards, viewers were asked to choose their all time favourite film and artists in 9 categories - Favourite Hero, Heroine, Film, Director, Music director, Playback Singer Male / Female, Villain and Comedian - while 10 Jury Special Awards were also introduced. The format was completely reworked the following year and from 2008 onwards, the works of the preceding year were honoured, with the majority of prizes being selected by a committee, while awards in five categories (Favorite Hero, Heroine, Film, Director and Song) are chosen by public voting. The award for Favorite Song was introduced in 2008.
Vijay Awards - 2012
The 6th Vijay Awards ceremony honoring the best of Tamil film industry in 2011 was held on June 16, 2012 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium Chennai. The event was hosted by Gopinath and Sivakarthikeyan. The jury members were director K. S. Ravikumar, comedian Yugi Sethu, actress Nadia Moidu, Lizy Priyadarshan and cinematographer R. Rathnavelu.
Award Winners List
" title="Vijay Awards 2012 for Best Film">Best Film
" title="Vijay Awards 2012 for Best Actor">Best Actor
" title="Vijay Awards 2012 for Best Actress">Best Actress
" title="Vijay Awards 2012 for Best Director">Best Director
" title="Vijay Awards 2012 for Best Comedian">Best Comedian
" title="Vijay Awards 2012 for Best Villian">Best Villian
" title="Vijay Awards 2012 for Best Supporting Actor">Best Supporting Actor
" title="Vijay Awards 2012 for Best Supporting Actress">Best Supporting Actress
" title="Vijay Awards 2012 for Best Music Director">Best Music Director
" title="Vijay Awards 2012 for Best Editor">Best Editor
" title="Vijay Awards 2012 for Best Art Editor">Best Art Editor
" title="Vijay Awards 2012 for Best Debut Actor">Best Debut Actor
" title="Vijay Awards 2012 for Best Debut Actress">Best Debut Acress
" title="Vijay Awards 2012 for Best Cinematographer">Best Cinematographer
" title="Vijay Awards 2012 for Best Chereographer">Best Choreographer
" title="Vijay Awards 2012 for Best Stunt Director">Best Stunt Director
" title="Vijay Awards 2012 for Best Male Playback Singer">Best Male Playback Singer
" title="Vijay Awards 2012 for Best Female Playback Singer ">Best Female Playback Singer
" title="Vijay Awards 2012 for Best Lyricist">Best Lyricist
" title="Vijay Awards 2012 for Best Story Writer">Best Story, Screenplay Writer
" title="Vijay Awards 2012 for Best Make Up">Best Make Up
" title="Vijay Awards 2012 for Best Crew">Best Crew
" title="Vijay Awards 2012 for Best Costume Designer">Best Costume Designer
" title="Vijay Awards 2012 for Best find of the Year">Best Find of the Year
" title="Vijay Awards 2012 for Contribution to Tamil Cinema">Contribution to Tamil Cinema
" title="Vijay Awards 2012 for Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan Award">
Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan Award for Excellence in Indian Cinema
Favorite Awards
" title="Vijay Awards 2012 for Favorite Hero">Favorite Hero
" title="Vijay Awards 2012 for Favorite Heroine">Favorite Heroine
" title="Vijay Awards 2012 for Favorite Film">Favorite Film
" title="Vijay Awards 2012for Favorite Director">Favorite Director
" title="Vijay Awards 2012 for Favourite Song">Favourite Song
" title="Vijay Awards 2012 for Entertainer of the Year">
Entertainer of the Year
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