Edison Awards (India)
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The Edison Awards is an annual awards ceremony since 2009 for people in the Tamil film industry. It is named after the inventor of motion pictures, Sir Thomas Alva Edison.[1] It reaches seven countries with Tamil language television, with the main broadcaster Astro in Malaysia.
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| Edison Awards | |
|---|---|
| Current: Edison Awards 2020 | |
Official logo | |
| Awarded for | Excellence in Tamil cinema and Music |
| Location | Chennai |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | MyTamilMovie.com |
| Established | 2009 |
| First award | 2009 |
| Final award | 2020 |
| Website | Edison Awards |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Fame Private Channel |
The event is mainly organised by its founder J.Selva Kumar[2][3] and hosted by MyTamilMovie.com. The main sponsors in recent years have been Jet Airways and Videocon.
The show is augmented by talent search analysis, live concerts by professional Tamil playback singers and young emergers and dancers. The awards are given based on People's Choice conceptual, implemented with online voting, SMS voting, and Dial-a-Vote.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
Awards
Summarize
Perspective
Merit awards
- Best Actor
| Year | Awardee | Movie |
|---|---|---|
| 2009[10] | Jayam Ravi | Peranmai |
| 2010[11] | Silambarasan | Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa |
| 2011[12] | Vijay | Velayudham |
| 2012[13] | Vijay | Thuppakki |
| 2013[14] | Vikram | Thaandavam |
| 2014 | Dhanush | Maryan |
| 2015[15] | Dhanush | Velaiilla Pattadhari |
| 2016[16] | Jayam Ravi | Thani Oruvan |
| 2017[17] | Silambarasan | Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada |
| 2018[18] | Karthi | Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru |
| 2019[19] | Dhanush | Vada Chennai |
- Best Actress
| Year | Movie | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Achamundu Achamundu | Sneha |
| 2010 | Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya | Trisha |
| 2011 | Mayakkam Enna | Richa Gangopadhyay |
| 2013 | Oru Kal Oru Kannadi | Hansika Motwani |
| 2015[20] | Naanum Rowdy Dhaan | Nayanthara |
| 2016 | Massu Engira Masilamani | Pranitha Subhash |
| 2017 | Kodi | Trisha |
| 2018[18] | Aramm | Nayanthara |
| 2019 | Raatchasi | Jyothika |
Multiple wins
The following individuals have received two or more Best Actress awards:
| Wins | Actress |
|---|---|
| 2 |
- Best Debut Actor
| Year | Movie | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu | Vishnu Vishal |
| 2010 | Baana Kaathaadi | Adharvaa |
| 2011 | Mankatha | Mahat Raghavendra |
| 2012 | Oru Kal Oru Kannadi | Udhayanidhi Stalin |
| 2013 | Kadal | Gautham Karthik |
| 2014 | Kayal | Chandran |
| 2015 | Darling | G. V. Prakash Kumar |
| 2016 | Metro | Metro Shirish |
| 2017 | Taramani | Vasanth Ravi |
- Best Debut Actress
| Year | Movie | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Malayan | Shammu |
| 2010 | Mynaa | Amala Paul |
| 2011 | Vaagai Sooda Vaa | Iniya |
| 2012 | Podaa Podi | Varalaxmi Sarathkumar |
| 2013 | Neram | Nazriya Nazim |
| 2014 | Madras | Catherine Tresa |
| 2015 | Darling | Nikki Galrani |
| 2016 | Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada | Manjima Mohan |
| 2017 | Aruvi | Aditi Balan |
| 2018 | Pyaar Prema Kaadhal | Raiza Wilson |
- Best Male Rising Star
| Year | Awardee |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Vijay |
| 2010 | Vishal |
| 2011 | Bharath Srinivasan |
| 2012 | Vijay Sethupathi |
| 2013 | Sivakarthikeyan |
| 2014 | Hiphop Tamizha |
| 2015 | Jiiva |
| 2016 | Gautham Karthik |
| 2017 | Arvind Swamy |
| 2018 | Arun Vijay |
| 2019 | Simbu |
- Best Female Rising Star
| Year | Awardee |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Samantha Ruth Prabhu |
| 2012 | Oviya |
| 2013 | Sri Divya |
| 2014 | Janani Iyer |
| 2015 | Keerthy Suresh |
| 2017 | Parvatii Nair |
| 2018 | Aishwarya Dutta |
- Best Supportive Actor
| Year | Movie | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Unnaipol Oruvan | Ganesh Venkatraman |
| 2012 | Kazhugu | Karunas |
| 2013 | Thalaivaa | Subbu Panchu |
| 2014 | Madras | Hari Krishnan |
| 2015 | Kanchana 2 | Sriman |
| 2016 | Kabali | John Vijay |
| 2017 | Pa Paandi | Prasanna |
- Best Supportive Actress
| Year | Movie | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Naan Mahaan Alla | Neelima Rani |
| 2012 | 3 | Rohini |
| 2016 | Mass | Pranitha Subhash |
| 2017 | Aruvi | Anjali Varadhan |
| 2018 | Kaala | Eshwari Rao |
- Best Character (Male)
| Year | Movie | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Achamundu Achamundu | Prasanna |
| 2010 | Naan Mahaan Alla | Jayaprakash |
| 2015 | Thani Oruvan | Thambi Ramaiah |
| 2016 | Iraivi | Radha Ravi |
| 2017 | Thupparivaalan | K. Bhagyaraj |
- Best Character (Female)
| Year | Movie | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Siva Manasula Shakti | Urvashi |
| 2010 | Thenmerku Paruvakkaatru | Saranya Ponvannan |
| 2016 | Iraivi | Pooja Devariya |
| 2017 | Vikram Vedha | Varalaxmi Sarathkumar |
- Best Comedian
| Year | Movie | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Guru En Aalu | Vivek |
| 2010 | Boss Engira Bhaskaran | Santhanam |
| 2011 | Mankatha | Premji Amaren |
| 2012 | Oru Kal Oru Kannadi | Santhanam |
| 2013 | Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya | Powerstar Srinivasan |
| 2014 | Kaththi | Sathish |
| 2015 | Thanga Magan | Sathish |
| 2016 | Remo | Sathish |
| 2017 | Ivan Thanthiran | RJ Balaji |
- Best Child Actor
| Year | Movie | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Deiva Thirumagal | Baby Sarah |
| 2017 | Taramani | Adrian Knight Jesly |
| 2020 | Super Deluxe | Ashwanth Ashokkumar |
| 2022[21] | O2, Sardar | Rithvik |
- Best Villain
| Year | Movie | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Naan Ee | Sudeep |
| 2013 | Singam II | Rahman |
| 2014 | Jigarthanda | Bobby Simha |
| 2015 | Thani Oruvan | Arvind Swamy |
| 2016 | Theri | Mahendran |
| 2017 | Mersal | S. J. Suryah |
- Best Commercial Movie
| Year | Movie | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Ayan | K. V. Anand |
| 2010 | Singam | Hari |
- Best Romantic Movie
| Year | Movie | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Aadhavan | K. S. Ravikumar |
| 2010 | Goa | Venkat Prabhu |
- Best Educational Movie
| Year | Movie | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Saattai | Anbhazhagan |
- Best Patriotic Movie
| Year | Movie | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Peranmai | S. P. Jananathan |
| 2010 | Madrasapattinam | A. L. Vijay |
- Best Thriller Movie
| Year | Movie | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Eeram | Arivazhagan |
| 2010 | Aaiyirathil Oruvan | Selvaraghavan |
- Award for Daring Role
Technical awards
- Best Music Director
| Year | Movie | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Ayan | Harris Jayaraj |
| 2010 | Madrasapattinam | G. V. Prakash Kumar |
| 2011 | Ko | Harris Jayaraj |
| 2012 | Kumki | D. Imman |
| 2013 | Vanakkam Chennai | Anirudh Ravichander |
| 2014 | Kaththi | Anirudh Ravichander |
| 2015 | Naanum Rowdy Dhaan | Anirudh Ravichander |
| 2016 | Remo | Anirudh Ravichander |
| 2017 | Velaikkaran | Anirudh Ravichander |
- Best Introduced Music Director
| Year | Movie | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Unnaipol Oruvan | Shruthi Haasan |
| 2010 | ThenMerku Paruvakkaatru | N.R.Rahunandan |
| 2012 | 3 | Anirudh Ravichander |
| 2013 | Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara | Siddharth Vipin |
| 2015 | Aambala | Hiphop Tamizha |
| 2017 | Aruvi | Bindu Malini Vedanth Bharadwaj |
- Best Background Score
| Year | Movie | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Naan | Vijay Antony |
| 2013 | Raja Rani | G. V. Prakash Kumar |
| 2015 | Vedalam | Anirudh Ravichander |
| 2016 | Kabali | Santhosh Narayanan |
- Best Male Playback Singer
| Year | Movie | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Oru Chinna Thamarai - Vettaikaaran | Krish |
| 2010 | Hossana - Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa | Vijay Prakash |
| 2011 | Ennamo Yedho - Ko | Aalap Raju |
| 2012 | Venam Machan - Oru Kal Oru Kannadi | Velmurugan |
| 2013 | Paakatha - Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam | Vijay Yesudas |
| 2017 | Aalaporaan Thamizhan - Mersal | Sathyaprakash |
- Best Female Playback Singer
| Year | Movie | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Siragugal - Sarvam | Madhushree |
| 2010 | Adada Mazhada - Paiyaa | Saindhavi |
| 2011 | Chotta Chotta - Engeyum Eppodhum | Chinmayi |
| 2012 | Asku Laska - Nanban | Chinmayi |
| 2013 | Yaaro Ivan - Udhayam NH4 | Saindhavi |
| 2014 | Kandangi Kandangi - Jilla | Shreya Ghoshal |
| 2015 | Pookkalae Sattru Oyivedungal - I | Shreya Ghoshal |
| 2016 | Pothavillaye - Mudinja Ivana Pudi | Shreya Ghoshal |
| 2017 | Senthoora- Bogan | Luksimi Sivaneswaralingam |
- Best Introduced Playback Singer
| Year | Movie | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Nadodigal | Murugan |
| 2010 | Agam Puram | P.P.Venkat |
- Best Lyricist
| Year | Movie | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Kulir 100° | V.Elango |
| 2010 | Enthiran | Pa.Vijay |
| 2012 | Thuppakki | Madhan Karky |
| 2013 | Udhayam NH4 | Na. Muthukumar |
| 2015 | I | Madhan Karky |
| 2016 | Kabali | Arunraja Kamaraj |
| 2017 | Mersal | Vivek |
- Best Director
| Year | Movie | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Ayan | K.V.Anand |
| 2010 | Madarasapattinam | A.L.Vijay |
| 2011 | Mankatha | Venkat Prabhu |
| 2012 | Kumki | Prabu Solomon |
| 2013 | Paradesi | Bala |
| 2014 | Madras | Pa. Ranjith |
| 2015 | Thani Oruvan | Mohan Raja |
| 2016 | Kabali | Pa. Ranjith |
| 2017 | Mersal | Atlee |
- Best Debut Director
| Year | Movie | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Eeram | Arivazhagan |
| 2010 | Kalavani | A. Sarkunam |
| 2011 | Engeyum Eppodhum | M. Saravanan |
| 2012 | Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom | Balaji Tharaneetharan |
| 2013 | Raja Rani | Atlee[22] |
| 2014 | Velaiilla Pattadhari | Velraj |
| 2015 | Kuttram Kadithal | Bramma |
| 2016 | Remo | Bakkiyaraj Kannan |
| 2017 | Aruvi | Arunprabhu |
- Best Art Director
| Year | Movie | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu | Susindran |
| 2010 | Enthiran | Saabu Cyril |
| 2012 | Aravaan | Vijay Murugan |
| 2013 | Vanakkam Chennai | V. Selvakumar |
| 2017 | Mersal Velaikkaran | T. Muthuraj |
- Best Cinematography
| Year | Movie | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Eeram | Manoj Paramhamsa |
| 2010 | Enthiran | Randy |
| 2012 | Pizza | Gopi Amaranth |
| 2013 | Irandaam Ulagam | Ramji |
| 2017 | Mersal | G. K. Vishnu |
- Best Editor
| Year | Movie | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Sarvam | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| 2010 | Enthiran | Anthony |
| 2012 | Thuppakki | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| 2015 | Vedalam | Ruben |
| 2017 | Theeran Adhigaram Ondru | Shiva Nandeeswaran |
- Best Producer
| Year | Movie | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Eeram | Shankar |
| 2010 | Enthiran | Kalanadhi Maran |
| 2013 | Vanakkam Chennai | Udhayanidhi Stalin |
| 2015 | Kaaka Muttai | Dhanush, Vetrimaaran |
- Best Choreographer
| Year | Movie | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Kandaen Kadhalai | Poppy Krishna |
| 2010 | Enthiran | Prabhu Deva |
| 2013 | Biriyani | Raju Sundaram |
| 2014 | Kaththi | Shobi Paulraj |
| 2015 | Yennai Arindhaal | Sathish Krishnan |
| 2016 | Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada | Sathish Krishnan |
| 2017 | Mersal Velaikkaran | Shobi Paulraj |
- Best Action
| Year | Movie | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Ayan | Kanal Kannan |
| 2010 | Enthiran | Peter Hein |
- Best PRO (Public Relations Officer)
| Year | Movie | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Kandasamy | Diamond Babu |
| 2010 | Naan Mahan Alla | John |
| 2013 | Dhoom 3 | Suresh Chandra |
- Best Folk Song
| Year | Movie | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Kumki | Soi Soi |
- Favorite Song
| Year | Movie | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Maan Karate | Open the Tasmac |
| 2015 | Anegan | Danga Maari |
Special awards
|
- Super Star Rajini Award
| Year | Film | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Velayudham | Vijay |
- Romantic Hero of the Year
| Year | Film | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Pyaar Prema Kaadhal | Harish Kalyan |
- Young Inspirational Actress
| Year | Film | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kanaa | Aishwarya Rajesh |
- Lifetime Achievement Award
| Year | Awardee |
|---|---|
| 2011 | L. R. Eswari |
- Manidha Neyam Award
| Year | Awardee |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Raghava Lawrence |
- Best Actor in a Negative Role
| Year | Awardee |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Arvind Swamy |
- Extreme Performance - Male
| Year | Movie | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Paradesi | Adharvaa |
| 2015 | Kanchana 2 | Raghava Lawrence |
- Extreme Performance - Female
| Year | Movie | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Paradesi | Vedhika |
| 2014 | Kaaviya Thalaivan | Vedhika |
- Enthusiastic Performer - Male
| Year | Movie | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6 Melugu Vathigal | Shaam |
- Enthusiastic Performer - Female
| Year | Movie | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Aarambam | Taapsee Pannu |
| 2014 | Nedunchaalai | Sshivada |
- Protonic Icon Award Director
| Year | Movie | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Naan Sigappu Manithan | Thiru |
- Best Retro Actress Award
| Year | Movie | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Mundasupatti | Nandita |
- Best Overseas Artist
| Year | Movie | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Maindhan | 'Punnagai Poo' Gheetha |
- Best Actress in a Social Awareness Movie
| Year | Movie | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Kaththukkutti | Srushti Dange |
- Best Entertainer of the Year
| Year | Movie | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Kaaki Sattai | Sivakarthikeyan |
- Best Overseas Lyricist
| Year | Movie | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Amara Kaaviyam | Asmin |
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