61st Filmfare Awards South – Winners List (Tamil)

The 61st Filmfare Awards was held in Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai amidst much fanfare and media frenzy. It was a starry affair and attended by top celebrities across the four South Indian film industries. Please find below the winners who swept the awards in Tamil.

• Best Film – Thanga Meengal
• Best Director – Bala for Paradesi
• Best Actor – Adharvaa for Paradesi
• Best Actress – Nayanthara for Raja Rani
• Best Supporting Actor – Sathyaraj for Raja Rani
• Best Supporting Actress – Dhansikha for Paradesi
• Best Music Director – AR Rahman for Kadal
• Best Male Playback Singer – Sriram Parthasarathy for ‘Aaanadha Yaazhai’ from Thanga Meengal
• Best Female Playback Singer – Shakthisree Gopalan for ‘Nenjukkullae’ from Kadal
• Best Lyricist – Na. Muthukumar for ‘Aaanadha Yaazhai’ from Thanga Meengal
• Best Cinematography – Rajeev Menon for Kadal
• Best Actor (Critics Award) – Dhanush for Mariyaan
• Best Debut Male – Nivin Pauly for Neram and Gautham Karthik for Kadal
• Best Debut Female – Nazriya Nazim for Neram
• Lifetime Achievement Award – Late Balu Mahendra