Vijay Awards

The 2nd annual Vijay Awards2007 was held on May 3rd, 2008 at Jawarharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium amidst much glitz and glamour. Like last year, the Rasigan Expresss; the publicity vehicle travelled across the state and collected votes from the public for their favourite stars. These awards give the viewers an opportunity to choose their favourite star as the winner. The award for the ‘Favourite Hero’ was given to Rajnikanth (Sivaji). The special award ‘Entertainer of the Year’ was given to Ilayathalapathy Vijay (Pokkiri & Azagiya Thamizh Magan). The ‘Best Music Director’ award was bagged by A.R.Rehman forSivaji. The ‘Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan award for excellence in Tamil Cinema’ was presented to Maniratnam. The award for the ‘Favourite Heroine’ was given to Nayantara (Billa). The award for the Best Actor (Male) was given to Satyaraj for his outstanding performance in Onbadhu Roobai Nottu and the Best Actor (Female) award was given to Priyamani forParuthiveeran. Award for the Best Director was bagged by Vettrimaran for ‘Polladhavan’. This year, the media agencies and advertisers voted for the ‘Icon of the year’ award which was unanimously given to the actor Suriya. The award for the Favorite FILM was bagged by the blockbuster Pokkiri and the award for the Favorite DIRECTOR was bagged by Prabhu Deva for the same film. The award for the ‘Contribution to Tamil Cinema’ was given to ‘Film News’ Anandan. Special jury Award for the ‘Face of the year’ was given to Actor Silambarasan. Paruthiveeran, the rural love story was adjudged the Best Film by the Jury. The award for the Best Comedian was bagged by Vadivelu (Marudamalai). ‘Polladhavan’ won 3 more awards in the Cinematography (Velraj), Stunt Direction (Rambo Rajkumar) and the Best Villian ( Kishore ) category . Best Playback Singer Male award was bagged by Krish for the song June Ponal (Unnalae Unnalae) and the Best Playback Singer Female Award was won by the VIVA fame Neha Bhasin (Song: Pesugiren, Film: Satham Podathey). Best Find of the Year award was given to the debut director Venkat Prabhu (Chennai - 600028) and the Award for the Best Crew was given to the ‘Chennai – 600028’ team. The super star starrer‘Sivaji’ bagged two awards, the Best Lyricist Award went to Na.Muthukumar (Ballelakka) and Best Art Direction went to Thota Tharani for his grand sets. Best Supporting Actor award was given to Prakash Raj (Mozhi) and to Sujatha for Paruthiveeran. The award for the Best Dialogue Writer was given to Viji (Mozhi) and the award for the Best Choreographer was won by Dinesh (Pokkiri– Vasantha Mullai). The award for Best Actor Male in a debut performance was bagged by Karthi (Paruthiveeran); while the award for Best Actor Female in a debut performance was given to Anjali for the film Kattradhu Thamizh. The Best Editor award was won by Srikar Prasad (Kattradu Thamiz). There were performances by Sada, Ragasiya, Neha Bhasin, Samiksha and Kamna. The popular rap artiste Blaze joined in the celebrations with his many foot tapping numbers.