IIFA Utsavam: List Of Winners In Tamil And Malayalam Films

New Delhi: The first part of two-day IIFA Utsavam Awards was held in Hyderabad on Wednesday, March 28. The event was organised at Hyderabad International Convention Centre for the second consecutive time. The second part of IIFA Utsavam will be organised today. IIFA Utsavam honours the best talent across Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada film industries. The first day of the event was dedicated to Tamil and Malayalam films. Actor R Madhavan's Tamil sports drama Irudhi Suttru and Dulquer Salmaan's Charlie won top awards at Tuesday's event. Of the 13 award categories, Irudhi Suttru, won three awards, including Best Leading Role Female for Ritika Singh and best Leading Role male for R Madhavan.

Here's the list of winners in Tamil and Malayalam films:

Best Actor: Madhavan for Irudhi Suttru and Dulquer Salmaan for Charlie

Best Actress: Ritika Singh for Irudhi Suttru

Best Supporting Actor: Nagarjuna for Thozha

Best Supporting Actress: Baby Nainika for Their and Aparna Gopinath for Charlie

Best Negative Role: Mahendran for Their

Best Comedian: RJ Balaji for Devi and Soubin Shahir for Charlie

Best Director: Atlee for Their and Martin Prakkat for Charlie

Best Film: Mohanlal's Puli Murugan

Best Story: Karthick Naren for Dhuruvangal 16 and Unni R for Charlie

Best Music: A R Rahman for Achcham Yenbathu Madamaiyada and Gopi Sundar for Charlie

Best Playback Singer (Male): Vijay Yesudas for Maheshinte Prathikaaram

Best Playback Singer (Female): Neeti Mohan for Naanum Rowdydhaan

Best Lyricist: Arunraja Kamaraj for Kabali

Lifetime Achievement Award: S P Muthuraman for Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema