Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Tamil explained

The Tamil Filmfare Best Lyricist Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Tamil films.

The award was first given in 2005.

Superlatives

SuperlativeBest Lyricst – Tamil
Most number of winsNa Muthukumar, Thamarai4 wins
Most consecutive winsNa Muthukumar2 wins
Most nominations without a win5 nominations
Most consecutive nominations10 nominations
Oldest winner65
Youngest winnerNa Muthukumar 31
Youngest nominee31
Oldest nominee78

Multiple wins

Multiple nominations

Winners

Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.

Year Lyricist FilmSong
Vendhu Thanindhathu KaaduMarakuma Nenjam[1]
Sarpatta Parambarai Neeye Oli [2]
96Kaadhalae[3]
Kaatru Veliyidai Vaan Varuvaan [4]
Achcham Yenbadhu MadamaiyadaThalli pogathey[5]
I "Pookale Sattru"[6]
Saivam Azhagu[7]
Thanga Meenkal Aanandha Yaazhai[8]
KumkiSolitaaley[9]
Vaagai Sooda VaaSara Sara Saarakaathu[10]
Vinnaithaandi VaruvaayaaMannipaaya
Na. Muthukumar[11] AyanVizhi Moodi
Thamarai[12] Vaaranam AayiramNenjukkul Peithidum
2007 Pa. Vijay[13] Unnale UnnaleUnnale Unnale
2006 Na. Muthukumar[14] VeyilUrugudhe Maragudhe
2005 Vairamuthu[15] AnniyanOh Sukumari

Nominations

2008: Thamarai – "Nenjukkul Peithidum" – Vaaranam Aayiram

2009: Na. Muthukumar – "Vizhi Moodi" – Ayan

2010: Thamarai – "Mannipaaya" – Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa

2011: Vairamuthu – "Saara Saara" – Vaagai Sooda Vaa

2012: Yugabharathi – "Solitaley" – Kumki

2013: Na. Muthukumar – "Anandha Yaazhai" – Thanga Meengal

2014: Na. Muthukumar – "Azhagu" – Saivam

2015: Madhan Karky – "Pookale satru" – I

2016: Thamarai "Thalli Pogathey" – Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada

2017: Vairamuthu- "Vaan varuvaan" – Kaatru Veliyidai

2018: Karthik Netha – "Kaadhalae" – 96

2020-2021: ArivuNeeye OliSarpatta Parambarai

2022: ThamaraiMarakuma Nenjam - Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Winners of the 68th Filmfare Awards South (Tamil) 2023 . Filmfare. 14 July 2024.
  2. Web site: Winners of the Filmfare Awards South 2022. Filmfare. 9 October 2022. 10 October 2022.
  3. Web site: Winners of the 66th Filmfare Awards (South) 2019. Filmfare. 22 December 2019.
  4. Web site: Winners of the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018.
  5. Web site: Winners of the 64th Jio Filmfare Awards (South).
  6. Web site: Winners of the 63rd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South).
  7. Web site: Winners of 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards South.
  8. Web site: Winners of 61st Idea Filmfare Awards South.
  9. Web site: List of Winners at the 60th Idea Filmfare Awards (South).
  10. Web site: 59th Idea Filmfare Awards South (Winners list).
  11. Web site: Filmfare Awards winners - Times of India. The Times of India.
  12. Web site: 'Happy Days' at the 55th Tiger Balm Filmfare South Awards » Bollywood Spice . 2011-02-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090614085233/http://www.bollyspice.com/view.php/1411-happy-days-at-the-55th-tiger-balm-filmfare-south-awards.html . 2009-06-14 .
  13. Web site: 55th Annual Tiger Balm South Filmfare Awards 2008 : Winners - Malluwood News & Gossips . www.bharatstudent.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090302155252/http://www.bharatstudent.com/cafebharat/view_news-Malayalam-News%20and%20Gossips-4,27721.php . 2009-03-02.
  14. Web site: Movies : Movie Tidbits : Filmfare Awards presented . 16 July 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090303151528/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/movietidbits/filmfareawards_aug0407.php . 3 March 2009 .
  15. Web site: Tamil Cinema News | Tamil Movie Reviews | Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil. https://web.archive.org/web/20061215072127/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/gallery/Events/10434.html. dead. 15 December 2006.