Tamil Nadu State Film Honorary Award Explained

The Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Honorary Award given by the Tamil Nadu State Government as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Tamil cinema personalities who contributed in developing the Tamil cinema in India.^[1]

Arignar Anna Award

• 1990 - Manivannan, K. S. Gopalakrishnan and K. Balachander
• 1991 - A. S. Prakasam, Vietnam Veedu Sundaram
• 1992 - P. Bhanumathi, Krishnan
• 1993 - Akkineni Nageswara Rao
• 1994 - Harur Das
• 1995 - T. Rajendar
• 1996 - Liakath Ali Khan
• 1997 - C. V. Sridhar
• 1998 - S. A. Chandrasekhar, K. Swarnam
• 1999 - Mahendran
• 2000 - Anjali Devi
• 2001 - Bharathiraja
• 2002 - K. Jamuna Rani
• 2006 - Rama Narayanan^[2]

Thiyagaraja Bhagavathar Award

• 1999 - S. S. Rajendran
• 2000 - M. N. Rajam
• 2001 - Vyjayanthimala
• 2002 - G. Sakunthala
• 2004- P Leela
• 2006 - T. M. Soundararajan^[2]

Kalaivanar Award

• 1989 - K. A. Thangavelu^[3]
• 1992 - Vennira Aadai Moorthy, Y. G. Mahendran
• 1996 - Urvashi
• 1999 - Kaka Radhakrishnan
• 2000 - Padmini
• 2001 - Raja Sulochana
• 2002 - P. B. Sreenivas
• 2006 - Vivek^[2]

Kannadasan Award

• 1999 - Kavingnar Kamakodiyan
• 2000 - S. Varalakshmi
• 2001 - Vanisri
• 2002 - M. S. Viswanathan
• 2006 - Pa. Vijay^[2]

M.G.R. Award

• 1989 - Sivaji Ganesan, Kamal Haasan
• 1990 - Gemini Ganesan, Sowcar Janaki, M. N. Nambiar, Manorama
• 1991 - R. S. Manohar, Pandari Bai
• 1992 - Srividya, T. R. Ramanna
• 1993 - B. Sarojadevi
• 1994 - Vijayakanth
• 1995 - Arvind Swamy, Sathyaraj
• 1998 - Prabhu, Napoleon
• 1999 - Jamuna, Bhagyaraj
• 2000 - Vijay
• 2001 - B. S. Saroja
• 2002 - E. V. Saroja
• 2003 - Kanchana^[4]
• 2004 - Rajasree^[5]
• 2005 - Prashanth, Vikram Kennedy
• 2006 - Ajith Kumar^[2]

Raja Sando Award

• 1992 - Suhasini, A. Vincent
• 1999 - S. Shankar
• 2000 - Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan
• 2001 - K. Balaji
• 2002 - M. Saravanan^[6]
• 2006 - Thangar Bachan^[2]

Sivaji Ganesan Award

• 1995 - Kamal Haasan^[7]
• 1996 - Arvind Swamy
• 1997 - Arjun Sarja
• 1998 - Prabhudeva
• 1999 - Simran Bagga
• 2000 - Sukumari
• 2001 - Ravichandran
• 2002 - M. Saroja^[6]
• 2003 - Vijay Joseph
• 2004 - Bharath Srinivasan
• 2005 - Vishal, Jiiva
• 2006 - Siddharth Narayan^[2]
• 2007 - Karthi
• 2008 - Suriya
• 2009 - Vikram
• 2012 - Vijay Sethupathi<
• 2013 - Gautham Karthik
• 2014 - Siva Karthikeyan

Paavender Bharathidasan Award

• 1992 - Jikki, S. Janaki
• 2006 - Thamarai

Jayalalithaa Award

• 1992 - P. Vasu, Manorama, M. N. Nambiar
• 1993 - K. Balaji

Notes and References

1. Book: ‘Film News', Anandan. Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru (Tamil Film History and Its Achievements). 2004. Sivagami Publications. 738.
2. Web site: Tamilnadu govt awards Rajini and Kamal. cinesouth.com. 2007-09-07. 2009-10-20. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070911141539/http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/07092007-1.shtml. 2007-09-11.
3. Web site: K. A. Thangavelu dead . 29 September 1994 . . 1.
4. Web site: Star then, a stoic now. https://web.archive.org/web/20060625131437/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/03/10/stories/2006031002950300.htm. dead. 2006-06-25. The Hindu. 2006-05-10. 2010-11-22.
5. Web site: Away from the arc lights . https://web.archive.org/web/20071113060952/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/03/17/stories/2006031700100200.htm. dead. 2007-11-13. The Hindu. Malathi Rnagarajan. 2006-03-17. 2012-02-24.
6. Web site: Tamil Nadu announces film awards for three years. https://web.archive.org/web/20041024060415/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/10733.html. dead. 24 October 2004. IndiaGlitz.com. 2004-10-01. 2010-11-13.
7. Web site: Tamilnadu Government Announces Cinema State Awards −1995. Dinakaran. 2009-10-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010210034542/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/awards/29-12-00/state.htm . 2001-02-10.