Vijay Awards Explained

The Vijay Awards
Awarded For:	Excellence in cinematic achievements in Tamil cinema
Presenter:	STAR Vijay
Country:	India
Year:	2007

The Vijay Awards are presented by the Tamil television channel STAR Vijay to honour excellence in Tamil cinema. It has been given annually since 2006, with the latest - the 10th edition - of the award-giving ceremony having been held in May 2018.^[1] The awards are decided by a jury, consisting of noted film-makers, critics and technicians, while winners in a separate category named "Favourite awards" are chosen by public voting.^[2] The awards have been sponsored by Reliance Mobile, Univercell and Close Up. After the last ceremony was the 10th Vijay Awards in 2018, the Vijay Awards were cancelled due to past controversies and waning public interest.

History

The first edition of the awards was held to select the most popular artists, however not for any particular work or year. In the first year of the awards, viewers were asked to choose their all time favourite film and artists in nine categories - Favourite Hero, Heroine, Film, Director, Music Director, Playback Singer Male/Female, Villain and Comedian - while 10 Jury Special Awards were also introduced.^[3] ^[4] ^[5] The format was completely reworked for the following year and from 2008 onwards, the works of the preceding year were honoured, with the majority of prizes being selected by a committee, while awards in five categories (Favourite Hero, Heroine, Film, Director and Song) chosen by public voting. The award for Favourite Song was introduced in 2008.

Awards

Jury Awards

Favourite awards

Favourite Hero
Favourite Heroine
Favourite Film
Favourite Director
Favourite Song
Favourite Music Director (2006 only)
- A R Rahman^[6]
Favourite Villain (2006 only)
- Prakash Raj^[6]
Favourite Comedian (2006 only)
- Vivek^[6]
Favourite Playback Singer (Male) (2006 only)
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam^[6]
Favourite Playback Singer (Female) (2006 only)
- S Janaki^[6]
  - Vijay Award for Icon of the Year Vijay (2007)
- Vikram (2006)^[6]

Ceremony

The ceremony is held every year at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai and is telecasted on STAR Vijay only. However, it is not televised live. Except for the first edition, the ceremonies are held in May, June or July, though always before the announcement of the Filmfare Awards South.

Ceremony	Date	Sponsor(s)
1st Vijay Awards	23 June 2007	Reliance Mobile
	3 May 2008	Reliance Mobile
	13 June 2009	Univercell
	29 May 2010	Univercell
	25 June 2011
	16 June 2012	Close-Up
	11 May 2013	Close-Up
	5 July 2014	Gionee
	25 April 2015	Poorvika
	25 May 2018	Poorvika

Superlatives

Most Awards to a Single person

Vijay - 9
Kamal Haasan - 8
Dhanush - 7
Nayanthara - 6

Most Awards to a Single person in a single year

Kamal Haasan - 4 (3rd Vijay Awards)

Most Awards to a Single film

Most Nominations to a Single person

Most Nominations to a Single film

External links

- Official website

Notes and References

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Web site: Univercell Vijay Awards - The Jury speaks - Tamil Movie News . https://web.archive.org/web/20090510102157/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/46842.html . dead . 10 May 2009 . Indiaglitz.com . 2015-03-31.
Web site: Indian Television Dot Com | Grande finale of Reliance Mobile Vijay Awards . Indiantelevision.com . 2006-06-11 . 2015-03-31.
Web site: Grande finale of Reliance Mobile Vijay Awards . Wirelessfederation.com . 2006-12-21 . 2015-03-31.
Web site: Vijay awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20121110034637/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/02/02/stories/2007020200100400.htm . dead . 2012-11-10 . 2007-02-02 . . 2015-03-31.
Web site: Vijay Awards . 2015-03-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080726022355/http://www.starboxoffice.com/kollywood/vijayawards/winners.html . 26 July 2008 .