7th Vijay Awards


The 7th Vijay Awards ceremony honoring the best of the Tamil film industry in 2012 was held on 11 May 2013 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai. It was hosted by Gopinath and R. Madhavan.

Jury

The jury members were directors Vetrimaran, Venkat Prabhu and Cheran, comedian Yugi Sethu, and cinematographer R. Rathnavelu.

Award winners and nominees

Source:
Best FilmBest Director
Vazhakku Enn 18/9Balaji Sakthivel - Vazhakku Enn 18/9
Best ActorBest Actress
Dhanush - 3
  • *Suriya - Maattraan
  • *Vijay - Thuppakki
  • *Vijay Sethupathi - Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom
  • *Vikram - Thaandavam
    		• Samantha - Neethaane En Ponvasantham
  • *Kajal Aggarwal - Thuppakki
  • *Shruti Haasan - 3
  • *Sunaina - Neerparavai
  • *Viji Chandrasekhar - Aarohanam
    • Best Supporting ActorBest Supporting Actress
    Sathyaraj - Nanban
  • *Maarimuthu - Aarohanam
  • *Naren - Sundarapandian
  • *Pasupathi - Aravaan
  • *Samudrakani - Saattai
    		• Anupama Kumar - Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal
  • *Nandita Das - Neerparavai
  • *Radhika Apte - Dhoni
  • *Saranya Ponvannan - Oru Kal Oru Kannadi
  • *Vidyullekha Raman - Neethane En Ponvasantham
    • Best ComedianBest Villain
    Santhanam - Oru Kal Oru Kannadi
  • *Karunas - Kazhugu
  • *Sathyan - Nanban
  • *Soori - Sundarapandian
  • *VTV Ganesh - Podaa Podi
    		• Sudeep - Naan E
  • *Muthuraman - Vazhakku Enn 18/9
  • *Narain - Mugamoodi
  • *Thambi Ramiah - Saattai
  • *Vidyut Jamwal - Thuppakki
    • Best Debut ActorBest Debut Actress
    Vikram Prabhu - Kumki
  • *Sivakarthikeyan - Marina
  • *Dinesh - Attakathi
  • *Udhayanidhi Stalin - Oru Kal Oru Kannadi
  • *Sri - Vazhakku Enn 18/9
    		• Varalaxmi Sarathkumar - Podaa Podi
  • * Lakshmi Menon - Sundarapandian
  • * Manisha Yadav - Vazhakku Enn 18/9
  • * Pooja Hegde - Mugamoodi
  • * Urmila Mahanta - Vazhakku Enn 18/9
    • Best Music DirectorBest Cinematographer
    D. Imman - Kumki
  • *Anirudh Ravichander - 3
  • *Harris Jayaraj - Nanban
  • *Ilaiyaraaja - Neethane En Ponvasantham
  • *Yuvan Shankar Raja - Kazhugu
    		• Gopi Amarnath - Pizza
  • *Prem - Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom
  • *Vijay Milton - Vazhakku Enn 18/9
  • *Siddharth - Aravaan
  • *Sukumar - Thadaiyara Thaakka
    • Best EditorBest Art Director
    Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao - Naan Ee
  • *A. Sreekar Prasad - Thuppakki
  • *Gopi Krishna - Vazhakku Enn 18/9
  • *Leo John Paul - Pizza
  • *Praveen K. L.-N. B. Srikanth - Thadaiyara Thaakka
    		• R. K. Vijay Murugan - Aravaan
  • *Muthuraj - Nanban
  • *Rajeevan - Maattraan
  • *Sunil Babu - Thuppakki
  • *Vairabalan - Kumki
    • Best Male Playback SingerBest Female Playback Singer
    Mohit Chauhan - "Po Nee Po"
  • * Dhanush - "Why This Kolaveri Di"
  • * Gaana Bala - "Nadukadalula"
  • * Haricharan - "Ayyayyo"
  • * Vijay Prakash - "Asku Laska"
    		• Ramya NSK - "Satru Munbu"
  • * Shruti Haasan - "Kannazhaga"
  • * Shweta Pandit - "Idhayam"
  • * Sithara - "Kangal Neeye"
  • * Sunidhi Chauhan - "Mudhal Murai"
    • Best LyricistBest Story, Screenplay Writer
    Thamarai - "Kangal Neeye"
  • * Dhanush - "Po Nee Po"
  • * Gaana Bala - "Nadukadalula"
  • * Na. Muthukumar - "Oru Paadhi"
  • * Yugabharathi - "Sollitalae"
    		• Karthik Subbaraj - Pizza
  • *Balaji Sakthivel - Vazhakku Enn 18/9
  • *Balaji Tharaneetharan - Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom
  • *Rajesh - Oru Kal Oru Kannadi
  • *S. S. Rajamouli - Naan Ee
    • Best Background ScoreBest Dialogue
    Yuvan Shankar RajaRajesh - Oru Kal Oru Kannadi
  • *Anbazhagan - Saattai
  • *Gautham Vasudev Menon - Neethane En Ponvasantham
  • *Iyappan - Madhubaanakadai
  • *Prabhu Solomon - Kumki
    • Best ChoreographerBest Stunt Director
    Robert - "Love Panlama Venama"
  • *Dinesh - "Venaam Machan"
  • *Farah Khan - "Irukkana"
  • *Shobi - "Antarctica"
  • *Sridhar - "Alaikka Laikka"
    		• Anal Arasu - Thadaiyara Thaakka
  • *Kecha - Thuppakki
  • *Peter Hein - Maattrraan
  • *Rajasekhar- Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal
  • *Silva - 3
    • Best Make UpBest Costume Designer
    Sarath Kumar - AravaanS. Rajendran - Aravaan
  • *Gabreilla Wilkins - Mugamoodi
  • *Ganesh - Kumki
  • *Kunal Rawal, Deepali Noor, Sai - Nanban
  • *Vinesh Arora, Sarin - Podaa Podi
    • Best Find of the YearBest Crew
    Anirudh Ravichander - 3Pizza
    Best Debut DirectorFace of the Year
    Balaji Tharaneetharan - Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom
  • *Anbazhagan - Saattai
  • *Karthik Subbaraj - Pizza
  • *Lakshmi Ramakrishnan - Aarohanam
  • *Prabhakaran - Sundarapandian
    		• Udhayanidhi Stalin - Oru Kal Oru Kannadi
  • *Dinesh - Attakathi
  • *Lakshmi Menon - Sundarapandian
  • *Sivakarthikeyan - Marina
  • *Varalaxmi Sarathkumar - Podaa Podi
  • *Vikram Prabhu - Kumki
    • Contribution to Tamil CinemaChevalier Sivaji Ganesan Award for Excellence in Indian Cinema
    BharathirajaShahrukh Khan
    Entertainer of the YearSpecial Jury Awards
    Vijay - Nanban / ThuppakkiVijay Sethupathi Trisha Aarohanam

    Multiple nominations

    The following eighteen films received four nominations or more:
    NominationsFilm
    15Thuppakki
    11Oru Kal Oru Kannadi
    10Nanban
    10Kumki
    9Vazhakku Enn 18/9
    83
    7Sundarapandian
    6Naan Ee
    6Neethaane En Ponvasantham
    5Pizza
    5Podaa Podi
    5Attakathi
    4Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal
    4Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom
    4Thadaiyara Thaakka
    4Aarohanam
    4Maattraan
    4Saattai

    The following thirteen films received multiple awards:
    AwardsFilm
    6Thuppakki
    3Pizza
    3Aravaan
    33
    3Oru Kal Oru Kannadi
    2Vazhakku Enn 18/9
    2Neethaane En Ponvasantham
    2Nanban
    2Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal
    2Naan E
    2Podaa Podi
    2Kumki
    2Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom
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