K Balachander Gold Medal for Excellence in Indian cinema
Shankar
Lifetime Achievement
Panchu Arunachalam
Legendary Performer
Vikram
Person of the Year
Nivin Pauly
Best Actor in a Lead Role Male
Jayam Ravi
Thani Oruvan
Best Actor in a Lead Role Female
Trisha
Thoongavanam and Yennai Arindhaal
Best Entertainer of the Year Male
Raghava Lawrence
Kanchana 2
Best Entertainer of the Year Female
Amy Jackson
I and Thangamagan
Best Actor Critics' Choice Male
Sathyaraj
Isai, Baahubali and Oru Naal Iravil
Best Actor Critics' Choice Female
Radhika Prasidhha
Kuttram Kadithal
People's Choice Actor Male
Vikram
I
People's Choice Actor Female
Jyothika
36 Vayadhinile
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Male
Arun Vijay
Yennai Arindhaal
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Female
Aishwarya Rajesh
Kaakka Muttai
Best Actor in a Villain Role
Arvind Swami
Thani Oruvan
Best Actor in a Comedy Role Male
Robo Shankar
Maari
Best Actor in a Comedy Role Female
Kovai Sarala
Kanchana 2
Best Child Actor
Vignesh and Ramesh
Kaakka Muttai
Best Director
Mohan Raja
Thani Oruvan
Best Cinematographer
PC Sreeram
OK Kanmani and I
Best Music Director
Ghibran
Uttama Villain and Papanasam
Best Editor
Sreekar Prasad
OK Kanmani and Naanum Rowdy Dhaan
Best Debut Director
Bramma G
Kuttram Kadithal
Best Screenplay Writer
R Ravikumar
Indru Netru Naalai
Best Story Writer
Manikandan
Kaakka Muttai
Best Dialogues Writer
Suba and Mohan Raja
Thani Oruvan
Best Art Director
Muthuraj
Puli and I
Find of The Year
Manikandan
Kaakka Muttai
Best Singer Male
AR Ameen
OK Kanmani
Best Singer Female
Padmalatha
Uttama Villain and Indru Netru Naalai
Best Debut Producer
2D Entertainment
36 Vayadhinile
Best Distributor
K E Gnanavel Raja
OK Kanmani, 36 Vayadhinile and Pasanga 2
Best Marketing
N Murali
Kanchana 2, Demonte Colony and Baahubali
Best Visual Effects
V Srinivas Mohan
Baahubali and I
Best Stills
Manikandan
Kaakka Muttai
Best Sound
Arun, Seenu and T Udhaykumar (Four Frames)
Demonte Colony
Best Lyrics Writer
Vivek
Enakkul Oruvan
Best Make-up
Weta Workshop
I
Best Costume Designer
Uthara Menon
Yennai Arindhaal
Best Song Choreographer
Kamal Haasan and Jayachandran Palazhy
Uttama Villain
Best Stunt Choreographer
Gilles Conseil and T Ramesh
Thoongavanam
Best Dubbing Female
Raveena
I and Anegan
Best Dubbing Male
Gautham
Kaaki Sattai
Best DI
Vivek Anandan
Kaakka Muttai
Best Poster
24 AM
Masss
Best Trailer
Prasanna GK and Balaji Mohan
Maari
Best PRO
Nikil Murugan
I, Baahubali and Thani Oruvan
Best Subtitles
Rekhs
36 Vayadhinile and Papanasam
Best Short Film
Naan8
Best Movie
Kaakka Muttai
