BEHINDWOODS GOLD MEDALS 2017: FULL WINNERS LIST

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: J Mahendran

THE SAMRAT OF SOUTH INDIAN BOX OFFICE: Vijay

(Box Office Excellence since 1996)

MS VISWANATHAN GOLD MEDAL FOR NEXT GEN MUSICIAN: Anirudh

LEGENDARY PERFORMER: Kalaipuli S Thanu

Theri and Kabali

BEST ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE – MALE: Guru Somasundaram

Joker

BEST ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE – FEMALE: Varalaxmi Sarathkumar

Thaarai Thappattai

PERSON OF THE YEAR: Sivakarthikeyan

Remo and Rajini Murugan

SPECIAL JURY AWARD: R Madhavan

Irudhi Suttru

BEST ACTOR CRITICS' CHOICE – MALE: SJ Suryah

Iraivi

BEST ACTOR CRITICS' CHOICE – FEMALE: Pooja Devariya

Iraivi, Aandavan Kattalai and Kuttrame Thandanai

BEST ENTERTAINER: Keerthy Suresh

Remo, Rajini Murugan and Thodari

PEOPLE'S CHOICE ACTOR – MALE: Vijay

Theri

PEOPLE'S CHOICE ACTOR – FEMALE: Samantha

Theri and 24

PEOPLE'S CHOICE DIRECTOR: Atlee

Theri

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: Radikaa Sarathkumar

Dharmadurai

BEST ACTOR IN A VILLAIN ROLE: RK Suresh

Thaarai Thappattai

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY ROLE: Soori

Rajini Murugan, Velainu Vandhutta Vellaikaaran and Idhu Namma Aalu

BEST CHILD ACTOR: Shifana

Kadha Solla Porom

BEST DEBUT ACTOR: Nivetha Pethuraj

Oru Naal Koothu

BEST DIRECTOR: Vetri Maaran

Visaaranai

BEST PRODUCER: SR Prabhu and SR Prakash Babu

Joker

BEST SCREENPLAY WRITER: Manikandan, Anucharan and Arul Chezhian

Aandavan Kattalai

BEST STORY WRITER: Sudha Kongara

Irudhi Suttru

BEST DIALOGUES WRITER: Raju Murugan and C Murugesh Babu

Thozha and Joker

BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR: Karthick Naren

Dhuruvangal 16

BEST MUSIC DIRECTOR: Santhosh Narayanan

Irudhi Suttru, Kabali and Iraivi

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER:  Tirru

24

BEST EDITOR: Kishore Te and G. B. Venkatesh

Visaaranai

BEST ART DIRECTOR: Moorthy

Aandavan Kattalai

BEST LYRICS WRITER: Uma Devi 

Maya Nadhi (Kabali)

BEST SINGER: Dhee

Hey Sandakara and Usuru (Irudhi Suttru)

BEST SONG CHOREOGRAPHER: Brinda

Thaarai Thappattai

BEST STUNT CHOREOGRAPHER: Vicky

Uriyadi

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: Julien Trousselier

24

BEST POSTER: Amudhan Priyan

Jil Jung Juk

BEST STILLS: CH Balu

Irudhi Suttru

BEST DI: S Prasath

Theri

BEST COSTUME DESIGNER: Anu Vardhan and Niranjani Ahathiyan

Kabali

BEST MAKE-UP: Nikki

Remo

BEST SOUND: Vishnu Govind, Sree Shankar and Suren G

Irudhi Suttru

BEST TRAILER: Praveen KL

Kabali

BEST DUBBING: Umamaheswari

Irudhi Suttru

BEST MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION: RD Raja

Remo

BEST PRO: Diamond Babu and Riyaz K Ahmed

Theri and Kabali

BEST SUBTITLE: Sudha Kongara

Irudhi Suttru

BEST ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE - MALE, MALAYALAM: Nivin Pauly

Jacobinte Swargarajyam and Action Hero Biju

BEST ACTOR CRITICS' CHOICE, MALAYALAM: Dulquer Salmaan

Kali and Kammattipaadam

BEST ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE - FEMALE, MALAYALAM: Sai Pallavi

Kali

BEST DIRECTOR, MALAYALAM: Vineeth Sreenivasan

Jacobinte Swargarajyam

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE, MALAYALAM: Vinayakan

Kammattipaadam

BEST SHORT FILM: The Break-Up