Vijay Sethupathi and Yuvan Shankar Raja honoured with Kalaimamani Awards

Tamil Nadu government on Thursday revived the Kalaimamani Awards. Among the winners are Vijay Sethupathi, composer Yuvan Shankar Raja, director Hari, producer AM Rathnam to name a few.

The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday revived the Kalaimamani Awards, which have been defunct for the last seven years.

Vijay Sethupathi in a poster of Tamil film Naanum Rowdy Dhaan. (dhanushkraja/Twitter)

Instituted in the year 1968, the awards are given for excellence in the fields of art and literature. Among the announced awardees for the last seven years, some of the popular film personalities include actor Vijay Sethupathi, composer Yuvan Shankar Raja, director Hari, producer AM Rathnam, cinematographer Ravivarman and playback singer Unni Menon among others.

Here’s the list of awardees by year:

2011

Actors - R Rajasekar, P Rajasekar, Kutti Padmini, P PanduChoreographer - Puliyur SarojaPlayback Singer - B S SasirekhaCostume Designer - P Kasi

2012

Actors - S.S Senbagamuthu, T Rajshri, B R VaralakshmiPlayback Singer - Gana Ulaganathan Director - Chitra LakshmananCinematographer - N V Anandakrishnan

2013

Playback Singer - R Krishnaraj, Paravai Muniyamma, T VelmuruganActors - Prasanna, Nalini, R Pandiyaraj, Kumari Kanchana Devi, Sarada, T P GajendranStunt Master - K.K Rathnam

2014

Actors - PonvannanDirector - Suresh KrissnaPlayback Singer - MalathiChoreographer - N A Thara

2015

Actors - Madhu Balaji, PrabhudhevaDirectors - A.N PavithranMusic director - Vijay AntonyLyricist - YugabharathiCinematographer - R RathnaveluPlayback Singer - Gana Bala

Actors - Sasikumar, MS Bhaskar, Thambi Ramaiah, Suri

2017

Actors - Vijay Sethupathi, Priyamani, SingamuthuDirector - HariComposer - Yuvan Shankar RajaProducer - KalaignanamPhotography - Seshadri Nathan Sukumaran, Stills Ravi

2018

Actors - Srikanth, SanthanamProducer - AM RathnamCinematographer - RavivarmanPlayback Singer - Unni Menon

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