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56th annual South Filmfare Awards



In the Tamil section, Subramaniyapuram walked away with the Best Film and Best Director Award for M Sasi Kumar. It's a gripping tale of murder, betrayal and revenge, which also stars Sameera Reddy.

Suriya won the Best Actor Award for Vaaranam Aayiram, an astonishing all-encompassing melodrama which takes in the power of love, father-son relationships, drug addiction, kidnapping, terminal illness and even the Oklahoma bombing. Inspired partly by Forrest Gump and also the Dutch movie Character, it's a tour de force for Suriya who once again demonstrates his ability as one of the most versatile actors in Kollywood. Simran also picked up the Best Supporting Female Award for the movie.

In his speech, Suriya paid tribute to Kamal Hassan: "I see this award as a blessing from Kamal sir. I'm a big fan of his and I'm sure he's watching my progress. I did two characters in VA, which in itself was a big task. Just imagine a man playing 10 characters in a single film! Only Kamal can do that."

Best Female Actor went to Parvathi for Poo, a tale of devoted love. Parvathi was overwhelmed by her Black Lady award. "I'm honoured to be standing on this big stage. I did the things I like in front of the camera for Poo and I got an award for that!"

Best Supporting Actor went to Ajmal for his role in Anjathey, a hard-nosed tale of divided loyalties and gangsterism.


Best Film: Subramaniyapuram
Best Director: M Sasi Kumar (Subramaniyapuram)
Best Actor (Male): Suriya (Vaaranam Aayiram)
Best Actor (Female): Parvathy (Poo)
Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Male): Ajmal (Anjathey)
Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Female): Simran (Vaaranam Aayiram)
Best Music: Harris Jayaraj (Vaaranam Aayiram)
Best Lyricist: Thamarai (Nenjukkual peithidum – Vaaranam Aayiram)
Best Playback Singer (Male): Naresh Iyer (Munthinam partheyney—Vaaranam Aayiram)
Best Playback Singer (Female): Deepa Miriam (Kangal irundal—Subramaniyapuram)