[PhillipHer]

Did Ameer receive both awards? U1 should have gone there man, it would have been awesome!

[Beerinkol]

This is the Award for the Sincerity of the Amjikarai MD who did not even think of that but he has been forced to Awarded for his reputation for his Amjikarai work.

Like some TFM fans trying to prove his favorite MD who is passed away after YSR entry in TFM and still claiming as No.1!!!!! . Just criticizing YSR’s albums!!! .


It is just beginning of his career and many more to hear like this in the near future. So guys be cool and listen to YSR albums. Since YSR the MD consistently producing hit albums for the past five years I don’t need to describe about him. His albums and success will define him. He will definitely make the world turn in to Amjikarai.

Good luck YSR and his success.

[TorryJens]

Great News to yuvan and all his Fans!
Congrats to both Yuvan and Jeeva!

[Beerinkol]

Yuvan has done it at the age of 23, setting a new record for winning the Best Music Director Award for Raam (*ing Jeeva and directed by Ameer). Congrats to the Raam team for winning two awards after 45 years!

[brraverishhh]

`Raam` does it again!
By Moviebuzz | Wednesday, 29 March , 2006, 17:53
Jeeva and Yuvan Shankar Raja have won the best actor and best music director awards for Ameer directed Raam at the prestigious Cyprus International Film festival. The last Tamil film to get an award at this festival was Veerapandiakattabomman 45 years back!

Raam has done wonders to Jeeva’s career and director Ameer who had represented the film in Greece received the prestigious award on Jeeva’s behalf.

Said a beaming Jeeva to Moviebuzz: “Actually I never expected to get this award otherwise I would have definitely gone with Ameer to Greece. I feel that he is the right person to receive it, as it is his film”.

Jeeva also added that out of 200 films from all over the world including Paheli in Hindi, 11 were selected for the final round. Says Jeeva: “It is such a big recognition for a newcomer like me to get such a prestigious award and I thank almighty for it”.

[PhillipHer]

Wov great news to US.

Congrats Yuvan.

[Paul Bunyan]

And, so does Jiivaa!
The only actor after the Great Sivaji Ganesan to bag this award after 45 years!!

[Slonopotam845]

congrats Yuvan

[radikal]

-corrected-

[Slonopotam845]

Here are the complete list of winners from ciff2006.com:

Winners

1. THE CIFF AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM
WINNER – Con Que 24…(ouch)
– Directed by Lucas Figueroa

2. THE CIFF AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATION FILM
WINNER – GOD ON OUR SIDE
– Directed by Michal Pfeffer and Uri Kranot
Sponsored by NEC

3. THE CIFF AWARD FOR BEST VIDEO ART FILM
WINNER – PAPHOS AND GALATEA
– Directed by Philip Koch

4. THE CIFF AND YOUTH AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
WINNER – BUZZ
– Directed by Spyros Taraviras

5. THE CIFF CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE FILM
SPONSORED BY KODAK AND SEAHORSE FILMS
WINNER – DANNY ELSEN for ELLEKTRA
Sponsored by Seahorse & KODAK

6. THE CIFF 2006 LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
FOR MIMIS PLESSAS

7. THE CIFF AWARD FOR FAIR PLAY
WINNER – OLYMPIC DIARIES
– Directed by Aggeliki Contis

8. THE CIFF AWARD FOR NOSTIMON EMAR
WINNER - THE SPIRIT OF THE CHICAGO GREEKS
- Directed by Dr. Jenna Constantine

9. THE CIFF 2006 HUMANITARIAN AWARD
WINNER – VISIONING TIBET
– Directed by Isaac Solotaroff

10. AUDIENCE AWARD SPONSORED BY CHIVAS REGAL
WINNER – WHITE LIGHT
– Directed by Thanassis Sarantos

11. THE CIFF AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURE FILM
WINNER – JASMIN TABATABAI for UNVEILED

12. THE CIFF AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURE FILM
WINNER – JEEVA for RAAM

13. THE CIFF AWARD FOR BEST MUSICAL SCORE FEATURE FILM
WINNER – YURAN SHANKAR RAJA for RAAM

14. THE CIFF AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY
WINNER – ISSA LOPEZ for LADIES NIGHT
PRESENTED BY – Andrew Horton

15. THE CIFF AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION
WINNER – Angelina Maccarone for UNVEILED

16. THE CIFF AWARD FOR BEST EDITIING
WINNER – JAMIN WINANS FOR 11:59

17. THE CIFF AWARD FOR BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
WINNER – GERT STAS for ELLEKTRA

18. THE CIFF AWARD FOR BEST COMEDY FILM
WINNER – METEORS
– Directed by John Kalemis Mavrogenis

19. THE CIFF AWARD FOR BEST CHILDREN’S FILM
WINNER – ALBUM (Iran)

20. THE CIFF AWARD FOR BEST COSTUME DESIGN
WINNER – THE FILM - "A DUMB GIRL IN THE SNOW-CAPPED MOUNTAIN"

21. GOLDEN APHRODITE AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE FILM
WINNER – UNVEILED – Directed by Angelina Maccarone

Note: Short Film Honorary Award has been given to Mr Panayiotis Photiou by the Jury Committee

[Ifroham4]

Yuvan is running 27th year and is 26 years old. I think his DoB is 31-8-1979.

[PhillipHer]

Yuvan is running 27th year and is 26 years old. I think his DoB is 31-8-1979.

Is it so? I don't find any good source about his DOB. My guess is that he started his career at the age of 17, so he must be 24/25 now.

[softy54534]

Ram to be screened in the Cyprus International Film Festival

Jeeva’s critically acclaimed film Ram, directed and produced by Ameer has been chosen for screening and is also competing for the Golden Aphrodite award at the prestigious Cyprus International Film Festival 2006, to be held from March 24-27, 2006. Ram will be screened tomorrow, March 25, at 8 pm.

Veerapandiya Kattabomman, Sivaji Ganesan’s powerful and all-time classic movie was the last Tamil movie to be screened and up for competition in Asia-Africa Internation Film Festival at Cairo in 1960. After this, while many Tamil movies may have been screened, none were chosen for any awards. Now, Ram has created history.

The CIFF is considered on par with the Toronto and Cannes Film Festivals in terms of quantity and quality of films being shown and selected. This year, 130 films are being screened at the festival, of which 11 have been chosen for competing for the Golden Aphrodite Award. From India, 2 movies have been selected – Paheli, starring Shah Rukh Khan, which will only be screened and is not up for any awards; and the other is Ram.

Ram will be screened in 3 cities in Cyprus as the festival goes on – Nicosia and Limassol and Larnaca. Ram has already been selected in the Indian Panorama late last year.

Director-producer Ameer will be part of this festival, representing Ram; and Ammer’s next movie, Paruthi Veeran’s hero and Suriya’s brother, Karthik will accompany him.

Ameer is a happy man. He says that it is indeed an honour for him and the Tamil movie industry that Ram has been so well received, especially since Tamil films are not considered very often for any big Indian or international film festivals, despite excelling in quality of content. Ameer also said that this could partly be because no specific focus is given by the State and Central governments in financially or otherwise supporting good films at such gatherings. Plus, the censor board cuts many films in such a way that the strength of the film is lost and the impact is just not there. Even when requesting for no cuts (wherever justified) for the purpose of screening on international screens, film makers are given no leniency by the censor board. He hopes to see a lot of changes in the future.

He hopes to screen Paruthi Veeran in the Indian International Film Festival this year , just like Apaharan.

[Ifroham4]

great!!! bravo YSR !!!

[PhillipHer]

congrats Yuvan.....keep up the good work
hehe

[Drugmachine]

Congrats Yuvan

[Lt_Apple]

YUVANUKKU ORO O PODUNGGA!!!!

[PhillipHer]

At Last local Boy got International best music director award.

it is so late.

Lot of times I posted in many threads that Yuvan is underrated and yuvan's achievements are not recogniseed

(if u want to know the yuvan's ability, please hear the orchestration,BGM of theme musics, bit songs of 7G Rainbow colony and kadhal kondaen. in 7GR, he used fusion in many theme soundtracks.)

Yuvan, we are expecting more and more from u.
You are having Lot of ability. u can do. go ahead.

Congrats Yuvan

[Peptobismol]

Yes, Vasanth. This guy who hasn't even crossed amanjikarai yet, won the award. I hope he proves that his critics were wrong by crossing amanjikarai soon and doing big projects successfully in the coming years.

[brraverishhh]

Go U1 Go. Congrats and keep up the good work