Last Thursday (19.5.2011) national awards were announced for Indian films. In general there are 27 awards. Tamil cinema alone won 12 awards. Interestingly Tamil cinema won almost all acting awards. Yes, Tamil cinema won the following acting awards.
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Supporting Actress
Tamil cinema not only won acting awards. It also won technical awards. The technical awards are...
- Best Production Design
- Best Choreography
- Best Special Effects
- Best Editing
In addition to acting and technical awards, Tamil cinema won the following awards...
- Best Lyricist
- Best Direction
- Best Screenplay
Five Tamil films have become a national award winning films. Vetrimaran's Aadukalam alone won five awards. Find the film names and number of awards for the respective film in the following table.
| S.No. | Film Name | Number of Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mynaa | 1 |
| 2 | Endhiran | 2 |
| 3 | Aadukalam | 5 |
| 4 | Namma Gramam | 2 |
| 5 | Thenmerkku Paruvakkatru | 2 |
| Total | 12 | |
| Note: To know other language film awards click here | ||
Eleven people won these twelve awards. Aadukalam director Vetrimaran alone won two awards. He won both the Best Direction and Best Screenplay. Find the award winners name and their respective awards name in the following table.
| S. No. | Award Name | Awardee | Film Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Best Actor | Dhanush |  |
| 2 | Best Editing | Kishore | |
| 3 | Best Direction | Vetrimaran | |
| 4 | Best Screenplay | Vetrimaran | |
| 5 | Best Choreography | Dinesh Kumar | |
| 6 | Best Supporting Actress | Sukumari | Namma Gramam |
| 7 | Best Costume Designer | Indrans Jayan | |
| 8 | Best Supporting Actor | Thambi Ramaiah |  |
| 9 | Best Production Design | Sabu Cyril |  |
| 10 | Best Special Effects | Srinivas Mohan | |
| 11 | Best Actress | Saranya |  |
| 12 | Best Lyrics | Vairamuthu |
Best Lyricist
 |
| Vairamuthu |
The most remarkable person among the award winner is lyricist Vairamuthu. This is sixth national award for him. In India, no other lyricist have won national award as much as Vairamuthu.
