A Vijay Music Award is an accolade given by Vijay TV to recognize outstanding achievement in the Tamil music industry. The annual awards ceremony made its debut in 2011 for the previous calendar year. It launched its official website in partnership with Galatta.com. Its main sponsor was India Gate Basmati Rice and it was powered by The Chennai Silks. Media partners were the publications The Hindu and Kumudam.
| Vijay Music Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best in Tamil music |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | Vijay TV |
| First awarded | 2011 |
| Website | vijaymusicawards.com |
The first award ceremony took place in Nehru Indoor Stadium on 11 May 2011.[1] The ceremony was broadcast by Vijay TV in two parts on the 26 and 27 May 2011.
Ceremonies
edit| Ceremony | Date | Host(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Vijay Music Awards | May 11, 2011 | Gopinath and Divya Vijay gopal |
| 2nd Vijay Music Awards | October 28, 2012[2] |
Award categories
editAward were given in 25 categories, chosen by a jury appointed by Vijay TV and the public.
Jury Awards
editThe list of winners 2010:[3]
Best Male Singer
edit| Year | Singer | Song | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Devi Sri Prasad | "Kannum Rendum" | Kutty |
| 2011 | Haricharan | "Aariro" | Deiva Thirumagal |
Best Female Singer
edit| Year | Singer | Song | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Shreya Ghoshal Andrea Jeremiah |
"Mannipaaya" "Maalai Neram" |
Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa Aayirathil Oruvan |
| 2011 | Chinmayi | "Sara Sara" | Vaagai Sooda Vaa |
Best Music Director
edit| Year | Music director | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | A. R. Rahman | Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa |
| 2011 | Harris Jayaraj | Engeyum Kaadhal |
Best Lyricist
edit| Year | Lyricist | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Kamal Haasan | Manmadan Ambu |
Best Folk Song
edit| Year | Song | Film | Composer | Singer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Jilla Veetu" | Eesan | James Vasanthan | Thanjai Selvi |
| 2011 | "Otha Sollaala" | Aadukalam | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Velmurugan |
Best Lyricist with the Maximum Hits in a Year
edit| Year | Lyricist |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Na. Muthukumar |
| 2011 | Na. Muthukumar |
Best Singer with the Maximum Hits in a Year
edit| Year | Singer |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
Best Song Sung by a Music Director
edit| Year | Music Director | Song | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Yuvan Shankar Raja | "En Kadhal Solla" | Paiyaa |
| 2011 | G. V. Prakash Kumar | "Yathe Yathe" | Aadukalam |
Best Debut Singer
edit| Year | Singer | Song | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Alphons Joseph | "Aaromale" | Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa |
| 2011 | Richard | Nangaai | Engeyum Kaadhal |
Best Debut Music Director
edit| Year | Music Director | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Kannan | Thamizh Padam |
| 2011 | Satya | Engeyum Eppodhum |
Best Western Song
edit| Year | Song | Film | Composer | Singer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Nangaai | Engeyum Kaadhal | Harris Jayaraj | Richard |
Best Sound Mixing
edit| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | K. J. Singh , P.A.Deepak , S.Sivakumar and Resul Pookutty | Enthiran |
| 2011 | V.Shrihari and Raj Krishnan | Mayakkam Enna |
Best Song by an Actor
edit| Year | Actor | Song | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Kamal Haasan | "Neela Vaanam" | Manmadan Ambu |
Honoring The Legends
editLifetime Achievement Award
edit| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2010 | K. J. Yesudas |
Isai Assangal
edit| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2010 | L. R. Eswari and Vani Jairam |
Global Indian
edit| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2010 | A. R. Rahman |
| 2014 | Anirudh Ravichander |
Isai Chakravarthi
edit| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2010 | M. S. Viswanathan |
Evergreen Voice
edit| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2010 | K. J. Yesudas |
| 2011 | S. Janaki |
Popular awards
editThe winners are selected by the people by SMS voting, online voting, voting at various stalls opened by the channel, and with a bus to collect votes at various cities, called the Rasigan Express. The award's online partner also enabled online voting for the popular category. Several award that had been announced were not awarded. The list of 2010 winners:[4]
Popular Singer Female
edit| Year | Singer | Song | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Chinmayi | "Kilimanjaro" | Enthiran |
Popular Singer Male
edit| Year | Singer | Song | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Karthik | "Usure Poguthe" | Raavanan |
Popular Album of the Year
edit| Year | Album | Composer |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa | A. R. Rahman |
Popular Song of the Year
edit| Year | Song | Film | Composer | Singers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Kilimanjaro" | Enthiran | A. R. Rahman | Chinmayi and Javed Ali |
| 2011 | "Enamo Aedho" | Ko | Harris Jayaraj | Aalap Raju |
Popular Song of the Masses
edit| Year | Song | Film | Composer | Singers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Kadhal Vandale" | Singam | Devi Sri Prasad | Baba Sehgal and Priyadarshini |
Popular Duet of the Year
edit| Year | Song | Film | Composer | Singers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Idhu Varai" | Goa | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Ajeesh and Andrea Jeremiah |
| 2011 | "Piram Thedum" | Mayakkam Enna | G. V. Prakash Kumar | G. V. Prakash Kumar and Saindhavi |
Popular Melody of the Year
edit| Year | Song | Film | Composer | Singers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Thuli Thuli" | Paiyaa | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Haricharan |
Mirchi Listeners Choice Award for Best Song
edit| Year | Song | Film | Composer | Singer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Thuli Thuli" | Paiyaa | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Haricharan |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Vijay Music Awards on May 11 in Chennai". Archived from the original on August 25, 2011. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
- ^ "2nd Annual Vijay Music Awards Winners List (For 2011)". Archived from the original on 1 January 2013.
- ^ "Vijay Music Awards 2011 Winners". Archived from the original on July 3, 2011. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
- ^ "The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : Rhythmic ripples of 'Mellisai' mark function". www.hindu.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
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