The Edison Awards is an annual awards ceremony since 2009 for people in the Tamil film industry. It is named after the inventor of motion pictures, Sir Thomas Alva Edison. It reaches seven countries with Tamil language television, with the main broadcaster Astro in Malaysia.
The event is mainly organised by its founder J. Selva Kumar and hosted by MyTamilMovie.com. The main sponsors in recent years have been Jet Airways and Videocon.
The show is augmented by talent search analysis, live concerts by professional Tamil playback singers and young emergers and dancers. The awards are given based on People's Choice conceptual, implemented with online voting, SMS voting, and Dial-a-Vote.
Awards
Merit awards Best Actor Year Awardee Movie 2009 Jayam Ravi Peraanmai 2010 Silambarasan Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa2011VijayVelayudham 2012 Vijay Thuppakki 2013 Vikram Thaandavam2014DhanushMaryan 2015 Dhanush Velaiilla Pattadhari2016Jayam RaviThani Oruvan 2017 Silambarasan Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada 2018 Karthi Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru 2019 Dhanush Vada Chennai
Best Actress Year Movie Awardee 2009 Achamundu Achamundu Sneha 2010 Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya Trisha 2011 Mayakkam Enna Richa Gangopadhyay 2013 Oru Kal Oru Kannadi Hansika Motwani 2015 Naanum Rowdy Dhaan Nayanthara 2017 Kodi Trisha 2018 Aramm Nayanthara 2019 Raatchasi Jyothika
Multiple wins The following individuals have received two or more Best Actress awards:
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Best Debut Actor Year Movie Awardee 2009 Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu Vishnu Vishal 2010 Baana Kaathaadi Adharvaa 2011 Mankatha Mahat Raghavendra 2012 Oru Kal Oru Kannadi Udhayanidhi Stalin 2013 Kadal Gautham Karthik 2014 Kayal Chandran 2015 Darling G. V. Prakash Kumar 2016 Metro Metro Shirish 2017 Taramani Vasanth Ravi Best Debut Actress Year Movie Awardee 2009 Malayan Shammu 2010 Mynaa Amala Paul 2011 Vaagai Sooda Vaa Iniya 2012 Podaa Podi Varalaxmi Sarathkumar 2013 Neram Nazriya Nazim 2014 Madras Catherine Tresa 2015 Darling Nikki Galrani 2016 Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada Manjima Mohan 2017 Aruvi Aditi Balan 2018 Pyaar Prema Kaadhal Raiza Wilson Best Male Rising Star Year Awardee 2009 Vijay 2010 Vishal 2011 Bharath Srinivasan 2012 Vijay Sethupathi 2013 Sivakarthikeyan 2014 Hiphop Tamizha 2015 Jiiva 2016 Gautham Karthik 2017 Arvind Swamy 2018 Arun Vijay 2019 Simbu Best Female Rising Star Year Awardee 2010 Samantha Ruth Prabhu 2012 Oviya 2013 Sri Divya 2014 Janani Iyer 2015 Keerthy Suresh 2017 Parvatii Nair 2018 Aishwarya Dutta
Best Supportive Actor Year Movie Awardee 2009 Unnaipol Oruvan Ganesh Venkatraman 2012 Kazhugu Karunas 2013 Thalaivaa Subbu Panchu 2014 Madras Hari Krishnan 2015 Kanchana 2 Sriman 2016 Kabali John Vijay 2017 Pa. Pandi Prasanna Best Supportive Actress Year Movie Awardee 2010 Naan Mahaan Alla Neelima Rani 2012 3 Rohini2016 Mass Pranitha Subhash 2017 Aruvi Anjali Varadhan2018 KaalaEshwari Rao Best Character (Male) Year Movie Awardee 2009 Achamundu Achamundu Prasanna 2010 Naan Mahaan Alla Jayaprakash 2015 Thani Oruvan Thambi Ramaiah 2016 Iraivi Radha Ravi 2017 Thupparivaalan K. Bhagyaraj Best Character (Female) Year Movie Awardee 2009 Siva Manasula Shakti Urvashi 2010 Thenmerku Paruvakkaatru Saranya Ponvannan 2016 Iraivi Pooja Devariya 2017 Vikram Vedha Varalaxmi Sarathkumar Best Comedian Year Movie Awardee 2009 Guru En Aalu Vivek 2010 Boss Engira Bhaskaran Santhanam 2011 Mankatha Premji Amaren 2012 Oru Kal Oru Kannadi Santhanam 2013 Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya Powerstar Srinivasan 2014 Kaththi Sathish 2015 Thanga Magan Sathish 2016 Remo Sathish 2017 Ivan Thanthiran RJ Balaji Best Child Actor Year Movie Awardee 2011 Deiva Thirumagal Baby Sarah 2017 Taramani Adrian Knight Jesly 2020 Super Deluxe Ashwanth Ashokkumar 2022 O2, Sardar Rithvik Best Villain Year Movie Awardee 2012 Naan Ee Sudeep 2013 Singam II Rahman 2014 Jigarthanda Bobby Simha 2015 Thani Oruvan Arvind Swamy 2016 Theri Mahendran 2017 Mersal S. J. Suryah Best Commercial Movie Year Movie Awardee 2009 Ayan K. V. Anand 2010 Singam Hari Best Romantic Movie Year Movie Awardee 2009 Aadhavan K. S. Ravikumar 2010 Goa Venkat Prabhu Best Educational Movie Year Movie Awardee 2012 Saattai Anbhazhagan Best Patriotic Movie Year Movie Awardee 2009 Peraanmai S. P. Jananathan 2010 Madrasapattinam A. L. Vijay Best Thriller Movie Year Movie Awardee 2009 Eeram Arivazhagan 2010 Aaiyirathil Oruvan Selvaraghavan Award for Daring Role Year Movie Awardee 2012 Aravaan Dhansika
Technical awards Best Music Director Year Movie Awardee 2009 Ayan Harris Jayaraj 2010 Madrasapattinam G. V. Prakash Kumar 2011 Ko Harris Jayaraj 2012 Kumki D. Imman 2013 Vanakkam Chennai Anirudh Ravichander 2014 Kaththi Anirudh Ravichander 2015 Naanum Rowdy Dhaan Anirudh Ravichander 2016 Remo Anirudh Ravichander 2017 Velaikkaran Anirudh Ravichander
Best Introduced Music Director Year Movie Awardee 2009 Unnaipol Oruvan Shruthi Haasan 2010 ThenMerku Paruvakkaatru N.R.Rahunandan 2012 3 Anirudh Ravichander 2013 Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara Siddharth Vipin 2015 Aambala Hiphop Tamizha 2017 Aruvi Bindu Malini Vedanth Bharadwaj
Best Background Score Year Movie Awardee 2012 Naan Vijay Antony 2013 Raja Rani G. V. Prakash Kumar 2015 Vedalam Anirudh Ravichander 2016 Kabali Santhosh Narayanan
Best Male Playback Singer Year Movie Awardee 2009 Oru Chinna Thamarai - Vettaikaaran Krish 2010 Hossana - Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa Vijay Prakash 2011 Ennamo Yedho - Ko Aalap Raju 2012 Venam Machan - Oru Kal Oru Kannadi Velmurugan 2013 Paakatha - Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam Vijay Yesudas 2017 Aalaporaan Thamizhan - Mersal Sathyaprakash
Best Female Playback Singer Year Movie Awardee 2009 Siragugal - Sarvam Madhushree 2010 Adada Mazhada - Paiyaa Saindhavi 2011 Chotta Chotta - Engeyum Eppodhum Chinmayi 2012 Asku Laska - Nanban Chinmayi 2013 Yaaro Ivan - Udhayam NH4 Saindhavi 2014 Kandangi Kandangi - Jilla Shreya Ghoshal 2015 Pookkalae Sattru Oyivedungal - I Shreya Ghoshal 2016 Pothavillaye - Mudinja Ivana Pudi Shreya Ghoshal 2017 Senthoora- Bogan Luksimi Sivaneswaralingam Best Introduced Playback Singer Year Movie Awardee 2009 Nadodigal Murugan 2010 Agam Puram P. P. Venkat
Best Lyricist Year Movie Awardee 2009 Kulir 100° V.Elango 2010 Enthiran Pa.Vijay 2012 Thuppakki Madhan Karky 2013 Udhayam NH4 Na. Muthukumar 2015 I Madhan Karky 2016 Kabali Arunraja Kamaraj 2017 Mersal Vivek
Best Director Year Movie Awardee 2009 Ayan K.V.Anand 2010 Madarasapattinam A.L.Vijay 2011 Mankatha Venkat Prabhu 2012 Kumki Prabu Solomon 2013 Paradesi Bala 2014 Madras Pa. Ranjith 2015 Thani Oruvan Mohan Raja 2016 Kabali Pa. Ranjith 2017 Mersal Atlee
Best Debut Director Year Movie Awardee 2009 Eeram Arivazhagan 2010 Kalavani A. Sarkunam 2011 Engeyum Eppodhum M. Saravanan 2012 Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom Balaji Tharaneetharan 2013 Raja Rani Atlee 2014 Velaiilla Pattadhari Velraj 2015 Kuttram Kadithal Bramma 2016 Remo Bakkiyaraj Kannan 2017 Aruvi Arunprabhu
Best Art Director Year Movie Awardee 2009 Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu Susindran 2010 Enthiran Saabu Cyril 2012 Aravaan Vijay Murugan 2013 Vanakkam Chennai V. Selvakumar 2017 Mersal Velaikkaran T. Muthuraj
Best Cinematography Year Movie Awardee 2009 Eeram Manoj Paramhamsa 2010 Enthiran Randy 2012 Pizza Gopi Amaranth 2013 Irandaam Ulagam Ramji 2017 Mersal G. K. Vishnu
Best Editor Year Movie Awardee 2009 Sarvam A. Sreekar Prasad 2010 Enthiran Anthony 2012 Thuppakki A. Sreekar Prasad 2015 Vedalam Ruben 2017 Theeran Adhigaram Ondru Shiva Nandeeswaran
Best Producer Year Movie Awardee 2009 Eeram Shankar 2010 Enthiran Kalanadhi Maran 2013 Vanakkam Chennai Udhayanidhi Stalin 2015 Kaaka Muttai Dhanush, Vetrimaaran
Best Choreographer Year Movie Awardee 2009 Kandaen Kadhalai Poppy Krishna 2010 Enthiran Prabhu Deva 2013 Biriyani Raju Sundaram 2014 Kaththi Shobi Paulraj 2015 Yennai Arindhaal Sathish Krishnan 2016 Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada Sathish Krishnan 2017 Mersal Velaikkaran Shobi Paulraj
Best Action Year Movie Awardee 2009 Ayan Kanal Kannan 2010 Enthiran Peter Hein Best PRO (Public Relations Officer) Year Movie Awardee 2009 Kandasamy Diamond Babu 2010 Naan Mahan Alla John 2013 Dhoom 3 Suresh Chandra
Best Folk Song Year Movie Song 2012 Kumki Soi Soi
Favorite Song Year Movie Song 2014 Maan Karate Open the Tasmac 2015 Anegan Danga Maari
Special awards Super Star Rajini Award Year Film Awardee 2011 VelayudhamVijay
Romantic Hero of the Year Year Film Awardee 2018 Pyaar Prema KaadhalHarish Kalyan
Young Inspirational Actress Year Film Awardee 2018 KanaaAishwarya Rajesh Lifetime Achievement Award Year Awardee 2011 L. R. Eswari
Manidha Neyam Award Year Awardee 2015 Raghava Lawrence
Best Actor in a Negative Role Year Awardee 2015 Arvind Swamy
Extreme Performance - Male Year Movie Awardee 2013 Paradesi Atharvaa 2015 Kanchana 2 Raghava Lawrence
Extreme Performance - Female Year Movie Awardee 2013 Paradesi Vedhika 2014 Kaaviya Thalaivan Vedhika
Enthusiastic Performer - Male Year Movie Awardee 2013 6 Shaam
Enthusiastic Performer - Female Year Movie Awardee 2013 Aarambam Taapsee Pannu 2014 Nedunchaalai Sshivada
Protonic Icon Award Director Year Movie Awardee 2014 Naan Sigappu Manithan Thiru
Best Retro Actress Award Year Movie Awardee 2014 Mundasupatti Nandita
Best Overseas Artist Year Movie Awardee 2014 Maindhan 'Punnagai Poo' Gheetha
Best Actress in a Social Awareness Movie Year Movie Awardee 2015 Kaththukkutti Srushti Dange
Best Entertainer of the Year Year Movie Awardee 2015 Kaaki Sattai Sivakarthikeyan2024Aranmanai 4Sundar C.
Best Overseas Lyricist Year Movie Awardee 2015 Amara Kaaviyam Asmin
Best Foreign Produced Tamil Drama Year Title 2012 Enna Pizhai Seithen
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