The Edison Awards is an annual awards ceremony since 2009 for people in the Tamil cinema. 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 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
Multiple wins
The following individuals have received two or more Best Actress awards:
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Sara Arjun |
Adrian Knight Jesly |
Ashwanth Ashokkumar |
Rithvik |
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S. P. Jananathan |
A. L. Vijay |
Technical awards
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Harris Jayaraj |
G. V. Prakash Kumar |
Harris Jayaraj |
D. Imman |
Anirudh Ravichander |
Anirudh Ravichander |
Anirudh Ravichander |
Anirudh Ravichander |
Anirudh Ravichander |
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Best Introduced Music Director
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Vijay Antony |
G. V. Prakash Kumar |
Anirudh Ravichander |
Santhosh Narayanan |
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Best Male Playback Singer
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Best Female Playback Singer
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Best Introduced Playback Singer
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Arivazhagan |
A. Sarkunam |
M. Saravanan |
Balaji Tharaneetharan |
Atlee |
Velraj |
Bramma |
Bakkiyaraj Kannan |
Arunprabhu |
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Manoj Paramhamsa |
Randy |
Gopi Amaranth |
Ramji |
G. K. Vishnu |
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A. Sreekar Prasad |
Anthony |
A. Sreekar Prasad |
Ruben |
Shiva Nandeeswaran |
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Best PRO (Public Relations Officer)
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Diamond Babu |
John |
Suresh Chandra |
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Open the Tasmac |
Danga Maari |
Special awards
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Romantic Hero of the Year
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Young Inspirational Actress
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Lifetime Achievement Award
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Best Actor in a Negative Role
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Extreme Performance - Male
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Extreme Performance - Female
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Enthusiastic Performer - Male
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Enthusiastic Performer - Female
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Protonic Icon Award Director
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Best Actress in a Social Awareness Movie
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Best Entertainer of the Year
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