The Fourth Dimension Awards……. For 2009
 

1. Best Actor: Kamal Haasan (Unnaipol Oruvan) - Forgive me for stating the obvious. If there is a Kamal release in a calendar year, then there can only be one winner for this award.

2. Best Actor (Special Mention): Johnny (Renigunta) Sasikumar (Nadodigal)

3. Best Actress: Pooja (Naan Kadavul)

4. Best Actress (Special Mention): Abhinaya (Nadodigal)

5. Best Debut: Nishanth and Karthi (Pandu and Theppetti Ganesan in Renigunta)

6. Best Movie: Renigunta (It is hard to believe that the cast or technicians are all newcomers)

7. Best Director: Paneerselvam (for making us roam the streets of Renigunta)


8. Best Movie (Special Mention): Eeram (A horror-thriller that did not scare!) and Unnaipol Oruvan

9. Best Commercial Entertainer: Ayan (commercial does not mean mindless!)

10. Best Fun Movie: Siva Manasula Sakthi (SMS-struck a ‘love’ly chord with urban youth)

11. Off the beaten track award: Yaavarum Nalam, Pasanga, Eeram, Vennila Kabaddi Kuzhu (not necessarily offbeat)

12. Award for biggest stereotype breaker: Naan Kadavul (hero and heroine concepts completely shattered)

13. Best Screenplay: Eeram (Slow yet gripping)

14. Best Music: Harris Jeyaraj (Ayan) and Yuvan Shankar Raja (Payya)

15. Best Male Playback: Yuvan Shankar Raja (Kadhal solla neram illai –Payya)

16. Best Female Playback: Sadhna Sargam (Amma un pillai- Naan Kadavul) and Janaki Iyer (Medhuvay pookuthe- Ninaithaale Inikkum)

17. Best Debut Music: Shruthi Haasan (Unnaipol Oruvan)

18. Most popular song: Oru kal oru kannadi – SMS

19. Best Action: Super Subbarayan (Naan Kadavul)

20. Best cinematography: Nirav Shah (Sarvam)

21. Social and patriotic content award: Unnaipol Oruvan, Peranmai, Pazhassi Raja

A few special awards:

1. Best Media Controversy – Nayanthara - Prabhu Deva

2. Foot in mouth award – Jai (remember not to reveal the truth about films before they are released!)

3. Best Damp Squib – Villu

4. Most Innovative lyrics – ‘Hasili Fisili’

5. The deception award – Aayirathil Oruvan

6. Best Publicity – Sun Pictures (unmatched trailer frequency)

7. Most ‘appropriate’ title: Adhe Neram Adhe Idam

(By Sudhakar, with inputs from Arun.)

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