Undoubtably best actor award was bagged by Kamal Haasan for Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu. The annual state awards are given for not only recognizing the services rendered by the artistes to their respective art forms but also to motivate other artistes to scale heights in the future. Paruthi Veeran starring Karthi and Priyamani has bagged many recognizations. The remaining list of awardees is being categorized as follows:-
Category
List of awardees for the year 2006
Best Film
First: Veyyil
Second: Paruthiveeran
Third : Thiruttu Payalae
Best Storywriter
Perarasu (Thirupathy)
Special Award:
Ilakanam
Best Music Director
Yuvanshankar Raja
Movie Portraying Woman in Good Light
Kadhalae En Kadhalae
Playback Singers
(Male) Madhu Balakrishnan
(Female) Shreya Ghosal
Best Actor
Kamal Haasan (Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu)
Best Cinematography
Ravi Verman (Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu)
Best Actress
Priya Mani (Paruthiveeran)
Editing
Suresh Urs
Best Actor (Special Prize)
Karthi (Paruthiveeran) & Pakhru (Dishoom)
Art Direction
Krishnamurthy (Imsai Arasan)
Best Actress (Special Prize)
Sandhya (Dishoom)
Stunts
Super Subbarayan
Character Artiste
Nasser (Em Mahan) (Male)
Saranya (Em Mahan) (Female)
Dubbing
Kadhir (Male)
Jayageetha (Female)
Best Villain
Pasupathy (E)
Best Dialogue Writer:
Seeman (Thambi)
Best Comedian
Vadivelu (Imsai Arasan)
Best Choreography:
Siva Shankaran
Best Director
Thirumurugan (Em Mahan)
This prestigious awards is been likely to be issued by honourable Chief Minister M Karunanidhi at a function to be held in Chennai later.