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1st IIFA Utsavam

1st IIFA Utsavam
Date24–25 January 2016
SiteGachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Hosted byAllu Sirish
Diganth
Navdeep
Pearle Maaney
Regina Cassandra
Siva
Suraaj
Venkat Prabhu
Vijay Raghavendra
Highlights
Best Picture
Most awardsBaahubali: The Beginning (11)
Most nominationsBaahubali: The Beginning (25)
Television coverage
Channel
NetworkSun TV Network

The 1st IIFA Utsavam ceremony honouring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema in 2015 was an event held on 24 and 25 January 2016 at the Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad. Marking the inaugural event of the IIFA Utsavam, it recognised the best work from the four industries during the period from late 2014 to late 2015 and awarded prizes to performers and technicians from the Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada languages.[1][2][3]

Awards and nominees

Main awards

Telugu

Best Picture Best Direction
Performance in a Leading Role – Male Performance in a Leading Role – Female
Performance in a Supporting Role – Male Performance in a Supporting Role – Female
Performance in a Comic Role Performance in a Negative Role
Music Direction Lyrics
Playback Singer – Male Playback Singer – Female

Tamil

Best Picture Best Direction
Performance in a Leading Role – Male Performance in a Leading Role – Female
Performance in a Supporting Role – Male Performance in a Supporting Role – Female
Performance in a Comic Role Performance in a Negative Role
Music Direction Lyrics
Playback Singer – Male Playback Singer – Female

Malayalam

Best Picture Best Direction
Performance in a Leading Role – Male Performance in a Leading Role – Female
Performance in a Supporting Role – Male Performance in a Supporting Role – Female
Performance in a Comic Role Performance in a Negative Role
Music Direction Lyrics
Playback Singer – Male Playback Singer – Female

Kannada

Best Picture Best Direction
Performance in a Leading Role – Male Performance in a Leading Role – Female
Performance in a Supporting Role – Male Performance in a Supporting Role – Female
Performance in a Comic Role Performance in a Negative Role
Music Direction Lyrics
Playback Singer – Male Playback Singer – Female

Other awards

References

  1. ^ "IIFA Utsavam 2016: Baahubali and Thani Oruvan win maximum number of awards". India Today. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  2. ^ "IIFA Utsavam: Mahesh Babu's Srimanthudu Won Six Awards". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  3. ^ "IIFA Utsavam: Rajamouli's Baahubali Won Six Awards". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 28 September 2024.