IIFA Utsavam 2024 Winners: Jailer Named Best Film; Aishwarya Rai, Mani Ratnam, and Nani Shine at the Awards

IIFA Utsavam 2024 Winners: Jailer Named Best Film; Aishwarya Rai, Mani Ratnam, and Nani Shine at the Awards

At the IIFA Utsavam 2024 event in Abu Dhabi, big stars from Bollywood and South India gathered for an amazing night. The Best Tamil Film award went to Rajinikanth’s Jailer; it was received by Nelson Dilipkumar. Nani won Best Telugu Actor for Dasara, while Vikram scooped the equivalent Tamil prize for Ponniyin Selvan: II. But perhaps the evening’s most important event saw Chiranjeevi collect the Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema Award—presented to him by Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar as a special acknowledgment of his phenomenal contribution to their industry.

Star-Studded Night and Major Wins

Many legends of Indian film were present at the ceremony, among them Mani Ratnam, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, AR Rahman, Nandamuri Balakrishna, Shahid Kapoor, Kriti Sanon, Ananya Panday, and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. There was a success for Mani Ratnam—he won Best Director (Tamil) for Ponniyin Selvan: II. Meanwhile, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan took home an award too: she was named Best Actress (Tamil), thanks to her role as Nandini in the film. This latest win underlines her status as one of India’s finest-ever actors. And AR Rahman also had reason to smile after being named Best Music Director (Tamil) for his work on the movie.

Full List of Winners at IIFA Utsavam 2024

• Best Picture (Tamil): Jailer
• Best Actor (Telugu): Nani (Dasara)
• Best Actor (Tamil): Vikram (Ponniyin Selvan: II)
• Best Actress (Tamil): Aishwarya Rai (Ponniyin Selvan: II)
• Best Director (Tamil): Mani Ratnam (Ponniyin Selvan: II)
• Best Music Direction (Tamil): AR Rahman (Ponniyin Selvan: II)
• Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema: Chiranjeevi
• Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema: Priyadarshan
• Woman of the Year in Indian Cinema: Samantha Ruth Prabhu
• Best Performance in a Negative Role (Tamil): SJ Suryah (Mark Antony)
• Best Performance in a Negative Role (Telugu): Shine Tom Chacko (Dasara)
• Best Performance in a Negative Role (Malayalam): Arjun Radhakrishnan (Kannur Squad)
• Best Supporting Actor (Male-Tamil): Jayaram (Ponniyin Selvan: II)
• Best Supporting Actress (Female-Tamil): Sahasra Shree (Chithha)
• Golden Legacy Award: Nandamuri Balakrishna
• Outstanding Excellence in Kannada Cinema: Rishab Shetty
• Best Debut (Female, Kannada): Aradhana Ram (Kaatera)
• Best Director (Kannada): Tharun Sudhir (Kaatera)

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Looking Ahead to IIFA Awards 2024

There is more excitement to come! After the triumph of IIFA Utsavam, everyone is now looking forward to the IIFA Awards 2024. They will be held on 28th September, and Shah Rukh Khan is presenting them. The event should be as glamorous as ever with performances from Rekha as well as Shahid Kapoor. Kriti Sanon Ananya Panday Janhvi Kapoor Vicky Kaushal; nights like these do not disappoint fans of Indian films—there is lots more in store too.