# 2nd IIFA Utsavam

The 2nd IIFA Utsavam ceremony honouring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema in 2016 was an event held on 28 and 29 March 2017 at the Hyderabad, Telangana, India. The event, which is the second edition of the IIFA Utsavam, recognises the best work from the four industries during the year 2016 and awarded prizes to performers and technicians from the Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada languages.

## Ceremony information

The event is being chiefly hosted by Rana Daggubati, who along with Nani, Akul Balaji and Meghana Gaonkar host for Telugu and Kannada segments. Rana Daggubati along with Tini Tom, Pearle Maaney and Shiva host for Tamil and Malayalam segments.

## Winners and nominees
### Main awards
#### Telugu

The nominations for the films released during 2016 were announced early March 2017. Janatha Garage and Oopiri topped with 9 nominations each out of total 13 categories followed by Pelli Choopulu with 8 nominations and Rudhramadevi with 7 nominations.
| Best Picture | Best Direction |
| Janatha Garage Kshanam Nannaku Prematho Oopiri Pelli Choopulu | Koratala Siva – Janatha Garage Krish Jagarlamudi – Kanche Sukumar – Nannaku Prematho Tharun Bhascker – Pelli Choopulu Vamshi Paidipally – Oopiri |
| Performance in a Leading Role – Male | Performance in a Leading Role – Female |
| N. T. Rama Rao Jr. – Janatha Garage Allu Arjun – Sarrainodu Nani – Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha Ram Charan – Dhruva Vijay Deverakonda – Pelli Choopulu | Samantha – A Aa Anushka Shetty – Rudhramadevi Anushka Shetty – Size Zero Pragya Jaiswal – Kanche Ritu Varma – Pelli Choopulu |
| Performance in a Supporting Role – Male | Performance in a Supporting Role – Female |
| Allu Arjun – Rudhramadevi Karthi – Oopiri Mohanlal – Janatha Garage Nandu – Pelli Choopulu Srikanth – Sarrainodu | Anupama Parameswaran – Premam Anasuya Bharadwaj – Kshanam Jayasudha – Oopiri Nadhiya – A Aa Nithya Menon – Rudhramadevi |
| Performance in a Comic Role | Performance in a Negative Role |
| Priyadarshi Pulikonda – Pelli Choopulu Prakash Raj – Oopiri Prudhvi Raj – Bengal Tiger Vennela Kishore – Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada Srinivas Avasarala – Kanche | Jagapathi Babu – Nannaku Prematho Aadhi Pinisetty – Sarrainodu Arvind Swamy – Dhruva Rao Ramesh – A Aa Vikramjeet Virk – Rudhramadevi |
| Music Direction | Lyrics |
| Devi Sri Prasad – Janatha Garage Devi Sri Prasad – Sardaar Gabbar Singh Gopi Sunder – Oopiri Hiphop Tamizha – Dhruva Vivek Sagar – Pelli Choopulu | Ramajogayya Sastry – "Jai Ho Janatha" from Janatha Garage Ramajogayya Sastry – 'Vasthane" from Soggade Chinni Nayana Sri Mani – "Evare" from Premam Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry – "Podhaama" from Oopiri Sirivennela Seethrama Sastry – "Matthagajame" from Rudhramadevi |
| Playback Singer – Male | Playback Singer – Female |
| Haricharan – "Nuvvante Naa Navvu" from Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha Haricharan – "Podhaama" from Oopiri Haricharan – "Bang Bang" from Premam Haricharan – "Avuna Neevena" from Rudhramadevi Shankar Mahadevan – "Pranaamam" from Janatha Garage | Geetha Madhuri – "Pakka Local" from Janatha Garage Shreya Ghoshal – "Punnami Puvvai" from Rudhramadevi Shreya Ghoshal – "Itu Itu Ani" from Kanche Shreya Ghoshal – "Nee Navve" from Soggade Chinni Nayana Suchitra – "Ayyo Ayyo" from Oopiri |
| Best Story |
| Krish Jagarlamudi – Kanche Koratala Siva – Janatha Garage Sukumar – Nannaku Prematho Adivi Sesh – Kshanam Tharun Bhascker – Pelli Choopulu |

#### Tamil

The nominations for the films released during 2016 were announced early March 2017. Chennai 600028 II lead the nominations list with 11 categories out of total 13 categories. Whereas Kabali finds spot in 8 categories, followed by critically acclaimed Visaranai and Irudhi Suttru in 5 categories, while Theri received 4 nominations.
| Best Picture | Best Direction |
| Irudhi Suttru Amma Kanakku Chennai 600028 II Kabali Visaranai | Atlee – Theri Karthick Naren – Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru Pa. Ranjith – Kabali Venkat Prabhu – Chennai 600028 II Vetrimaaran – Visaranai |
| Performance in a Leading Role – Male | Performance in a Leading Role – Female |
| R. Madhavan – Irudhi Suttru Attakathi Dinesh – Visaranai Guru Somasundaram – Joker Rajinikanth – Kabali Sivakarthikeyan – Rajinimurugan | Ritika Singh – Irudhi Suttru Anjali – Iraivi Amala Paul – Amma Kanakku Gayathri – Joker Nayanthara – Naanum Rowdy Dhaan |
| Performance in a Supporting Role – Male | Performance in a Supporting Role – Female |
| Nagarjuna – Thozha Rajkiran – Rajinimurugan RJ Balaji – Naanum Rowdy Dhaan Samuthirakani – Visaranai Shiva – Chennai 600028 II | Baby Nainika – Theri Mumtaz Sorcar – Irudhi Suttru Radhika Sarathkumar – Naanum Rowdy Dhaan Sai Dhanshika – Kabali Vijayalakshmi Feroz – Chennai 600028 II |
| Performance in a Comic Role | Performance in a Negative Role |
| RJ Balaji – Naanum Rowdy Dhaan John Vijay – Kabali Premgi Amaren – Chennai 600028 II RJ Balaji – Devi Soori – Rajinimurugan | Mahendran – Theri Karthi – Kaashmora R. K. Suresh – Tharai Thappattai Harish Uthaman – Thodari Vaibhav Reddy – Chennai 600028 II |
| Music Direction | Lyrics |
| A. R. Rahman – Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada Anirudh Ravichander – Naanum Rowdy Dhaan Santhosh Narayanan – Kabali Siddharth Vipin – Jackson Durai Yuvan Shankar Raja – Chennai 600028 II | Arunraja Kamaraj – "Neruppu Da" from Kabali Ekatharaj – "Nooru Samigal" from Pichaikkaran Thamarai – "Thalli Pogathey" from Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada Thamarai – "Neeyum Naanum" from Naanum Rowdy Dhaan Parthi Bhaskar – "Idhu Kadhaiya" from Chennai 600028 II |
| Playback Singer – Male | Playback Singer – Female |
| Anirudh Ravichander – "Thangamey" from Naanum Rowdy Dhaan Ananthu, Pradeep Kumar – "Maya Nadhi" from Kabali Anirudh Ravichander – "Senjitaley" from Remo Sean Roldan – "Idhu Kadhaiya" from Chennai 600028 II Sid Sriram – "Thalli Pogathey" from Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada | Neeti Mohan – "Neeyum Nannum" from Naanum Rowdy Dhaan Chinmayi Sripada – "Yethetho" from Jackson Durai Dhee – "Ey Sandakaara" and "Usuru Narumbeley" from Irudhi Suttru Kharesma Ravichandran – "Idhu Kadhaiya" from Chennai 600028 II Mahalakshmi Iyer – "Un Mela Oru Kannu" from Rajinimurugan |
| Best Story |
| Karthick Naren – Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru Atlee – Theri Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari – Amma Kanakku M. Chandrakumar – Visaranai Venkat Prabhu – Chennai 600028 II |

#### Malayalam

The nominations for the films released since October 2015 till the end of 2016 were announced on 14 March 2017. Maheshinte Prathikaaram topped the list of nominations in all 13 categories followed by Charlie with 11 nominations and Aadupuliyattam with 7 nominations.
| Best Picture | Best Direction |
| Pulimurugan Aadupuliyattam Charlie Kammatipaadam Maheshinte Prathikaram | Martin Prakkat – Charlie Abrid Shine – Action Hero Biju Dileesh Pothan – Maheshinte Prathikaram Priyadarshan – Oppam Rajeev Ravi – Kammatipaadam |
| Performance in a Leading Role – Male | Performance in a Leading Role – Female |
| Dulquer Salmaan – Charlie Fahadh Faasil – Maheshinte Prathikaaram Mohanlal – Oppam Mohanlal – Pulimurugan Nivin Pauly – Action Hero Biju | Rajisha Vijayan – Anuraga Karikkin Vellam Anusree – Oppam Aparna Balamurali – Maheshinte Prathikaram Parvathy Thiruvothu – Charlie Manju Warrier – Vettah |
| Performance in a Supporting Role – Male | Performance in a Supporting Role – Female |
| Vinayakan – Kammatipaadam Alencier Ley – Maheshinte Prathikaram Dharmajan Bolgatty – Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan Om Puri – Aadupuliyattam Renji Panicker – Jacobinte Swargarajyam | Aparna Gopinath – Charlie Anusree – Maheshinte Prathikaram Asha Sharath – Anuraga Karikkin Vellam K. P. A. C. Lalitha – Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa Coelho Lijomol Jose – Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan |
| Performance in a Comic Role | Performance in a Negative Role |
| Soubin Shahir – Charlie Dharmajan Bolgatty – Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan Pashanam Shaji – Aadupuliyattam Sharaf U Dheen – Pretham Soubin Shahir – Maheshinte Prathikaram | Sampath Raj – Aadupuliyattam Anil Nedumangad – Kammatipaadam Jagadeesh – Leela Samuthirakani – Oppam Sujith Shankar – Maheshinte Prathikaram |
| Music Direction | Lyrics |
| Gopi Sunder – Charlie 4 Musics – Oppam Bijibal – Maheshinte Prathikaram John P Varkey – Kammatipaadam Ratheesh Vega – Aadupuliyattam | Santosh Varma – "Sundari Penne" from Charlie Anwar Ali – "Para Para" from Kammatipaadam Hari Narayanan – "Thiruvavani Raavu" from Jacobinte Swargarajyam Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri – "Vaalmula Kannille" from Aadupuliyattam Rafeeq Ahamed – "Idukki" from Maheshinte Prathikaram |
| Playback Singer – Male | Playback Singer – Female |
| Vijay Yesudas – "Mounangal" from Maheshinte Prathikaaram Bijibal – "Cherupunjiri" from Maheshinte Prathikaram Dulquer Salmaan – "Sundari Penne" from Charlie P Jayachandran – "Vaalmula Kannille" from Aadupuliyattam Unni Menon – "Thiruvavani Raavu" from Jacobinte Swargarajyam | Sreya Jayadeep – "Minungum Minnaminuge" from Oppam Mamta Mohandas – "Karuppana Kannazhagi" from Aadupuliyattam Sangeetha Sreekanth – "Theliveyil" from Maheshinte Prathikaram Shreya Ghoshal – "Puthumazhayayi" from Charlie Vani Jairam – "Pookal Panineer" from Action Hero Biju |
| Best Story |
| Unni R. – Charlie Dinesh Palath – Aadupuliyattam Rajeev Ravi – Kammatipaadam Salim Ahamed – Pathemari Syam Pushkaran – Maheshinte Prathikaram |

#### Kannada

The nominations for the films released during 2016 were announced early March 2017. Kirik Party lead the nominations list with 12 categories out of total 13 categories. Whereas Karvva and Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu bagged 9 nominations followed by U Turn with 6 nominations.
| Best Picture | Best Direction |
| Kirik Party – G. S Guptha and Rakshit Shetty Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu – Pushkar Mallikarjun Karvva – Krishna Chaithanya Killing Veerappan – B. V. Manjunath, B. S. Sudhindra and E. Shivaprakash U Turn – Pawan Kumar | Pawan Kumar – U Turn Hemanth Rao – Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu Navaneeth – Karvva Raam Reddy – Thithi Rishab Shetty – Kirik Party |
| Performance in a Leading Role – Male | Performance in a Leading Role – Female |
| Rakshit Shetty – Kirik Party Anant Nag – Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu Channe Gowda – Thithi RJ Rohith – Karvva Yash – Masterpiece | Parul Yadav – Killing Veerappan Anisha Ambrose – Karvva Rachita Ram – Rathavara Rashmika Mandanna – Kirik Party Shraddha Srinath – U Turn |
| Performance in a Supporting Role – Male | Performance in a Supporting Role – Female |
| Rakshit Shetty – Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu Anant Nag – Maduveya Mamatheya Kareyole Devaraj – Karvva Dileep Raj – U Turn Chandan Achar – Kirik Party Tilak Shekar – Karvva | Yagna Shetty – Killing Veerappan Aishwarya Acchappa – Kirik Party Chitra Shenoy – Rathavara Poonam Singar – Karvva Radhika Chetan – U Turn |
| Performance in a Comic Role | Performance in a Negative Role |
| Chikkanna – Kotigobba 2 Achyuth Kumar – Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu Chikkanna – Masterpiece Pramod Shetty – Kirik Party Vijay Chendoor – Karvva | Vasishta N. Simha – Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu Aravinnd Iyer – Kirik Party P. Ravi Shankar – Mukunda Murari P. Ravi Shankar – Rathavara Prakash Raj – Mr. Airavata |
| Music Direction | Lyrics |
| B. Ajaneesh Loknath – Kirik Party Anoop Seelin – Jessie Arjun Janya – Mungaru Male 2 Avinash – Karvva V. Harikrishna – Masterpiece | Rakshit Shetty – "Katheyonda Helide" from Kirik Party Sudarshan D. C. – "Ale Mood Adhe" from Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu Raghu Shastry – "Summane" from Run Anthony V. Nagendra Prasad – "Mukunda Murari" from Mukunda Murari Manju Mandavya – "Annange Love Aagidhe" from Masterpiece |
| Playback Singer – Male | Playback Singer – Female |
| Vijay Prakash – "Belageddu" from Kirik Party Anoop Seelin – "Malgudiya Ooralli" from Jessie Puneeth Rajkumar – "Maduve Munji" from Nanna Ninna Prema Kathe Puneeth Rajkumar – "Jhanak Jhanak" from Run Anthony Yash – "Annange Love Aagidhe" from Masterpiece | Inchara Rao – "Ayomaya" from Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu Indu Nagaraj – "Ka Thalakattu" from Mr. Airavata K. S. Chithra – "Maye Maye" from Jessie Shreya Ghoshal – "Neenire Saniha" from Kirik Party Supriya Lohith – "Marula" from Run Anthony |
| Best Story |
| Pawan Kumar – U Turn A. P. Arjun – Mr. Airavata Hemanth Rao – Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu Navaneeth – Karvva Rakshit Shetty – Kirik Party |

### Technical awards

* Best Screenplay
* Adivi Sesh – Kshanam (Telugu)
* Best Costume Design
* Aishwarya Rajeev – Kanche (Telugu)
* Best Make Up
* Bhanu Bhashyam – Rudhramadevi (Telugu)

### Special awards

* Outstanding contribution to Indian cinema – K. Raghavendra Rao
* Outstanding contribution to Indian cinema – S. P. Muthuraman
* Lifetime Achievement Award — Dwarakish

## Performers

The following individuals performed musical numbers.
| Name(s) | Role |
| Jiiva | Performer |
| Sai Dharam Tej | Performer |
| Akhil Akkineni | Performer |
| Kunchacko Boban | Performer |
| Hansika Motwani | Performer |
| V. Ravichandran | Performer |
| Premgi | Performer |
| Akshara Haasan | Performer |
| Raai Laxmi | Performer |
| Raashi Khanna | Performer |
| Pragya Jaiswal | Performer |
| Nikki Galrani | Performer |
| Amyra Dastur | Performer |
| Rachita Ram | Performer |
| Isha Talwar | Performer |