# 3rd IIFA Utsavam

The 3rd IIFA Utsavam is an awards event that took place at the Etihad Arena, Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on 27 September 2024. Rana Daggubati and Teja Sajja have hosted the Telugu segment. Pearle Maaney and Sudev Nair have hosted the Malayalam segment. Akul Balaji and Vijay Raghavendra have hosted the Kannada segment. Sathish and Divya Menon were later announced as the hosts for the Tamil segment. The nominations were announced on 21 August 2024.
The event was originally scheduled to be held on 6–7 September 2024. Tamil and Malayalam cinema segments and, Telugu and Kannada cinema segments were scheduled to be held on 6 September 2024 and 7 September 2024 respectively. It was later rescheduled to 27 September 2024 and will be the inaugural event of the IIFA Festival 2024, followed by the 24th IIFA Awards and IIFA Rocks on 28 September 2024 and 29 September 2024 respectively, at the same venue. The technical awards were announced on 17 September 2024.
Ponniyin Selvan: II is the most awarded film with ten awards, followed by 2018, Kaatera and Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A with five, Dasara with three. Dasara is the most awarded Telugu film, followed by Hi Nanna. Ponniyin Selvan: II is the most awarded Tamil film, followed by Jailer. Kaatera and Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A are the most awarded Kannada films. 2018 is the most awarded Malayalam film, followed by Kaathal – The Core and Romancham.

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

| Best Picture | Best Direction |
| Dasara – Sudhakar Cherukuri, producer Baby – Sreenivasa Kumar Naidu, producer Bhagavanth Kesari – Harish Peddi and Sahu Garapati, producers Hi Nanna – Mohan Cherukuri, Murthy K. S. and Vijender Reddy Teegala, producers Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire – Vijay Kiragandur and Chaluve Gowda, producers | Anil Ravipudi – Bhagavanth Kesari Mahesh Babu Pachigolla – Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty Prashanth Neel – Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire Sai Rajesh – Baby Srikanth Odela – Dasara |
| Performance in a Leading Role – Male | Performance in a Leading Role – Female |
| Nani – Dasara Balakrishna – Bhagavanth Kesari Dhanush – Sir Nani – Hi Nanna Naveen Polishetty – Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty Vijay Deverakonda – Kushi | Mrunal Thakur – Hi Nanna Anushka Shetty – Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty Keerthy Suresh – Dasara Sreeleela – Bhagavanth Kesari Vaishnavi Chaitanya – Baby |
| Performance in a Supporting Role – Male | Performance in a Supporting Role – Female |
| Brahmanandam – Ranga Maarthaanda Dheekshith Shetty – Dasara Hyper Aadi – Ravanasura Jayaram – Ravanasura Racha Ravi – Balagam | Varalaxmi Sarathkumar – Veera Simha Reddy Faria Abdullah – Ravanasura Ramya Krishna – Ranga Maarthaanda Sriya Reddy – Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire Soniya Singh – Virupaksha |
| Music Direction | Lyrics |
| Hesham Abdul Wahab – Hi Nanna Devi Sri Prasad – Waltair Veerayya Hesham Abdul Wahab – Kushi Santhosh Narayanan – Dasara Thaman S – Veera Simha Reddy | Anantha Sriram – "O Rendu Prema Meghaalila" from Baby Kalyan Nayak – "Ayyayyo" from Mem Famous Kasarla Shyam – "Chamkeela Angeelesi" from Dasara Krishna Kanth – "Adigaa" from Hi Nanna Shiva Nirvana – "Kushi Title Song" from Kushi |
| Playback Singer – Male | Playback Singer – Female |
| Rahul Sipligunj – "Ayyayyo" from Mem Famous Leon James – "Almost Padipoyindhe Pilla" from Das Ka Dhamki Hesham Abdul Wahab – "Naa Roja Nuvve" from Kushi Ram Miriyala – "Chamkeela Angeelesi" from Dasara Sid Sriram – "Aradhya" from Kushi | Mangli – "Ooru Palletooru" from Balagam Dhee – "Chamkeela Angeelesi" from Dasara Chinmayi Sripaada – "Aradhya" from Kushi Ramya Behara – "Mass Mogudu" from Veera Simha Reddy Shruti Haasan – "Odiyamma" from Hi Nanna |
| Performance in a Negative Role |
| Shine Tom Chacko – Dasara Duniya Vijay – Veera Simha Reddy Jisshu Sengupta – Tiger Nageswara Rao Prakash Raj – Waltair Veerayya Samuthirakani – Sir |

#### Tamil

| Best Picture | Best Direction |
| Jailer – Kalanithi Maran, producer Ayothi – R. Ravindran, producer Maamannan – M. Shenbagamurthy and R. Arjun Durai, producers Ponniyin Selvan: II – Mani Ratnam and Subaskaran Allirajah, producers Viduthalai Part 1 – Elred Kumar, producer | Mani Ratnam – Ponniyin Selvan: II Lokesh Kanagaraj – Leo Karthik Subbaraj – Jigarthanda DoubleX R. Manthira Moorthy – Ayothi Nelson Dilipkumar – Jailer Vetrimaaran – Viduthalai Part 1 |
| Performance in a Leading Role – Male | Performance in a Leading Role – Female |
| Vikram – Ponniyin Selvan: II Karthi – Ponniyin Selvan: II Rajinikanth – Jailer Siddharth – Chithha Sivakarthikeyan – Maaveeran Soori – Viduthalai Part 1 | Aishwarya Rai Bachchan – Ponniyin Selvan: II Aishwarya Rajesh – Farhana Keerthy Suresh – Maamannan Nayanthara – Annapoorani: The Goddess of Food Shraddha Srinath – Irugapatru Trisha – Ponniyin Selvan: II |
| Performance in a Supporting Role – Male | Performance in a Supporting Role – Female |
| Jayaram – Ponniyin Selvan: II Azhagam Perumal – Maamannan Gautham Vasudev Menon – Viduthalai Part 1 R. Sarathkumar– Ponniyin Selvan: II Redin Kingsley – Mark Antony | Sahasra Shree – Chithha Aishwarya Lekshmi – Ponniyin Selvan: II Ramya Krishnan – Jailer Raichal Rabecca – Good Night Saritha – Maaveeran |
| Music Direction | Lyrics |
| A. R. Rahman – Ponniyin Selvan: II Anirudh Ravichander – Jailer Dhibu Ninan Thomas and Santhosh Narayanan – Chithha G. V. Prakash Kumar – Aneethi Ilaiyaraaja – Viduthalai Part 1 | Super Subu – "Hukum – Thalaivar Alappara" from Jailer Ilaiyaraaja – "Kaattumalli" from Viduthalai Part 1 Ilango Krishnan – "Veera Raja Veera" from Ponniyin Selvan: II Vishnu Edavan – "Naa Ready" from Leo Yugabharathi – "Nenjame Nenjame" from Maamannan |
| Playback Singer – Male | Playback Singer – Female |
| Haricharan – "Chinnanjiru Nilave" from Ponniyin Selvan: II Anirudh Ravichander – "Hukum" from Jailer Anirudh Ravichander – "Badass" from Leo Sean Roldan – "Naan Gaali" from Good Night Vijay Yesudas – "Nenjame Nenjame" from Maamannan Vishal Mishra – "Rathamaarey" from Jailer | Shakthisree Gopalan – "Aga Naga" from Ponniyin Selvan: II Ananya Bhat – "Kaattumalli" from Viduthalai Part 1 Shakthishree Gopalan– "Nenjame Nenjame" from Maamannan Shilpa Rao – "Kaavaalaa" from Jailer Shweta Mohan – "Vaa Vaathi" from Vaathi |
| Performance in a Negative Role |
| S. J. Suryah – Mark Antony Arjun Sarja – Leo Fahadh Faasil – Maamannan Selvaraghavan – Farhana Vinayakan – Jailer |

#### Malayalam

| Best Picture | Best Direction |
| 2018 – Venu Kunnappilly, producer Falimy – Ganesh Menon and Lakshmi Warrier, producers Kannur Squad – George Sebastian, producer Neru – Antony Perumbavoor, producer Romancham – Johnpaul George, producer | Jeo Baby – Kaathal – The Core Devan Jayakumar – Valatty Jithu Madhavan – Romancham Jude Anthany Joseph – 2018 Lijo Jose Pellissery – Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam |
| Performance in a Leading Role – Male | Performance in a Leading Role – Female |
| Tovino Thomas – 2018 Fahadh Faasil – Pachuvum Athbutha Vilakkum Joju George – Iratta Mammootty – Kaathal – The Core Mammootty – Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam Mohanlal – Neru | Anaswara Rajan – Neru Jyothika – Kaathal – The Core Kalyani Priyadarshan – Sesham Mike-il Fathima Manju Pillai – Falimy Vincy Aloshious – Rekha |
| Performance in a Supporting Role – Male | Performance in a Supporting Role – Female |
| Sudhi Kozhikode – Kaathal – The Core Indrajith Sukumaran – Thuramukham Lal – 2018 Siddique – Neru Narain – 2018 | Mamitha Baiju – Pranaya Vilasam Bindu Panicker – Madhura Manohara Moham Darshana Rajendran – Thuramukham Nikhila Vimal – Ayalvaashi Srinda – Thuramukham |
| Music Direction | Lyrics |
| Sushin Shyam – Romancham Dabzee, Vishnu Vijay – Sulaikha Manzil Nobin Paul – 2018 Sushin Shyam – Kannur Squad Vishnu Vijay – Falimy | Joe Paul – "Uyirayi Maarave" from 2018 Joe Paul – "Venmegham" from 2018 BK Harinarayanan – "Arike Koottay Arike" from Valatty Muhsin Parari – "Mazhavillile" from Falimy Vinayak Sasikumar – "Mrudhu Bhaave Dhruda Kruthye" from Kannur Squad |
| Playback Singer – Male | Playback Singer – Female |
| Sushin Shyam – "Aathmave Po" from Romancham K. S. Harisankar – "Uyirayi Maarave" from 2018 K. S. Harishankar– "Venmegham" from 2018 Vijay Yesudas – "Niramulloru" from Valatty Vishnu Vijay – "Mazhavillile" from Falimy | Ezma Nobin – "Innithile" from 2018 K. S. Chithra – "Alivozhukum" from Antony K. S. Chithra – "Pottithakarnna Kinavu" from Neelavelicham Madhuvanthi Narayan – "Aadharanjali" from Romancham Shreya Ghoshal – "Ayisha Ayisha" from Ayisha |
| Performance in a Negative Role |
| Arjun Radhakrishnan – Kannur Squad Biju Menon – Garudan Roshan Mathew – Dhoomam Sudev Nair – Thuramukham Sunny Wayne – Vela |

#### Kannada

| Best Picture | Best Direction |
| Kaatera – Rockline Venkatesh, producer Aachar & Co – Ashwini Puneeth Rajkumar, producer Kousalya Supraja Rama – B. C. Patil, Raghavendra P. S, Ramesha K, Shashank, Shrushti Patil and Vanaja Patil, producers Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A – Rakshit Shetty, producer Tagaru Palya – Dhananjaya, producer | Tharun Sudhir – Kaatera Hemanth M. Rao – Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A M. G. Srinivas – Ghost Shashank – Kousalya Supraja Rama Sindhu Sreenivasa Murthy – Aachar & Co |
| Performance in a Leading Role – Male | Performance in a Leading Role – Female |
| Rakshit Shetty – Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A Darshan – Kaatera Krishna – Kousalya Supraja Rama Raj B. Shetty – Toby Shiva Rajkumar – Ghost | Rukmini Vasanth – Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A Amrutha Prem – Tagaru Palya Aradhana Ram – Kaatera Chaithra J. Achar – Toby Megha Shetty – Kaiva |
| Performance in a Supporting Role – Male | Performance in a Supporting Role – Female |
| Gopal Krishna Deshpande – Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side B Anoop Revanna – Kabzaa Chikkanna – Raja Marthanda Kumar Govind – Kaatera Nagabhushana – Kousalya Supraja Rama | Shruti – Kaatera Janvi Rayala – Kaiva Meghana Gaonkar – Shivaji Surathkal 2 Sudha Belawadi – Kousalya Supraja Rama Tara – Tagaru Palya |
| Music Direction | Lyrics |
| V. Harikrishna – Kaatera Arjun Janya – Kousalya Supraja Rama B. Ajaneesh Loknath – Hostel Hudugaru Bekagiddare Charan Raj – Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A Vasuki Vaibhav – Tagaru Palya | Dhananjay Ranjan – "Sapta Saagaradaache Ello Title Track" from Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A Chethan Kumar – "Pasandaagavne" from Kaatera Dhananjaya – "Sambanja Annodu Doddu Kana" from Tagaru Palya Shashank – "Shivani" from Kousalya Supraja Rama V. Nagendra Prasad – "Sankranthi Sanjeli" from Kaiva |
| Playback Singer – Male | Playback Singer – Female |
| MC Bijju and Kiran Kaverappa – "Horaata" from Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A Nishan Rai – "Shivani" from Kousalya Supraja Rama B. Ajaneesh Loknath – "Protest Song" from Hostel Hudugaru Bekagiddare Prem – "Sambanja Annodu Doddu Kana" from Tagaru Palya Hemanth – "Manasege Banthu Bittu Hogoke" from Kaatera | Srilakshmi Belmannu – "Kadalanu" from Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A Aishwarya Rangarajan – "Namaami Namaami" from Kabzaa Eesha Suchi – "Twinkle Twinkle" from Shivaji Surathkal 2 Madhuri Seshadri – "Suryakanthi" from Tagaru Palya Vani Harikrishna – "Anuragava Kalisalu" from Kaatera |
| Performance in a Negative Role |
| Jagapathi Babu – Kaatera Abhijith – Ghost Meghana Raj – Tatsama Tadbhava Ramesh Indira – Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A Shishya Deepak – Veeram |

### Technical awards

* Best Screenplay
* Alfred Prakash, Vignesh Raja – Por Thozhil (Tamil)
* Best Dialogues
* Mahesh Babu Pachigolla – Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty (Telugu)
* Best Cinematography
* Ravi Varman – Ponniyin Selvan: II (Tamil)
* Best Editing
* Ujwal Kulkarni – Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire (Telugu)
* Best Background Score
* A. R. Rahman – Ponniyin Selvan: II (Tamil)
* Best Choreography
* Prem Rakshith – "Chamkeela Angeelesi" from Dasara (Telugu)
* Best Production Design
* Thota Tharani – Ponniyin Selvan: II (Tamil)
* Best Special Effects (Visual)
* Mindstein Studios – 2018 (Malayalam)

### Special awards

* Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema – Chiranjeevi
* Golden Legacy – Nandamuri Balakrishna
* Woman of the Year – Samantha
* Excellence in Indian Cinema – Keerthy Suresh
* Outstanding Contribution in Indian Cinema – Priyadarshan
* Outstanding Excellence in Kannada cinema – Rishab Shetty
* Best Debut – Kannada – Aradhana Ram for Kaatera

## Superlatives

Films with multiple nominations :
| Nominations | Film |
| 13 | Ponniyin Selvan: II |
| 11 | 2018 |
| 11 | Kaatera |
| 10 | Dasara |
| 10 | Jailer |
| 9 | Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A |
| 8 | Kousalya Supraja Rama |
| 7 | Maamannan |
| 7 | Tagaru Palya |
| 7 | Viduthalai Part 1 |
| 6 | Hi Nanna |
| 5 | Falimy |
| 5 | Kushi |
| 5 | Romancham |
| 4 | Baby |
| 4 | Bhagavanth Kesari |
| 4 | Kaathal – The Core |
| 4 | Kannur Squad |
| 4 | Leo |
| 4 | Neru |
| 3 | Chithha |
| 3 | Farhana |
| 3 | Ghost |
| 3 | Kaiva |
| 3 | Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty |
| 3 | Ravanasura |
| 3 | Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire |
| 3 | Thuramukham |
| 3 | Valatty |
| 3 | Veera Simha Reddy |
| 2 | Aachar & Co |
| 2 | Ayothi |
| 2 | Balagam |
| 2 | Good Night |
| 2 | Hostel Hudugaru Bekagiddare |
| 2 | Kabzaa |
| 2 | Maaveeran |
| 2 | Mark Antony |
| 2 | Mem Famous |
| 2 | Ranga Maarthaanda |
| 2 | Shivaji Surathkal 2 |
| 2 | Sir |
| 2 | Toby |
| 2 | Waltair Veerayya |
Films with multiple awards :
| Awards | Film |
| 10 | Ponniyin Selvan: II |
| 5 | 2018 |
| 5 | Kaatera |
| 5 | Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A |
| 4 | Dasara |
| 2 | Hi Nanna |
| 2 | Jailer |
| 2 | Kaathal – The Core |
| 2 | Romancham |

## Presenters and performers

| Performer | Work |
| Aradhana Ram | Dance |
| Devi Sri Prasad | Singing |
| Malashri | Dance |
| Prabhu Deva | Dance |
| Pragya Jaiswal | Dance |
| Raashii Khanna | Dance |
| Regina Cassandra | Dance |
| Shane Nigam | Dance |
| Janhvi Kapoor | Dance |