# Vijay Television Awards

The Vijay Television Awards are an awards ceremony held to honour the cast and crew of Tamil television drama and other shows which air on Star Vijay in Tamil Nadu. It was established on 24 May 2014, and is held annually in the first half of year in Chennai.

## Nominations

Jurors select five nominees in each award category from among the shows that air on Star Vijay. The nominees are interviewed on Vijay TV and viewers are invited to cast their votes via text message or at the Vijay Television Awards website.

## Ceremonies

| Year | Ceremony | Host |
| 2014 | 1st Vijay Television Awards | Ma Ka Pa Anand, Jagan, Dhivyadharshini, Bhavana Balakrishnan |
| 2015 | 2rd Vijay Television Awards | Ma Ka Pa Anand, Bhavana Balakrishnan, Priya Bhavani Shankar, Kavin Raj, Jagan |
| 2017 | 3rd Vijay Television Awards | Ramya Subramanian, Kavin Raj |
| 2018 | 4th Vijay Television Awards | Dhivyadharshini, Ma Ka Pa Anand |
| 2019 | 5th Vijay Television Awards | Dhivyadharshini, Ma Ka Pa Anand |
| 2021 | 6th Vijay Television Awards | Dhivyadharshini, Ma Ka Pa Anand, Erode Mahesh, Priyanka Deshpande |
| 2021 | 7th Vijay Television Awards | Archana Chandhoke, Ma Ka Pa Anand, Erode Mahesh, Priyanka Deshpande |
| 2023 | 8th Vijay Television Awards | Nakshathra Nagesh, Ma Ka Pa Anand, Erode Mahesh and Priyanka Deshpande |
| 2024 | 9th Vijay Television Awards | Ma Ka Pa Anand Priyanka Deshpande |

## 1st Vijay Television Awards

The Vijay Television Awards 2014 ceremony took place on 24 May 2014 at YMCA Nandanam, Chennai, and was telecast during the second week of June 2014. The show was hosted by Ma Ka Pa Anand, Jagan, Dhivyadharshini and Bhavana Balakrishnan.
Guests included Sivakarthikeyan, Simran, Sangeetha, P. Vasu, D. Imman, Ambika, Radha and Yugi Sethu.
Saravanan Meenatchi won six awards, including, Favourite Actor Male and Favourite Actor Female for Senthil Kumar and Sreeja Chandran. Other winners were Office with four awards, Super Singer and Jodi Number One with three awards, Deivam Thandha Veedu, Neeya Naana and Athu Ithu Ethu with two awards, and Connexion with one award.

### Winners (Fiction)

Favorite Serial :
| Saravanan Meenatchi and Deivam Thandha Veedu 7C Kana Kaanum Kaalangal Office ||
| Favorite onscreen pair | Favorite Comedian |
| Karthik Raj and Shruthi Raj – Office | Vishnu – Office |
| Favorite Actor Male | Favorite Actor Female |
| Senthil Kumar – Saravanan Meenatchi | Sreeja Chandran – Saravanan Meenatchi |
| Favorite supporting Actor Male | Favorite supporting Actor Female |
| Uday Mahesh – Office | Sudha Chandran – Deivam Thandha Veedu |
| Special jury Award | Favorite Find |
| Kuyili and Rajasekar – Saravanan Meenatchi | Madhumila – Office |

### Winners (Non-Fiction)

| Favorite show | Favorite Talk show |
| Connexion | Neeya Naana |
| Favorite Reality Show | Pride of Vijay TV |
| Super Singer | Sivakarthikeyan |
| Favorite Singer Male | Favorite Singer Female |
| Hariharasudhan – Super Singer | Pooja Vaidyanath – Super Singer |
| Favorite judge Male | Favorite judge Female |
| Mano – Super Singer | K. S. Chithra – Super Singer |
| Favorite dancer Male | Favorite dancer Female |
| Sathish Krishnan – Jodi Number One | Gabriella Charlton – Jodi Number One Season 6 |
| Favorite Junior | Favorite comedian |
| Alka Ajith – Super Singer Junior | Robo Shankar – Athu Ithu Ethu |
| Favorite International Find | Favorite comedy team |
| Pragathi Guruprasad – Super Singer Junior season 3 Mathialagan - Thayumanavan | Athu Ithu Ethu (Siricha pochu team) |
| Favorite Anchor Male | Favorite Anchor Female |
| Gopinath Chandran – Neeya Naana | Dhivyadharshini |
| Favorite Entertainer | Elegant Lady of Vijay television(special award) |
| Ma Ka Pa Anand | Radha |
| Special Award | Special Honorary Award |
| Ananth Vaidyanathan – Super Singer | Yugi Sethu |

## 2nd Vijay Television Awards

The second edition of Vijay Television Awards 2025 was held on 19 September 2015 at Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai. The award function was hosted by the anchors Ma Ka Pa Anand, Bhavana Balakrishnan, Priya Bhavani Shankar, Kavin Raj and Jagan.
The Vijay Television Awards song was released on 31 August. The televised event of the second Vijay Television Awards 2015 will be telecast on Vijay TV in to two parts, the first half will be aired on September 27th at 15:00 (IST) and the second half will be aired on 4 October 2015 at 15:00 (IST).
Saravanan Meenatchi season 2 won four awards, including, Favorite Serial, Favorite Comedian, Favourite Actor Male and Favourite Actor Female for Myna Nandhini, Kavin Raj and Rachitha Mahalakshmi. Other winners were Deivam Thandha Veedu and Andal Azhagar with three awards.

### Winners (Fiction)

Favorite Serial :
| Saravanan Meenatchi ||
| Favorite Director | Favorite Comedian |
| Praveen Bennet and Brama | Myna Nandhini - Saravanan Meenatchi season 2 |
| Favorite Actor Male | Favorite Actor Female |
| Kavin Raj - Saravanan Meenatchi season 2 | Rachitha Mahalakshmi - Saravanan Meenatchi season 2 |
| Favorite supporting Actor Male | Favorite supporting Actor Female |
| Stalin - Andal Azhagar | Kuyili - Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai |
| Favorite Villain | Favorite Marumagal |
| Kavya - Deivam Thandha Veedu | Meghna Vincent - Deivam Thandha Veedu |
| Favorite Maamiyar | Favorite Family |
| Sudha Chandran - Deivam Thandha Veedu | Collector Family - Andal Azhagar |
| Favorite Promo | Favorite Find |
| Andal Azhagar | Madhumila |
| Favorite on screen pair | Best BGM |
| Karthik Raj and Sruthi Raj - Office | Ilayavan - Office |

### Winners (Non-Fiction)

| Favorite Game Show | Favorite Talk show |
| Connexion | Koffee With DD |
| Favorite Reality Show | Pride of Vijay TV |
| Super Singer Junior | Ma Ka Pa Anand |
| Favorite Singer Male | Favorite Judge Female |
| Sathya Prakash - Ammadi Un Azhagu (Vellaikaara Durai) | Radha - Jodi Number One |
| Favorite Judge Male | Favorite Judge Panel |
| Srinivas | Kitchen Super Star |
| Favorite Choreographer | Voice of Vjay TV Award |
| Sheriff | Gopi and GG |
| Favorite Comedian | Favorite International Find |
| Amudhavaanan and Vadivel Balaji | Jessica Judes |
| Favorite Anchor Male | Favorite Anchor Female |
| Gopinath Chandran - Neeya Naana and Back to School | Dhivyadharshini - Koffee With DD |
| Favorite Anchor Pair | Favorite Promo |
| Ma Ka Pa Anand and Bhavana - Super Singer | Super Singer Junior - Wildcard Promo |
| Special Award | Special Award |
| Kalyani | Ramya |

## 3rd Vijay Television Awards

The third edition of Vijay Television Awards 2017 was held after 2 years on 6 May 2017 at Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai. The award function was hosted by the anchors Ramya Subramanian and Kavin Raj. The show aired 21 May 2017.
Saravanan Meenatchi season 3 won six awards, including, Favorite Serial, Favorite Director, Favorite Comedian, Favorite supporting Actor Female, Favorite Find Male and Favourite Actor Female for Praveen Bennet, Myna Nandhini, Rio Raj and Rachitha Mahalakshmi. Other winners were Mappillai with four awards, including, Favorite supporting Actor Male, Favorite Maamiyar, Favorite Pair.

### Winners (Fiction)

Favorite Serial :
| Saravanan Meenatchi season 3 ||
| Favorite Director | Favorite Comedian |
| Praveen Bennet - Saravanan Meenatchi season 3 | Myna Nandhini - Saravanan Meenatchi season 3 |
| Favorite Actor Male | Favorite Actor Female |
| Amit Bhargav - Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai | Rachitha Mahalakshmi - Saravanan Meenatchi season 3 |
| Favorite supporting Actor Male | Favorite supporting Actor Female |
| S. Rajasekar - Mappillai | Gayathri Yuvraaj - Saravanan Meenatchi season 3 |
| Favorite Villain | Favorite Mom |
| Kavitha - Neeli | Sindhu Shyam - Pagal Nilavu |
| Favorite Maamiyar | Favorite Family |
| Sabitha Anand - Mappillai | Pagal Nilavu |
| Favorite Promo | Favorite Find Male |
| Andal Azhagar | Rio Raj - Saravanan Meenatchi season 3 |
| Favorite Find Female | Favorite Dad |
| Sameera Sherief - Pagal Nilavu | S. Rajasekar - Mappillai |
| Favorite Pair | Favorite Child Artist |
| Senthil Kumar & Sreeja - Mappillai | Chavi Sharma - Neeli |

### Winners (Non-Fiction)

| Favorite Show' | Favorite Singer Male |
| Kalakka Povathu Yaaru 7 | Rajaganapthy |
| Favorite Reality Show | Favorite Comedian Pair |
| Kings of Dance | Pugazh & Aranthangi Nisha |
| Favorite Anchor Male | Favorite Comedian Male |
| Ma Ka Pa Anand | Dheena |
| Favorite Anchor Pair | Favorite Anchor Female |
| Erode Mahesh & Thaadi Balaji | Priyanka Deshpande |
| Favorite Dancer Female | Favorite Promo |
| Sunitha Gogoi | Super Singer Junior - Wildcard Promo |
| Pride Of The Channel | Favorite Dancer Male |
| Robo Shankar | Ma Ka Pa Anand |
| Favorite Comedy Team | |
| Siricha Pochu (Athu Ithu Ethu) | |

## 4th Vijay Television Awards

The 4th Vijay Television Awards is an awards ceremony for excellence in Star Vijay Television. It was held on 6 May and 13 May 2018 on Sunday at 15:00 (IST). It was hosted by Sharanya Turadi Sundarraj, Azhar and Dhivyadharshini.
Chinna Thambi and Raja Rani 1 won three awards, Other winners were Nenjam Marappathillai and Saravanan Meenatchi season 3 with two awards.

### Winners

| Best Serial | Pride of Chennai |
| Raja Rani 1 | Bigg Boss |
| Favorite Actor Male | Favorite Actor Female |
| Sanjeev Karthick - Raja Rani 1 | Alya Manasa - Raja Rani 1 |
| Best Crew and Team | Best Find Of The Year |
| Chinna Thambi | Sharanya Turadi Sundarraj - Nenjam Marappathillai |
| Best Vilain | Best Budding Pair |
| Dr. Sharmila - Pagal Nilavu | Shivani Narayanan & Mohammed Azeem - Pagal Nilavu |
| Best Comedian | 100 Dedication Award |
| Rajkumar Manoharan - Saravanan Meenatchi season 3 | Rachitha Mahalakshmi - Saravanan Meenatchi season 3 |
| Best Pair | Best Family |
| Prajin & Pavani Reddy - Chinna Thambi | Nenjam Marappathillai |
| Best Mother | |
| Anila Sreekumar - Chinna Thambi | |

## 5th Vijay Television Awards

The fifth edition of Vijay Television Awards 2019 was at EVP film city on 6 April 2019. The event was hosted by anchors Dhivyadharshini and Ma Ka Pa Anand. The popular fiction show couple Raja Rani 1 fame Sanjeev Karthick and Alya Manasa had a surprising engagement day on the sets of Vijay Television awards. The show was aired from 28 April 2019 on Sunday at 15:30(IST).

### Winners

| Best Serial | Best Family Show |
| Mouna Raagam | Pandian Stores |
| Best Hero | Best Heroine |
| Mirchi Senthil - Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar S1 | Alya Manasa - Raja Rani S1 |
| Best Mother | Best Daughter |
| Pragathi - Aranmanai Kili | Mounika Devi - Avalum Naanum |
| Best Child Award | Best Son |
| Sherine Farhana - Mouna Raagam S1 | Prajin - Chinna Thambi |
| Best Budding Pair | Best Jodi |
| Pavithra & Dhiraviam Rajakumaran - Eeramana Rojave | Sanjeev Karthick & Alya Manasa - Raja Rani S1 |
| Best Supporting Actor Award | Best Find of the Year |
| Sujitha - Pandian Stores | Darshan & Monisha - Aranmanai Kili |
| Best Villian | Best Marumagal |
| Shanoor Sana Begum - Ponmagal Vanthal | Rashmi Jayraj - Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar S1 |
| Favourite Jodi | Best Couples |
| Senthil Kumar & Raksha Holla - Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar S1 | Amit Bhargav & Sharanya Turadi Sundarraj - Nenjam Marappathillai |
| Best Comedian | Best Writer |
| Shabnam - Raja Rani S1 | Priya Thambi - Pandian Stores |
| Senthil Kumar & Raksha Holla - Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar S1 | Amit Bhargav & Sharanya Turadi Sundarraj - Nenjam Marappathillai |
| Best Director | Best Dialogue |
| Thai Selvam - Mouna Raagam S1 and Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar S1 | E. Chandrasekar & K Jayaprakash - Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar S1 |

### Winners (Non-Fiction)

* Non Stop Comedy – Aranthangi Nisha
* Best Pair of Anchor – Ma Ka Pa Anand and Priyanka Deshpande
* Best Anchor – Rio Raj

## 6th Vijay Television Awards

The 6th Vijay Television Awards is an awards ceremony for excellence in Star Vijay Television. It was held on 18 April 2021 on Sunday at 15:00 (IST). It was hosted by Dhivyadharshini and Ma Ka Pa Anand.
Bharathi Kannamma won five awards, including, Best Hero, Best Heroine, Best Mamiyaar, Best Female in Negative Role, Best Director for Arun Prasad, Roshini Haripriyan, Roopa Sree, Farina Azad and Praveen Bennet. Other winners were Cooku with Comali season 2 with three awards, including, Best Reality Show, Best Comedian for Pugazh and Trending Pair for Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan and Sivaangi Krishnakumar.

## 7th Vijay Television Awards

The award function was hosted by Archana Chandhoke, Ma Ka Pa Anand, Erode Mahesh and Priyanka Deshpande. It was telecasted on 24 April 2022.
Baakiyalakshmi won the most awards with 5 in total, Best Actress went to Suchitra, Best Prime-Time serial, Best Supporting Actress went to Reshma Pasupuleti, Best Villain (Sathish), Best Father (Rosary), Best Director (David) and Best Writer (Priya Thambi).
Thendral Vanthu Ennai Thodum came second with 3 awards, which were Best Male and Female Performers going to Vinoth Babu and Pavithra Janani for their roles as Vetri and Abhi, Best Non Prime-time Serial as well as Best Non-Prime Time Director for Abdul Hafeez.

## 8th Vijay Television Awards

This time around, Star Vijay opted to telecast the awards in two parts, the first part being aired on 14 May and the second part to be aired on 21 May 2023. The hosts this time around were Nakshathra Nagesh, Ma Ka Pa Anand, Erode Mahesh and Priyanka Deshpande.
Baakiyalakshmi swept the awards yet again, along with Eeramana Rojave 2 with three awards each going to them. Baakiyalakshmi won Favourite Primetime Serial, Best Villain for Reshma Pasupuleti and Best Heroine for Suchitra. Eeramana Rojave 2 also won 3 awards as well, with Gabriella Charlton and Siddarth Kumaran winning Best Pair, Swathi Konde winning Find of the Year for a female actress, as well as a posthumous award given to Eeramana Rojave 2 director Thai Selvam for best prime-time director.
Thendral Vandhu Ennai Thodum won two awards, with Best Supporting Actress going to Tharshika and Auditor Sridhar winning Best Father awards respectively; as well as Pandian Stores with two - Venkat Renganathan for his role as Jeeva in Pandian Stores and Saravanan Vickram for Supporting Hero. Muthuzhagu won best non prime-time serial, Ma Ka Pa Anand and Priyanka Deshpande won Best Anchor awards for their respective genders.
Erode Mahesh was also given a special award for his immense 15 year commitment to Star Vijay.

### Best category Awards Winner

| Best Serial | Best Serial Afternoon |
| Baakiyalakshmi Pandian Stores Raja Rani 2 Bharathi Kannamma | Muthazhagu Thendral Vandhu Ennai Thodum |
| Best Hero | Best Heroine |
| Venkat Renganathan – Pandian Stores Swaminathan – Kaatrukkenna Veli Arnav – Chellamma Vinoth Babu – Thendral Vanthu Ennai Thodum Aashish Chakravarthi – Muthazhagu Deepak Dinkar – Thamizhum Saraswathiyum Siddharth Kumaran – Eeramana Rojave 2 Sidhu Sid – Raja Rani 2 Arun Prasad – Bharathi Kannamma Dhiraviyam Rajakumaran – Eeramana Rojave 2 | K. S. Suchitra Shetty – Baakiyalakshmi |
| Best Supporting Actor Male | Best Supporting Actor Female |
| Saravanan Vickram – Pandian Stores Navin Vetri – Thamizhum Saraswathiyum Bhanu Prakash – Kaatrukkenna Veli Sabari – Bharathi Kannamma Rahul Ramachandran – Mouna Raagam 2 Balaji Thiyagarajan Dayalan – Raja Rani 2 | Tharshika – Thendral Vanthu Ennai Thodum Dharshna - Thamizhum Saraswathiyum |
| Best Pair Fiction | Best Pair Non - Fiction |
| Siddharth Kumaran & Gabriella Charlton – Eeramana Rojave 2 Pavithra Janani & Vinoth Babu - Thendral Vanthu Ennai Thodum | Madurai Muthu & Ramar |
| Find of the year Fiction | Find of the year Non - Fiction |
| Swathi Konde – Eeramana Rojave 2 | Shivin Ganesan – Bigg Boss 6 |
| Best Comedian Fiction | Favorite Comedian Non-Fiction |
| Kasthuri – Baakiyalakshmi | Kuraishi – Cooku with Comali season 4 |
| Best Son | Best Child Artist |
| VJ Vishal – Baakiyalakshmi | Kanmani – Chellamma |
| Best Daughter-in-law | Best Mother |
| Shobana – Muthuzhagu Pavithra Janani – Thendral Vanthu Ennai Thodum Nakshatra Nagesh – Thamizhum Saraswathiyum Ashwini Aanandita – Namma Veetu Ponnu Riya Vishwanathan – Raja Rani 2 Dharshna Sripal Golecha – Thamizhum Saraswathiyum | Roopa Sree – Bharathi Kannamma 2 |
| Best Director Afternoon | Best Director |
| Abdul Kabeez – Thendral Vanthu Ennai Thodum | ThaaiSelvam – Eeramana Rojave 2 |
| Best Negative Role | Budding Young Pair |
| Reshma Pasupuleti – Baakiyalakshmi | Priyanka & Swaminathan – Kaatrukkenna Veli |
| Favorite Show | Favorite Singer |
| Oo Solriya Oo Oohm Solriya | Rakshita Suresh |
| Dhool Moment Award | Best DOP |
| DJ Black | Saravanan – Thendral Vanthu Ennai Thodum |
| Best Anchor Male | Best Anchor Female |
| Ma Ka Pa Anand | Priyanka Deshpande |
| Best Dubbing Artist | Special Award |
| Meenalochani | Erode Mahesh (15 Years Journey in Vijay TV) |

## 9th Vijay Television Awards

The 9th Vijay Television Awards ceremony honoured the best Vijay Television shows released in 2023. The ceremony was held on 2024 and broadcast on Star Vijay on 1 September 2024. The show opted to telecast the awards in two parts, the first part being aired on 1 September and the second part to be aired on 8 September 2024 on Sunday at 15:00 (IST). Ma Ka Pa Anand and Priyanka Deshpande is the host for this season.

### Winners

| Best Serial | 1000 Episodes Special Award |
| Siragadikka Aasai | Baakiyalakshmi |
| Best Hero | Best Heroine |
| Vetri Vasanth - Siragadikka Aasai | Gomathi Priya - Siragadikka Aasai |
| Best Mother | Best Father |
| Nirosha - Pandian Stores 2 | Stalin Muthu - Pandian Stores 2 |
| Best Mamiyar | Bast Mamanar |
| Anila Sreekumar - Siragadikka Aasai | R. Sundarrajan - Siragadikka Aasai |
| Find of the year Actor Male | Find of the year Actor Female |
| Navin Kumar - Chinna Marumagal | Swetha - Chinna Marumagal |
| Best Supporting Actor Male | Best Supporting Actor Female |
| Sri Deva - Siragadikka Aasai | Salma Arun - Siragadikka Aasai |
| Best Budding Pair | Best Pair |
| Prem Jacob & Varshini Suresh - Nee Naan Kaadhal | Swaminathan & Lakshmi Priya - Mahanathi |
| Best Child Award | Favourite Family |
| Vedhasya - Ponni | Pandian Stores 2 |
| Best Thatha | Best Patti |
| S. T. P. Rosary - Baakiyalakshmi | Revathy - Siragadikka Aasai |
| Best Villian | Best Marumagal |
| Naveen Muralidharan - Nee Naan Kaadhal | Akshaya Kandamuthan - Aaha Kalyanam |
| Best Director | Best Director Non Prime Time |
| S. Kumaran - Siragadikka Aasai | Vel Raj - Chellamma |
| Best Dialogue | Special Award |
| Periya Tambi - Pandian Stores 2 and Baakiyalakshmi | Deepak Dinkar |
| Favourite Reality Show | Best Game Show |
| Super Singer 9 | Start Music season 5 |
| Best Anchor Male | Best Anchor Female |
| Rio Raj | Priyanka Deshpande |
| Entertainer Of The Year | Trending Pair Non Fiction |
| Ma Ka Pa Anand | KPY Bala and Aranthangi Nisha |
| Best Comedy Show |
| Athu Ithu Ethu |