# 10th Vijay Awards

The final 10th Vijay Awards ceremony honouring the best of the Tamil film industry in 2017 was held on 26 May 2018 at Chennai. The event was hosted by Gopinath and Divyadharshini.

## Jury

K. Bhagyaraj, Radha, Yugi Sethu, Anurag Kashyap and K. S. Ravikumar are the jurors of 10th Edition Vijay Awards.

## Winners and nominees

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### Jury awards

| Best Film | Best Director |
| Aruvi | Pushkar-Gayathri – Vikram Vedha |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Vijay Sethupathi – Vikram Vedha | Nayantara – Aramm |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Vivek Prasanna – Meyaadha Maan Azhagam Perumal – Taramani Bharathiraja – Kurangu Bommai Charle – Maanagaram M. S. Bhaskar – 8 Thottakkal | Revathi – Pa Paandi Anisha Angeline Victor – Aval Indhuja Ravichandran – Meyaadha Maan Sunu Lakshmi – Aramm Urvashi – Magalir Mattum Varalaxmi Sarathkumar – Vikram Vedha |
| Best Comedian | Best Villain |
| Soori – Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae | S. J. Suryah – Spyder Elango Kumaravel – Kurangu Bommai Fahadh Faasil – Velaikkaran Prasanna – Thiruttu Payale 2 Sshivada – Adhe Kangal |
| Best Debut Actor | Best Debut Actress |
| Vasanth Ravi – Taramani | Aditi Balan – Aruvi |
| Best Music Director | Best Cinematographer |
| A. R. Rahman – Kaatru Veliyidai | Ravi Varman – Kaatru Veliyidai G. K. Vishnu – Mersal P. S. Vinod – Vikram Vedha Sathyan Sooryan – Theeran Adhigaram Ondru Selvakumar S. K. – Maanagaram |
| Best Editor | Best Art Director |
| Philomin Raj – Maanagaram | T. Muthuraj – Velaikkaran |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Best Female Playback Singer |
| Anirudh Ravichander - "Iraivaa" (Velaikkaran) A. R. Rahman - "Neethanae" (Mersal) Haricharan & Arjun Chandy - "Azhagiye" (Kaatru Veliyidai) Ka Ka Bala - "Enga Veetu Kuthuvilakkey" (Meyaadha Maan) Sean Roldan - "Venpani Malare" (Pa Paandi) | Luksimi Sivaneswaralingam - "Senthoora" (Bogan) |
| Best Story | Best Screenplay |
| Rajkumar Periasamy – Rangoon Arun Prabu Purushothaman – Aruvi Gnanavel – Kootathil Oruthan Rathna Kumar – Theeran Adhigaram Ondru Rohin Venkatesan – Adhe Kangal Suresh Sangaiah – Oru Kidayin Karunai Manu | Pushkar–Gayathri – Vikram Vedha A. R. K. Sarvan – Maragadha Naanayam Arun Prabu Purushothaman – Aruvi H. Vinoth – Theeran Adhigaram Ondru Lokesh Kanagaraj – Maanagaram |
| Best Background Score | Best Lyricist |
| Sam C. S. – Vikram Vedha | Umadevi (Aramm) |
| Best Choreographer | Best Stunt Director |
| Brinda - "Azhagiyae" (Kaatru Veliyidai) | Dhilip Subbarayan – Theeran Adhigaram Ondru |
| Best Dialogue | Best Costume Designer |
| Suresh Sangaiah & Gurunathan – Oru Kidayin Karunai Manu | |
| Best Debut Director | Best Child Artist |
| Lokesh Kanagaraj – Maanagaram Arun Prabu Purushothaman – Aruvi Gopi Nainar – Aramm Rathna Kumar – Meyaadha Maan Suresh Sangaiah – Oru Kidayin Karunai Manu | |
| Contribution to Tamil Cinema | Entertainer of the Year |
| Sivakumar | Dhanush |
| Best Find of the Year | Best Crew |

#### Special Jury Awards
### Favorite awards

| Favorite Hero | Favorite Heroine |
| Vijay – Mersal | Nayantara – Aramm Anushka Shetty – Baahubali: The Conclusion Kajal Aggarwal – Vivegam Keerthy Suresh – Bairavaa Samantha – Mersal |
| Favorite Film | Favorite Director |
| Mersal | Atlee – Mersal |
| Favourite Song ||
| A. R. Rahman - "Aalaporan Tamizhan" from Mersal A. R. Rahman - "Azhagiye" from Kaatru Veliyidai M. M. Keeravani - "Bale Bale" from Baahubali: The Conclusion Anirudh Ravichander - "Karuthavanlaam Galeejaam" from Velaikkaran D. Imman - "Sendhoora" from Bogan ||