Aradhanaa Makes A Smashing Debut And Wins An Award

IIFA
packed
in
a
lot
of
entertainment
over
its
three-day
weekend
course.

From


fashion,


awards
and


performances,
there
was
a
lot
of

dhamaka
on
stage
in
Abu
Dhabi.

But
picture

abhi
baaki
hai,
mere
dost!

Here’s
some
sizzle
from
the
IIFA
Utsavam
night,
which
was
dedicated
to
the
Tamil,
Telugu,
Malayalam
and
Kannada
film
industries.

Raashii
Khanna
puts
in
a
performance.

Pragya
Jaiswal
has
been
very


patient,
but
now
is
the
time
for
her
to
shine.

Aradhanaa
Ram
wins
the
Best
Debut
performance
award
for
her
work
in
the
Kannada
film,

Kaatera.

Regina
Cassandra
flashes
a
winning
smile.

Prabhudeva
gets
animated
on
stage.

Venkatesh
Daggubati
and

Devi
Sri
Prasad‘s
dance
stand-off.

Ponniyin
Selvan:
II
was
a
big
winner
of
the
night.
It
won
the
Best
Actor
(Tamil)
award
for
Vikram,
Best
Actress
(Tamil)
award
for
Aishwarya
Rai,
Best
Director
(Tamil)
award
for
Mani
Ratnam
and
Best
Music
Direction
(Tamil)
award
for
A
R
Rahman.

Aishwarya’s
biggest
cheerleader,
her
daughter

Aaradhya,
joins
her.

If
you’re
wondering
who’s
the
lady
next
to
Rahman,
that’s

Mrunal
Thakur.

Here’s

Vikram
with
his
award.

Mani
Ratnam
takes
a
bow.

Jayaram,
seen
here
taking
a
selfie,
wins
the
Best
Performance
in
a
Supporting
Role
(Tamil)
award
for

Ponniyin
Selvan:
II.

Chiranjeevi
was
presented
the
Outstanding
Achievement
in
Indian
Cinema
award.

Rakul
Singh
with

Samantha,
who
won
the
Woman
of
the
Year
in
Indian
Cinema
award.

Ponniyin
Selvan:
II
may
have
won
the
top
awards
but
it
lost
the
Best
Picture
award
to
Rajinikanth’s

Jailer.

Director

Nelson
Dilipkumar
accepts
the
award
from

Ananya
Panday
and

Rana
Daggubati.

Sahasra
Shree
wins
the
award
for
Supporting
Role
(Female)
for
the
Tamil
movie

Chithha,
Regina
gives
away
the
award.

Rukmini
Vasanth
won
the
Best
Performance
in
a
Leading
Role
(Female)
award
for
the
Kannada
film,

Sapta
Saagaradaache
Ello-
Side
A.
The
film
is
among


2023’s
best
films
from
down
south.

Rakshit
Shetty
won
the
Best
Performance
in
a
Leading
Role
(Male)
for

Sapta
Saagaradaache
Ello-
Side
A.

Tharun
Kishore
Sudhir
won
the
Best
Director
(Kannada)
Award
for
the
movie

Kaatera.

Rishab
Shetty
receives
the
Outstanding
Excellence
in
Kannada
Cinema
award.

Jagapathi
Babu
won
the
award
for
his
Performance
in
a
Negative
Role
Kannada
award
for

Kaatera.

Mrunal
Thakur
won
the
Best
Performance
in
a
Leading
Role
(Female)
for
the
Telugu
film,

Hi
Nanna.

Her
co-star
in
the
film

Nani
won
the
Best
Performance
in
a
leading
role
(Male)
for
his
other
Telugu
film,

Dasara.

 

Varalaxmi
Sarathkumar
receives
the
award
for
Best
Performance
in
a
Supporting
Role
(Female)
for
the
Telugu
movie

Veera
Simha
Reddy.

Brahmanandam
won
the
award
for
Best
Supporting
Role
(Male)
for
the
Telugu
film

Ranga
Maarthanda.

Anil
Ravipudi
won
the
Best
Direction
for
the
Telugu
film,

Bhagavathi
Kesari.

Rakshit
Shetty
presents
the
award
to

Tovino
Thomas
for
his
Performance
in
a
Leading
Role
(Male)
for
the
Malayalam
movie

2018:
Everyone
Is
A
Hero.
Interestingly,
this
was


India’s
choice
for
the
Oscars
last
year,
and


here’s
why
you
should
watch
it!

Mamitha
Baiju
won
the
Best
Performance
in
a
Supporting
Role
(Female)
award
for
the
Malayalam
movie,

Pranayama
Vilasam.

The
male
counterpart
of
the
award
went
to

Sudhi
Kozhikode
for

Kaathal:
The
Core.

Arjun
Radhakrishnan
won
the
Best
Performance
in
a
Negative
Role
for
the
Malayalam
movie

Kannur
Squad.

Jeo
Baby
won
the
Best
Direction
award
for

Kaathal:
The
Core,
a
film
that
sees


Mammootty’s
brilliance
once
again.

Venu
Kunnappilly
won
the
Best
Picture
for

2018:
Everyone
Is
A
Hero.

Keerthy
Suresh
won
the
award
for
IIFA
Honour
for
Excellence
in
South
Indian
cinema.

Karan
Johar
presents

Nandamuri
Balakrishna
the
Golden
Legacy
Award.

Priyadarshan
is
presented
the
Outstanding
Contribution
to
Indian
Cinema
award.

Photographs
curated
by
Satish
Bodas/Rediff.com