Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards (2023) - Nominees and Complete Winners Lists

Best Film

Nenjuku Needhi
Ponniyin Selvan: I
Natchathiram Nagargiradhu - WINNER
Taanakkaran
Kuthiraivaal
Gargi
Kadaisi Vivasayi

Best Director

Mani Ratnam - Ponniyin Selvan: I
Lokesh Kanagaraj - Vikram
Karthik Subbaraj - Mahaan
Gautham Ramachandran - Gargi
Gautham Vasudev Menon - Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu
Pa. Ranjith - Natchathiram Nagargiradhu
Magizh Thirumeni - Kalaga Thalaivan
M. Manikandan  - Kadaisi Vivasayi - WINNER

Best Actor

Ashok Selvan - Nitham Oru Vaanam and Sila Nerangalil Sila Manidhargal
Udhayanidhi Stalin - Kalazha thalaiavan
Kamal Haasan - Vikram- WINNER
Karunas - Aadhaar
Karthi - Sardar and Ponniyin Selvan: I
Silambarasan TR - Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu
Dhanush - Naane Varuvean and Thiruchitrambalam
R. Madhavan - Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
Vikram Prabhu - Taanakkaran
Vikram - Mahaan, Cobra, and Ponniyin Selvan: I

 Best Actress

Ivana - Love Today
Aishwarya Lekshmi - Gatta Kusthi
Keerthy Suresh - Saani Kaayidham
Sai Pallavi - Gargi - WINNER
Dushara Vijayan - Natchathiram Nagargiradhu
Trisha - Ponniyin Selvan: I
Nithya Menen - Thiruchitrambalam
Rohini - Witness
Samantha Ruth Prabhu - Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal
Nayanthara - Connect

Best Villain

Arav - Kalazha thalaiavan
S. J. Surya - Don
Suresh Chakravrthy - Nenjuku Needhi
Lal - Taanakkaran - WINNER
Vijay Sethupathi - Vikram
Vatsan Chakravarthy - Kuruthi Aattam

Best Comedian

Soori - Don and Etharkkum Thunindhavan
Bala Saravanan - Don
Yogi Babu - Love Today - WINNER
VTV Ganesh - Beast
Harish Kumar - Mudhal Nee Mudivum Nee

Best Character Artist- Male

M. S. Bhaskar - Taanakkaran
Kalaiyarasan - Natchathiram Nagargiradhu
Kaali Venkat - Gargi - WINNER
Selvaraghavan - Saani Kaayidham
Neeraj Madhav - Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu
Fahadh Faasil - Vikram
Bobby Simha - Mahan
Bharathiraja - Thiruchitrambalam
Mu Ramaswamy - Vaaitha

 Best Character Artist- Female

Urvashi - Veetla Vishesham
Geetha Kailasam - Natchathiram Nagargiradhu - WINNER
Kovai Sarala - One Way
Janaki Suresh - Parole
Namita Krishnamurthy - Gulu Gulu
Rajini Chandy - Kathir
Raadhika Sarathkumar - Love Today
Raichal Rabecca - Kadaisi Vivasayi

Best Debut Director

Cibi Chakaravarthi - Don
Tamil - Seththumaan
Tamizh - Taanakkaran - WINNER
Darbuka Siva - Mudhal Nee Mudivum Nee
Manoj Jahson and Shyam Sunder - Kuthiraivaal
R. Madhavan - Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
Ra Karthik - Nitham Oru Vaanam
Vishal Venkat - Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal
Shree Karthick - Kanam

Best Debut Actor

Kishen Das - Mudhal Nee Mudivum Nee - WINNER
Pradeep Ranganathan - Love Today
Pugal Mahendran - Vaaitha
Venkatesh Appadurai - Kathir

Best Debutant Actress

 Aditi Shankar - Viruman - WINNER

Siddhi Idnani - Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu

Meetha Raghunath - Mudhal Nee Mudivum Nee 

Best Child Artist

Arnav Vijay - Oh My Dog
Ashwin - Seththumaan
Jai Adhithya - Kanam
Baby Davia - Akka Kuruvi
Rithvik - O2
Shanya Nabisha - Connect
Hiya Davey - Naane Varuvean - WINNER

Best Cinematographer

Arthur A. Wilson - Iravin Nizhal
Karthik Muthukumar - Kuthiraivaal
Girish Gangadharan - Vikram
Siddhartha Nuni - Vendhu Thanindha Kaadu
M. Manikandan - Kadaisi Vivasayi
Manoj Paramahamsa - Beast
Yamini Yagnamurthy - Saani Kaayidham
Ravi Varman - Ponniyin Selvan: I - WINNER
Vidhu Ayyanna - Nitham Oru Vaanam

Best Editor

Anthony - Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu
Saran Shanmugam - One Way
R.K Selva - Natchathiram Nagargiradhu
Nagooran Ramachandran - Saani Kaayidham
Philomin Raj - Vikram
A. Sreekar Prasad - Ponniyin Selvan: I

Pradeep Raaghav- Love Today - WINNER

Best Story

Ramnath Palanikumar - Aadhaar
Hariharan Raju and Gautham Ramachandran - Gargi
Tamizh - Taanakkaran
Mahivarman.CS - Vaaitha
R. Madhavan - Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
Deepak and Muthuvel - Witness - WINNER
Ravi Arasu - Ayngaran

Best Screenplay

Hariharan Raju and Gautham Ramachandran - Gargi - WINNER
Dwarakh Raja - Parole
Pradeep Ranganathan - Love Today
Shakthivel M.S.- One Way
Magizh Thirumeni - Kalazha Thalaivan
Ra. Karthik - Nitham Oru Vaanam
Lokesh Kanagaraj - Vikram

Best Dialogue

R. Kaiser Anand - Anel Meley Pani Thuli
B. Jeyamohan - Ponniyin Selvan: I
Tamizharasan Pachamuthu - Nenjuku Needhi - WINNER
Dwarakh Raja - Parole
Pa. Ranjith - Natchathiram Nagargiradhu
Rathna Kumar - Gulu Gulu

Best Artwork

Vijay Murugan - Iravin Nizhal
Kumar Gangappan and T. Santhanam - Mahaan
Jacki - Gulu Gulu
Thotta Tharani  - Ponniyin Selvan: I - WINNER
Ramu Thangaraj - Kuthiraivaal
D. R. K. Kiran - Beast

Best Make-Up

Preetisheel G. Singh and Karandeep Singh - Cobra
V. Murugan and Pattanam Rasheed - Sardar
Vikram Gaikwad - Ponniyin Selvan: I - WINNER

Best Action Sequence

Anbariv - Vikram
Dinesh Subbarayan - Mahaan
Dhilip Subbarayan - Valimai - WINNER
Peter Hein - Laththi
Lee Whittaker and Yannick Ben - Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu

Best Choreography

Jani Master - Megham Karukatha - WINNER
Sathish Krishnan, Jessica, and Prince - Thaai Kelavi
Ganesh Acharya - Two Two Two
Shobi Paulraj - Jalabulajangu
Brinda - Devaralan Aattam


Best Costume Design

Anu Parthasarathy, Archa Mehta and Khushbu Banerjee -
Anu Vardhan and Dinesh Manoharan - Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal
Eka Lakhani - Ponniyin Selvan: I - WINNER
Navadevi Rajkumar - Nitham Oru Vaanam
Praveen Raja - Mahaan

Best Animation and VFX Effects

Cobra
Parole
Ponniyin Selvan: I - WINNER
Rocketry: The Nambi Effect

Best Lyrics

Ilango Krishnan - Ponni Nadhi and Cholaa Cholaa
Uma Devi - Perinba Kadhal- Natchathiram Nagarkiradhu
Kabilan - Ratch Maamne
Karthik Netha and Yaathri - Maasaru Panney- Gaargi
Thamarai - Mudhal Nee Mudivum nee- Marakumah Nenjam
Pa. Vijay - Adhira- Cobra
Yugabharathi and Sevakkaattu Seemaiellaam - (Engey Needhi- Nenjukku Needhi) and (Eru Mayileri- Sardar)
Vivek - (Anbarey- Gulu Gulu) and Sanda Veerachi- Gatta Kusthi - WINNER

Best Playback Singer- Male

Anthony Daasan - Dippam Dappam and Yaarum Illa Ponnerame
Anirudh Ravichander - Halamathi Habiboo and Two two Two
A. R. Rahman - Marakkuma Nenjam - WINNER
Santhosh Narayanan - Evanda Enakku Custody and Thenmozhi
Sid Sriram - Mudhal Nee Mudivum Nee and Ennai Vittu
Siddhant Sundar - Kadhalar (Natchathiram Nagargiradhu)
Dhanush - Megham Karukatha, Thaai Kelavi and Rendu Raaja
Ravi G - Naan Pizhai

Best Playback Singer- Female

Aditi Shankar - Madura Veeran in Viruman
Kavitha Gopi - Kadhalar in Natchathiram Nagargiradhu
Jonita Gandhi - Arabic Kuthu in Beast
Dhee - Anbarey in Gulu Gulu
Nikhita Gandhi - Summa Surrunu in Etharkkum Thunindhavan
Madhushree - Mallipoo in Vendhu Thanindha Kaadu - WINNER
Vagu Mazan - Adheeraa in Cobra
Shreya Ghoshal - Ratchasa Maamaney in Ponniyin Selvan: I and Mayava Thooyava in Iravin Nizhal

Best Production

Aadhaar
Kadaisi Vivasayi
Gargi
Seththumaan
Taanakkaran
Ponniyin Selvan: I -  Lyca Production - WINNER
Vaaitha
Witness

Best Cast And Crew

Iravin Nizhal
Gulu Gulu
Parole
Ponniyin Selvan: I
Love Today
Vikram - WINNER

Best OTT Web Series

Vilangu - WINNER
Suzhal: The Vortex
Pettaikaali
Paper Rocket
Anantham
Vadhandhi: The Fable of Velonie