IIFA 2024, the three-day celebration of Indian cinema, kicked off on a high note with IIFA Utsavam, honouring artists from southern film industries—Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada. Present on the occasion were Allu Aravind, Maniratnam, Aishwarya Rai, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Karan Johar, Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon among others. Here’s the full list of winners of IIFA 2024 Utsavam Best Picture (Tamil): Jailer Best Actor (Telugu): Nani (Dasara) Best Actor (Tamil): Vikram (Ponniyin Selvan: II) Best Actress (Tamil): Aishwarya Rai (Ponniyin Selvan: II) Best Director (Tamil): Mani Ratnam (Ponniyin Selvan: II) Best Music Direction (Tamil): AR Rahman(Ponniyin Selvan: II) Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema: Chiranjeevi Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema: Priyadarshan Woman of the Year in Indian Cinema: Samantha Ruth Prabhu Best Performance in a Negative Role (Tamil): SJ Suryah (Mark Antony) Best Performance in a Negative Role (Telugu): Shine Tom Chacko (Dasara) Best Performance in a Negative Role (Malayalam): Arjun Radhakrishnan (Kannur Squad) Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Male – Tamil): Jayaram (Ponniyin Selvan: II) Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Female – Tamil): Sahasra Shree (Chithha) Golden Legacy Award: Nandamuri Balakrishna Outstanding Excellence in Kannada cinema: Rishab Shetty Best Debut (Female – Kannada): Aradhana Ram (Kaatera).
