The 2nd IIFA Utsavam ceremony honouring the winners and nominees of the best of

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in 2016 was an event held on 28 and 29 March 2017 at the

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. The event, which is the second edition of the

IIFA Utsavam The annual IIFA Utsavam rewards the artistic and technical achievements of the South Indian film industry. The ceremony is organised by Wizcraft International, the team behind the IIFA Awards, and represents Tamil cinema, Telugu cinema, Malay ...

, recognises the best work from the four industries during the year 2016 and awarded prizes to performers and technicians from the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages.

Winners and nominees

Main awards

Kannada cinema

The nominations for the films released during

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were announced early March 2017. ''

Kirik Party ''Kirik Party'' is a 2016 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film directed by Rishab Shetty and produced by G. S. Guptha and Rakshit Shetty. It stars Rakshit Shetty, Rashmika Mandanna, Samyuktha Hegde, and Achyuth Kumar while Aravinnd Iye ...

'' lead the nominations list with 12 categories out of total 13 categories. Whereas '' Karvva'' and ''

Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu ''Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu'' () is a 2016 Indian Kannada drama film written and directed by Hemanth Rao, making his debut, and produced by Pushkara Mallikarjun under Pushkar Films. The film stars Anant Nag and Rakshit Shetty in the lead ro ...

'' bagged 9 nominations followed by ''

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'' with 6 nominations.

Malayalam cinema

The nominations for the films released since October 2015 till the end of 2016 were announced on 14 March 2017. '' Maheshinte Prathikaaram'' topped the list of nominations in all 13 categories followed by '' Charlie'' with 11 nominations and '' Aadupuliyattam'' with 7 nominations.

Tamil cinema

The nominations for the films released during

were announced early March 2017. ''

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'' lead the nominations list with 11 categories out of total 13 categories. Whereas ''

Kabali ''Kabali'' is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Pa. Ranjith and produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu. The film stars Rajinikanth in the titular role, with Radhika Apte, Sai Dhanshika, Winston Chao, Kishore, Dines ...

'' finds spot in 8 categories, followed by critically acclaimed ''

Visaranai ''Visaranai'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language crime drama film written and directed by Vetrimaaran. It is based on the novel ''Lock Up'' by M. Chandrakumar. The film stars Dinesh, Anandhi, Samuthirakani, Aadukalam Murugadoss, Kishore, Pradhe ...

'' and ''

Irudhi Suttru ''Irudhi Suttru'' () is a 2016 Indian sports drama film written and directed by Sudha Kongara. Filmed simultaneously in Tamil and Hindi, with the latter being titled as ''Saala Khadoos'' (), the film stars R. Madhavan as boxing coach who is igno ...

'' in 5 categories, while '' Theri'' received 4 nominations.

Telugu cinema

The nominations for the films released during

were announced early March 2017. ''

Janatha Garage ''Janatha Garage'' () is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Koratala Siva. The film stars Mohanlal, N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Samantha and Nithya Menen. The plot revoles around Sathyam (Mohanlal) and Anand (Jr. NT ...

'' and ''

Oopiri ''Oopiri'' () is a 2016 Indian comedy-drama film directed by Vamshi Paidipally, and produced by PVP Cinema. The film stars Akkineni Nagarjuna, Karthi and Tamannaah while Prakash Raj, Vivek, Ali Basha, Jayasudha, Kalpana, Tanikella Bharani a ...

'' topped with 9 nominations each out of total 13 categories followed by ''

Pelli Choopulu ''Pelli Choopulu'' () is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Tharun Bhascker and produced by Raj Kandukuri and Yash Rangineni. It features Vijay Deverakonda and Ritu Varma in the lead roles. Partly based ...

'' with 8 nominations and '' Rudhramadevi'' with 7 nominations.

Special honors

* Outstanding contribution to Indian cinema –

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* Outstanding contribution to Indian cinema – S. P. Muthuraman * Lifetime Achievement Award —

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Performers

The following individuals performed musical numbers.

Ceremony information

The event is being chiefly hosted by Rana Daggubati, who along with Nani,

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and

Meghana Gaonkar Meghana Gaonkar (born 8 May 1986) is an Indian actress working in Kannada cinema. She made her acting debut in 2010, with the film '' Nam Areal Ond Dina''. Early life Meghana Gaonkar was born in Kalaburgi. She did her schooling from Sharanba ...

host for Telugu and Kannada Awards. Rana Daggubati along with

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and

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host for Tamil and Malayalam Awards.

References

External links

* {{IIFA Awards IIFA Utsavam 2016 Indian film awards