BIG Tamil Entertainment Award is an accolade presented by the

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under three broad categories:

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. Part of the BIG Regional Entertainment Awards, the awards were presented first in 2011 for the best of 2010. The ceremony was held on 26 March 2011. The media partner was ''

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'' and the broadcast partner was ''

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''. The winners were elected by people's voting.

Ceremonies

Categories and Winners of 2011

Awards for Excellence in Art

*Most Entertaining Classical Dancer of the Decade -

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*Most Entertaining

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Dancer -

Kamal Haasan Parthasarathy Srinivasan (born 7 November 1954), known professionally as Kamal Haasan, is an Indian actor, filmmaker and politician who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Considered as one of the most accomplished actors of Indian Cinema, Haas ...

Awards for Excellence in Films

*Most Entertaining Debut Actor -

Vidharth Vidharth (born Venkatasubramanian) is an Indian actor appearing in Tamil films. He started his career in 2001 doing uncredited roles. His first major role was in '' Mynaa'' (2010), which became a huge success. He has also done a film for AVM Pr ...

for ''

Mynaa ''Mynaa'' is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language romantic thriller film directed and written by Prabhu Solomon. Jointly distributed by Udhayanidhi Stalin and Kalpathi S. Aghoram, it stars Vidharth, Amala Paul and Thambi Ramaiah. The soundtrack by D. ...

'' *Most Entertaining Actor -

Silambarasan Silambarasan Thesingu Rajendar (born 3 February 1984), popularly known as Simbu or by his initials as STR, is an Indian actor, producer, and playback singer who primarily works in Tamil cinema. He is the eldest son of director T. Rajendar. ...

for ''

Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya ''Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language musical romantic drama film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon, starring Silambarasan and Trisha. Jointly produced by Elred Kumar, Jayaraman, VTV Ganesh and P. Madan un ...

'' *Most Entertaining Actress -

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for ''

Paiyaa ''Paiyaa'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language action-adventure film directed by N. Lingusamy and produced by N. Subash Chandra Bose under the banner Thirrupathi Brothers. The film stars Karthi and Tamannaah Bhatia in the lead roles, while M ...

'' *Most Entertaining Director -

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for ''

Boss Engira Bhaskaran ''Boss Engira Bhaskaran'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by M. Rajesh. The film stars Arya, Nayanthara and Santhanam, with Subbu Panchu, Chitra Lakshmanan, Rajendran, Ashvin Raja, Vijayalakshmi ...

'' *Most Entertaining Film -

*Most Entertaining Villain -

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for

Angaadi Theru ''Angadi Theru'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Vasanthabalan, starring debutant Mahesh and Anjali. The title refers to the Ranganathan Street in Chennai where the story takes place. The film fea ...

*Most Entertaining Music Director -

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for ''

'' *Most Entertaining Female Playback Singer - Chinmayi for ''Poove Poove'' from

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*Most Entertaining Male Playback Singer -

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for ''

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*Most Entertaining Lyricist -

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Awards for Excellence in Television

*Most Entertaining Tele Serial - ''Thekkathi Ponnu'' from

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*Most Entertaining Television Actor - Sanjeev for

Thirumathi Selvam ''Thirumathi Selvam'' () is a 2007 Tamil television soap opera directed by S. Kumaran and produced by Radhika Srinivasan & B. Srinivasan for Vikatan Televistas. It stars Sanjeev and Abitha in the lead roles with Rindhya, Gautami and Vadivukk ...

from Sun TV *Most Entertaining Television Actress -

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*Most Entertaining Television Villain (Male) -

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for Arasi from Sun TV *Most Entertaining Television Villain (Female) - ''Brinda Das'' for

Anandham ''Aanandham'' () is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language drama film co-written and directed by N. Lingusamy in his directoral debut and produced by R. B. Choudary. The film features an ensemble cast including Mammootty, Murali, Abbas, Devayani, Ram ...

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*Most Entertaining Reality Show Host - ''Gopinath'' for Neeya Naana form

*Most Entertaining Theatre Group -

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Special Award

*Entertainment Phenomenon -

Rajinikanth Shivaji Rao Gaikwad (born 12 December 1950), known professionally as Rajinikanth, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. In a career spanning over five decades, he has done 170 films that includes films in Tamil, Hindi, ...

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Winners List
{{Television Awards in India Tamil film awards Indian television awards

Ceremonies

Categories and Winners of 2011

Awards for Excellence in Art

Awards for Excellence in Films

Awards for Excellence in Television

Special Award

See also

References

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