First edition of the Touring Talkies Frame and Fame Awards 2026 held in Chennai

The archetypal variation of the Touring Talkies Frame and Fame Awards 2026 was held astatine the Kamarajar Arangam successful Chennai connected Sunday (January 25). The organisers honoured artistes, technicians, and originative professionals who person made singular contributions to the industry.

The lawsuit was attended by seasoned actors Sivakumar, Vijayakumar, Radha Ravi, YGee Mahendran, S Ve Sekhar, Ponvannan, Ilavarasu, Yugi Sethu, Jayaprakash, Sheela, Rajashree, Kumari Sachu, Kutty Padmini, Ambika, Poornima, Rekha, Sukanya, and Devayani Rajakumaran. Among the existent procreation of actors, Ravi Mohan, SJ Suryah, Arjun Das, Manikandan, Simran, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Swasika, and Redin Kingsley graced the event, portion seasoned filmmakers Kasthoori Raja, KS Ravikumar, P Vasu, Suresh Krissna, B Vikraman, Vasanth Sai, Vasantha Balan, Vetri Maaran, Ram, Lingusamy, Mari Selvaraj, Venkat Prabhu, Siruthai Siva, Rajkumar Periyasamy, and Desingh Periyasamy, Ravikumar, Charan, Muthaiah, Ponram, and Seeman were besides present.

Also successful attendance were galore acclaimed technicians, similar accumulation decorator Thotta Tharani, cinematographers Manoj Paramahamsa and Niketh Bommi, euphony composers Nivas K Prasanna and Sai Abhyankkar, and costume decorator Praveen Raja. Producers who attended the lawsuit included Kalaippuli S Thanu, Sathya Jyothy Thiyagarajan, M Kaja Mydeen, LK Sudheesh, AL Azhagappan, GKM Tamilkumaran, Anandha Suresh, T Siva, and Kannan Ravi.

The assemblage of the grant ceremonial comprised seasoned actor-filmmaker K Bhagyaraj, who served arsenic the Chairman, acclaimed actors Khusbu Sundar, Ilavarasu, shaper T Siva, and fashionable filmmakers RK Selvamani and RV Udayakumar. The assemblage evaluated performances and contributions crossed 30+ grant categories, spanning acting, direction, music, method excellence, and originative achievements.

As a large item of the event, Dhanush won the Best Actor successful a Leading Role (Male) grant for his show successful Idli Kadai, portion Aishwarya Lekshmi won the aforesaid successful the pistillate class for her stellar crook successful Maaman. Samuthirakani won the Best Actor successful Supporting Role (Male) for Kaantha; Swasika took location the Best Actor successful Supporting Role (Female) for her show successful Maaman. Abishan Jeevinth won the Best Direction grant for Tourist Family, portion his acclaimed movie was grant Best Picture.

The grant ceremonial was organised by seasoned writer Chithra Lakshmanan’s Touring Talkies, on with eminent PROs Singaravelu, Riaz K Ahmed, and Paras Riyaz.

Here are the implicit database of winners:

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (MALE)

Dhanush for Idli Kadai

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (FEMALE)

Aishwarya Lekshmi for Maaman

BEST DEBUT (MALE)

Pavish Narayan for Nilavuku Enmel Ennadi Kobam

BEST DEBUT (FEMALE)

Saanve Megghana for Kudumbasthan

BEST ACTOR IN SUPPORTING ROLE (MALE)

Samuthirakani for Kaantha

BEST ACTOR IN SUPPORTING ROLE (FEMALE)

Swasika for Maaman

BEST ACTOR IN NEGATIVE ROLE

Arjun Das for Good Bad Ugly

BEST ACTOR IN A COMIC ROLE

Redin Kingsley for Good Bad Ugly

BEST CHILD ACTOR

Master Kamalesh Jegan for Tourist Family

BEST DIRECTION

Abishan Jeevinth for Tourist Family

BEST DIRECTORIAL DEBUT

Sarang Thiagu for Aaromaley

BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (MALE)

Anthony Daasan for ‘En Pattan Saami Varum’ from Idly Kadai

BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (FEMALE)

Sanjana Kalmanje for ‘Vazhithunaiye’ from Dragon

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Niketh Bommi for Dragon

BEST EDITING

Prasanna GK for Veera Dheera Sooran Part 2

BEST SCREENPLAY

Ram for Paranthu Po

BEST DIALOGUES – SHARED

Prasanna Balachandran for Kudumbasthan

Ashwath Marimuthu for Dragon

BEST LYRICIST

Raju Murugan for ‘Ethana Saami’ from Idli Kadai

BEST BACKGROUND SCORE

Nivas K Prasanna for Bison

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

Sandy for Monica from Coolie

BEST ACTION

Kevin Kumar for Madhaarasi

BEST PUBLICITY DESIGN

Gopi Prasanna for Thug Life

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Praveen Raja for Retro

BEST MAKE- UP

Raja B for Idli Kadai

BEST EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Bala Gopi

BEST PICTURE

Million Dollar Pictures & MRP Entertainment for Tourist Family

BEST PRODUCTION HOUSE

Seven Screen Studio - SS Lalith Kumar

BEST DEBUT MUSIC DIRECTOR

Sai Abhyankar for Dude

STAR OF THE DECADE

Ravi Mohan

FIND OF THE YEAR

LK Akshay Kumar

PROMISING TALENT OF THE YEAR

Harshath Khan

HITMAKER OF THE DECADE

Sundar C

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (MALE) – JURY

Manikandan for Kudumbasthan

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (FEMALE) - JURY

Simran for Tourist Family

BEST DEBUT (MALE) – JURY

Surya Vijay Sethupathi for Phoenix

BEST DEBUT (FEMALE) – JURY

Sushmitha Bhat for Love Marriage

BEST DIRECTION – JURY

Mari Selvaraj for Bison

BEST DIRECTORIAL DEBUT – JURY

Kalaiarasan Thanagavel for Aan Paavam Pollathathu

BEST ACTOR IN A NEGATIVE ROLE – JURY

SJ Suryah for Veera Dheera Sooran Part 2

BEST PICTURE – JURY

S. Vinoth Kumar (Cinemakaran) for Kudumbasthan

STARS OF THE GOLDEN PERIOD

Sheela, Lakshmi, Kanchana, Rajashree, Kumari Sachu, Kutty Padmini, Vennira Aadai Nirmala

LEGACY OF EXCELLENCE IN CINEMA

Sivakumar

LEGACY OF EXCELLENCE IN CINEMA

Vijayakumar

WRITERS OF THE GOLDEN PERIOD

Karaikudi Narayanan, Chithralaya Gopu, VC Guhanathan, Kalaignanam

PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE GOLDEN PERIOD

Stills Ravi

DIRECTOR OF THE GOLDEN PERIOD

SP Muthuraman

PROs OF THE GOLDEN PERIOD

Thirai Neethi Selvam, VP Mani, Parivallal, Nellai Sundarajan, Sura, EVR Mohan

CAPTAIN VIJAYAKANTH EXCELLENCE AWARD

Gokulam Films – Gokulam Gopalan