(This article is authored by Alar) 

The Tamil Nadu state government on Friday - September 2 announced the state film awards for the best movies, best male and female actors, villains, music directors, and directors for the years 2009 to 2014. Besides the film awards, the list also carried the best TV soap operas during the same time. These awards will be presented on Sunday - September 4. 

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards are given out annually by the Tamil Nadu government to honour the best actors and to encourage and support the film industry. The awards were given since 1967 and they are given in four different categories - creative, technical, special, and retired.  Among other highly regarded films, Kumki, Kutram Kadithal, and Kaaka Muttai were selected for the awards. 

The topmost film producer will each receive Rs. 2 lakh, the producer at the second spot will receive Rs. 1 lakh, followed by Rs. 75,000 for the third best producer. The best films will also receive Rs. 75,000, according to a press release from the Tamil Nadu government. Producers and movies will each receive a total of Rs 26.25 lakh. Each of the top actors and technicians will receive a five sovereign gold medal, and 160 people will receive medals overall. The event will begin at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday and the winners will be honoured. 

The Tamil Nadu government announced on Friday the winners of the best male and female villains, movies, and TV series from 2009 to 2014. The following is the list of important excerpts of the recipients, 

Best movies - 2009 

1) Pasanga 

2) Mayandi Kudumbathaar 

3) Achchamundu Achchamundu

Best movies - 2010 

1) Mynaa 

2) Kalavaani

3) Puthran 

Best movies -2011 

1) Vaagai Sooda Vaa 

2) Dheivathirumagal 

3) Uchithanai Muharnthaal 

4) Special award - Marina 

Best movies - 2012

1) Valakku en 18/9 

2) Saatai

3) Dhoni 

4) Special award - Kumki

Best movies - 2013 

1) Ramanujan

2) Thangameengal 

3) Panaiyarum Padminiyum 

4) Special Price - Aal 

Best movies - 2014 

1) Kuttram Kadithal 

2) Goli Soda

3) Nimirndhu Nil 

4) Special Price - Kakka Muttai 

Best Directors 

2009 - Vasantha Balan for Aangadi Theru 

2010 - Prabhu Solomon for Mynaa

2011- A L Vijay for Dheivathirumagal 

2012 - Balaji Sakthivel for Valaku En 18/9 

2013 - Ram for Thangameengal 

2014 - Raghavan for Manjappai 

Best Actors 

2009 - Karan for Malaiyan 

2010 - Vikram for Raavanan 

2011 - Vimal for Vaagai Sooda Vaa 

2012 - Jiiva for Neethane En Pon Vasantham 

2013 - Arya for Raja Rani 

2014 - Siddharth for Kaaviya Thalaivan 

Best Music directors 

2009 - Sundar C Babu for Naadodigal 

2010 - Yuvan Shankar Raja for Paiyaa 

2011- Harris Jayaraj for Ko 

2012 - D Imman for Kumki 

2013 - Ramesh Vinayagam for Ramanujan 

2014 - A R Rahman for Kaaviya Thalaivan