1st IIFA Utsavam
2016 Indian Telugu film award ceremony
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The 1st IIFA Utsavam ceremony honouring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema in 2015 was held on 24 and 25 January 2016 at the Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad. Marking the inaugural event of the IIFA Utsavam, it recognised the best cinematic work in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada languages from late 2014 to late 2015 and awarded prizes to performers and technicians.[1][2][3]
Date24–25 January 2016
SiteGachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Hosted byAllu Sirish
Diganth
Navdeep
Pearle Maaney
Regina Cassandra
Siva
Suraaj
Venkat Prabhu
Vijay Raghavendra
Diganth
Navdeep
Pearle Maaney
Regina Cassandra
Siva
Suraaj
Venkat Prabhu
Vijay Raghavendra
Best Picture
- Baahubali: The Beginning (Telugu)
- Baahubali: The Beginning (Tamil)
- Ennu Ninte Moideen (Malayalam)
- RangiTaranga (Kannada)
| 1st IIFA Utsavam | |
|---|---|
| Date | 24–25 January 2016 |
| Site | Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Hosted by | Allu Sirish Diganth Navdeep Pearle Maaney Regina Cassandra Siva Suraaj Venkat Prabhu Vijay Raghavendra |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture |
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| Most awards | Baahubali: The Beginning (11) |
| Most nominations | Baahubali: The Beginning (25) |
| Television coverage | |
| Channel | |
| Network | Sun TV Network |
Awards and nominees
Main awards
Telugu
| Best Picture | Best Direction |
|---|---|
| Performance in a Leading Role – Male | Performance in a Leading Role – Female |
| Performance in a Supporting Role – Male | Performance in a Supporting Role – Female |
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| Performance in a Comic Role | Performance in a Negative Role |
| Music Direction | Lyrics |
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| Playback Singer – Male | Playback Singer – Female |
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Tamil
| Best Picture | Best Direction |
|---|---|
| Performance in a Leading Role – Male | Performance in a Leading Role – Female |
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| Performance in a Supporting Role – Male | Performance in a Supporting Role – Female |
| Performance in a Comic Role | Performance in a Negative Role |
| Music Direction | Lyrics |
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| Playback Singer – Male | Playback Singer – Female |
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Malayalam
| Best Picture | Best Direction |
|---|---|
| |
| Performance in a Leading Role – Male | Performance in a Leading Role – Female |
| Performance in a Supporting Role – Male | Performance in a Supporting Role – Female |
| Performance in a Comic Role | Performance in a Negative Role |
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| Music Direction | Lyrics |
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| Playback Singer – Male | Playback Singer – Female |
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Kannada
| Best Picture | Best Direction |
|---|---|
| Performance in a Leading Role – Male | Performance in a Leading Role – Female |
| Performance in a Supporting Role – Male | Performance in a Supporting Role – Female |
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| Performance in a Comic Role | Performance in a Negative Role |
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| Music Direction | Lyrics |
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| Playback Singer – Male | Playback Singer – Female |
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Other awards
- Special Award: K. Balachander
- Best Cinematographer (Malayalam): Amal Neerad (Iyobinte Pusthakam)
- Best Production Designer (Tamil): Sabu Cyril (Baahubali: The Beginning)
- Best Background Music (Kannada): B. Ajaneesh Loknath (Rangitaranga)
- Best Sound Mixing: Murali Rayasam (Rangitaranga)