| Vijay Music Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best in Tamil music |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | Vijay TV |
| First awarded | 2011 |
| Website | vijaymusicawards.com |
A Vijay Music Award is an accolade given by Vijay TV to recognize outstanding achievement in the Tamil music industry. The annual awards ceremony made its debut in 2011 for the previous calendar year. It launched its official website in partnership with Galatta.com. Its main sponsor was India Gate Basmati Rice and it was powered by The Chennai Silks. Media partners were the publications The Hindu and Kumudam.
The first award ceremony took place in Nehru Indoor Stadium on 11 May 2011.[1] The ceremony was broadcast by Vijay TV in two parts on the 26 and 27 May 2011.
| Ceremony | Date | Host(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Vijay Music Awards | May 11, 2011 | Gopinath and Divya Vijay gopal |
| 2nd Vijay Music Awards | October 28, 2012[2] |
Award were given in 25 categories, chosen by a jury appointed by Vijay TV and the public.
The list of winners 2010:[3]
| Year | Singer | Song | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Devi Sri Prasad | "Kannum Rendum" | Kutty |
| 2011 | Haricharan | "Aariro" | Deiva Thirumagal |
| Year | Singer | Song | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Shreya Ghoshal Andrea Jeremiah |
"Mannipaaya" "Maalai Neram" |
Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa Aayirathil Oruvan |
| 2011 | Chinmayi | "Sara Sara" | Vaagai Sooda Vaa |
| Year | Music director | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | A. R. Rahman | Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa |
| 2011 | Harris Jayaraj | Engeyum Kaadhal |
| Year | Lyricist | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Kamal Haasan | Manmadan Ambu |
| Year | Song | Film | Composer | Singer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Jilla Veetu" | Eesan | James Vasanthan | Thanjai Selvi |
| 2011 | "Otha Sollaala" | Aadukalam | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Velmurugan |
| Year | Lyricist |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Na. Muthukumar |
| 2011 | Na. Muthukumar |
| Year | Singer |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
| Year | Music Director | Song | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Yuvan Shankar Raja | "En Kadhal Solla" | Paiyaa |
| 2011 | G. V. Prakash Kumar | "Yathe Yathe" | Aadukalam |
| Year | Singer | Song | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Alphons Joseph | "Aaromale" | Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa |
| 2011 | Richard | Nangaai | Engeyum Kaadhal |
| Year | Music Director | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Kannan | Thamizh Padam |
| 2011 | Satya | Engeyum Eppodhum |
| Year | Song | Film | Composer | Singer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Nangaai | Engeyum Kaadhal | Harris Jayaraj | Richard |
| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | K. J. Singh , P.A.Deepak , S.Sivakumar and Resul Pookutty | Enthiran |
| 2011 | V.Shrihari and Raj Krishnan | Mayakkam Enna |
| Year | Actor | Song | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Kamal Haasan | "Neela Vaanam" | Manmadan Ambu |
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2010 | K. J. Yesudas |
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2010 | L. R. Eswari and Vani Jairam |
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2010 | A. R. Rahman |
| 2014 | Anirudh Ravichander |
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2010 | M. S. Viswanathan |
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2010 | K. J. Yesudas |
| 2011 | S. Janaki |
The winners are selected by the people by SMS voting, online voting, voting at various stalls opened by the channel, and with a bus to collect votes at various cities, called the Rasigan Express. The award's online partner also enabled online voting for the popular category. Several award that had been announced were not awarded. The list of 2010 winners:[4]
| Year | Singer | Song | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Chinmayi | "Kilimanjaro" | Enthiran |
| Year | Singer | Song | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Karthik | "Usure Poguthe" | Raavanan |
| Year | Album | Composer |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa | A. R. Rahman |
| Year | Song | Film | Composer | Singers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Kilimanjaro" | Enthiran | A. R. Rahman | Chinmayi and Javed Ali |
| 2011 | "Enamo Aedho" | Ko | Harris Jayaraj | Aalap Raju |
| Year | Song | Film | Composer | Singers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Kadhal Vandale" | Singam | Devi Sri Prasad | Baba Sehgal and Priyadarshini |
| Year | Song | Film | Composer | Singers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Idhu Varai" | Goa | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Ajeesh and Andrea Jeremiah |
| 2011 | "Piram Thedum" | Mayakkam Enna | G. V. Prakash Kumar | G. V. Prakash Kumar and Saindhavi |
| Year | Song | Film | Composer | Singers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Thuli Thuli" | Paiyaa | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Haricharan |
| Year | Song | Film | Composer | Singer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Thuli Thuli" | Paiyaa | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Haricharan |