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CHENNAI TIMES TUESDAY 5 JULY 2016 B A C K B E A T THE WINNERS TAKE IT ALL STAR-STUDDED [email protected] G litz and glamour, pomp and show, grit and glory, awards and accolades — Godrej Goldilocks SIIMA 2016, in its fifth edi- tion, had all the trappings of a perfect south Indian potboiler. The red car- pet shenanigans of reigning divas of tinseltown set the temperatures soar- ing, the high octane naach-gaana and drama on stage kept the entertain- ment quotient at an all-time high. And of course, for all those who walked away with awards in hand, there was a happy ending, too. Held at the swanky Suntec Convention and Exhibition Centre, Singapore, the two-day extravaganza that celebrates south Indian cinema and recognises talent from Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada film industries got off to a glitzy start on Day 1, with Rana Daggubati wel- coming Singapore’s south Indian diaspora in true filmy fashion, com- plete with a punch dialogue. Taking the baton from him were hosts for the evening, Lakshmi Manchu and Ali, who kept the audience in splits with their easy banter throughout the four-hour show. Sandalwood’s Akul brought in a fresh dash of humour with his brilliant emceeing as well. The first evening, which awarded the best talent of Telugu and Kannada films of 2015, saw a stellar attendance from stars across the south, includ- ing matinee idols Chiranjeevi, Khushbu, Vikram, Suhasini, Rana, Allu Arjun, Puneeth Rajkumar, Nithya Menen, and more. Huma Qureshi’s presence added some Bollywood glam to the do, while Kabir Bedi made an appearance to mark his foray into South cinema. The stalwarts cheered on as veteran playback singer S Janaki was hon- oured with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Brilliantly choreographed song and dance acts by Pragya Jaiswal, Pranitha Subhash and Rachita Ram added a filmy tadka to the show. The highlight, however, was Sayeesha’s tribute to the big four of Telugu cin- ema — Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna, Venkatesh and Balakrishna. In what was her first ever stage per- formance, she shimmied to hit numbers of all four stalwarts and also pulled off Chiru’s iconic “Veena Step” like no one else did before. Devi Sri Prasad impressed with a high-energy gig, which had the whole crowd on its feet. Day 2, which was dedi- cated to Tamil and Malayalam films, saw the auditorium packed to capacity with Singapore’s milling Tamil-speaking popula- tion. And keeping them entertained were a bunch of funny men and lovely women — Shiva, Sathish, Ranjini Haridas and Dhanya. Star power on Day 2 was stellar too — with Vikram, Nivin Pauly, Prithviraj, Nayanthara, Radhika Apte and more making their pres- ence felt. Veteran filmmaker Panchu Arunachalam was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Hansika, Amyra Dastur, Aishwarya Rajesh and Huma Qureshi put up some sexy performances. Kerala’s Neeraj Madhav was the only male actor to perform; and he set some pretty high standards. The rockstar of the evening though was Anirudh. He made a smashing entry, com- plete with exotic dancers and drag- ons, and had the crowd on its feet for 10 whole minutes; that too at 2.30 am! It was a fitting finale to the grand filmy weekend. S JANAKI TURNED IT INTO AN 80s PARTY ON STAGE… Veteran of over 48,000 songs in south Indian cin- ema as well as Bollywood, S Janaki, was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award. As a tribute, Usha Uthup, who is a self-confessed fan of Janaki amma, performed a medley of her timeless hits. The 78-year-old Janaki proved that her music is timeless indeed when she got on stage and rendered a few lines from all the songs she’s sung for the actresses present there — Suhasini, Khushbu, Sripriya, Radikaa et al. She ended her acceptance speech by lisping, “Thank you very much” in a tod- dler’s voice. MEGA MOMENT ON STAGE In a fitting tribute to Chiranjeevi, a montage of all the greatest moments from the Megastar’s career was played on stage. But what made the moment truly special was when he was joined by all his yesteryear heroines on stage, includ- ing Radikaa (with whom he’s done many films) and Suhasini. Taking him by surprise, Suhasini broke into a song: “Malli malli idi raani roju…” getting Chiru all moist-eyed. Allu Aravind called him “the most wonderful human being”, who still surprises him with the empathy he has towards everybody. The mega bonhomie ended with all the actors crowding around Chiru for a mega selfie. DSP SINGS FOR HIS DAD In what was an emotional moment, the usually boisterous and upbeat Devi Sri Prasad turned somber when he was asked to sing a few lines on stage after he picked up his award for Best Music Director (Telugu). “This is a song I wrote for my dad, and I dedicate this all those loving dads out there who made this life possible for us…” he said, and went on to croon a few lines of Naanaku Prematho… choking with emotion all the while. ALLU ARAVIND WAS THE VILLAIN IN RANA’S LIFE When Rana Daggubati was presented the award for Best Actor in a Negative Role by Allu Aravind for his Bhallaladeva act in Bãhubali , Rana told Allu Aravind, “I’m happy to receive this award from you, ’cos you are the villain in my life.” Then he looked at Chiranjeevi and added, amidst chuckles, “You may not believe this, but as kids, neither was Charan scared of you nor was I of my dad. But both of us were terrified of him. If we bunked a class or failed in a subject, he would get to know and ensure everyone knew about it.” AKUL CALLS SHRUTI HAASAN ‘HARIHARAN’; SATHISH TURNS RAKUL INTO RAHUL This is one slip of the tongue that funny man Akul won’t forget anytime soon. The actor, who was one of the co-hosts for the evening, meant to call Shruti Haasan on stage to give away an award but ended up saying “Shruti Hariharan…” Though he was quick to correct himself, Shruti didn’t seem amused with the faux pas. She’s later said to have hunted down Akul to ask him why he changed her dad’s name! Akul apparently hosts a TV show of which Shruti Hariharan is also a part of. “I am so used to saying Shruti Hariharan that it just slipped out of my mouth…” Luckily for Akul though, Shruti took it all in good humour. Meanwhile, Sathish, who was co-hosting Day 2, called Rakul Preet Singh ‘Rahul Preet Singh’. “Rahul!?” Rakul asked, laughing, while Sathish corrected himself. SUHASINI’S WORD OF ADVICE Tired of the sexist nature of jokes doled out by the men, led by Ali on Day 1, and Shiva and Sathish on Day 2, Suhasini made an interesting comment: “You guys are doing an excellent job, keeping us all entertained with you quick wit. But one request please — avoid poking fun at women and kids... that’s in bad taste.” Truer words were never spoken. ALLU ARJUN BREAKS INTO A TEEN MAAR DANCE In Anirudh’s highlight act, he went off the stage and did a lil’ jig with almost everyone seated among the guests. But Allu Arjun took it one step further when he followed Anirudh’s cue and got on stage with him, and broke into a impromptu teen maar dance, in total mass style. Gotta love the stylish star for the sport that he is. CINEMA , SHENANIGANS AND SUPERSTARS: SIIMA 2016 WAS A SMASH HIT LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS FROM THE SIDELINES WINNERS RED HAUTE ON THE RED CARPET Shriya Saran Vedhika Samantha and Shruti Haasan Brinda Prasad Rajesh Krishnamurthy, Himalaya presents the award to Vignesh Shivan Nayanthara gets her award from Vignesh Shivan Jayam Ravi Vikram Nithya Menen Allu Arjun Rana Daggubati Keerthy Suresh Pranitha Radhika Apte Nayanthara Aishwarya Rajesh Anirudh Rakul Preet Singh Hansika Amyra Devi Sri Prasad 6 Radikaa, Khushbu hand over the Lifetime Achievement Award to Panchu Arunachalam. Also seen is Brinda Prasad Chiranjeevi presents the Lifetime Achievement Award to songstress S Janaki Pics: T Malikarjun BEST FILM | Thani Oruvan BEST ACTOR | Vikram for I BEST ACTRESS | Nayanthara for Naanum Rowdy Dhaan BEST DIRECTOR | Vignesh Shivan for Naanum Rowdy Dhaan BEST ACTOR (Critics) | Jayam Ravi for Thani Oruvan BEST ACTRESS (Critics) | Nithya Menen for O Kadhal Kanmani BEST COMEDIAN | RJ Balaji for Naanum Rowdy Dhaan BEST DEBUTANT ACTOR (Male) | GV Prakash for Darling BEST DEBUTANT ACTOR (Female) | Keerthy Suresh for Idhu Enna Maayam BEST MUSIC DIRECTOR | Anirudh for Naanum Rowdy Dhaan MOST STREAMED SONG OF THE YEAR | Devi Sri Prasad for Yendi Yendi from Puli BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (Male) | Anirudh for Thangamey from Naanum Rowdy Dhaan BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (Female) | Shwetha Mohan for Enna Solla from Thangamagan BEST LYRICIST | Vairamuthu for O Kadhal Kanmani BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (Male) | Prakash Raj for O Kadhal Kanmani BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (Female) | Radikaa Sarathkumar for Thangamagan BEST ACTOR IN A NEGATIVE ROLE | Arun Vijay for Yennai Arindhaal SPECIAL AWARDS OF THE NIGHT LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS | S Janaki and Panchu Arunachalam YOUTH ICON OF SOUTH INDIA | Samantha BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER | KK Senthil Kumar for Bãhubali - The Beginning BEST FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY | Peter Hein for Bãhubali - The Beginning BEST DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY | Jani for Temper BEST DEBUTANT PRODUCER | Vijay Kumar Reddy and Sashidhar Reddy for Bhale Manchi Roju
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CHENNAI TIMES TUESDAY 5 JULY 2016BACKBEAT
THE WINNERS TAKE IT ALL
STAR-STUDDED
Glitz and glamour, pomp andshow, grit and glory, awardsand accolades — Godrej
Goldilocks SIIMA 2016, in its fifth edi-tion, had all the trappings of a perfectsouth Indian potboiler. The red car-pet shenanigans of reigning divas oftinseltown set the temperatures soar-ing, the high octane naach-gaana anddrama on stage kept the entertain-ment quotient at an all-time high.And of course, for all those whowalked away with awards in hand,there was a happy ending, too.
Held at the swanky SuntecConvention and Exhibition Centre,Singapore, the two-day extravaganzathat celebrates south Indian cinemaand recognises talent from Tamil,Telugu, Malayalam and Kannadafilm industries got off to a glitzy starton Day 1, with Rana Daggubati wel-coming Singapore’s south Indiandiaspora in true filmy fashion, com-plete with a punch dialogue. Takingthe baton from him were hosts for theevening, Lakshmi Manchu and Ali,who kept the audience in splits withtheir easy banter throughout the
four-hour show.Sandalwood’s Akulbrought in a fresh dash ofhumour with his brilliantemceeing as well. The firstevening, which awarded the besttalent of Telugu and Kannada filmsof 2015, saw a stellar attendancefrom stars across the south, includ-ing matinee idols Chiranjeevi,Khushbu, Vikram, Suhasini, Rana,Allu Arjun, Puneeth Rajkumar,Nithya Menen, and more. HumaQureshi’s presence added someBollywood glam to the do, whileKabir Bedi made an appearance tomark his foray into South cinema.The stalwarts cheered on as veteranplayback singer S Janaki was hon-oured with a Lifetime AchievementAward.
Brilliantly choreographed songand dance acts by Pragya Jaiswal,Pranitha Subhash and Rachita Ramadded a filmy tadka to the show. Thehighlight, however, was Sayeesha’stribute to the big four of Telugu cin-ema — Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna,Venkatesh and Balakrishna. Inwhat was her first ever stage per-formance, she shimmied to hitnumbers of all four stalwarts andalso pulled off Chiru’s iconic“Veena Step” like no one elsedid before. Devi Sri Prasadimpressed with a high-energygig, which had the whole
crowdon its
feet.Day 2,
which was dedi-cated to Tamil and
Malayalam films,saw the auditorium
packed to capacity withSingapore’s millingTamil-speaking popula-tion. And keeping them
entertained were a bunch of funnymen and lovely women — Shiva,Sathish, Ranjini Haridas andDhanya.
Star power on Day 2 was stellar too— with Vikram, Nivin Pauly,Prithviraj, Nayanthara, RadhikaApte and more making their pres-ence felt. Veteran filmmaker PanchuArunachalam was honoured with aLifetime Achievement Award.Hansika, Amyra Dastur, AishwaryaRajesh and Huma Qureshi put upsome sexy performances. Kerala’sNeeraj Madhav was the only maleactor to perform; and he set somepretty high standards. The rockstarof the evening though was Anirudh.He made a smashing entry, com-plete with exotic dancers and drag-ons, and had the crowd on its feetfor 10 whole minutes; that too at2.30 am! It was a fitting finale tothe grand filmy weekend.
S JANAKI TURNED IT INTO AN 80s PARTYON STAGE…Veteran of over 48,000 songs in south Indian cin-
ema as well as Bollywood, S Janaki, washonoured with a Lifetime Achievement
Award. As a tribute, Usha Uthup, who is aself-confessed fan of Janaki amma, performed amedley of her timeless hits. The 78-year-oldJanaki proved that her music is timeless indeedwhen she got on stage and rendered a few linesfrom all the songs she’s sung for the actressespresent there — Suhasini, Khushbu, Sripriya,Radikaa et al. She ended her acceptance speechby lisping, “Thank you very much” in a tod-dler’s voice.
MEGA MOMENT ON STAGE
In a fitting tribute to Chiranjeevi, a montage ofall the greatest moments from the Megastar’scareer was played on stage. But what made themoment truly special was when he was joinedby all his yesteryear heroines on stage, includ-ing Radikaa (with whom he’s done many films)and Suhasini. Taking him by surprise, Suhasinibroke into a song: “Malli malli idi raani roju…”getting Chiru all moist-eyed. Allu Aravindcalled him “the most wonderful human being”,who still surprises him with the empathy he hastowards everybody. The mega bonhomie endedwith all the actors crowding around Chiru for amega selfie.
DSP SINGS FOR HIS DADIn what was an emotional moment, the usuallyboisterous and upbeat Devi Sri Prasad turnedsomber when he was asked to sing a few lines onstage after he picked up his award for BestMusic Director (Telugu). “This is a song I wrotefor my dad, and I dedicate this all those lovingdads out there who made this life possible forus…” he said, and went on to croon a few lines ofNaanaku Prematho… choking with emotion allthe while.
ALLU ARAVIND WAS THE VILLAIN INRANA’S LIFEWhen Rana Daggubati was presented the awardfor Best Actor in a Negative Role by Allu Aravindfor his Bhallaladeva act in Bãhubali, Rana toldAllu Aravind, “I’m happy to receive this awardfrom you, ’cos you are the villain in my life.” Thenhe looked at Chiranjeevi and added, amidstchuckles, “You may not believe this, but as kids,neither was Charan scared of you nor was I of mydad. But both of us were terrified of him. If webunked a class or failed in a subject, he would getto know and ensure everyone knew about it.”
AKUL CALLS SHRUTI HAASAN‘HARIHARAN’; SATHISH TURNS RAKULINTO RAHULThis is one slip of the tongue that funny manAkul won’t forget anytime soon. The actor, whowas one of the co-hosts for the evening, meant tocall Shruti Haasan on stage to give away anaward but ended up saying “ShrutiHariharan…” Though he was quick to correcthimself, Shruti didn’t seem amused with thefaux pas. She’s later said to have hunted downAkul to ask him why he changed her dad’sname! Akul apparently hosts a TV show ofwhich Shruti Hariharan is also a part of. “I amso used to saying Shruti Hariharan that it justslipped out of my mouth…” Luckily for Akulthough, Shruti took it all in good humour.Meanwhile, Sathish, who was co-hosting Day 2,called Rakul Preet Singh ‘Rahul Preet Singh’.“Rahul!?” Rakul asked, laughing, while Sathishcorrected himself.
SUHASINI’S WORD OF ADVICE Tired of the sexist nature of jokes doled out bythe men, led by Ali on Day 1, and Shiva andSathish on Day 2, Suhasini made an interestingcomment: “You guys are doing an excellent job,keeping us all entertained with you quick wit.But one request please — avoid poking fun atwomen and kids... that’s in bad taste.” Truerwords were never spoken.
ALLU ARJUN BREAKS INTO A TEENMAAR DANCE
In Anirudh’s highlight act, he went off the stageand did a lil’ jig with almost everyone seatedamong the guests. But Allu Arjun took it onestep further when he followed Anirudh’s cueand got on stage with him, and broke into aimpromptu teen maar dance, in total mass style.Gotta love the stylish star for the sport that he is.
CINEMA,SHENANIGANS AND SUPERSTARS:SIIMA 2016 WASA SMASH HIT
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
FROM THE SIDELINES
WINNERS
RED HAUTE ON THE RED CARPET
Shriya Saran Vedhika
Samantha andShruti Haasan
BrindaPrasad
Rajesh Krishnamurthy,Himalaya presents the awardto Vignesh Shivan
Nayanthara gets her awardfrom Vignesh Shivan
Jayam Ravi
Vikram
Nithya Menen
Allu Arjun
RanaDaggubati
KeerthySuresh
Pranitha
RadhikaApte
Nayanthara
AishwaryaRajesh
Anirudh
Rakul Preet Singh
Hansika
Amyra
Devi Sri Prasad
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Radikaa, Khushbu handover the LifetimeAchievement Award toPanchu Arunachalam. Alsoseen is Brinda Prasad
Chiranjeevi presentsthe LifetimeAchievement Awardto songstress SJanaki
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BEST FILM | Thani OruvanBEST ACTOR | Vikram for I BEST ACTRESS | Nayanthara for
Naanum Rowdy DhaanBEST DIRECTOR | Vignesh Shivan for
Naanum Rowdy Dhaan BEST ACTOR (Critics) | Jayam Ravi
for Thani OruvanBEST ACTRESS (Critics) |
Nithya Menen for O Kadhal KanmaniBEST COMEDIAN |
RJ Balaji for Naanum Rowdy DhaanBEST DEBUTANT ACTOR
(Male) | GV Prakash for Darling BEST DEBUTANT ACTOR
(Female) | Keerthy Suresh for IdhuEnna Maayam
BEST MUSIC DIRECTOR |Anirudh for Naanum Rowdy Dhaan
MOST STREAMED SONG OF THEYEAR | Devi Sri Prasad for Yendi Yendifrom Puli
BEST PLAYBACK SINGER(Male) | Anirudh for Thangamey fromNaanum Rowdy Dhaan
BEST PLAYBACK SINGER(Female) | Shwetha Mohan for EnnaSolla from Thangamagan
BEST LYRICIST | Vairamuthu for O Kadhal Kanmani
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR(Male) | Prakash Raj for O KadhalKanmani
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR(Female) | Radikaa Sarathkumar forThangamagan
BEST ACTOR IN A NEGATIVEROLE | Arun Vijay for Yennai Arindhaal
SPECIAL AWARDS OF THE NIGHTLIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
| S Janaki and Panchu ArunachalamYOUTH ICON OF SOUTH INDIA |
SamanthaBEST CINEMATOGRAPHER | KK
Senthil Kumar for Bãhubali - TheBeginning
BEST FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY |Peter Hein for Bãhubali - The Beginning
BEST DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY |Jani for Temper
BEST DEBUTANT PRODUCER | VijayKumar Reddy and Sashidhar Reddy forBhale Manchi Roju
