And the winners are...: Jailer, Dasara win Best Picture; Aishwarya Rai takes home Leading Actress Award at IIFA
At the 24th edition of the International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA), the Tamil action comedy Jailer, featuring Rajinikanth, and the Telugu period action drama Dasara starring Nani, both stood out by winning the Best Picture award. In the acting categories, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was honoured with the award for Performance in a Leading Role (Female) for her captivating portrayal in Ponniyin Selvan: II, while Mrunal Thakur received the same recognition for her performance in Hi Nanna.
Celebrating the achievements of South Indian cinema and highlighting the excellence of the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada film industries, IIFA Utsavam 2024 has announced its popular category winner list. Malayalam film 2018: Everyone is a Hero, featuring Tovino Thomas, and Kannada film Kaatera, starring Darshan, also triumphed at the IIFA by winning the Best Picture award. In the Direction category, the prestigious prize was awarded to four talented filmmakers: Mani Ratnam for Ponniyin Selvan: II, Anil Ravipudi for Bhagavanth Kesari, Jeo Baby for Kaathal - The Core, and Tharun Kishore Sudhir for Kaatera.
The Performance in a Leading Role (Female) award was given to Anaswara Rajan for her role in Neru, and Rukmini Vasanth for her performance in Sapta Sagaradaache Ello - Side A. In the male category, the award was given to four remarkable actors — Vikram for his powerful portrayal in Ponniyin Selvan: II, Nani for Dasara, Tovino Thomas for 2018: Everyone Is A Hero, and Rakshit Shetty for Sapta Sagaradaache Ello - Side A.
The Music Direction award was awarded to several talented composers, recognising their outstanding contributions to Indian cinema. AR Rahman was honored for his mesmerising score in Ponniyin Selvan: II, while Hesham Abdul Wahab received accolades for Hi Nanna.
