The Sivakarthikeyan-Sai Pallavi starrer, Amaran dominated the 70th Filmfare Awards announced this week. The moving biopic on Major Mukund Varadarajan won seven major awards, while the Aravind Swami-Karthi starrer, Meiyyazhagan picked upfour major awards.
Of significance is that Sivakartikeyan’s production, Kottukaali, which had Soori in the lead role won Best Director and Best Lead Actress although the film failed at the box-office.
Below are the full list of the winners.
| Category | Winner |
| Best Film | Amaran |
| Best Director | P.S. Vinothraj (Kottukaali) |
| Best Film (Critics’Choice) | Meiyyazhagan |
| Best Actor in a Lead role | Sivakarthikeyan (Amaran) |
| Best Actor in a Lead role (Critics’ Choice) | Aravind Swami (Meiyyazhagan) |
| Best Actress in a Lead role | Sai Pallavi (Amaran) |
| Best Actress in a Lead role (Critics’ Choice) | Anna Ben (Kottukaali) |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Karthi (Meiyyazhagan) |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Parvathy Thiruvothu (Thangalaan) and Swasika (Lubber Pandhu) |
| Best Music Album | Amaran (G.V. Prakash Kumar) |
| Best Lyrics | Uma Devi for Yaaro Ivan Yaaro from Meiyyazhagan |
| Best Playback Singer (Male) | Haricharan for Hey Minnale from Amaran |
| Best Playback Singer (Female) | Shweta Mohan for Hey Minnale from Amaran |
| Best Debut Director | Suresh Mari (J Baby) and Thamizharasan Pachamuthu (Lubber Pandhu) |
| Best Debut (Male) | Hridhay Haroon (Thugs) |
| Best Debut (Female) | Sri Gouri Priya (Lover) |
| Best Cinematography | C.H. Sai (Amaran) |
| Outstanding Perormance Award | Vikram (Thangalaan) |
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