IIFA Utsavam


IIFA Utsavam
CeremonyDateBest PictureHost(s)VenueCity
1st24—25 January 2016RangiTaranga (Kannada)
Ennu Ninte Moideen (Malayalam)
Baahubali: The Beginning (Tamil, Telugu)		Shiva, Venkat Prabhu
Allu Sirish, Navdeep, Regina Cassandra
Vijay Raghavendra, Akul Balaji, Pearle Maaney, Suraj Venjaramood		Gachibowli Athletic StadiumHyderabad
2nd28—29 March 2017Kirik Party (Kannada)
Puli Murugan (Malayalam)
Irudhi Suttru (Tamil)
Janatha Garage (Telugu)		Rana Daggubati, Nani, Tini Tom, Pearle Maaney, Akul Balaji, Meghana Gaonkar, ShivaHyderabad International Convention CentreHyderabad
  • Best Picture
  • Best Director
  • Best Actor
  • Best Actor in a Supporting Role
  • Best Actress
  • Best Actress in a Supporting Role
  • Best Actor in a Negative Role
  • Best Comedian
  • Best Music Director
  • Best Lyricist
  • Best Male Playback Singer
  • Best Female Playback Singer
  • Best Makeup artist

The annual IIFA Utsavam rewards the artistic and technical achievements of the South Indian film industry. The ceremony is organised by Wizcraft International, the team behind the IIFA Awards, and represents Tamil cinema, Telugu cinema, Malayalam cinema and Kannada cinema.
The ceremony was instituted in 2016, after the 2015 South Indian floods had delayed the event from December 2015. The Awards are presented in separate parts on two different days. On the first day the most promising upcoming South Indian film artistes from the Tamil and Malayalam film industries are honoured, while the second day honours artists & technicians of the Telugu and Kannada film industries. The Award nominees are selected by a jury of senior artistes and professionals and voted for by public polling.
History
In October 2015, the team behind the IIFA Awards announced that they would create a platform titled IIFA Utsavam, in order to reward the achievements of the South Indian film industry. The inaugural show was announced to be held in Hyderabad between 4—6 December. On 3 December 2015, Andre Timmins of the IIFA Management announced that the show would be postponed as a result of the 2015 Chennai floods and that the event would be held as a fundraiser at a later date.The show was subsequently rearranged and held from January 24—25, with the proceeds of the events going on to help with recuperation efforts from the 2015 Chennai floods.
As a part of the inaugural event, the makers organised the FICCI-IIFA Media & Entertainment business conclave in order to create a synthesis of business and entertainment, with Ramesh Sippy, and Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra being amongst the guest speakers. The organisers stated that the next two annual shows will be held in Hyderabad, before taking the show abroad.
Ceremonies
Award categories

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