The sixth edition of Vijay Awards was held on June 16 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai. The awards were given for 34 categories, for 143 Tamil films, which were released in 2011.

The Vijay Awards jury comprised filmmaker KS Ravikumar, cinematographer Rathinavel, actors Yugi Sethu, Nadhiya and Lizzy Priyadarshan, who choose Vikram as the Best Actor, Ajith Kumar as the Best Villain, Engeyum Eppothum as the Best Film, Vetrimaran as the Best Director of 2011.

In Detail

Additional to all these extravagant activities the event's red carpet ceremony was broadcasted LIVE on Youtube by Vijay TV in association with IndiaGlitz. In fact, even after 2 days the video is still on Youtube Trending!

Of the 143 films released in 2011, winners from 34 different categories were announced in the evening's awards ceremony.

Kamal Hassan's 'Viswaroopam' trailer was launched in the event.  Dhanush took the centre stage and gave a stunning performance Live.  Actors Shriya Saran, Anjali, Vedika and many others gave scintillating performances during the award ceremony.  The show was hosted by promising upcoming hero Sivakarthikeyan who is known for his quick wit & humor along with Gopinath.  The jury members were KS Ravikumar, Yugi Sethu, Nadhiya, Lizzy Priyadarshan and Rathinavel.

AWARDS AND WINNERS:
Favorite Hero: Ajith
Favorite Heroine: Anushka
Favorite Director: Venkat Prabhu: Mankatha
Favorite Film: Ko

Best Actor Vikram - Deiva Thirumagal
Best Actor - Female - Anjali - Engeyum Eppothum
Best Villain - Ajith - Mankatha
Entertainer of the year: Dhanush          
Best Director -Vetrimaaran - Aadukalam
Best Film - Engeyum Eppothum
Best Music Director - GV Prakash - Aadukalam
Best Supporting Actor Male - Sarathkumar - Kanchana
Best Supporting Actor Female - Uma Riaz - Mounaguru
Best Debut Actor Male - Nani
Best Debut Actor Female - Richa Gangopadhyay - Mayakkam Enna
Best Comedian Santhanam and Kovai Sarala - Siruthai + Deiva Thirumagal, Kanchana
Best Cinematographer - PS Vinodh
Best Editor - Kishore - Engeyum Eppothum
Best Stunt Director - Dilip - Aaranya Kandam
Best Art Director - Seenu - Vaagai Sooda Vaa
Best Screenplay - Thiagaraja Kumararaja
Best Dialogue - Samudrakani - Poraali
Best Lyricist - Vairamuthu - Vaagai Sooda Vaa
Best Choreographer - Suchitra - Dia Dia Dole - Avan Ivan
Best Make Up Artist - Gothandapani - 7aum Arivu
Best Costume Designer - Anuvardhan and Moorthy - 7aum Arivu

Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan Award for excellence in Indian cinema - SP Balasubramaniam
Jury Special Award - Baby Sara - Deiva Thirumagal
Best Find Of The Year - Gibraan - Vaagai Sooda Vaa
Best Crew Of The Year - Aadukalam

The Favorite Awards were by public voting and the Best awards were chosen by the eminent jury members.

List in Order

Below are the list of the winners of Vijay Awards 2012:

Best Film - Engeyum Eppodhum
Best Actor - Vikram (Deiva Thirumagal)
Best Actress - Anjali (Engeyum Eppodhum)
Best Villain - Ajith (Mankatha)
Best Director - Vetrimaran (Aadukalam)
Best Supporting Actor - Sarath Kumar (Kanchana)
Best Supporting Actress - Uma Riaz (Mounaguru)
Best Comedian - Santhanam (Siruthai)
Best Comedian Jury Award - Kovai Sarala (Kanchana)
Best Screenplay - Thiagarajan Kumararaja (Aaranya Kaandam)
Best Debut Actor - Nani (Veppam)
Best Dialogue - Samuthikiran (Poraali)
Best Music Director - GV Prakash (Aadukalam)
Best Background Score - Yuvan Shankar Raja ( Aaranya Kaandam)
Best Cinematographer - PS Vinod (Aaranya Kaandam)
Best Art Director - Seenu (Vaagai Sooda Vaa)
Best Stunt Director - Dillip Subbarayan ( Aaranya Kaandam)
Best Choreographer - Suchitra (Dia dia song from Avan Ivan)
Best Editor - Kishore (Engeyum Eppodhum)
Best Make Up - Dodandapani (7aam Arivu)
Best Song - Yathe Yathe (Aadukalam)
Best Singer (Male)- SPB for Aiyo (Aadukalam)
Best Singer (Female)- Chinmayee for Saaru Kaathu (Vaagai Sooda Vaa)
Best Find of The Year - Ghibran (Music Director of Vaagai Sooda Vaa)
Best Crew - Aadukalam team
Favorite Director - Venkat Prabhu (Mankatha)
Favorite Film - Ko
Favorite Song - Enammo (Ko)
Special Jury Award - Baby Sarah (Deiva Thirumagal)
Chevalier Sivaji Award - Singer SP Balasubramanium
Best Entertainer – Dhanush