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Pradhana Vizha 2022: celebrating the biggest, boldest and brightest of local Indian entertainment

Split into two ceremonies for the first time ever on 23 November and 10 December respectively, the 18th edition of Singapore’s largest Indian entertainment event conferred an unprecedented 42 awards on the biggest names, boldest stories and brightest stars.

 

Singapore, 10 December 2022 – Big. Bold. Bright. These words encapsulate Pradhana Vizha 2022 as the festivities of Mediacorp’s annual awards show swung into full gear at Capitol Theatre on 23 November, and came to a rousing end at The Theatre at Mediacorp earlier this evening! Split into two ceremonies for the first time ever, the 18th edition of Singapore’s largest Indian entertainment event presented an unprecedented total number of 42 awards across both nights, reaffirming Mediacorp’s commitment to recognise both onscreen and offscreen talents, as well as the innovative content across the local media industry.

Hosted by Mediacorp’s Oli 968 DJ Haleema Asman and actor-hosts Thavanesan Sivananthan and Karthikeyan Somasundaram, Pradhana Vizha Part One saw 20 awards conferred on the biggest names, boldest stories, and brightest stars. Of new categories introduced to recognise the latest content formats and exceptional behind-the-scenes talent, the inaugural award for Best Limited Drama Series went to period drama Parambarai by Stardust Story Pte Ltd; Best Editing (Scripted) was awarded to Yuan Qing Tan for superhero series Amartyan; while Best Editing (Unscripted) went home with Fahmy Riza and Shireen Halimah for info-ed series Oru Nodiyil S2.

The awards extravaganza was graced by Minister S Iswaran, Minister for Transport & Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations, who presented the esteemed Lifetime Achievement Award to Mr V Balakrishnan. As a producer, the industry stalwart has made invaluable contributions to the media industry and arts and heritage sector across four decades, and continues to make ripples in the new talents he has nurtured across a diverse range of projects. The momentous award drew Part One to a poignant close – but not before the nominees for the much coveted Most Popular Male and Female Personality Awards were announced, leaving fans with an impassioned drive to vote for their favourite celebrities.

Anticipation crescendoed steadily over two weeks, as the popularity contest only closed at 10.30pm the night of Pradhana Vizha Part Two, hosted by Mediacorp’s Oli 968 DJ Gunalan Morgan and multi-hyphenate artistes Jaynesh Isuran, Magalakshmi Sudarsanan and Shamini Gunasagar. The theatre erupted into cheers as host Gunalan Morgan and Suthasini Rajenderan were crowned king and queen of the polls respectively, and their triumphs were celebrated alongside S. Jaburdeen and Udaya Soundari, who won Best Actor and Best Actress for their roles in Oruvan and CID Sakoonthala respectively.

A star-studded line-up of award presenters including Huda Ali and Suhaimi Yusoff kept the atmosphere electric throughout the night, and congratulations abound as 22 awards were conferred. Of these, Karthikeyan Somasundram and Pannerselvam were the inaugural winners for brand new award categories Best Leading Performance and Best Supporting Performance in a Single Episode / Telemovie / Anthology Episode respectively. These performing categories were introduced alongside those for Best Digital Short-Form Series and Best Single Episode / Telemovie / Anthology Episode, in a show of Mediacorp’s dedication to evolve alongside audience preferences for programmes of varying length in an ever-evolving multi-platform mediascape.

In a surprise award that buoyed the biggest dreams and boldest ambitions, a Special Digital Recognition Award was also conferred to 360 Entertainment Pte Ltd for Tamil web series Naam S1, which depicts the lives of six passionate musicians who struggle to find a stage to prove their talents. Having garnered more than 40 million views on YouTube, it is not only the most watched Vasantham content, but also surpassed all viewership records across languages and shows at Mediacorp, triumphantly elevating local content to the global stage. This special award adds to Naam’s growing list of accolades, as its music video Naam – Adi Penne (Duet), boasting a spectacular 240 million views on YouTube, had nabbed Content of The Year at Mediacorp’s inaugural content creator awards The Pinwheels in February 2022.

Please refer to Annex A for the full list of winners of Pradhana Vizha 2022.

To celebrate nominees and awardees alike, interspersed between the award presentations was a scintillating array of performances. Opening the show was a riveting dance number by eight-member dance group Megageniez and the four hosts, who lit up the night with a series of expert moves involving a bike and two swings. On the music front, audiences were treated to two uniquely mesmerising song medleys, firstly by artiste Vishnu Balaji in a duet with popular Indian playback singer Madhushree, famed for lending her voice across Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Kannada and Telugu film soundtracks, followed by a performance of today’s latest hits by local personalities Arockia Doss, Suthasini Rajenderan, Elamaran Natarajan, Jayita Ashwini and Kavina. As the night drew to a close, the multi-talented hosts joined local artistes Ravi G, Baharudin, Thavanesan, Whi-T and Maahes on a finale dance item performed to funky viral single Jalabulajangu.

Angeline Poh, Chief Customer & Corporate Development Officer, Mediacorp, said: “Pradhana Vizha honours the best of talents and content in Singapore’s Indian entertainment industry, and we are extremely proud to be celebrating with a bumper crop of awards this year, including a special recognition for local YouTube phenomenon Naam S1 which we believe will inspire Singapore storytellers to reach for the stars. The rich music and dance acts showcased on both nights also reflect the vibrant heritage of the community, and we hope our audiences enjoyed the celebrations as much as we did. Heartiest congratulations once again to all the winners!”

Fans who wish to relive the best moments of Pradhana Vizha 2022 Part One and Part Two may also catch the show on-demand on meWATCH. For more information, please visit mediacorp.sg/pradhanavizha.

 

Annex A - Pradhana Vizha 2022 Winners’ List

Winners announced at Pradhana Vizha 2022 Part One

Award Category

Winners

Series

Production House

Best Young Star

Aashinnyaa

Azhagiya Thamizh Magal S2

Eaglevision, Mediacorp

Best Editing (Unscripted)

Fahmy Riza & Shireen Halimah

Oru Nodiyil S2

Verite Productions Pte Ltd

Best Editing (Scripted)

Yuan Qing Tan

Amartyan

Stardust Story Pte Ltd

Best Cinematography (Scripted)

Devamanikandan Kannaya Somu

Amartyan

Stardust Story Pte Ltd

Best Radio DJ

Haleema Asman

Valentine’s Day Special

Oli 968, Mediacorp

Best Radio Programme   Singapenne Oli 968, Mediacorp

Best Scripting (Unscripted)

Karthikeyan Somasundram

Pradhana Vizha 2021

Eaglevision, Mediacorp

Best Scripting (Scripted)

Jaya Rathakrishnan

Parambarai

Stardust Story Pte Ltd

Best Original Screenplay

Jaya Rathakrishnan

Parambarai

Stardust Story Pte Ltd

Best Direction (Unscripted)

Haider Ali

Amarkala Deepavali 2021

Eaglevision, Mediacorp

Best Direction (Scripted)

Kumaran Sundaram

Jillendru Oru Kalavaram

Storybots Asia Pte Ltd

Best Original Singer

Meenakshy Jyothish

Maasigaiye

Blue River Pictures Pte Ltd

Best Original Track

Shabir Tabare Alam

Vettai S5

Eaglevision, Mediacorp

Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Limited Drama Series)

Kokila

Massigaiye

Blue River Pictures Pte Ltd

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Limited Drama Series)

Sivakumar Palakrishnan

Kalaiyarasi Vayadhu 47, Vaagana Ottunar

VIP Media Productions Pte Ltd

Best Actress in a Leading Role (Limited Drama Series)

Indra Chandran

Kalaiyarasi Vayadhu 47, Vaagana Ottunar

VIP Media Productions Pte Ltd

Best Actor in a Leading Role (Limited Drama Series)

Raghadeepan

Asoora Vettai

PerfectImage00 Entertainment Pte Ltd

 

Award Category

Series

Production House

Best Limited Drama Series

Parambarai

Stardust Story Pte Ltd

Best Children’s Series

Sagaasa Club

Ananya Productions

Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient

Mr V Balakrishnan

 

Winners announced at Pradhana Vizha 2022 Part Two

Award Category

Winners

Series

Production House

Best Actor in a Leading Role (Drama Series)

S. Jaburdeen

Oruvan

PerfectImage00 Entertainment Pte Ltd

Best Actress in a Leading Role (Drama Series)

Udaya Soundari

CID Sakoonthala

Stardust Story Pte Ltd

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Drama Series)

S. Jaburdeen

Achamillai Maname

Storybots Asia

Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Drama Series)

Yuvina Malathi Ram

Salanam

Eaglevision, Mediacorp

Best Performance in a Leading Role (Single Episode / Telemovie/ Anthology Episode)

Karthikeyan Somasundram

Kaalam

PerfectImage00 Entertainment Pte Ltd

Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Single Episode / Telemovie / Anthology Episode)

Panneerselvam

Blk 414D

Organized Mayhem

Best Performance in an Antagonist Role (Drama Series)

Gunalan Morgan

Achamillai Maname

Storybots Asia

Best Comedy Performance (Drama Series)

Udaya Soundari

Adukku Vettu Annasamy 2: 80's Lootty!

Cosmic Ultima Pictures LLP

Most Promising Actor / Actress (Drama series)

Sriram

Ayalaan

Blue River Pictures Pte Ltd

Best Host (Entertainment)

Udaya Soundari

Amarkala Deepavali 2021

Eaglevision, Mediacorp

Best Host (Information)

Karthikeyan Somasundram

Mahakavi

Gravitas Media Pte Ltd

 

Award Category

Winner

Most Popular Male Personality

Gunalan Morgan

Most Popular Female Personality

Suthasini Rajenderan

 

Award Category

Series

Production House

Best Long-Form Drama Series

Achamillai Maname

Storybots Asia

Best Single Episode / Telemovie / Anthology Episode

Jilendru Oru Kalavaram

Storybots Asia

Best Entertainment Special (One-Off)

Thithikkum Amarkala Deepavali 2020

CannonsN'Tulips

Best Info-Ed/Docu-Drama Series

Ennulle

TheMedia

Best Infotainment/Lifestyle Series

Vanakkam Singai S3

Third eEye Media Pte Ltd

Best General Entertainment / Reality / Gameshow Series

Suvai S6

Eaglevision, Mediacorp

Best Digital Short-Form Content

Dhilluku Dhuttu

Silver Screen International Pte Ltd

Most Popular Programme

Amarkala Deepavali 2021

Eaglevision, Mediacorp

Special Digital Recognition

Naam S1

360 Entertainment Productions Pte Ltd

 

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Lim Zi Ai
Communications Associate
ziai.lim@mediacorp.com.sg


Priyah Sitran Pandian
Communications Associate
Priyah.sitranpandian@mediacorp.com.sg



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