3rd IIFA Utsavam

The 3rd IIFA Utsavam is an awards event that took place at the Etihad Arena, Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on 27 September 2024. Rana Daggubati and Teja Sajja have hosted the Telugu segment. Pearle Maaney and Sudev Nair have hosted the Malayalam segment. Akul Balaji and Vijay Raghavendra have hosted the Kannada segment. Sathish and Divya Menon were later announced as the hosts for the Tamil segment. The nominations were announced on 21 August 2024.

3rd IIFA Utsavam
Date	27 September 2024
Site	Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Hosted by	Akul Balaji Divya Menon Pearle Maaney Rana Daggubati Sathish Sudev Nair Teja Sajja Vijay Raghavendra
Produced by	Wizcraft International Entertainment
Highlights
Best Picture	Dasara (Telugu) Jailer (Tamil) 2018 (Malayalam) Kaatera (Kannada)
Most awards	Ponniyin Selvan: II (10)
Most nominations	Ponniyin Selvan: II (13)
Television coverage
Channel	Gemini TV (Telugu) Sun TV (Tamil) Surya TV (Malayalam) Udaya TV (Kannada)
Network	Sun TV Network

The event was originally scheduled to be held on 6–7 September 2024. Tamil and Malayalam cinema segments were scheduled to be held on 6 September 2024 and Telugu and Kannada cinema segments on 7 September 2024. It was later rescheduled to 27 September 2024 and will be the inaugural event of the IIFA Festival 2024, followed by the 24th IIFA Awards and IIFA Rocks on 28 September 2024 and 29 September 2024 respectively, at the same venue. The technical awards were announced on 17 September 2024.

Ponniyin Selvan: II is the most awarded film with ten awards, followed by 2018, Kaatera and Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A with five, Dasara with three. Dasara is the most awarded Telugu film, followed by Hi Nanna. Ponniyin Selvan: II is the most awarded Tamil film, followed by Jailer. Kaatera and Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A are the most awarded Kannada films. 2018 is the most awarded Malayalam film, followed by Kaathal – The Core and Romancham.

Winners and nominees

Main awards

Telugu

Best Picture	Best Direction
Dasara – Sudhakar Cherukuri, producer Baby – Sreenivasa Kumar Naidu, producer Bhagavanth Kesari – Sahu Garapati and Harish Peddi, producers Hi Nanna – Mohan Cherukuri, Murthy K. S. and Vijender Reddy Teegala, producers Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire – Vijay Kiragandur and Chaluve Gowda, producers	Anil Ravipudi – Bhagavanth Kesari Mahesh Babu Pachigolla – Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty Prashanth Neel – Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire Sai Rajesh – Baby Srikanth Odela – Dasara
Performance in a Leading Role – Male	Performance in a Leading Role – Female
Nani – Dasara Balakrishna – Bhagavanth Kesari Dhanush – Sir Nani – Hi Nanna Naveen Polishetty – Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty Vijay Deverakonda – Kushi	Mrunal Thakur – Hi Nanna Anushka Shetty – Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty Keerthy Suresh – Dasara Sreeleela – Bhagavanth Kesari Vaishnavi Chaitanya – Baby
Performance in a Supporting Role – Male	Performance in a Supporting Role – Female
Brahmanandam – Ranga Maarthaanda Dheekshith Shetty – Dasara Hyper Aadi – Ravanasura Jayaram – Ravanasura Racha Ravi – Balagam	Varalaxmi Sarathkumar – Veera Simha Reddy Faria Abdullah – Ravanasura Ramya Krishna – Ranga Maarthaanda Sriya Reddy – Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire Soniya Singh – Virupaksha
Music Direction	Lyrics
Hesham Abdul Wahab – Hi Nanna Devi Sri Prasad – Waltair Veerayya Hesham Abdul Wahab – Kushi Santhosh Narayanan – Dasara Thaman S – Veera Simha Reddy	Anantha Sriram – "O Rendu Prema Meghaalila" from Baby Kalyan Nayak – "Ayyayyo" from Mem Famous Kasarla Shyam – "Chamkeela Angeelesi" from Dasara Krishna Kanth – "Adigaa" from Hi Nanna Shiva Nirvana – "Kushi Title Song" from Kushi
Playback Singer – Male	Playback Singer – Female
Rahul Sipligunj – "Ayyayyo" from Mem Famous Leon James – "Almost Padipoyindhe Pilla" from Das Ka Dhamki Hesham Abdul Wahab – "Naa Roja Nuvve" from Kushi Ram Miriyala – "Chamkeela Angeelesi" from Dasara Sid Sriram – "Aradhya" from Kushi	Mangli – "Ooru Palletooru" from Balagam Dhee – "Chamkeela Angeelesi" from Dasara Chinmayi Sripaada – "Aradhya" from Kushi Ramya Behara – "Mass Mogudu" from Veera Simha Reddy Shruti Haasan – "Odiyamma" from Hi Nanna
Performance in a Negative Role
Shine Tom Chacko – Dasara Duniya Vijay – Veera Simha Reddy Jisshu Sengupta – Tiger Nageswara Rao Prakash Raj – Waltair Veerayya Samuthirakani – Sir

Tamil

Best Picture	Best Direction
Jailer – Kalanithi Maran, producer Ayothi – R. Ravindran, producer Maamannan – M. Shenbagamurthy and R. Arjun Durai, producers Ponniyin Selvan: II – Mani Ratnam and Subaskaran Allirajah, producers Viduthalai Part 1 – Elred Kumar, producer	Mani Ratnam – Ponniyin Selvan: II Lokesh Kanagaraj – Leo Karthik Subbaraj – Jigarthanda DoubleX R. Manthira Moorthy – Ayothi Nelson Dilipkumar – Jailer Vetrimaaran – Viduthalai Part 1
Performance in a Leading Role – Male	Performance in a Leading Role – Female
Vikram – Ponniyin Selvan: II Karthi – Ponniyin Selvan: II Rajinikanth – Jailer Siddharth – Chithha Sivakarthikeyan – Maaveeran Soori – Viduthalai Part 1	Aishwarya Rai Bachchan – Ponniyin Selvan: II Aishwarya Rajesh – Farhana Keerthy Suresh – Maamannan Nayanthara – Annapoorani: The Goddess of Food Shraddha Srinath – Irugapatru Trisha – Ponniyin Selvan: II
Performance in a Supporting Role – Male	Performance in a Supporting Role – Female
Jayaram – Ponniyin Selvan: II Azhagam Perumal – Maamannan Gautham Vasudev Menon – Viduthalai Part 1 R. Sarathkumar– Ponniyin Selvan: II Redin Kingsley – Mark Antony	Sahasra Shree – Chithha Aishwarya Lekshmi – Ponniyin Selvan: II Ramya Krishnan – Jailer Raichal Rabecca – Good Night Saritha – Maaveeran
Music Direction	Lyrics
A. R. Rahman – Ponniyin Selvan: II Anirudh Ravichander – Jailer Dhibu Ninan Thomas and Santhosh Narayanan – Chithha G. V. Prakash Kumar – Aneethi Ilaiyaraaja – Viduthalai Part 1	Super Subu – "Hukum – Thalaivar Alappara" from Jailer Ilaiyaraaja – "Kaattumalli" from Viduthalai Part 1 Ilango Krishnan – "Veera Raja Veera" from Ponniyin Selvan: II Vishnu Edavan – "Naa Ready" from Leo Yugabharathi – "Nenjame Nenjame" from Maamannan
Playback Singer – Male	Playback Singer – Female
Haricharan – "Chinnanjiru Nilave" from Ponniyin Selvan: II Anirudh Ravichander – "Hukum" from Jailer Anirudh Ravichander – "Badass" from Leo Sean Roldan – "Naan Gaali" from Good Night Vijay Yesudas – "Nenjame Nenjame" from Maamannan Vishal Mishra – "Rathamaarey" from Jailer	Shakthisree Gopalan – "Aga Naga" from Ponniyin Selvan: II Ananya Bhat – "Kaattumalli" from Viduthalai Part 1 Shakthishree Gopalan– "Nenjame Nenjame" from Maamannan Shilpa Rao – "Kaavaalaa" from Jailer Shweta Mohan – "Vaa Vaathi" from Vaathi
Performance in a Negative Role
S. J. Suryah – Mark Antony Arjun Sarja – Leo Fahadh Faasil – Maamannan Selvaraghavan – Farhana Vinayakan – Jailer

Malayalam

Best Picture	Best Direction
2018 – Venu Kunnappilly, producer Falimy – Ganesh Menon and Lakshmi Warrier, producers Kannur Squad – George Sebastian, producer Neru – Antony Perumbavoor, producer Romancham – Johnpaul George, producer	Jeo Baby – Kaathal – The Core Devan Jayakumar – Valatty Jithu Madhavan – Romancham Jude Anthany Joseph – 2018 Lijo Jose Pellissery – Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam
Performance in a Leading Role – Male	Performance in a Leading Role – Female
Tovino Thomas – 2018 Fahadh Faasil – Pachuvum Athbutha Vilakkum Joju George – Iratta Mammootty – Kaathal – The Core Mammootty – Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam Mohanlal – Neru	Anaswara Rajan – Neru Jyothika – Kaathal – The Core Kalyani Priyadarshan – Sesham Mike-il Fathima Manju Pillai – Falimy Vincy Aloshious – Rekha
Performance in a Supporting Role – Male	Performance in a Supporting Role – Female
Sudhi Kozhikode – Kaathal – The Core Indrajith Sukumaran – Thuramukham Lal – 2018 Siddique – Neru Narain – 2018	Mamitha Baiju – Pranaya Vilasam Bindu Panicker – Madhura Manohara Moham Darshana Rajendran – Thuramukham Nikhila Vimal – Ayalvaashi Srinda – Thuramukham
Music Direction	Lyrics
Sushin Shyam – Romancham Dabzee, Vishnu Vijay – Sulaikha Manzil Nobin Paul – 2018 Sushin Shyam – Kannur Squad Vishnu Vijay – Falimy	Joe Paul – "Uyirayi Maarave" from 2018 Joe Paul – "Venmegham" from 2018 BK Harinarayanan – "Arike Koottay Arike" from Valatty Muhsin Parari – "Mazhavillile" from Falimy Vinayak Sasikumar – "Mrudhu Bhaave Dhruda Kruthye" from Kannur Squad
Playback Singer – Male	Playback Singer – Female
Sushin Shyam – "Aathmave Po" from Romancham K. S. Harisankar – "Uyirayi Maarave" from 2018 K. S. Harishankar– "Venmegham" from 2018 Vijay Yesudas – "Niramulloru" from Valatty Vishnu Vijay – "Mazhavillile" from Falimy	Ezma Nobin – "Innithile" from 2018 K. S. Chithra – "Alivozhukum" from Antony K. S. Chithra – "Pottithakarnna Kinavu" from Neelavelicham Madhuvanthi Narayan – "Aadharanjali" from Romancham Shreya Ghoshal – "Ayisha Ayisha" from Ayisha
Performance in a Negative Role
Arjun Radhakrishnan – Kannur Squad Biju Menon – Garudan Roshan Mathew – Dhoomam Sudev Nair – Thuramukham Sunny Wayne – Vela

Kannada

Best Picture	Best Direction
Kaatera – Rockline Venkatesh, producer Aachar & Co – Ashwini Puneeth Rajkumar, producer Kousalya Supraja Rama – B. C. Patil, Raghavendra P. S, Ramesha K, Shashank, Shrushti Patil and Vanaja Patil, producers Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A – Rakshit Shetty, producer Tagaru Palya – Dhananjaya, producer	Tharun Sudhir – Kaatera Hemanth M. Rao – Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A M. G. Srinivas – Ghost Shashank – Kousalya Supraja Rama Sindhu Sreenivasa Murthy – Aachar & Co
Performance in a Leading Role – Male	Performance in a Leading Role – Female
Rakshit Shetty – Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A Darshan – Kaatera Krishna – Kousalya Supraja Rama Raj B. Shetty – Toby Shiva Rajkumar – Ghost	Rukmini Vasanth – Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A Amrutha Prem – Tagaru Palya Aradhana Ram – Kaatera Chaithra J. Achar – Toby Megha Shetty – Kaiva
Performance in a Supporting Role – Male	Performance in a Supporting Role – Female
Gopal Krishna Deshpande – Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side B Anoop Revanna – Kabzaa Chikkanna – Raja Marthanda Kumar Govind – Kaatera Nagabhushana – Kousalya Supraja Rama	Shruti – Kaatera Janvi Rayala – Kaiva Meghana Gaonkar – Shivaji Surathkal 2 Sudha Belawadi – Kousalya Supraja Rama Tara – Tagaru Palya
Music Direction	Lyrics
V. Harikrishna – Kaatera Arjun Janya – Kousalya Supraja Rama B. Ajaneesh Loknath – Hostel Hudugaru Bekagiddare Charan Raj – Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A Vasuki Vaibhav – Tagaru Palya	Dhananjay Ranjan – "Sapta Saagaradaache Ello Title Track" from Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A Chethan Kumar – "Pasandaagavne" from Kaatera Dhananjaya – "Sambanja Annodu Doddu Kana" from Tagaru Palya Shashank – "Shivani" from Kousalya Supraja Rama V. Nagendra Prasad – "Sankranthi Sanjeli" from Kaiva
Playback Singer – Male	Playback Singer – Female
MC Bijju and Kiran Kaverappa – "Horaata" from Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A Nishan Rai – "Shivani" from Kousalya Supraja Rama B. Ajaneesh Loknath – "Protest Song" from Hostel Hudugaru Bekagiddare Prem – "Sambanja Annodu Doddu Kana" from Tagaru Palya Hemanth – "Manasege Banthu Bittu Hogoke" from Kaatera	Srilakshmi Belmannu – "Kadalanu" from Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A Aishwarya Rangarajan – "Namaami Namaami" from Kabzaa Eesha Suchi – "Twinkle Twinkle" from Shivaji Surathkal 2 Madhuri Seshadri – "Suryakanthi" from Tagaru Palya Vani Harikrishna – "Anuragava Kalisalu" from Kaatera
Performance in a Negative Role
Jagapathi Babu – Kaatera Abhijith – Ghost Meghana Raj – Tatsama Tadbhava Ramesh Indira – Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A Shishya Deepak – Veeram

Technical awards

Best Screenplay
Alfred Prakash, Vignesh Raja – Por Thozhil (Tamil)
Best Dialogues
Mahesh Babu Pachigolla – Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty (Telugu)
Best Cinematography
Ravi Varman – Ponniyin Selvan: II (Tamil)
Best Editing
Ujwal Kulkarni – Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire (Telugu)
Best Background Score
A. R. Rahman – Ponniyin Selvan: II (Tamil)
Best Choreography
Prem Rakshith – "Chamkeela Angeelesi" from Dasara (Telugu)
Best Production Design
Thota Tharani – Ponniyin Selvan: II (Tamil)
Best Special Effects (Visual)
Mindstein Studios – 2018 (Malayalam)

Special awards

• Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema – Chiranjeevi
• Golden Legacy – Nandamuri Balakrishna
• Woman of the Year – Samantha
• Excellence in Indian Cinema – Keerthy Suresh
• Outstanding Contribution in Indian Cinema – Priyadarshan
• Outstanding Excellence in Kannada cinema – Rishab Shetty
• Best Debut – Kannada – Aradhana Ram for Kaatera

Superlatives

Films with multiple nominations

Nominations	Film
13	Ponniyin Selvan: II
11	2018
	Kaatera
10	Dasara
	Jailer
9	Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A
8	Kousalya Supraja Rama
7	Maamannan
	Tagaru Palya
	Viduthalai Part 1
6	Hi Nanna
5	Falimy
	Kushi
	Romancham
4	Baby
	Bhagavanth Kesari
	Kaathal – The Core
	Kannur Squad
	Leo
	Neru
3	Chithha
	Farhana
	Ghost
	Kaiva
	Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty
	Ravanasura
	Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire
	Thuramukham
	Valatty
	Veera Simha Reddy
2	Aachar & Co
	Ayothi
	Balagam
	Good Night
	Hostel Hudugaru Bekagiddare
	Kabzaa
	Maaveeran
	Mark Antony
	Mem Famous
	Ranga Maarthaanda
	Shivaji Surathkal 2
	Sir
	Toby
	Waltair Veerayya

Films with multiple awards

Awards	Film
10	Ponniyin Selvan: II
5	2018
	Kaatera
	Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A
4	Dasara
2	Hi Nanna
	Jailer
	Kaathal – The Core
	Romancham

Presenters and performers

Performer	Work
Aradhana Ram	Dance
Devi Sri Prasad	Singing
Malashri	Dance
Prabhu Deva
Pragya Jaiswal
Raashii Khanna
Regina Cassandra
Shane Nigam
Janhvi Kapoor

External links

• Official website