IIFA Utsavam 2016 Awards Winners List | Winners Of IIFA Utsavam 2016

IIFA Utsavam 2016 Awards Winners List | Winners Of IIFA Utsavam 2016

The first edition of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Utsavam awards function began at Gachibowli in Hyderabad on Sunday morning, and the who's who of the South Indian film industry are attending this colourful event. IFA UTSAVAM kicked off to a bright start on Sunday at The Park Hyatt in Hyderabad. Many celebrities from the south film industries attended the event to talk about IIFA UTSAVAM and how they are happy that IIFA is finally recognising the south film industries.

On 24 January, IIFA Utsavam will see IIFA partnering with FICCI for the FICCI-IIFA Business Forum. Film personalities, policy-makers and industry leaders will discuss Cinema-tourism, infrastructure, media, cinema co-productions and investment opportunities. Later in the evening, talents from the Tamil and Malayalam film industries will be felicitated.

The proceeds from the IIFA UTSAVAM will go towards relief and rehabilitation of those affected in the Chennai floods. Oscar-winner Resul Pookutty said, "We've been a part of IIFA for 20 years. The reason why South Indian cinema needs to be celebrated is that 40% of Indian cinema is from the south. The highest number of National Award winners like directors, singers, etc, are from the south. So why not celebrate South Indian cinema?

The press conference for IIFA Utsavam began at 11 am today. Taapsee Pannu, Shriya Saran, Nikitha, Navdeep, Mamta Mohandas, Nassar, Director Venkat Prabhu, Resul Pookutty, Devi Sri Prasad and a host of others were present on the occasion.The conference started with a beautiful Kuchipudi performance by Deepika Reddy and her troupe.

Tamil movies

Best Picture - Arka Media Works Pvt Ltd - Baahubali -The Beginning

Direction - SS Rajamouli - Baahubali -The Beginning

Leading Role Male - Jayam Ravi - Thani Oruvan

Leading Role Female - Nayanthara - Maya

Supporting Role Male - Sathyaraj - Baahubali -The Beginning

Supporting Role Female - Ramya Krishnan - Baahubali -The Beginning

Comic Role - Kovai Sarala - Kanchana 2

Negative Role - Arvind Swamy - Thani Oruvan

Music Direction - Anirudh Ravichander - Kaththi

Lyrics - Dhanush - Maari

Playback Singer Male - Haricharan - Baahubali -The Beginning

Playback Singer Female - Geetha Madhuri - Baahubali -The Beginning

Malayalam movies

Best Picture - Suresh Raj, Binoy Shankarath and Ragy Thomas - Ennu Ninte Moideen

Direction - Lal Jose - Neena

Leading Role Male - Prithviraj Sukumaran - Ennu Ninte Moideen

Leading Role Female - Parvathi Menon - Ennu Ninte Moideen

Supporting Role Female - Lena Kumar - Ennu Ninte Moideen

Comic Role - Vinay Forrt - Premam

Negative Role - Jayasurya - Iyobinte Pusthakam

Music Direction - Rajesh Murugesan - Premam

Lyrics - Shabareesh Varma - Premam

Playback Singer Male - Vijay Yesudas - Premam

Playback Singer Female - Shreya Ghoshal - Ennu Ninte Moideen

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Prince Narula wins Bigg Boss 9 | Bigg Boss 9 Winner | Winner Of Bigg Boss 9 | Prince Narula Wiki

Prince Narula wins Bigg Boss 9 | Bigg Boss 9 Winner | Winner Of Bigg Boss 9 | Prince Narula Wiki

Bigg Boss 9 came to the end and grand finale was telecasted on 23^rd February 2016 on colors . Bigg Boss 9 finalist contestants - Prince Narula , Mandana Karimi , Rishabh Sinha  & Rochelle Maria Rao .

Rochelle Maria Rao & Mandana Karimi missed the ticket to win the finals on finale night. Bigg Boss 9 had tough competition between Prince Narula  & Rishabh Sinha . Fitoor star cast Katrina Kaif and Aditya Roy Kapoor came to promote the film on Bigg Boss 9 finale and Salman Khan had great time with all the leads.

Based on the voting following are the details of Bigg Boss 9 contestants :

Prince Narula – 35,18,909 votes

Rishabh Sinha – 34,01,889 votes

Mandana Karimi – 32,67,008 votes

Rochelle Maria Rao – 27,56,708 votes

Prince Narula has won the 9th season of Bigg Boss, beating Rishabh Sinha by a margin of 1, 17,020 votes

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Sethupathi Movie Songs Online | Sethupathi Movie Mp3 Songs Online

Sethupathi Movie Songs Online | Sethupathi Movie Mp3 Songs Online

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Watch Rocky Handsom Movie Official Trailer | John Abraham's Rocky Handsom Movie Official Trailer

Watch Rocky Handsom Movie Official Trailer | John Abraham's Rocky Handsom Movie Official Trailer

John Abraham  first release of 2016 will be Rocky Handsome and official trailer is released. Shruti Haasan is the female lead and both John & Shruthi already gave a hit last year with ‘Welcome Back’. Rocky Handsome has been directed by Nishikant Kamat and move is co-produced by John Abraham under his home banner John Abraham Entertainment.

Based on the official trailer we can assume that the Rocky Handsome is about a man who sets out to take vengeance against drug mafia after they take away an eight-year-old girl, with whom he shares a special bond. Rocky Handsome releases in theaters on 25 March 2016.

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Will Smith's Suicide Squad Official Trailer

Will Smith's Suicide Squad Official Trailer

Hollywood film ‘Suicide Squad‘ based on the antihero comics by DC released the official trailer. ‘Suicide Squad’ features Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, Jay Hernandez, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ike Barinholtz, Scott Eastwood and a few others in important roles. 

Suicide Squad revolves around a secret government agency which recruits all imprisoned villains to execute a dangerous mission in exchange for clemency. ‘Suicide Squad’ releases in theatres on August 5 2016. Check out the trailer below and let us know how you like it:

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Check Out Asin Thottumkal Wedding Photos

Check Out Asin Thottumkal Wedding Photos

Asin Thottumkal who got engaged with Micromax founder Rahul Sharma last year got married at a private ceremony in Delhi on Tuesday. Wedding as per Christian rituals at the Dusit Devarana hotel.

Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar, the man responsible for getting the two together, was the best man at the wedding ceremony, which was only attended by close family members and friends.

Asin made her debut in the South Indian film industry with Ghanji directed by AR Murgadoss and later when on to make her Bollywood debut in the all-time blockbuster ‘Ghajini’ against Aamir Khan. Asin acted with Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan and other lead Bollywood actors. Check out the wedding photos of Asin below

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2016 Critics' Choice Awards Winners List | Winners of 2016 Critics' Choice Awards

2016 Critics' Choice Awards Winners List | Winners of 2016 Critics' Choice Awards

21st annual Critics' Choice Awards  2016 held on 17^th January 2016  and "Silicon Valley's" T.J. Miller hosted it . First time the annual awards show combined film and TV winners into one event.

The Broadcast Film Critics Association and Broadcast Television Journalists Association, presented the awards and it broadcast live on A&E, Lifetime and LMN.

Winners List of 2016 Critics Choice Awards are:

FILM:

BEST PICTURE -- "Spotlight"

BEST ACTOR -- Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Revenant"

BEST ACTRESS -- Brie Larson, "Room"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR -- Sylvester Stallone, "Creed"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS -- Alicia Vikander, "The Danish Girl"

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS -- Jacob Tremblay, "Room"

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE -- "Spotlight"

BEST DIRECTOR -- George Miller, "Mad Max: Fury Road"

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY -- Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy, "Spotlight"

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY -- Charles Randolph and Adam McKay, "The Big Short"

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY -- Emmanuel Lubezki, "The Revenant"

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN -- Colin Gibson, "Mad Max: Fury Road"

BEST EDITING -- Margaret Sixel, "Mad Max: Fury Road"

BEST COSTUME DESIGN -- Jenny Beavan, "Mad Max: Fury Road"

BEST HAIR & MAKEUP -- "Mad Max: Fury Road"

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS -- "Mad Max: Fury Road"

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE -- "Inside Out"

BEST ACTION MOVIE -- "Mad Max: Fury Road"

BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE -- Tom Hardy, "Mad Max: Fury Road"

BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE -- Charlize Theron, "Mad Max: Fury Road"

BEST COMEDY -- "The Big Short"

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY -- Christian Bale, "The Big Short"

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY -- Amy Schumer, "Trainwreck"

BEST SCI-FI/HORROR MOVIE -- "Ex Machina"

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM -- "Son of Saul"

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE -- "Amy"

BEST SONG -- "See You Again", Charlie Puth and Wiz Khalifa, "Furious 7"

BEST SCORE -- Ennio Morricone, "The Hateful Eight"

TELEVISION:

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES -- Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent, Amazon

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES -- Rami Malek, Mr. Robot, USA

BEST ACTOR IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES -- Idris Elba, Luther, BBC America

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES -- Rachel Bloom, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, The CW

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES -- Carrie Coon, The Leftovers, HBO

BEST ACTRESS IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES -- Kirsten Dunst, Fargo, FX Networks

BEST COMEDY SERIES -- Master of None, Netflix

BEST DRAMA SERIES -- Mr. Robot, USA

BEST GUEST ACTOR/ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES -- Timothy Olyphant, The Grinder, Fox

BEST GUEST ACTOR/ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES -- Margo Martindale, The Good Wife, CBS

BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES -- Fargo, FX Networks

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES -- Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Fox

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES -- Christian Slater, Mr. Robot, USA

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES -- Jesse Plemons, Fargo, FX Networks

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES -- Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory, CBS

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES -- Constance Zimmer, UnREAL, Lifetime

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES -- Jean Smart, Fargo, FX Networks

BEST ANIMATION SERIES -- BoJack Horseman, Netflix

BEST REALITY SHOW -- COMPETITION -- The Voice, NBC

BEST REALITY SHOW HOST -- James Lipton, Inside the Actors Studio, Bravo

BEST STRUCTURED REALITY SHOW -- Shark Tank, ABC

BEST TALK SHOW -- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, HBO

BEST UNSTRUCTURED REALITY SHOW -- Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, CNN

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Padma Awards 2016 Winners List | 2016 Padma Awards Winners | Winners Of 2016 Padma Awards

Padma Awards 2016 Winners List | 2016 Padma Awards Winners | Winners Of 2016 Padma Awards

Padma Awards, the country’s highest civilian awards, are conferred in three categories, namely, PadmaVibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri.

 Padma Awards will in the category of Foreigners, NRIs, PIOs and Posthumousawardees. The  Awards are given in various disciplines/ fields of activities, viz- art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc.

 ‘Padma Vibhushan’ is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service

‘Padma Bhushan’ for distinguished service of high order

‘Padma Shri’ for distinguished service in any field.

The awards will be announced on Republic Day every year. The awards are conferred by the

President of India at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhawan around March/ April.

Padma Vibhushan 2016

Rajinikanth (Actor)

Ramoji Rao (Media baron)

Jagmohan (Former J-K Governor)

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (Spiritual guru)

V Shanta (Adyar Cancer Institute chairwoman)

Yamini Krishnamurthy (Dancer)

Girija Devi (Classical singer)

Vasudev Kalkunte (Indian scientist)

Dhirubhai Ambani (posthumously, founder Reliance Industries)

Padma Bhushan 2016

Anupam Kher (Actor)

Udit Narayan (Singer)

Vinod Rai (Former CAG)

Sania Mirza (Tennis player)

Saina Nehwal (Badminton player)

Indu Jain (Chairperson of Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd)

Heisnam Kanhailal (Theatre personality)

Robert D Blackwill (Former US Ambassador to India)

Ram Sutar (Indian sculptor)

Barjinder Singh Hamdard (ex-parliamentarian, editor of Punjabi Newspaper)

Swami Tejomayananda (Spiritual leader)

Prof N S Ramanuja Tatacharya (Sanskrit Scholar)

Prof D Nageshwar Reddy (Asian Institute of Gastroenterology)

Padma Shri 2016

Ujjwal Nikam (Indian Public Prosecutor)

Priyanka Chopra (Actor)

Ajay Devgn (Actor)

SS Rajamouli (Filmmaker)

Saeed Jaafri (posthumously, Actor)

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Watch Vijay Sethupathi's 'Sethupathi' Teaser

Watch Vijay Sethupathi's 'Sethupathi' Teaser

Teaser of Vijay Sethupathi's upcoming film 'Sethupathi' has been released. Vijay Sethupathi’s last film Nanu Rowdy Than was declared as blockbuster and now he is back with action file. Sethupathis directed by SU Arunkumar of 'Pannaiyarum Padminiyum' fame, has Vijay Sethupathi, Remya Nambeesan and Vela Ramamoorthy in the lead roles. 

Vijay Sethupathi playing the role of a cop and the movie is produced by Shan Sutharsan, CEO of Vansan Movie has and has music by Nivas K Prasanna.

Sethupathi will hit the screens on February 2016, check out the teaser below:

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Oscar Nominations 2016 | List of 2016 Oscar Nominations

Oscar Nominations 2016 | List of 2016 Oscar Nominations

Year 2015 was really good for Hollywood and we have many films released this year and some of them did great in overseas business and domestic market as well. Oscar Awards is the most prestige awards and the complete list for the 88th Academy Awards are listed below

BEST PICTURE

The Big Short

Bridge of Spies

Brooklyn

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Martian

The Revenant

Room

Spotlight

BEST ACTOR

Bryan Cranston, Trumbo

Matt Damon, The Martian

Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant

Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs

Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl

BEST ACTRESS

Cate Blanchett, Carol

Brie Larson, Room

Jennifer Lawrence, Joy

Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years

Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Christian Bale, The Big Short

Tom Hardy, The Revenant

Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight

Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies

Sylvester Stallone, Creed

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight

Rooney Mara, Carol

Rachel McAdams, Spotlight

Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl

Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs

DIRECTING

Adam McKay - The Big Short

George Miller - Mad Max: Fury Road

Alejandro G. Iñárritu - The Revenant

Lenny Abrahamson - Room

Tom McCarthy - Spotlight

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

Anomalisa

Boy and the World

Inside Out

Shaun the Sheep Movie

When Marnie Was There

COSTUME DESIGN

Carol

Cinderella

The Danish Girl

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Revenant

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Amy

Cartel Land

The Look of Silence

What Happened, Miss Simone?

Winter on Fire

DOCUMENTARY SHORT

Body Team

Chau, Beyond the Lines

Claude Lanzmann

A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness

Last Day of Freedom

MAKEUP AND HAIR STYLING

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared

The Revenant

ORIGINAL SONG

"Earned It" - Fifty Shades of Grey

"Manta Ray" - Racing Extinction

"Simple Song #3" - Youth

"Til It Happens to You" - The Hunting Ground

"Writing's on the Wall" - Spectre

ANIMATED SHORT

Bear Story

Prologue

Sanjay's Super Team

We Can't Live Without Cosmos

World of Tomorrow

SOUND EDITING

Mad Max: Fury Road

Sicario

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

The Martian

The Revenant

FILM EDITING

The Big Short

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Revenant

Spotlight

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

Embrace of the Serpent

Mustang

Son of Saul

Theeb

A War

ORIGINAL SCORE

Bridge of Spies

Carol

The Hateful Eight

Sicario

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

PRODUCTION DESIGN

Bridge of Spies

The Danish Girl

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Martian

The Revenant

VISUAL EFFECTS

Ex Machina

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Martian

The Revenant

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

The Big Short

Brooklyn

Carol

The Martian

Room

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Bridge of Spies

Ex Machina

Inside Out

Spotlight

Straight Outta Compton

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Carol

The Hateful Eight

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Revenant

Sicario

Winners will be updated on Speedypostal blogspot, stay tuned !!!

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Filmfare Awards 2016 Winners List | Winners Of Filmfare Awards 2016

Filmfare Awards 2016 Winners List | Winners Of Filmfare Awards 2016

Best Actor – Ranveer Singh for Bajirao Mastani
Best Actress – Deepika Padukone for Piku
Best Film – Bajirao Mastani
Best Director – Sanjay Leela Bhansali for Bajirao Mastani
Best Actress in a Supporting role – Priyanka Chopra for Bajirao Mastani
Best Actor in a Supporting role – Anil Kapoor for Dil Dhadakne Do
Best Debut Director – Neeraj Ghaywan for Masaan
Best Debutant (Male) – Sooraj Pancholi for Hero
Best Debutant (Female) – Bhumi Pednekar for Dum Laga Ke Haisha
Best Story – V Vijayendra Prasad for ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’
​Critics Choice Best Actress – Kangana Ranaut for Tanu Weds Manu Returns
​Critics Choice Best Actor – Amitabh Bachchan for Piku
Critics Choice Best Film – Piku
Best Costume – Anju Modi and Maxima Basu for Bajirao Mastani
Best Sound Design – Shajith Koyeri for Talvar
Best Production Design – Sujeet Sawant, Sriram Iyengar and Saloni Dhatrak for Bajirao Mastani
Best Choreography – Pandit Birju Maharaj for Mohe Rang Do Laal from Bajirao Mastani
Best Cinematography – Manu Anand for Dum Laga Ke Haisha
Best Action – Sham Kaushal for Bajirao Mastani
Best Background Score – Anupam Roy for Piku
Best VFX – Prana Studio for Bombay Velvet
Best Playback Singer Female – Shreya Ghoshal for Deewani Mastani from Bajirao Mastani
Best Playback Singer Male – Arijit Singh for Sooraj Dooba Hai from Roy
Best Lyrics – Irshad Kamil for Agar Tum Saath Ho from Tamasha
Best Music – Ankit Tiwari, Meet Bros Anjjan and Amaal Mallik for Roy
RD Burman Award – Armaan Malik
Best Screenplay – Juhi Chaturvedi for Piku
Lifetime Achievement Award – Moushumi Chatterjee

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