The 3rd Vijay Awards ceremony honouring the winners of the various categories of the Tamil film industry in India in 2008 was held at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium on 13 June 2009. The 3rd Vijay Awards was sponsored by Univercell.
Winners
No Category Winner Film 1 Favorite HeroKamal Haasan Dasavathaaram 2 Favorite HeroineNayantara Yaaradi Nee Mohini 3 Favorite FilmVaaranam Aayiram 4 Favorite DirectorGautham Vasudev Menon Vaaranam Aayiram 5 Favourite Song Anjala Vaaranam Aayiram 6 Best Film Subramaniyapuram Subramaniyapuram 7 Best DirectorSasikumar Subramaniyapuram 8 Best ActorSuriyaVaaranam Aaiyram 9 Best ActressSnehaPirivom Santhippom 10 Best Supporting Actor 11 Best Supporting ActressSimran Vaaranam Aaiyram 12 Best Comedian Kamal Haasan Dasavathaaram 13 Best Villain Kamal Haasan Dasavathaaram 14 Best Debut Actor 15 Best Debut Actress Parvathy Poo 16 Best Music DirectorHarris Jayaraj Vaaranam Aaiyram 17 Best CinematographerS.R.Kathir Subramaniyapuram 18 Best Editor Raja Mohammed Subramaniyapuram 19 Best Art Director Sameer Chanda, M. Prabhaharan, Thota Tharani Dasavathaaram 20 Best Male Playback Singer Hariharan (Nenjukkul Peithidium) Vaaranam Aaiyram 21 Best Female Playback Singer Bombay Jayashri (Yaaro Manathilae) Dhaam Dhoom 22 Best Lyricist Thamarai Vaaranam Aaiyram 23 Best Story, Screenplay Writer Kamal Haasan Dasavathaaram 24 Best Choreographer 25 Best Stunt Director Rajasekhar Subramaniyapuram 26 Best Make Up Artistes Banu, Yogesh Vaaranam Aaiyram 27 Best Costume DesignerGautami Dasavathaaram 28 Best Find of the Year James Vasanthan Subramaniyapuram 29 Best Crew Subramaniapuram Team Subramaniyapuram 30 Contribution to Tamil Cinema Satyam Cinemas 31 Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan Award for Excellence in Indian CinemaA. R. Rahman 32 Entertainer of the YearDhanush Yaaradi Nee Mohini
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