The Tamil Nadu State Film Awards went extinct in 2008. It was reinstated in 2017 and the government announced the winners of the years 2009 to 2014 earlier. Now, the winners of the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for 2015 have been unveiled. The awards will be presented in a grand ceremony at TN Rajarathinam Kalai Alangaram on March 6th.

Director Mohan Raja's 'Thani Oruvan' starring Jayam Ravi bagged the Best Film award while Madhavan and Jyothika clinched the Best Actor and Actress awards respectively for 'Irudhi Suttru' and '36 Vayadhinile'. Notably, Jyothika's '36 Vayadhinile' bagged a total of seven awards. Here is the complete list of winners in the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 2015:

Best Film First Prize - Thani Oruvan

Best Film Second Prize - Pasanga 2

Best Film Third Prize - Prabha

Best Film Special Prize - Irudhi Suttru

Best Film About Women Empowerment: Special Prize - 36 Vayathinile

Best Actor - R Madhavan (Irudhi Suttru)

Best Actress - Jyotika (36 Vayathinile)

Best Actor: Special Prize - Gautham Karthik (Vai Raja Vai)

Best Actress: Special Prize - Ritika Singh (Irudhi Suttru)

Best Villain - Aravind Swamy (Thani Oruvan)

Best Comedy Actor - Singampuli (Anjukku Onnu)

Best Comedy Actress - Devadarshini (Thiruttu Kalyanam, 36 Vayathinile)

Best Supporting Actor - Thalaivasal Vijay (Apoorva Mahaan)

Best Supporting Actress - Gautami (Papanasam)

Best Director - Sudha Kongara (Irudhi Suttru)

Best Story Writer - Mohan Raja (Thani Oruvan)

Best Dialogue Writer - R Saravanan (Kathukkutty)

Best Music Director - Ghibran (Uttama Villain, Papanasam)

Best lyricist - Vivek (36 Vayathinile)

Best Playback Singer (Male) - Gana Bala (Vai Raja Vai)

Best Playback Singer (Female) - Kalpana Raghavendar (36 Vayathinile)

Best Cinematographer - Ramji (Thani Oruvan)

Best Sound Designer - AL Thukaram, J Maheshwaran (Thakka Thakka)

Best Editor - Gopi Krishna (Thani Oruvan)

Best Art Director - Prabhaharan (Pasanga 2)

Best Stunt Coordinator - T Ramesh (Uttama Villain)

Best Choreographer - Brindha (Thani Oruvan)

Best Makeup - Sabari Girishan (36 Vayathinile, Irudhi Suttru)

Best Costume Designer - Vasuki Bhaskar (Maya)

Best Child Artist - Master Nishesh, Baby Vaishnavi (Pasanga 2)

Best Dubbing Artist (Male) - Gautham Kumar (36 Vayathinile)

Best Dubbing Artist (Female) - R Uma Maheshwari (Irudhi Suttru)