The Sun Kudumbam Awards

Sun Kudumbam Awards

The Sun Kudumbam Awards is an awards ceremony held to honour the cast and crew of the television serials which air on Sun TV, presented by Sun Network. This is the first time in the Tamil Television industry where awards are given for performances in Television serials...

 2010 were given for 22 categories, out of which there were 8 main awards, 8 performance awards and 6 technical awards. The nominations and victories were based on votes via text messaging. The award ceremony was hosted by South Indian

South India

South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area...

 actress Kasthuri and Rishi. Special guests who attended the function include Sneha, Gautham Menon

Gautham Menon

Gautham Vasudev Menon is an Indian film director and producer. Mainly working in Tamil cinema, he has also directed Hindi and Telugu films which are remakes of his Tamil films...

, Ramesh Khanna

Ramesh Khanna

Ramesh Kanna is a Tamil film actor and acts in supporting roles and comedian roles.Ramesh Khanna was born in Coimbatore and third child to the family. Ramesh Khanna arrived in Chennai in the late 1980s to have a career as an actor...

, Lawrence Raghavendra

Lawrence Raghavendra

Raghav Murugaiyan is an Indian choreographer who has also appeared in films as an actor, director, composer and playback singer. After making his first few appearances in supporting actor roles, he got his breakthrough with Style and then Muni...

, Solomon Pappaiah

Solomon Pappaiah

Solomon Pappaiah , a.k.a. Solomon Pappiah and Salomon Pappayah is a popular Tamil language scholar and a television icon in Tamil Nadu, India. He is best known for moderating Tamil debate talk shows, known as 'patti mandrams', which have been airing on Sun TV for quite a long time...

, Sathyan

Sathyan (actor)

Sathyan is a Tamil film actor and comedian. He is the only son of veteran producer, Madhampatty Sivakumar and is the nephew of noted actor Sathyaraj, whilst Sibiraj is his cousin...

, Arun Vijay

Arun Vijay

Arun Vijayakumar is a Tamil film actor. He is the only son of veteran film actor Vijayakumar and has been active in the Tamil film industry since 1995. He is also a stunt coordinator in most of his films.- Early life and family :...

, Manobala

Manobala

Manobala is a Tamil director and comedian actor who prominently plays supporting roles.-Career:Manobala has directed 40 films, 16 television serials and 3 tele-films during his career as a director. As an actor, he had appeared in 175 films as of July 2009...

 and Kaveri Maran, wife of Kalanidhi Maran

Kalanidhi Maran

Kalanithi Maran is the Chairman and Managing Director of Sun Network, which is the most profitable Television network in Asia.In June 2010, he acquired Spice Jet which was the most profitable airlines in India...

. The ceremony was held at the Nandambakkam

Nandambakkam

Nandambakkam is a suburb of Chennai and a town in the Tambaram taluk of Kanchipuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is renowned for the Chennai Trade Centre and the Surgical Instruments Factory...

 Trade Centre on April 11, 2010 and was televised in India by Sun TV

Sun TV (India)

Sun TV is a regional Indian cable television station. It is the flagship channel of the Chennai-based Sun Network. It was founded and currently owned by Kalanidhi Maran. It was the first fully privately owned television channel in India when it emerged in 1992...

 on May 2, 2010.

Thirumathi Selvam won 10 awards including Best Serial and Best Director

Sun Kudumbam Best Director Award

The Sun Kudumbam Best Director Award is given by Sun Network as part of its annual Sun Kudumbam Awards for the best director in television serials aired on Sun TV....

 for Kumaran. Other winners were Arasi

Arasi

The Tamil tele-serial "Arasi" is the sequel to "Selvi", the previous offering from Radaan Mediaworks in the 9.30-10 PM timeslot...

and Kolangal with five awards, Thangam with three awards and Sivasakthi and Metti Oli with one.

Main awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Best Serial	Best Overall Performance Sun Kudumbam Best Overall Performance Award The Sun Kudumbam Best Overall Performance Award is given by Sun Network as part of its annual Sun Kudumbam Awards for artistes in television serials aired on Sun TV....
Thirumathi Selvam	Raadhika Sarathkumar Raadhika Sarathkumar Radhika Sarathkumar is a Tamil television and film actress, successful entrepreneur and producer. She is the founder of Radaan Mediaworks, which has produced the successful serials Chithi, Annamalai, Selvi, Arasi, and Idi Katha Kadu . She is currently acting in the serial Chellamay for Sun TV...  - "Selvi/Arasi" from Arasi Arasi The Tamil tele-serial "Arasi" is the sequel to "Selvi", the previous offering from Radaan Mediaworks in the 9.30-10 PM timeslot...
Best Actor Sun Kudumbam Best Actor Award The Sun Kudumbam Best Actor Award is given by Sun Network as part of its annual Sun Kudumbam Awards for lead actors in television serials aired on Sun TV....	Best Actress Sun Kudumbam Best Actress Award The Sun Kudumbam Best Actress Award is given by Sun Network as part of its annual Sun Kudumbam Awards for lead actresses in television serials aired on Sun TV....
Sanjeev - "Selvam" from Thirumathi Selvam Saakshi Sivaa Saakshi Sivaa Saakshi Siva is an Indian television actor in numerous Tamil and Telugu television serials since 2000. He is best known for his role in the serial Anandham.-Personal life:...  - "Sabapathi" from Sivasakthi KK - "Selvakannan" from Thangam	Abitha - "Archana" from Thirumathi Selvam Ramya Krishnan Ramya Krishnan Ramya Krishnan is an actress who performs in Indian cinema. She has acted in over 200 films in five languages; Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi.-Early life and background:...  - "Ganga" from Thangam Gayathri - "Mekala" from Mekala Devayani - "Abinaya" from Kolangal
Best Supporting Actor Sun Kudumbam Best Supporting Actor Award The Sun Kudumbam Best Supporting Actor Award is given by Sun Network as part of its annual Sun Kudumbam Awards for supporting actors in television serials aired on Sun TV....	Best Supporting Actress Sun Kudumbam Best Supporting Actress Award The Sun Kudumbam Best Supporting Actress Award is given by Sun Network as part of its annual Sun Kudumbam Awards for the best supporting actress in television serials aired on Sun TV....
Thiruchelvam - "Tholkappiyan" from Kolangal Prithvi Raj - "Ganga" from Arasi Arasi The Tamil tele-serial "Arasi" is the sequel to "Selvi", the previous offering from Radaan Mediaworks in the 9.30-10 PM timeslot... Delhi Ganesh Delhi Ganesh Delhi Ganesh born in Tirunelveli as a veteran Tamil film actor, who mostly acts in supporting roles and is perhaps best known for his role in Kamal Hassan comedies and films like Nayagan and Michael Madana Kama Rajan. He has acted in more than 400 films from 1980 to present...  - "Desikachari" from Thiruppavai Venkat - "Senthil Kumaran" from Athi Pookal	Poornima Mohan - "Menaka/Chellamma" from Kolangal Latha Sethupathi - "Thangam" from Arasi Arasi The Tamil tele-serial "Arasi" is the sequel to "Selvi", the previous offering from Radaan Mediaworks in the 9.30-10 PM timeslot... Deva Darshini - "Jeya" from Idhayam Venkat - "Senthil Kumaran" from Athi Pookal
Special Jury Award	Lifetime Achievement Award
Ramya Krishnan Ramya Krishnan Ramya Krishnan is an actress who performs in Indian cinema. She has acted in over 200 films in five languages; Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi.-Early life and background:...  - "Ganga" from Thangam Raadhika Sarathkumar Raadhika Sarathkumar Radhika Sarathkumar is a Tamil television and film actress, successful entrepreneur and producer. She is the founder of Radaan Mediaworks, which has produced the successful serials Chithi, Annamalai, Selvi, Arasi, and Idi Katha Kadu . She is currently acting in the serial Chellamay for Sun TV...  - "Selvi/Arasi" from Arasi Arasi The Tamil tele-serial "Arasi" is the sequel to "Selvi", the previous offering from Radaan Mediaworks in the 9.30-10 PM timeslot...	Raadhika Sarathkumar Raadhika Sarathkumar Radhika Sarathkumar is a Tamil television and film actress, successful entrepreneur and producer. She is the founder of Radaan Mediaworks, which has produced the successful serials Chithi, Annamalai, Selvi, Arasi, and Idi Katha Kadu . She is currently acting in the serial Chellamay for Sun TV...

Performance Awards

Best Father	Best Mother
Vijayakumar - "Ayya" from Thangam Jeyamani - "Poongavanam" from Thirumathi Selvam Delhi Kumar - "RK" from Anandham	Vadivukkarasi - "Sivakami" from Thirumathi Selvam Manju Bhargavi Manju Bhargavi Manju Bhargavi is an actress and dancer, best known for her performance in the Telugu blockbuster film Shankarabharanam .-Early life:Manju Bhargavi parents originally hail from Andhra Pradesh but settled in Madras...  - "Subbulakshmi" from Thangam Sathyapriya - "Karpagam" from Kolangal Rajalakshmi - "Thilaga" from Mekala
Best Brother	Best Sister
Srikumar - "Kannan (Left)" from Sivasakthi Sukran - "Datchanamoorthy" from Athi Pookal R. Radharavi - "Kadarkarai" from Chellamay Rajkanth - "Mukundhan" from Uravugal	Aparna - "Rani" from Thirumathi Selvam Anuradha - "Mutharasi" from Thangam
Best Father-in-law Sun Kudumbam Best Father-in-law Award The Sun Kudumbam Father-in-law Award is given by Sun Network as part of its annual Sun Kudumbam Awards for portraying the best father-in-law characterin television serials aired on Sun TV....	Best Mother-in-law Sun Kudumbam Best Mother-in-law Award The Sun Kudumbam Best Mother-in-law Award is given by Sun Network as part of its annual Sun Kudumbam Awards for portraying the best mother-in-law character in television serials aired on Sun TV....
Santhanam - "Sivaraman" from Thirumathi Selvam Vincent Roy - "Thanikachalam" from Uravugal Robert Rajasekar - "Karunamoorthy" from Senthoora Poove Chitra Lakshmanan - "Devarajan" from Idhayam	Gauthami - "Bagyam" from Thirumathi Selvam Seema Seema (actress) Seema is an Indian actress. She has performed in approximately 250 films in Malayalam, nine in Tamil, seven in Telugu, three in Kannada and one in Hindi. Seema is still active in the movie industry.She began her career in Tamil film at fourteen as a dancer...  - Nachchiyar from Thangam Seetha Seetha (actress) Seetha is a Tamil film actress. When she began her career in the 1980s, she would usually act in lead roles of films. She was also the wife of actor Parthiban and mother of P. S. Keerthana. She divorced Parthiban for unknown reasons and is now acting in Television Serials and in supporting...  - "Sai Kalyani" from Idhayam Nalini - "Alamelu" from Kolangal
Best Male Villain Sun Kudumbam Best Male Villain Award The Sun Kudumbam Best Male Villain Award is given by Sun Network as part of its annual Sun Kudumbam Awards for portraying the best villain character in television serials aired on Sun TV....	Best Female Villain Sun Kudumbam Best Female Villain Award The Sun Kudumbam Female Villain Award is given by Sun Network as part of its annual Sun Kudumbam Awards for portraying the best villain in television serials aired on Sun TV....
Ajay Kapoor - "Aadhi" from Kolangal Kaalidas - "Sankarapandian" from Anandham GK - "Kulasekaran" from Thangam Ajay Ratnam - "Viswanathan" from Arasi Arasi The Tamil tele-serial "Arasi" is the sequel to "Selvi", the previous offering from Radaan Mediaworks in the 9.30-10 PM timeslot...	Kaveri - "Ilavanji" from Thangam Brinda Das - "Abirami" from Anandham Ragavi - "Jeyanthi" from Thirumathi Selvam Malavika - "Muthazhagi" from Chellamay

Technical Awards

Best Director Sun Kudumbam Best Director Award The Sun Kudumbam Best Director Award is given by Sun Network as part of its annual Sun Kudumbam Awards for the best director in television serials aired on Sun TV....	Best Screenwriter Sun Kudumbam Best Screenwriter Award The Sun Kudumbam Best Screenwriter Award is given by Sun Network as part of its annual Sun Kudumbam Awards for best screenwriter in television serials aired on Sun TV....
cj baskar - chellame Thirumurugan Thirumurugan Thirumurugan is a Tamil film director.-Film career:Thirumurugan, a Kollywood director, began his career on television with the teleserial Metti Oli, which earned him a huge fan base, especially among women. His entry into the Kollywood film industry was with Em Magan , which was also much talked...  - Metti Oli Kumaran - Thirumathi Selvam	Cj baskar - chellame
Best Dialogue Writer Sun Kudumbam Best Dialogue Writer Award The Sun Kudumbam Best Dialogue Writer Award is given by Sun Network as part of its annual Sun Kudumbam Awards for best dialogue writer in television serials aired on Sun TV....	Best Cinematographer Sun Kudumbam Best Cinematographer Award The Sun Kudumbam Best Cinematographer Award is given by Sun Network as part of its annual Sun Kudumbam Awards for the best cinematographer in television serials aired on Sun TV....
Amirtharaj - Thirumathi Selvam	Senthamizhselvan - Arasi Arasi The Tamil tele-serial "Arasi" is the sequel to "Selvi", the previous offering from Radaan Mediaworks in the 9.30-10 PM timeslot...
Best Music Director Sun Kudumbam Best Music Director Award The Sun Kudumbam Best Music Director Award is given by Sun Network as part of its annual Sun Kudumbam Awards for best music direction in television serials aired on Sun TV....	Best Editor Sun Kudumbam Best Editor Award The Sun Kudumbam Best Editor Award is given by Sun Network as part of its annual Sun Kudumbam Awards for best editing in television serials aired on Sun TV....
Kiran - Arasi Arasi The Tamil tele-serial "Arasi" is the sequel to "Selvi", the previous offering from Radaan Mediaworks in the 9.30-10 PM timeslot...	S. Nagaraj - Arasi Arasi The Tamil tele-serial "Arasi" is the sequel to "Selvi", the previous offering from Radaan Mediaworks in the 9.30-10 PM timeslot...