Producer Dhananjayan presented the Best Editor award to Pradeep E Raagav for his exceptional work in the movie “Love Today.” Dhananjayan acknowledged the tough competition for the editor award and congratulated Pradeep on his well-deserved win. Pradeep expressed his gratitude and mentioned that it was his first award. He said, “I never thought that my work in a commercial movie like ‘Love Today’ would win an award. I would like to thank everyone who has been with me throughout this journey.”
Actor Vikram Prabhu presented the Best Screenplay award to writers Hariharan Raju and Gautham Ramachandran for their exceptional work in the movie ‘Gargi’. The soft-spoken duo expressed their profound happiness upon receiving the award.
Actor Naren presented the Best Stunt Choreography award to Dileep Subbarayan for his remarkable work in the movie ‘Valimai’. “This is my fourth Vikatan award. I would like to dedicate this to my fighters. Not many have explored bike stunts in movies, so working with Ajith Kumar in ‘Valimai’ was truly special. He never uses a body double. We had to utilise rig tools to facilitate the stunt scenes on fast-moving bikes. A lot of planning went into shooting these sequences,” he narrated his experience during the filming of ‘Valimai’.
Actor Vinay presented the Best Dance Choreographer award to Choreographer Jani for his outstanding work in the song “Megam Karukkaadha” from ‘Thiruchitrambalam’. “Three things about today are incredibly special to me. Firstly, this award. Secondly, today is my wedding anniversary. Thirdly, it is my daughter’s birthday,” he said. He invited his wife and daughter to the stage, and as the song played in the background, the joyous couple danced, filling the air with romance.
Director Venkat Prabhu presented the Best Lyricist award to poet Vivek for his brilliant songwriting in the movies ‘Gulu Gul'” and ‘Katta Gusthi’ for the songs ‘Anbare’ and ‘Sanda Veerachi’ respectively. Vivek expressed his profound happiness upon receiving the award, stating, “Vikatan’s recognition of songs that are not widely known is truly commendable”.
