The 3rd IIFA Utsavam is an awards event that took place at the

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, United Arab Emirates, on 27 September 2024.

Rana Daggubati Ramanaidu Daggubati, (; born 14 December 1984) known professionally as Rana Daggubati, is an Indian actor, film producer, and entrepreneur who primarily works in Telugu cinema, in addition to Tamil cinema, Tamil and Hindi cinema, Hindi films. H ...

and Teja Sajja have hosted the Telugu segment.

Pearle Maaney Pearle Maaney ( /maːɳi/; born 28 May 1989) is an Indian actress, lyricist, YouTuber, and television presenter who works in Malayalam shows. She is known for co-hosting three seasons of the Malayalam dance reality show '' D 4 Dance''. Pearle e ...

and Sudev Nair have hosted the Malayalam segment.

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and

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have hosted the Kannada segment.

Sathish Sathish Muthukrishnan (born 23 May 1987) is an Indian actor and comedian working in the Tamil cinema. He made a breakthrough portraying a role alongside Sivakarthikeyan in '' Ethir Neechal'' (2013). He won Edison Award for Best Comedian for h ...

and Divya Menon were later announced as the hosts for the Tamil segment. The nominations were announced on 21 August 2024. The event was originally scheduled to be held on 67 September 2024.

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and

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cinema segments and, Telugu and

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cinema segments were scheduled to be held on 6 September 2024 and 7 September 2024 respectively. It was later rescheduled to 27 September 2024 and will be the inaugural event of the IIFA Festival 2024, followed by the 24th IIFA Awards and IIFA Rocks on 28 September 2024 and 29 September 2024 respectively, at the same venue. The technical awards were announced on 17 September 2024. '' Ponniyin Selvan: II'' is the most awarded film with ten awards, followed by ''2018'', '' Kaatera'' and '' Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A'' with five, ''Dasara'' with three. ''Dasara'' is the most awarded Telugu film, followed by '' Hi Nanna''. '' Ponniyin Selvan: II'' is the most awarded Tamil film, followed by ''Jailer''. '' Kaatera'' and '' Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A'' are the most awarded Kannada films. ''2018'' is the most awarded Malayalam film, followed by '' Kaathal – The Core'' and '' Romancham''.

Winners and nominees

Main awards

Telugu

Tamil

Malayalam

Kannada

Technical awards

Special awards

* Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema –

Chiranjeevi Konidela Chiranjeevi (born Konidela Sivasankara Varaprasad; 22 August 1955) is an Indian actor, philanthropist and former politician known for his work in Telugu cinema. Known as the "Mega Star", he is widely regarded as one of the most succe ...

* Golden Legacy –

Nandamuri Balakrishna Nandamuri Balakrishna (born 10 June 1960), also known as Balayya or NBK, is an Indian actor, film producer, politician and philanthropist known for his works in Telugu cinema. Balakrishna is an elected member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative A ...

* Woman of the Year –

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* Excellence in Indian Cinema –

Keerthy Suresh Keerthy Suresh (born 17 October 1992) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil cinema, Tamil, Telugu cinema, Telugu and Malayalam Cinema, Malayalam films. Her film accolades include one National Film Award, five South Indian In ...

* Outstanding Contribution in Indian Cinema –

Priyadarshan Priyadarshan Soman Nair (born 30 January 1957) is an Indian film director and screenwriter. He has worked primarily in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam and Hindi cinema, Hindi cinema since 1982, directing over 90 films in multiple Indian languages, ...

* Outstanding Excellence in Kannada cinema –

Rishab Shetty Prashanth Shetty (born 7 July 1983), known professionally as Rishab Shetty, is an Indian actor, film director, film producer and screenwriter who works in Kannada cinema . He is known for his critical and commercial blockbuster, '' Kantara'', ...

* Best Debut – Kannada – Aradhana Ram for '' Kaatera''

Superlatives

Presenters and performers

References

External links

* {{IIFA Utsavam IIFA Utsavam 2024 Indian film awards September 2024 in the United Arab Emirates