Congratulations Award Winners!
Congratulations to our Toronto Tamil International Film Festival – 2025 award winners. These films and filmmakers exhibit excellence in artistry and craftsmanship in noteworthy ways. The Toronto Tamil International Film Festival family and jury extend a warm congratulations to these award winners who have positively shaped the world of film and storytelling.
Jury Award
Jury Award Best Feature Film: Blue Star (Director: Jai Kumar)
Jury Award Best Short Film: Por Paravaigal (Director: Murugan Krishnan)
Jury Award Best Long Short Film: Recorder (Director: Chandru)
Jury Award Best International Short Film: Break the Madness (Director: Kavi Varman)
Jury Award Best Feature Documentary Film: Not Refugees (Directors: Serge Velbovets)
Jury Award Best Short Documentary Film: Maria (Directors: Abdelhakim Majed Abudaqen)
Audience Award
Audience Award Best Feature Film: Leo (Director: Lokesh Kanagaraj)
Special Jury Award:
Best Student Film: Building Bridges (Director: Victoria Xie)
Best Short Film: Reflections (Director: Abdullah Ghori)
Best Feature Film on Social Issue: Paravaathi (Director: Mayurathan (Ajanthan) Thevarasapillai)
Best Short Film on Social Message: A Aa (Director: Ashokraja)
Best Drama Short: Uravuchirai (Director: Sivakumar Kanesapillai)
Award for Best Web/TV Series: Private Limo (Director: Gary Weeks)
Award for Best Web/TV Series: Once Upon a Crime (Director: Doug MacDougall)
-Honorable Mention
Best Short Film : Rajapart (Director: Adithya Rajan)
Best Short Film: Daddy (Director: Surenth James)
Best Short Film : Bloody Love (Director: Mukunthan AK Thankavel)
Best Short Documentary Film : Sea to Land (Director: Michelle Tremblay)
Best Feature Documentary Film : Trail Mix (Director: Glenn Sweitzer)
Best Feature Documentary Film : So You Want To Be A Muslim? (Director: Hoda Elatawi)
Best Feature Documentary Film : Beyond Words (Director: Janaki Seetharaman, Brian Linebaugh)
Special Jury Award: Outstanding Performance
Award for Outstanding Debut Director Feature: Mathivasan Seenivasagam (Movie: Aakuvaai Kaappai)
Award for Debut Director Feature: K.S.Vinoth (Movie: Ahzhikkilinchil)
Award for Best First TIme Feature Film Director (Honorable Mention): John Romeo (Movie: A Sea and Two Shores)
Award for Best Director Feature Film (Honorable Mention): Baskaran Thurairajah (Movie: Hi5)
Award for Best Feature Film Director (Honorable Mention): Sinnarasa Vinnithan (Movie: Ratsasaraman)
Award for Best Short Film Director: Senthooran Ramanathan (Movie: The Taste of Greed)
Award for Best Short Film Director (Honorable Mention): Praveen Krishnaraja (Movie: The Maadhar)
Award for Best First TIme Short Film Director: Shanthini Balasubramanian (Movie: Velvet Secrets)
Award for Best First TIme Short Film Director: Satish Mohan (Movie: Swap)
Award for Best Actor: Allen Liu (Movie: That Which We Pass On)
Award for Best Actor: Prakash Navaratnarajah (Movie: Vilangu Therikkum)
Award for Best Actor: Shanmugam Chandrasekaran (Movie: Hi5)
Award for Best Actress: Gillian Zhao (Movie: That Which We Pass On)
Award for Best Supporting Actor: Adan Xu (Movie: That Which We Pass On)
Award for Best Supporting Actress: Leah Feng (Movie: That Which We Pass On)
Award for RISING STAR – EMERGING Actor: Danesh Raj (Movie: Vilangu Therikkum)
Award for RISING STAR – EMERGING Actress: Mithuna Anandajayam (Movie: Ahzhikkilinchil)
Award for Best Editing: The Beast of Love 2 (Director: Terry Mills)
Award for Best Editing: Hrudayam (Director: Srinivas Kasturi)
Award for Best Cinematography: Theepan Rajalingam & Jeevanram Jeyam (Movie: Aakuvaai Kaappai)
Awards for Album song
Award for Best Album Song: We Don’t Need A Marital Thread (Johnavan Lakshman Thomas)
Award for Best Album Song (Honorable Mention): Warning (Denojan Rishikeswaran)
Awards for Script
Award for Best Feature Script: One Mad Apple (Laurie Asbourne, Tom Pratt)
Award for Best Feature Script (Honorable Mention): Sexy Santas (Joseph Anthony Francis)
Award for Best Short Script: The Full Cycle (Srutika Thevarajah)
