Yennai Arindhaal
A poster from Ajith's "Yennai Arindhaal".IB Times India

Ajith Kumar and Chiyaan Vikram along with Dhanush, Jayam Ravi and Kamal Haasan have been nominated in the Best Actor category in 63rd Filmfare Awards. The complete nomination list for the Tamil films was released on Tuesday, June 7, in Hyderabad.

Filmfare 2016 Nomintaion lists: Telugu | Malayalam | Kannada  

While Ajith was nominated for his acting in "Yennai Arindhaal," Vikram found his name in the list for his performance in "I." Dhanush, Jayam Ravi and Kamal Haasan are in the list for their movies like "Anegan," "Thani Oruvan" and "Papanasam," respectively.

Kajal Aggarwal at Filmfare Press Meet

However, the 63rd Filmfare Awards nomination list is dominated by Mani Ratnam's "Ok Kanmani," which has been nominated in seven categories, including Best Film and Best Director. Jayam Ravi's "Thani Oruvan," Ajith's "Yennai Arindhaal" and Kamal Haasan-starrer "Papanasam" are competing in five categories.

Here is the complete list of nominations:

Category Nominations
BEST FILM 36 Vayadhinile
I
Kaaka Muttai
Ok Kanmani
Papanasam
Thani Oruvan
BEST DIRECTOR Jayam Raja - Thani Oruvan
Jeethu Joseph - Papanasam
Mani Ratnam - Ok Kanmani
Manikandan - Kaaka Muttai
Rosshan Andrews - 36 Vayadhinile
Shankar - I
BEST ACTOR (MALE) Ajith Kumar - Yennai Arindhal
Dhanush - Anegan
Jayam Ravi - Thani Oruvan
Kamal Haasan - Papanasam
Vikram - I
BEST ACTOR (FEMALE) Aishwarya Rajesh - Kaaka Muttai
Gauthami - Papanasam
Jyothika - 36 Vayadhinile
Nayanthara - Naanum Rowdy Dhaan
Nithya Menon - Ok Kanmani
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (MALE ) Arun Vijay - Yennai Arindhal
Arvind Swamy - Thani Oruvan
Parthiban - Naanum Rowdy Dhaan
Prakash Raj - Ok Kanmani
KS Ravikumar - Thanga Magan
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (FEMALE ) Asha Sharath - Papanasam
Devadharsini - 36 Vayadhinile
Leela Samson - Ok Kanmani
Parvathy Nair - Yennai Arindhal
Radhika Sarathkumar - Thanga Magan
BEST MUSIC Anirudh Ravichander - Maari
Anirudh Ravichander - Naanum Rowdy Dhaan
AR Rahman - I
AR Rahman - Ok Kanmani
Harris Jayaraj - Yennai Arindhal
BEST LYRICS Kabilan - Ennodhu Nee Irundhal (I)
Madhan Karky - Pookalaey Satru (I)
Thamarai - Unakenna Vaenum Sollu (Yennai Arindhal)
Vignesh Shivan - Thangamaey (Naanum Rowdy Than)
Vivek - Vaadi Rasathi (36 Vayadhinilaey)
BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (MALE) Anirudh Ravichander - Thangamaey (Naanum Rowdy Dhaan)
AR Rahman - Mental Manadhil (OK Kanmani)
Dhanush - Oh Oh (Thangamagan)
Sid Sriram - Ennodo Nee Irundhal (I)
Vijay - Yaendi Yaendi (Puli)
BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (FEMALE) Kharesma Ravichandran - Kadhal Cricket (Thani Oruvan)
Neeti Mohan - Neeyum Naanum (Naanum Rowdy Dhaan)
Shreya Goshal - Pookalaey Satru (I)
Shruti Haasan - Yaendi Yaendi (Puli)
Sweta Mohan - Enna Solla (Thanga Magan)