Malaysians Invited to Cast Votes for Inaugural ‘Ulagam Awards’

Kuala Lumpur, 28 December 2021 – Astro Ulagam invites all Malaysians to cast their votes for the inaugural ‘Ulagam Awards’ which celebrates high-quality local talents and productions. Votes can be cast from now till 12 January 2022 on the Astro Ulagam website. The award ceremony will be aired live on Astro Vinmeen HD (Ch202) and Astro GO on 13 January 2022.

The ‘Ulagam Awards’ consists of two categories: ‘Popular Awards’ and ‘Best Awards’. 14 ‘Popular Awards’ sub-categories which are open for public votes are listed as follows:

Sub-categories	Nominees
Popular Lead Female [Series]	Datin Sri Shaila V (Mente) Hemaji (Tamiletchumy S1) Jasmin Michael (Tamiletchumy S1) Pashini (Kalyaanam 2 Kaathal) Pashini (Kalvanai Kandupidi)
Popular Lead Male [Series]	C.Kumaresan (Kuruthi Mazhai) Karnan Kanapathy (Swara Layam) Lingeswaran (Kalvanai Kandupidi) Thevaguru (Manmadha Bullets) Yuvaraj Krishnasamy (Kalyaanam 2 Kaathal)
Popular Lead Male/ Female [Telemovie]	Pashini Kesavan (Aadi) Pashini Kesavan (Naran) Shalini Balasundaram (Sara) Shanmuganathan Ramalingam (Hotel Pannir Pushpam) Yuvaraj Krishnaswamy (Aadi)
Popular Series of the Year	Kalvanai Kandupidi (Astro Vinmeen) Kalyaanam 2 Kaathal (Astro Vinmeen) Manmadha Bullets (Astro Vinmeen) Ramarajan (Astro Vinmeen) Tamiletchumy S1 (Astro Vaanavil)
Popular Telemovie of the Year	Aadi (Astro Vaanavil) Naran (Astro Vaanavil) Sara (Astro Vaanavil)
Popular Actor/Actress in a Supporting Role [Telemovie & Series]	Hamsni Perumal (Manmadha Bullets) KS Maniam (Kalvanai Kandupidi) Pushpa Narayan (Sevanthu Pochi Nenje) Ravin Rao (Kalyaanam 2 Kaathal) Vicky Cazador (Manmadha Bullets)
Popular Actor/Actress in a Negative Role [Telemovie & Series]	Irfan Zaini (Mente) Karnan G Crack (Naran) Krithigah Nair (Sevanthu Pochi Nenje) Seelan Manoharen (Tamiletchumy S1) Shashitharan (Kalyaanam 2 Kaathal)
Popular Raaga Announcer of the Year	Ahila (Kalakkal Kaalai) Suresh (Kalakkal Kaalai) Revathy (Vanakkam Raaga) Uthaya (Hyper Maalai) Koguu (Vaange Palagalam)
Popular Malaysian Tamil Song of the Year	En Pizhaiya (Veedu Production Sdn Bhd) Kanmani (Gowri Arumugam) Kukubee (Rabbit Mac) Shocked (Santesh) Yaen En Anbe (Jesu Raj Savarimuttu)
Popular Music Composer of the Year	Jaya Easwar Ragavan (Nee Illama Ponalum) R Lawrance (Un Punnagai) Santesh (Shocked) Shameshan Manimaran (En Pizhaiya) Varmman Elangovan (Kanmani)
Popular OST (Original Soundtrack) of the Year [Telemovie & Series]	Kalvanai Kandupidi (Shameshan Mani Maran) Manmadha Bullets (Kash Villainz) Ramarajan (Shameshan Mani Maran) Sara (Lingges) Tamiletchumy S1 (Shameshan Mani Maran)
Popular TV Host	Kabil (Vizhuthugal) Lingeswaran Maniam (Nakkeeran) Revathy Mariappan (Vizhuthugal) Revathy Mariappan (Deepavali Anal Parakuthu 2020) Sri Kumaran (Vizhuthugal)
Popular TV Show	Deepavali Pokkisham (Astro Vinmeen) Kurumbu Ponggal (Astro Vinmeen) Nakkeeran (Astro Vinmeen) Therikka Vidalama (Astro Vinmeen) Vizhuthugal (Astro Vaanavil)
Ulagam Shining Star [Telemovie & Series]	Aadith Devendran (Tamiletchumy S1) Dhurgaashini Vijyan (Tamiletchumy S1) R.Surrya Prakash (Yaar Avan) Ravin Rao Santheran (Manmadha Bullets) Yuvaraj Krishnaswamy (Aadi)