| Well, its that time
of the year again, when the ballots are open for the viewers to decide who is
their favorite star. VIJAY AWARDS; unlike other award ceremonies, where a panel
of doyens from the particular sphere selects the best performers, the fans from
across Tamil Nadu would select their favorite actors, actress and others. This
is the awards by the people and of the people for the stars.
The Vijay
Awards Rasigan Express started its journey across 9 cities to register votes for
the nominees in the various categories. Reliance Mobile Vijay Awards now enters
its 2nd phase of activity as the voting for the favorite stars goes wireless. The
nominees for the Reliance Mobile VIJAY AWARDS are: Favorite HERO
Ajith
Kamal
Hasan
Prashanth
Rajinikanth
Sarathkumar
Simbu
Surya
Vijay
Vijaykanth
Vikram
Favorite
HEROINE
Asin
Jyothika
Simran
Trisha
Favorite COMEDIAN
Goundamani
Nagesh
Vadivel
Vivek
Favorite
DIRECTOR
K. Balachander
K.S. Ravikumar
Manirathnam
Shankar
Favorite
MUSIC DIRECTOR
A.R. Rahman
Harris Jeyaraj
Ilayaraja
M.S. Vishwanathan
Favorite
PLAYBACK SINGER FEMALE
Chitra
P. Susheela
S. Janaki
Sujatha
Favorite
FILM
Devar Magan
Moonram Pirai
Mullam Malaram
Nayagan
Favorite
PLAYBACK SINGER MALE
Mano
P.B.Srinivas
S.P. Balasubramanyam
K.J. Yesudas
Favorite
VILLAIN
Nambiar
Nasar
Prakash Raj
Raghuvaran
Voting Mechanism: Viewers
can now cast their vote and make their favorite star and take home the coveted
award. There are many ways for viewers to cast their votes. Voting lines opened
October 28, 2006 (2000 hrs) and close on November 20, 2006 (2359 hrs) Reliance
Subscribers have two methods to cast their vote. They can call '1234' from their
Reliance Mobile and say "Vijay Awards" or they have to click on R-World
and follow the path >> Hot N New >> Hot Telly >> Vijay Awards
and cast their vote for their favorite.
Other mobile users can also vote via
SMS; just type "VA" and send to 7827 or call the televoting number 1904
424 2222 "xx" from their BSNL landline. They could also log onto http://vijay.indya.com
to vote. On air episodes: Just tune into Vijay Awards, every Saturday
@ 7.30pm (from November 4 - 18, 2006) to find out who is leading in every category;
as Yuhi Sethu gives the weekly updates on the voting trends. Up next are two special
episodes (Saturdays @ 7pm), where the who's who of the industry talk about who
could be the winner of these favorite awards and also presenting their views on
who are the favorites and who is likely to take home the award would be the grand
jury of the Vijay Awards. So, what are you waiting for… cast your
vote for your favorite right away or log onto http://vijay.indya.com for more
details.
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