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Alpha honors Marathi entertainment industry with Alpha Gaurav ’05
MUMBAI: Alpha Gaurav, Alpha Marathi’s prestigious award show rewarding excellence in Marathi films, theatre and music, honored eminent personalities from 18 categories in Marathi films,10 categories in Marathi Theatre and 5 categories in Music industry.
The channel also gave away awards to winners from state intercollegiate one- act play competition organized by Alpha Marathi.
The awards comprises an eminent juries which has the likes of director Shrabani Deodhar, cinematographer Girish Karve, writer director Raghuvir Kulkarni And film critic Hemant Desai for films, director Vijay Kenkare, Prakash Buddhisagar, Achyut Vaze for commercial plays, Chandrakant Kulkarni, Premanand Gajvi, Vijay Tapas for experimental plays and Vikas Bhatavdekar, Shashank Katty and Chandrashekhar Gokhale for music.
The event will be televised on 13 February at 7:30 pm.
Alpha Gaurav Awards 2005
Winners – Films
1. Best Art Direction Arun Rahane : Savarkhed Ek Gaon
2. Best Choreography Umesh Jadhav : Saatchya Aat Gharat
3. Best Cinematography Mahesh Limaye : Uttarayan
4. Best Editing Vishal Kharat : Uttrayan
5. Best Lyrics Gajendra Ahire : Pandhar
6. Best Music Amartya Rahut : Uttarayan
7. Best Playback Singer(Male) Suresh Wadkar : Shegavicha Rana Gajanan
8. Best Playback Singer(Female) Anjali Kulkarni : Pandhar
9. Best Story Sumitra Bhave : Devrai
10.Best Screenplay Bipin Nadkarni : Uttarayan
11.Best Dialogue Sanjay Pawar : Saatchya Aat Gharat
12. Best Child Artist Ankita Jog : Pheonix
13. Best Supporting Actress Uttara Baokar : Uttarayan
14. Best Supporting Actor Ashok Shinde : Mukhwate
15. Best Actress Amruta Subhash : Kavdase
16. Best Actor Atul Kulkarni : Devrai
17. Best Direction Bipin Nadkarni : Uttarayan
18. Best Film Uttarayan : Opticus Films
Winners – Plays
1. Best Set Design : Rajan Bhise – Ham To Tere Aashik Hai
2. Best Lights : Sheetal Talpade – Gopala Re Gopala
3. Best Writer : P.L. Mayekar – Kamalicha Kai Jhala
4. Best Music : Bhaskar Chandavarkar- Jyacha Tyacha Vithoba
5. Best Supporting Actess : Madhuganha Kulkarni – Lali Lila
6. Best Supporting Actor : Ramesh Vani – Gopala Re Gopala
7. Best Actress : Madhavi Juvekar – Lali Lila
8. Best Actor : Ankush Choudhari -Gopala Re Gopala
9. Best Direction : Sanjay Mone – Ham To Tere Aashik Hai
10. Best Play : Ham To Tere Aashik Hai- Ekdant Creations
Best Promising Play ‘Sohala-Goshta Pramachi’
Winners – Music Album
1. Best Lyrics Bharati Diggikar : Chandraswapna Aikale
2. Best Singer (Male) Shaunak Abhisheki : Pandharicha Swami
3. Best Singer (Female) Devaki Pandit : Sangu Kunas Hee Preet
4. Best Music Mandar Apte : Door Rahila Gaon
5. Best Album Pandharicha Swami : Fountain Music
Alpha Mahakarandak One- Act Play Compitition
Winners
Best Actress Supriya Argade – Sala Ekada Tari : Pune Vidyarthi Griha
Engineering College
Best Actor Pravin Pawar, Sudarshan Patil- Khara Khura Natak: Birla
College, Kalyan
Best One- Act Play Sala Ekada Tari : Pune Vidyarthi Griha Engineering College
Alpha Gaurav Lifetime Achivement Awards
1. Sulabha Deshpande
2. Ganpat Patil
3. Ramesh Deo
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Asianet Television Awards 2026 celebrates women power in Malayalam TV
“She is the Colour” theme honours icons as ceremony airs on March 14 and 15 at 7 PM.
MUMBAI: If television lights up living rooms, this year Asianet decided to let women provide the colour. The Asianet Television Awards 2026 turned the spotlight firmly on women empowerment with the theme “She is the Colour”, celebrating the strength, resilience and achievements of women who continue to shape society and the Malayalam entertainment industry.
The ceremony honoured several distinguished personalities whose journeys have left a lasting cultural imprint. Among them was legendary playback singer Vimala Varma, widely recognised as the first Malayalam playback singer. The evening also paid tribute to Padma Shri awardees Devaki Amma and Vimala Menon for their exceptional contributions in their respective fields.
Leading women from the Malayalam film industry were also recognised during the event, including actor Shweta Menon, who currently serves as president of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists, and National Award winning actor Surabhi Lakshmi.
The awards ceremony brought together a glittering lineup of actors and industry figures, including Jayasurya, Vijay Babu, Asha Sarath, Lena, Esther Anil, Anumol, Akhila Bhargavan, Sarayu Mohan, Prajod Kalabhavan, Gayathri Suresh, Sabumon Abdusamad, Swasika, Tini Tom, Sijoy Varghese, Kailash, Veena Nandakumar, Sabareesh Varma, Ansiba Hassan and Dinesh Prabhakar. Kishan Kumar, executive vice president Malayalam at JioStar, was also present at the event.
Beyond individual recognitions, the awards celebrated excellence across Malayalam television, acknowledging artists and technicians whose work continues to drive the industry forward.
The evening also offered plenty of spectacle, with elaborate dance performances, stunt acts and comedy skits performed by popular television and film personalities, turning the ceremony into a full fledged entertainment showcase.
Viewers will get to watch the celebrations when the Asianet Television Awards 2026 air on Asianet on March 14 and 15, Saturday and Sunday, from 7 pm onwards, bringing the star studded tribute to homes across Kerala and beyond.
