The prestigious 62nd FilmFare Awards nominations for the year 2014 has been announced and in the Best Male Actor Category Vijay, Ajith, Karthi, Dhanush and Siddharth Compete for the films Kaththi`, Veeram`, Madras`, VIP` and Kaaviyathalaivan`. The Best Actress category sees Amala Paul Velayilla Pattathari`, Catherine Tresa- Madras`, Malavika Nair- Cuckoo` Samantha- Kaththi` and Vedika- Kaaviyathalaivan` are pitted against each other.

Kaththi`, Kaaviyathalaivan`, Madras`, Mundasupatti` and Velayilla Pattathari` vie for the Best Film category, while AR Murugadoss- Kaththi`, PA Ranjith- Madras`, Ramkumar- Mudasupatti`, Vasanthabalan- Kaaviyathalaivan` and Velraj- Velaiyilla Pattathari` are competing for the Best Director Award.

BEST FILM

"Kaththi"
"Kaaviyathalaivan"
"Madras"
"Mundasupatti"
"Velayilla Pattathari"

BEST DIRECTOR

AR Murugadoss- "Kaththi"
PA Ranjith- "Madras"
Ramkumar- "Mudasupatti"
Vasanthabalan- "Kaaviyathalaivan"
Velraj- "Velaiyilla Pattathari"

BEST ACTOR (MALE)

Ajith – "Veeram"
Dhanush – "Velaiyilla Pattathari"
Karthi- "Madras"
Siddarth- "Kaaviyathalaivan"
Vijay- "Kaththi"

BEST ACTOR (FEMALE)

Amala Paul- "Velayilla Pattathari"
Catherine Tresa- "Madras"
Malavika Nair- "Cuckoo"
Ssamantha- "Kaththi"
Vedika- "Kaaviyathalaivan"

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (MALE)

Bobby Simha- "Jigarthanda"
Kalaiyarasan- "Madras"
Prithviraj- "Kaaviyathalaivan"
Samudrakani- "Velaiyilla Pattathari"
Thambi Ramaiah- "Kathai Thiraikathi Vasanam Iyakkam"

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (FEMALE)

Anaika Soti- "Kaaviyathalaivan"
Kovai Sarala- "Aranmanai"
Ritwika- "Madras"
Saranya Ponvannan- "Velaiyilla Pattathari"
Seetha- "Golisoda"

BEST MUSIC

Anirudh Ravichander- "Maan Karathe"
Anirudh Ravichander- "Kaththi"
Anirudh Ravichander- "Velaiyilla Pattathari"
AR Rahman- "Kaaviyathalaivan"
Santosh Narayanan- "Madras"

BEST LYRICS

Madan Karky- "Selfi Pulla"- "Kaththi"
NA Muthukumar- "Azhagu" – "Saivam"
PA Vijay- "Yarumilla" – "Kaaviyathalaivan"
Vairamuthu- "Ovvondrai Thirudigirai" – "Jeeva"
Yugabharathi- "Manasula Soorakathu" – "Cuckoo"

BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (MALE)

Anirudh Ravichander- "Unvizhigalil" - "Maan Karathe"
Haricharan- "Hey Sandikuthirai" – "Kaaviyathalaivan"
Karthik- "Ovvondrai Thirudigirai" – "Jeeva"
Pradeep Kumar- "Aagayam Theepidicha" – "Madras"
Vijay- "Selfipulla" – "Kaththi"

BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (FEMALE)

Bhavya Pandit- "Ovvondrai Thirudigirai" – "Jeeva"
Sakthisree Gopalan & Deekshitha- "Naan Nee" – "Madras"
Shweta Mohan- "Yarumilla"- "Kaaviyathalaivan"
Vandana Srinivasan- "Unnai Ippa"- "Kayal"
Uthara Unnikrishnan- "Azhagu" – "Saivam"