This year's front-runners include dramas Naam 2 and Yaar 4, which have five nominations each, and triple nominee Karthikeyan Somasundaram, who is also one of the evening's hosts.
Singapore is set to see this rather novel play format in September, as Avant Theatre, led by G Selva, presents Hangman. The Tamil and English shows for the play will be staged on September 14, 15, and 16 at Stamford Arts Centre Blackbox.