Sanjeev & Abitha - 'Selvam & Archana ' from Thirumathi Selvam.Shreekumar & Divya Padmini - 'Shekhar & Hema' from Pillai Nila.Deepak Dinkar & Shruthi Raj - 'Tamil & Thulasi' from Thendral.Bhanu Chander - 'Murthi' from Karthigai Pengal.Muneesh Raja - 'Sammandham' from Nadhaswaram.Rekha Krishnappa - 'Gayathri' from Deivamagal.Durga - 'Kavitha' from Mundhanai Mudichu.Shreekumar - 'Shekhar' from Pillai Nila.Sharavan - ' Laksupathi ' from Uthiripookkal.Deepak Dinkar - 'Thamilarasu' from Thendral.Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. The award ceremony was hosted by actor Deepak Dinkar and Aishwarya. Thiru Selvam for Kolangal with five awards, Thangam with three awards and Sivasakthi and Metti Oli with one. Other winners were Arasi and Best Director V. Thirumathi Selvam won 10 awards including Best Serial. The award ceremony was hosted by actress Kasthuri and Rishi. The nominations and victories were based on votes via text messaging. The Sun Kudumbam Awards 2010 were given for 22 categories, of which there were 8 main awards, 8 performance awards and 6 technical awards. The Sun Kudumbam Best Overall Performance Award is given by Sun Network as part of its annual Sun Kudumbam Awards for artistes in television serials aired on Sun TV.

Technical awards are given to backstage technicians, such as screenwriters and directors, by Sun Network and are not chosen by viewers. The actor receiving the highest votes are proclaimed winner of the award in that category. During February and March, the nominees are interviewed on Sun TV and viewers are asked to cast their votes by text messaging their favourite actor in each category. The top four performances in all serials, including the serials that have ended the past year, in different categories are chosen by jurors.

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