MADDYS 2026

About Us

The Advertising Club Madras, with over 68 years of legacy, hosts the prestigious MADDYS Awards — one of India’s longest-running advertising award platforms. Now in its 44th edition, MADDYS 2026 features 299 categories across six streams, recognising outstanding creative excellence from agencies, advertisers and media partners across markets.

The 2026 edition carries the theme KISS – Keep It Simple Silly, a powerful reminder that in an increasingly cluttered world, simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

With a structured two-round evaluation process and an eminent panel of industry leaders, MADDYS upholds rigorous standards while celebrating work that pushes the boundaries of creativity and impact.

CREATIVE MADDYS

Mr. Ashish Khazanchi Jury Chair

Mr. Ashish Khazanchi Co-founder and Managing Partner, Enormous Bra
(Jury Chair)

Mr. Karthi Marshan Jury Co-Chair

Mr. Karthi Marshan Business Advisor, Former President & CMO, Kotak Group
(Jury Co-Chair)

Mr. Senthil Kumar Jury Co-Chair

Mr. Senthil Kumar Chief Creative Officer, VML India
(Jury Co-Chair)

Mr. Lakshmipathy Bhat Jury Member

Mr. Lakshmipathy Bhat Senior VP - Global Marketing and Communications, Robosoft Technologies
(Jury Member)

Mr. Vishnu Srivatsav Jury Member

Mr. Vishnu Srivatsav NCD, 22feet Tribal Worldwide
(Jury Member)

Ms. Sindhu Sharma Jury Member

Ms. Sindhu Sharma National Creative Director (North), Enormous Brands
(Jury Member)

Mr.Prajato Guha Thakurta Jury Member

Mr.Prajato Guha Thakurta Founder & CCO, MANJA
(Jury Member)

Ms. Aarti Srinivasan Jury Member

Ms. Aarti Srinivasan Head of Creative, Curativity Brand Partners
(Jury Member)

DESIGN & PRINT CRAFT MADDYS

Mr. Santosh Padhi Jury Chair

Mr. Santosh Padhi Founder, CCO and Chairman, Into Creative
(Jury Chair)

Mr.Karan Rawat Jury Member

Mr.Karan Rawat Founder-CEO & Creative Director, Autumnwinter Communications & Design
(Jury Member)

Mr.Viral Pandya Jury Member

Mr.Viral Pandya Founder and CCO, Young & Hungry
(Jury Member)

Mr.Manish Bhatt, Jury Member

Mr.Manish Bhatt, Founder & Director, Scarecrow M&C Saatchi
(Jury Member)

Ms.Goral Ajmera Jury Member

Ms.Goral Ajmera Founder and Creative Director, Brave
(Jury Member)

Ms. Tejali Shete Jury Member

Ms. Tejali Shete Founder, Roll Dot Agency, London
(Jury Member)

Ms. Malvika Mehra Jury Member

Ms. Malvika Mehra Independent Creative Director & Brand Strategist / Creative Head - Marketing, Dinshaw’s Dairy Foods
(Jury Member)

FILM & AUDIO CRAFT MADDYS

Ms. Gayatri & Mr. Pushkar Jury Chairs

Ms. Gayatri & Mr. Pushkar Screen Writers-Directors-Creators-Producers
(Jury Chairs)

Ms. Kopal Naithani Jury Member

Ms. Kopal Naithani Founder & Director, Superfly Films
(Jury Member)

Mr. Anaam Mishra Jury Member

Mr. Anaam Mishra Co-founder, Green Grass Film & Ad Film Director
(Jury Member)

Mr. Shiv Parameshwaran Jury Member

Mr. Shiv Parameshwaran Filmmaker, Bad Donkey Small Wall Co Founder, ReelsRoom
(Jury Member)

Mr. Arko Provo Bose Jury Member

Mr. Arko Provo Bose Ad film Director
(Jury Member)

Ms. Afshan Shaikh Jury Member

Ms. Afshan Shaikh Founder, Not Bad Films
(Jury Member)

Ms. Akanksha Seda Jury Member

Ms. Akanksha Seda Director, Good Morning Films
(Jury Member)

REGIONAL PRIDE (Tamil) MADDYS

Mr. Chocka Jury Chair

Mr. Chocka Co-Founder & Director, OPN Advertising
(Jury Chair)

Mr.Deepan Ramachandran Jury Member

Mr.Deepan Ramachandran Founder, Mind Your Language
(Jury Member)

Ms.Roshni Chandran Jury Member

Ms.Roshni Chandran Filmmaker, Primary Colours
(Jury Member)

Mr. Ayyappan Raj Jury Member

Mr. Ayyappan Raj Co-founder, The Script Room
(Jury Member)

DIGITAL MADDYS

Dr. Apurva Chamaria Jury Chair

Dr. Apurva Chamaria Global Head of Venture Capital & Startup Partnerships, Google
(Jury Chair)

Mr. Sabyasachi Mitter Jury Chair

Mr. Sabyasachi Mitter Founder & MD, ibs Fulcro
(Jury Chair)

Mr.Karan Rajpal Jury Member

Mr.Karan Rajpal Head of Marketing - Service Lines, LTIMindtree
(Jury Member)

Ms. Unmisha Bhatt Jury Member

Ms. Unmisha Bhatt Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Tonic Worldwide
(Jury Member)

Mr. Adityan Kayalakal Jury Member

Mr. Adityan Kayalakal VP - Marketing, Jupiter Money
(Jury Member)

Mr. Abhishek Razdan Jury Member

Mr. Abhishek Razdan Co-Founder & CEO, Avtr Meta Labs
(Jury Member)

Mr. Vineet Singh Jury Member

Mr. Vineet Singh SVP & Head of Brand Marketing, Communications & Partnerships, Pocket FM
(Jury Member)

MEDIA MADDYS

Mr. Ajay Gupte Jury Chair

Mr. Ajay Gupte CEO - South Asia, Wavemaker
(Jury Chair)

Ms. Anisha Iyer Jury Chair

Ms. Anisha Iyer CEO, OMD India
(Jury Chair)

Mr. Navin Kathuria Jury Member

Mr. Navin Kathuria Executive Vice President - Planning & Buying, DDB Mudra Group
(Jury Member)

Mr. Uday Mohan Jury Member

Mr. Uday Mohan Chief Operating Officer - Havas Media India & Havas Play
(Jury Member)

Ms. Jolene Fernandes Solanki Jury Member

Ms. Jolene Fernandes Solanki COO – Madison Media Ultra
(Jury Member)

Mr. K. Satyanarayana Jury Member

Mr. K. Satyanarayana Sr. Vice President, R K SWAMY Media Group
(Jury Member)

Ms. Bharati Joshi Jury Member

Ms. Bharati Joshi VP - Strategy & Product, WPP Media
(Jury Member)