It is named after the inventor of motion pictures, Sir Thomas Alva Edison.

[1] It reaches seven countries with Tamil language television, with the main broadcaster Astro in Malaysia.

The event is mainly organised by its founder J.Selva Kumar[2][3] and hosted by MyTamilMovie.com.

The main sponsors in recent years have been Jet Airways and Videocon.

The show is augmented by talent search analysis, live concerts by professional Tamil playback singers and young emergers and dancers.