Filmfare Awards South
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Filmfare Awards South is the South Indian segment of the annual Filmfare Awards
, presented by The Times Group
to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the South Indian film industry. The awards are separately given for Kannada, Tamil
, Telugu
and Malayalam
films. The awards were first given in 1954 and the ceremony used to be held at the Kalaivanar Arangam, Chennai
. Initially only Tamil and Telugu films were considered for the awards and from 1966, Malayalam films were added. Kannada films became a part of the event in 1969. In 1972 the awards were extended to Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Director categories in all south Indian films.
Filmfare Awards
The Filmfare Awards are presented annually by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Hindi language film industry of India. The Filmfare ceremony is one of the oldest and most prominent film events given for Hindi films in India. The awards were...
, presented by The Times Group
The Times Group
The Times Group is the largest media conglomerate in India and is headed by brothers Samir and Vineet Jain.The company has eleven publishing centres, fifteen printing centres, fifty-five sales offices, Over 7000 employees, five dailies, including two of the largest in the country with approx 4.3...
to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the South Indian film industry. The awards are separately given for Kannada, Tamil
Tamil cinema
Tamil cinema is the film industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to the production of films in the Tamil language. It is based in Chennai's Kodambakkam district, where several South Indian film production companies are headquartered...
, Telugu
Telugu cinema
The Cinema of Andhra Pradesh, also referred to as Telugu Cinema or Tollywood, is the Telugu film industry in India. The Telugu language film industry is known for being one of the three largest in terms of no.of films produced yearly in India. The Prasads IMAX theatre in Hyderabad is one of the...
and Malayalam
Malayalam cinema
The Cinema of Kerala or Malayalam cinema refers to the film industry in the Indian state of Kerala, which makes films in the Malayalam language. Malayalam movies typically portray social or family issues and are considered more realistic than films from other parts of India. Malayalam cinema has...
films. The awards were first given in 1954 and the ceremony used to be held at the Kalaivanar Arangam, Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
. Initially only Tamil and Telugu films were considered for the awards and from 1966, Malayalam films were added. Kannada films became a part of the event in 1969. In 1972 the awards were extended to Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Director categories in all south Indian films.
Superlatives
Awards are given in the following categories. Follow the links for lists of the award winners, year by year.| Artist | Wins | Nominations |
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Kamal Haasan Kamal Haasan Kamal Haasan is an Indian film actor, screenwriter and director, considered to be one of the leading method actors of Indian cinema. He is widely acclaimed as an actor and is well known for his versatility in acting... |
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A. R. Rahman A. R. Rahman Allah Rakha Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and philanthropist. Described as the world's most prominent and prolific film composer by Time, his works are notable for integrating eastern classical music with electronic music sounds, world music genres and... |
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K. Balachander K. Balachander K. Balachander is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer. Balachander is known for his distinct film-making style. His films analyse unusual or complicated interpersonal relationships and social themes. He has directed nearly 80 films and has worked in 100 films either as director or... |
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Mammootty Mammootty Mammootty is an Indian film actor and producer who works mainly in Malayalam cinema. He has also acted in a few Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada films. During a career spanning more than three decades, he has acted in more than 360 films, and is only next to Prem Nazir in the number of lead roles... |
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Rajkumar Rajkumar Rajkumar , born as Singanalluru Puttaswamayya Muthuraju was a popular actor and singer in the Kannada film industry... |
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Chiranjeevi Chiranjeevi Chiranjeevi is a Telugu film actor and a politician. He has appeared primarily in Telugu Cinema along with a few Tamil, Kannada and Hindi films. He made his acting debut in Punadhirallu . However, Pranam Khareedu released at the box office earlier... |
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Lakshmi Lakshmi (actress) Lakshmi Narayan is an Indian National Film Award winning actress who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Lakshmi has acted in more than 300 films in all south Indian languages apart from few in Bollywood. She has won a Filmfare Best Actress Award and eight Filmfare Awards South.-Early... |
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Mohanlal Mohanlal Mohanlal Vishwanathan Nair , known mononymously as Mohanlal , is a National Award-winning Indian actor, producer, singer and writer who is well known for his versatile and natural acting in Indian cinema & hence widely known as the Universal Star... |
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Vishnuvardhan |
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Films
- AnniyanAnniyanAnniyan is a 2005 Tamil psychological thriller film directed by S. Shankar. The film stars Vikram, Sadha, Prakash Raj, and Vivek, while featuring background score and soundtrack composed by Harris Jayaraj. The film was released worldwide on 10 June 2005....
(TamilTamil languageTamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
): Eight Awards - Nuvvostanante NenoddantanaNuvvostanante NenoddantanaNuvvostanante Nenoddantana is a 2005 Telugu Film. The movie stars Siddharth and Trisha Krishnan in the pivotal roles. The film is directed by Prabhu Deva...
(TeluguTelugu languageTelugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
): Eight Awards
Consecutive wins
- 9 consecutive wins: A. R. RahmanA. R. RahmanAllah Rakha Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and philanthropist. Described as the world's most prominent and prolific film composer by Time, his works are notable for integrating eastern classical music with electronic music sounds, world music genres and...
(1992–2000) - 6 consecutive wins: Kamal HaasanKamal HaasanKamal Haasan is an Indian film actor, screenwriter and director, considered to be one of the leading method actors of Indian cinema. He is widely acclaimed as an actor and is well known for his versatility in acting...
(1974–78) - 4 consecutive wins: LakshmiLakshmi (actress)Lakshmi Narayan is an Indian National Film Award winning actress who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Lakshmi has acted in more than 300 films in all south Indian languages apart from few in Bollywood. She has won a Filmfare Best Actress Award and eight Filmfare Awards South.-Early...
(1974–76), RevathiRevathiRevathi is an award-winning Indian actress and film director. She has acted in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi movies, directed several feature-length films, and has acted in and produced multiple television programs, totaling over twenty years of experience in the entertainment...
(1992–94), Prakash RajPrakash RajPrakash Raj , better known by his stage name Prakash Raj, is a National Award winning actor, director and producer who has worked in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam films. Though he was born in a Tulu family he achieved fame through Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. He got introduced to...
(2002–05), KarthikKarthik (singer)Karthik is an Indian playback singer.Karthik started his professional singing career as a backing vocalist and has since been a playback singer in Tamil cinema while also single in other Indian languages for various composers...
(2007–10) - 3 consecutive wins: J. JayalalithaaJ. JayalalithaaJayalalithaa Jayaram ; born 24 February 1948) commonly referred to as J. Jayalalitha, is the Chief Minister of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. She is the incumbent general secretary of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam , a Dravidian party. She is called Amma and Puratchi Thalaivi by her...
(1972–73), K. S. SethumadhavanK. S. SethumadhavanK. S. Sethumadhavan is an Indian director of Malayalam films. He has also directed films in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. Since the early 1960s he has directed over 60 movies...
(1972-74), VanisriVanisriVanisri or Ratna Kumari , also known as Vanisree or Vanishree, is a popular Telugu actress in the mid 1960s to the late 1970s. Her portfolio also includes Kannada and Tamil films.-Early life:...
(1973–75), Shobhan Babu (1974–76), SujathaSujatha (actress)Sujatha was a popular South Indian actress who has performed in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi language films, and was best known for restraint and subtlety in portrayal of varied emotions. Sujatha was introduced to the Tamil film industry by veteran director K. Balachander as a...
(1975–77), Suhasini (1983-84), K. BalachanderK. BalachanderK. Balachander is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer. Balachander is known for his distinct film-making style. His films analyse unusual or complicated interpersonal relationships and social themes. He has directed nearly 80 films and has worked in 100 films either as director or...
(1984-85), Karthik MuthuramanKarthik MuthuramanMurali Karthikeyan Muthuraman , better known by his screen name Karthik , is a Tamil film actor and politician. He is the son of veteran actor R. Muthuraman. He was first introduced by Bharathiraja in the film Alaigal Oivathillai...
(1988–90), MohanlalMohanlalMohanlal Vishwanathan Nair , known mononymously as Mohanlal , is a National Award-winning Indian actor, producer, singer and writer who is well known for his versatile and natural acting in Indian cinema & hence widely known as the Universal Star...
(1993–95), R. P. PatnaikR. P. PatnaikR. P. Patnaik[Telugu] is a music director and playback singer in Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films. He has written music for Jayam, Santosham, and Nijam...
(2001–03), SudeepSudeepSudeep is an Indian actor, director, producer and singer from Shimoga, Karnataka, known in the Kannada film industry and Bollywood. He is also founder owner of his production company Kiccha Creations.Hence he is also famously known as 'Kiccha' Sudeep....
(2001–03), VivekVivek (actor)Vivekananthan is an Indian film actor and comedian. He has won four Filmfare Best Comedian Awards for his performances in Run, Saamy, Perazhagan and Sivaji, respectively. In April 2009, Vivek received the Padma Shri award by the Government of India for his contribution to the arts. He was...
(2002–04), M. S. RajuM. S. RajuMaha Sankranthi Raju is a Telugu film producer. He produced blockbusters like Okkadu, Varsham, and Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana. His recent movies Pournami, Aata, Vaana and Maska did not do well at the box office....
(2003–05), Devi Sri PrasadDevi Sri PrasadDevi Sri Prasad is a music composer and playback singer in Telugu and Tamil films. His soundtracks have been dubbed or remade in several other languages as well.- Awards :...
(2004–06), Radhika PanditRadhika PanditRadhika Pandit is an Indian film and television actress who appears in Kannada films, mostly performing lead characters. Making her feature film debut in the 2008 film Moggina Manasu, she has been receiving notable critical praise for her performances, receiving three successive Filmfare Awards...
(2008-10), V. HarikrishnaV. HarikrishnaHari Krishna is a music director and singer in the Kannada film industry and has won 3 consecutive Filmfare Award for Best Music for Gaalipata in 2008, Raaj The Showman in 2009 and Jackie in 2010.-Career:...
(2008-10)
Ceremonies
- 58th Filmfare Awards South58th Filmfare Awards SouthThe 58th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honoring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema in 2010 was held on July 2, 2011 in Hyderabad, India.-Tamil:*Nominations** 9 nominations: Aayirathil Oruvan...
, held 2 July 2011 in Hyderabad, Andhra PradeshAndhra PradeshAndhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third... - 57th Filmfare Awards South57th Filmfare Awards SouthThe 57th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honoring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema in 2009 was held on August 7, 2010 in Chennai, India.-Nominations:...
, held 7 August 2010 in ChennaiChennaiChennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
, Tamil NaduTamil NaduTamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh... - 56th Filmfare Awards South56th Filmfare Awards SouthThe 56th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honored its selection of the best South Indian films of 2008 and was held on Friday, July 31, 2009, in Hyderabad, India.-Nominations:...
, held 31 July 2009 in Hyderabad, Andhra PradeshAndhra PradeshAndhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
Tamil cinema
- Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil
- Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil
- Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil
- Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
- Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamil
- Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil
- Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil
- Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Tamil
- Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Tamil
- Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil
Telugu cinema
- Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu
- Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu
- Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu
- Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu
- Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu
- Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu
- Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Telugu
- Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Telugu
- Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu
- Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Telugu
Malayalam cinema
- Filmfare Award for Best Film – Malayalam
- Filmfare Award for Best Director – Malayalam
- Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam
- Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam
- Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Malayalam
- Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam
- Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Malayalam
- Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Malayalam
- Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Malayalam
- Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Malayalam
Kannada cinema
- Filmfare Award for Best Film – Kannada
- Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada
- Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada
- Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada
- Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – KannadaFilmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – KannadaThe Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Kannada films.-External links:*...
- Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – KannadaFilmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – KannadaThe Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Kannada films.-External links:*...
- Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Kannada
- Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Kannada
- Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – KannadaFilmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – KannadaThe Filmfare Best Male Playback Award - Kannada is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Kannada films.-Winners:...
- Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – KannadaFilmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – KannadaThe Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback - Kannada is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Kannada films.-Winners:...
Technical awards
- Filmfare Award for Best Action Director – South
- Filmfare Award for Best Art Director – South
- Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer – South
- Filmfare Award for Best Dance Choreographer – South
- Filmfare Award for Best Editor – South
Special awards
- Filmfare Special Award – South
- Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South
- Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South
- Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South
- Filmfare Award for Best Costume Design – South
- 2011 – Manish MalhotraManish MalhotraManish Malhotra is considered to be India's leading and most successful fashion designer.Manish Malhotra has designed for many leading actresses in Bollywood. He is known for his different style and his ability to envision a 'look' for the character. He is known for designing the costumes for...
for Enthiran
- 2011 – Manish Malhotra
Retired awards
- Filmfare Award for Best Comedian – Tamil
- Filmfare Award for Best Comedian – Telugu
- Filmfare Award for Best Villain – Tamil
- Filmfare Award for Best Villain – Telugu
See also
- Filmfare AwardsFilmfare AwardsThe Filmfare Awards are presented annually by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Hindi language film industry of India. The Filmfare ceremony is one of the oldest and most prominent film events given for Hindi films in India. The awards were...
- Cinema Express AwardsCinema Express AwardsCinema Express Awards are presented annually by Indian Express Group to honour artistic excellence of professionals in the south Indian film industry which comprises Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam film industries. The awards were introduced in 1981...
- Tamil cinema
- Telugu cinema
- Malayalam cinema
- Kannada cinemaCinema of KarnatakaThe cinema of Karnataka , sometimes colloquially referred to as Sandalwood and as Chandanavana in Kannada, encompasses movies made in the Indian state of Karnataka based in Bangalore. Most of the movies are made in Kannada, with a handful of them in Konkani or Tulu. Today more than 100 films are...
- Cinema of IndiaCinema of IndiaThe cinema of India consists of films produced across India, which includes the cinematic culture of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal. Indian films came to be followed throughout South Asia and...