Filmfare Awards South 2024

The 69th edition of the SOBHA Filmfare Awards South 2024 took place in Hyderabad, honouring the outstanding achievements in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam cinema of 2023. Given the increasing recognition of South cinema both nationally and internationally, many awardees were not just popular within their respective regions but also enjoyed widespread popularity across India.

The awards show, hosted by Faria Abdullah, Sundeep Kishan, and Vindhya Vishaka, showcased outstanding performances by Gayathri Bharadwaj, Saniya Iyappan, and Aparna Balamurali.

During the event, Nani took the stage to present Srikanth Odela and Shouryuv with the awards for Best Debut Director for their films, Dasara and Hi Nanna. Actor Mammootty also had a poignant moment as he received his 15th Filmfare award for Best Actor. He expressed how his joy was tempered by the grief caused by the Wayanad landslides in Kerala, which had led to significant loss of lives and livelihoods.

In Telugu, films like Dasara, Balagam, and Baby emerged as big winners, while in Kannada, Sapta Sagaradaache Ello took home major awards. The spoils were shared by Ponniyin Selvan 2 and Chittha in Tamil, and Malayalam witnessed a diverse array of winners.

Here is the full list of winners from Telugu cinema

Best Film –  Balagam 

Best Director – Venu Yeldandi (Balagam)

Best Film (Critics’) – Baby, directed by Sai Rajesh

Best Actor in Leading Role (Male) – Nani (Dasara) 

Best Actor (Critics’) – Prakash Raj (Ranga Maarthanda) and Naveen Polishetty (Miss Shetty, Mr Polishetty)

Best Actor in  Leading Role (Female) – Keerthy Suresh (Dasara)

Best Actress (Critics’) – Vaishnavi Chaitanya (Baby)

Best Actor in  Supporting Role (Male) – Brahmanandam (Ranga Maarthanda) and Ravi Teja (Waltair Veerayya) 

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) – Rupa Lakshmi (Balagam) 

Best Music Album – Vijay Bulganin (Baby) 

Best Lyrics – Anantha Sriram (O Rendu Prema Meghaalila – Baby) Best Playback Singer (Male) – Sreerama Chandra (O Rendu Prema Meghaalila – Baby) 

Best Playback Singer (Female) – Shweta Mohan (Mastaaru Mastaaru – Sir) 

Best Cinematography – Sathyan Sooryan (Dasara) 

Best Choreography – Prem Rakshith (Dhoom Dhaam Dhoshtaan – Dasara) 

Best Production Design – Kolla Avinash (Dasara)

Best Debut Director – Srikanth Odela (Dasara) and Shouryuv (Hi Nanna)

Best Debut (Male) – Sangeeth Shobhan (Mad) 

Here is the full list of winners from Malayalam cinema 

Best Film –  2018

Best Director – Jude Anthany Joseph (2018)

Best Film (Critics’) – Kaathal The Core, directed by Jeo Baby

Best Actor in Leading Role (Male) – Mammootty (Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam) 

Best Actor (Critics’) – Joju George (Iratta) 

Best Actor in  Leading Role (Female) – Vincy Aloshius (Rekha)

Best Actress (Critics’) – Jyotika (Kaathal The Core)

Best Actor in  Supporting Role (Male) – Jagadish (Purusha Pretham) 

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) – Poornima Indrajith (Thuramukham), Anaswara Rajan (Neru) 

Best Music Album – Sam CS (RDX) 

Best Lyrics – Anwar Ali (Ennum En Kaaval – Kaathal The Core)

Best Playback Singer (Male) – Kapil Kapilan (Neela Nilave – RDX)

Best Playback Singer (Female) – KS Chitra (Muttathe Mulla – Jawaanum Mullapoovum) 

Here is the full list of winners from Tamil cinema

Best Film –  Chithha 

Best Director – SU Arun Kumar (Chithha)

Best Film (Critics’) – Viduthalai Part 1, directed by Vetri Maaran

Best Actor in  Leading Role (Male) – Vikram (Ponniyin Selvan 2) 

Best Actor (Critics’) – Siddharth (Chithha)

Best Actor in  Leading Role (Female) – Nimisha Sajayan (Chithha)

Best Actress (Critics’) – Aishwarya Rajesh (Farhana) and Aparna Das (Dada) 

Best Actor in  Supporting Role (Male) – Fahadh Faasil (Maamannan) 

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) – Anjali Nair (Chithha) 

Best Music Album – Dhibu Ninan Thomas and Santhosh Narayanan (Chithha) 

Best Lyrics – Ilango Krishnan (Aga Naga – Ponniyin Selvan 2) 

Best Playback Singer (Male) – Haricharan (Chinnanjiru Nilave – Ponniyin Selvan 2) 

Best Playback Singer (Female) – Karthika Vaidyanathan (Kangal Yedho – Chithha) 

Best Cinematography – Ravi Varman (Ponniyin Selvan 2) 

Best Production Design – Thota Tharani (Ponniyin Selvan 2)

Here is the full list of winners from Kannada cinema

Best Film –  Daredevil Musthafa 

Best Director – Hemanth M Rao (Sapta Sagaradaache Ello)

Best Film (Critics’) – Pinki Elli, directed by Prithvi Konanur

Best Actor in  Leading Role (Male) – Rakshit Shetty (Sapta Sagaradaache Ello) 

Best Actor (Critics’) – Poornachandra Mysore (Orchestra Mysuru)

Best Actor in  Leading Role (Female) – Siri Ravikumar (Swathi Muthina Male Haniye)

Best Actress (Critics’) – Rukmini Vasanth (Sapta Sagaradaache Ello)

Best Actor in  Supporting Role (Male) – Rangayana Raghu (Tagaru Palya)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) – Sudha Belawadi (Kousalya Supraja Rama) 

Best Music Album – Charan Raj (Sapta Sagaradaache Ello) 

Best Lyrics – BR Lakshman Rao (Yava Chumbaka – Chowka Bara) 

Best Playback Singer (Male) – Kapil Kapilan (Nadhiya O Nadhiye – Sapta Sagaradaache Ello-Side A) 

Best Playback Singer (Female) – Srilakshmi Belmannu (Kadalanu Kaana Horatiro – Sapta Sagaradaache Ello Side-A)

Best Debut (Female) – Amrutha Prem (Tagaru Palya)

Best Debut (Male) – Shishir Baikady (Daredevil Musthafa) 

Lifetime Achievement Award – Srinath