69th SOBHA Filmfare Awards South 2024
The wait is finally over! After weeks of anticipation and voting, the red carpet was rolled out for this star-studded event. The 69th SOBHA Filmfare Awards South 2024 took place on August 3rd in Hyderabad, hosted by the charming Faria Abdullah, Sundeep Kishan, and Vindhya Vishaka. It was an event to celebrate cinematic brilliance, explore the magic of southern cinema, and connect with the industry’s finest. Here’s a comprehensive list of the winners of this year’s Filmfare Awards South!
Lifetime Achievement Award: Veteran actor Srinath
Telugu Winners
Baby Team_ Sreerama Chandra (Best Playback Singer), Anantha Sriram (Best Lyrics), Sai Rajesh (Best Film Critics’), Vaishnavi Chaitanya (Best Actress Critics’), Vijay Bulganin (Best Music Album)
Balagam Team (Best Film) _ Venu Yeldandi (Best Director)
Dasara Team_ Srikanth Odela (Best Debut Director), Keerthy Suresh (Best Actress in a Leading Role), Nani (Best Actor in a Leading Role)
Sangeeth Shobhan (Best Debut)
Naveen Polishetty (Best Actor Critics’)
Prakash Raj (Best Actor Critics’)Best Film – Balagam
Best Film (Critics’) – Sai Rajesh (Baby)
Best Director – Venu Yeldandi (Balagam)
Best Debut Director – Shouryuv (Hi Nanna)
Best Debut Director – Srikanth Odela (Dasara)
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) – Nani (Dasara)
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female) – Keerthy Suresh (Dasara)
Best Actor (Critics’) – Naveen Polishetty (Miss Shetty Mr. Polishetty)
Best Actor (Critics’) – Prakash Raj (Ranga Maarthaanda)
Best Actress (Critics’) – Vaishnavi Chaitanya (Baby)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male) – Ravi Teja (Waltair Veerayya)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male) – Brahmanandam (Ranga Maarthaanda)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) – Rupa Lakshmi (Balagam)
Best Lyrics – Anantha Sriram (‘O Rendu Prema Meghaalila’ from Baby)
Best Playback Singer (Male) – Sreerama Chandra (‘O Rendu Prema Meghaalila’ from Baby)
Best Playback Singer (Female) – Shweta Mohan (‘Mastaaru Mastaaru’ from Sir)
Best Music Album – Vijay Bulganin (Baby)
Best Production Design – Kolla Avinash (Dasara)
Best Cinematography – Sathyan Sooryan (Dasara)
Best Choreography – Prem Rakshith (‘Dhoom Dhaam Dhosthaan’ from Dasara)
Best Debut (Male) – Sangeeth Shobhan (MAD)
Tamil Winners
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male) – Fahadh Faasil (Maamannan)
Vetri Maaran (Best Film Critics’ for Viduthalai_ Part 1)
Thota Tharani and Kolla Avinash (Best Production Design in Tamil and Telugu)
Siddharth (Best Film for Chithha and Best Actor Critics’)
Best Actress (Critics’) – Tamil – AishwaryaRajesh for Farhana and AparnaDas for Dada
Ravi Varman (Best Cinematography)
Nimisha Sajayan (Best Actor in a Leading Role)
Haricharan (Best Playback Singer)
Dhibu Ninan Thomas and Santosh Narayanan (Best Music Album)
Aparna Das (Best Actress Critics’)
Anjali Nair (Best Actor in a Supporting Role)
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) – Vikram (Ponniyin Selvan – Part 2)
Best Film – Chithha
Best Film (Critics’) – Viduthalai: Part 1 (Vetri Maaran)
Best Director – S.U. Arun Kumar (Chithha)
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) – Vikram (Ponniyin Selvan – Part 2)
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female) – Nimisha Sajayan (Chithha)
Best Actor (Critics’) – Siddharth (Chithha)
Best Actress (Critics’) – Aparna Das (Dada)
Best Actress (Critics’) – Aishwarya Rajesh (Farhana)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male) – Fahadh Faasil (Maamannan)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) – Anjali Nair (Chithha)
Best Lyrics – Ilango Krishnan (‘Aga Naga’ from Ponniyin Selvan – Part 2)
Best Playback Singer (Male) – Haricharan (‘Chinnanjiru Nilave’ from Ponniyin Selvan – Part 2)
Best Playback Singer (Female) – Karthika Vaidyanathan (‘Kangal Edho’ from Chithha)
Best Music Album – Dhibu Ninan Thomas and Santosh Narayanan (Chithha)
Best Production Design – Thota Tharani (Ponniyin Selvan – Part 2)
Best Cinematography – Ravi Varman (Ponniyin Selvan – Part 2)
Malayalam Winners
Jude Anthany Joseph (Best Director and Best Film for 2018)
Jagdish (Best Actor in a Supporting Role), Mammootty (Best Actor in a Leading Role), Joju George (Best Actor (Critics’))
Charan Raj (Best Music Album) and Kapil Kapilan (Best Playback Singer in Kannada and Malayalam)
Best Actress (Critics’) – Jyotika (Kaathal – The Core)
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) – Mammootty (Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam)
Best Film – 2018
Best Film (Critics’) – Kaathal – The Core (Jeo Baby)
Best Director – Jude Anthany Joseph (2018)
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) – Mammootty (Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam)
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female) – Vincy Aloshious (Rekha)
Best Actor (Critics’) – Joju George (Iratta)
Best Actress (Critics’) – Jyotika (Kaathal – The Core)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male) – Jagdish (Purusha Pretham)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) – Poornima Indrajith (Thuramukham)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) – Anaswara Rajan (Neru)
Best Playback Singer (Male) – Kapil Kapilan (‘Neela Nilave’ from RDX)
Best Playback Singer (Female) – K.S. Chitra (‘Muttathe Mulla’ from Jawanum Mullappoovum)
Best Lyrics – Anwar Ali (‘Ennum En Kaaval’ from Kaathal – The Core)
Best Music Album – Sam C.S. (RDX)
Kannada Winners
Amrutha Prem (Best Debut)
Charan Raj (Best Music Album) and Kapil Kapilan (Best Playback Singer in Kannada and Malayalam)
Poornachandra Mysore (Best Actor Critics’)
Rukmini Vasanth (Best Actress Critics’)
Shashank Soghal (Best Film for Daredevil Musthafa) and Shishir Baikady (Best Debut)
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female) – Siri Ravikumar (Swathi Mutthina Male Haniye)
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) – Rakshit Shetty (Sapta Sagaradaache Ello)
Best Film – Daredevil Musthafa
Best Film (Critics’) – Prithvi Konanur (Pinki Elli)
Best Director – Hemanth M. Rao (Sapta Sagaradaache Ello)
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) – Rakshit Shetty (Sapta Sagaradaache Ello)
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female) – Siri Ravikumar (Swathi Mutthina Male Haniye)
Best Actor (Critics’) – Poornachandra Mysore (Orchestra Mysuru)
Best Actress (Critics’) – Rukmini Vasanth (Sapta Sagaradaache Ello)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male) – Rangayana Raghu (Tagaru Palya)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) – Sudha Belawadi (Kousalya Supraja Rama)
Best Lyrics – B.R. Lakshman Rao (‘Yava Chumbaka’ from Chowka Bara)
Best Playback Singer (Male) – Kapil Kapilan (‘Nadhiye O Nadhiye’ from Sapta Sagaradaache Ello Side A)
Best Playback Singer (Female) – Srilakshmi Belmannu (‘Kadalanu Kaana Horatiro’ from Sapta Sagaradaache Ello Side A)
Best Music Album – Charan Raj (Sapta Sagaradaache Ello)
Best Debut (Male) – Shishir Baikady (Daredevil Musthafa)
Best Debut (Female) – Amrutha Prem (Tagaru Palya)
As the curtains close on the 69th SOBHA Filmfare Awards South 2024, we celebrate the outstanding achievements of our southern film industry. This star-studded evening brought together the best of talent, creativity, and cinematic excellence, leaving us inspired and entertained. The awards not only honored exceptional performances and groundbreaking films but also highlighted the rich cultural tapestry of southern cinema. As we look forward to another year of incredible storytelling, let’s continue to “Celebrate, Explore, Connect!” through the magic of movies. See you next year!
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