CHENNAI: The 65th Filmfare Awards (South) 2018 was a starry, starry night filled with celebrities from the Southern film fraternity. Held in Hyderabad, the event witnessed prominent personalities from four Southern film industries come together to celebrate cinema.
With Southern cinema's popularity making even mainstream Bollywood envious, 2017 has been a remarkable year for regional cinema. From 'Baahubali 2: The Conclusion' to 'Mersal', the four Southern states have produced some of the best films in the country.
Right from director Priyadarshan's daughter Priyadarshan winning the Best Debut (Female) Telugu to the legendary A.R. Rahman receiving the Best Music Album for Mersal, it was a night of glory. The highlight of course being Vijay Deverakonda winning the Best Actor In A Leading Role (Male) for Arjun Reddy.
Telugu
Best Film
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
Best Director
S S Rajamouli- Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male)
Vijay Deverakonda - Arjun Reddy
Best Actor (Critics)
Venkatesh - Guru
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female)
Sai Pallavi – Fidaa
Best Actress (Critics)
Ritika Singh - Guru
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male)
Rana Daggubati - Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female)
Ramya Krishna - Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
Best Music
M M Keeravani - Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
Best Lyrics
M M Keeravani – Dandaalayyaa (Baahubali 2: The Conclusion)
Best Playback Singer (Male)
Hemachandra – Oosupodhu (Fidaa)
Best Playback Singer (Female)
Madhu Priya – Vachchinde (Fidaa)
Tamil
Best Film
Aramm
Best Director
Pushkar Gayathri -Vikram Vedha
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male)
Vijay Sethupathy - Vikram Vedha
Best Actor (Critics)
Karthi – Theeran Adigaram Ondru
R Madhavan – Vikram Vedha
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female)
Nayanthara – Aramm
Best Actress (Critics)
Aditi Balan (Aruvi)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male)
Prasanna - Thiruttupayale 2
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female)
Nithya Menen - Mersal
Best Music Album
AR Rahman – Mersal
Best Lyrics
Vairamuthu – Vaan (Kaatru Veliyidai)
Best Playback Singer (Male)
Anirudh Ravichander – Yaanji (Vikram Vedha)
Best Playback Singer (Female)
Shashaa Tirupati – Vaan (Kaatru Veliyidai)
Malayalam
Best Film
Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum
Best Director
Dileesh Pothen – Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male)
Fahad Fazil – Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum
Best Actor (Critics)
Tovino Thomas – Mayandhi
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female)
Parvathy – Take Off
Best Actress (Critics)
Manju Warrier (Udaharanam Sujatha)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male)
Alencier – Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female)
Shanthi Krishna – Njandukalude Nattil Oru Idavella
Best Music
Rex Vijayan – Mayanadhi
Best Lyrics
Anvar Ali – Mizhiyil Ninnu Mizhiyilekku (Mayanadhi)
Best Playback Singer (Male)
Shabaz Aman - Mizhiyil Ninnu Mizhiyilekku (Mayanadhi)
Best Playback Singer (Female)
KS Chitra – Nadavaathil (Kambhoji)
Kannada
Best Film
Ondu Motteya Kathe
Best Director
Tarun Sudhir - Chowka
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male)
Puneet Rajkumar – Rajakumara
Best Actor (Critics)
Dhananjaya – Allama
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female)
Shruthi Hariharan - Beautiful Manasugalu
Best Actress (Critics)
Shraddha Srinath – Operation Allemellama
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male)
P. Ravishankar - College Kumar
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female)
Bhavani Prakash - Urvi
Best Music
B J Bharath - Beautiful Manasugalu
Best Lyrics
V. Nagendra Prasad - Appa I Love You (Chowka)
Best Playback Singer (Male)
Armaan Malik - Ondu Malebillu (Chakravarthi)
Best Playback Singer (Female)
Anuradha Bhat - Appa I Love You (Chowka)
Lifetime Achievement Award
Kaikala Satyanarayana
Debut Awards
Best Debut (Male)
Vasanth Ravi – Taramani (Tamil)
Antony Varghese - Angamali Diaries (Malayalam)
Best Debut (Female)
Kalyani Priyadarshan – Hello (Telugu)
Aishwarya Lekshmi - Njandukalude Naatil Oridavela (Malayalam)
Technical Awards
Best Production Design
Sabu Cyril - Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
Best Cinematographer
K K Senthil Kumar – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
Best Choreographer
Sekhar V J - Ammudu let us kummudu ( Khaidi No.150) & Vachchinde (Fidaa)