The prestigious Filmfare Awards South 2024 illuminated Hyderabad with its star-studded presence on Saturday (August 3) evening. The ceremony celebrated the best of Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam cinema, recognising exceptional talent across various categories. Telugu cinema dominated the night with Nani's Dasara clinching six awards, closely followed by Anand Deverakonda's Baby with five. In the Tamil film industry, Siddharth's Chithha emerged as a clear winner with seven awards, while the historical epic Ponniyin Selvan: Part 2 garnered five accolades. The event, hosted by the dynamic duo of Sundeep Kishan and Faria Abdullah, was a glamorous affair. Check out the full winners list below. 69th Sobha Filmfare Awards South 2024: Jyotika, Raashii Khanna, Siddharth and Others Arrive in Style (View Pics).

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)

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)

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)

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)

As the curtains fell on another spectacular Filmfare Awards South, the night served as a testament to the region's thriving and diverse cinematic landscape.

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