59th Idea Filmfare Awards (South) – winners

The 59th Idea Filmfare Awards (South) took place yesterday at the Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai. Guests and performers included stars Mahesh Babu, Dhanush, Puneet Rajkumar, Shruti Haasan, Trisha, Rana Daggubatti, Kajal Agarwal, Khushboo, Ramya, Amy Jackson, Tamanna, Namitha, Charmmee Kaur and Sonia Agarwal.

Sreenu Vaitla'a Dookudu topped the award winners on the night. It won a total of six awards in the Telugu section including Best Film. The others were for Best Director, Best Actor Male (Mahesh Babu), Best Supporting Actor Male (M S Narayana), Best Music Director and Best Playback Singer Male. Dookudu recently led the winners at the South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA).

Not far behind was Vetrimaran's Aadukalam with five awards in the Tamil section. It won Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor Male (Dhanush) and Best Music Director, plus a Special Award for Best Cinematography.

For Mayalayam films, the Best Film award went to Traffic. However, its only other award was Best Supporting Actor Female (Lena). Blessy's Pranayam picked up four awards including Best Director.

In the Kannada section, Jayatheertha's Olave Mandara won for Best Film and Best Director. Those were its only two awards, though. Sanju Weds Geetha picked up four prizes including Best Actor Female (Ramya).

Lifetime Achievement Awards were presented to director S P Muthuraman and actor Seema Sasi.


Complete list of winners for the 59th Idea Filmfare Awards (South)

MAYALAYAM

Best Film
Traffic

Best Director
Blessy (Pranayam)

Best Actor Male
Salim Kumar (Adaminte Makan Abu)

Best Actor Female
Kavya Madhavan (Gaddama)

Best Supporting Actor Male
Thilakan (Indian Rupee)

Best Supporting Actor Female
Lena (Traffic)

Best Music Director
M Jayachandran (Pranayam)

Best Playback Singer Male
Vijay Yesudas - Eepuzhayum Sandhyakalum (Indian Rupee)

Best Playback Singer Female
Shreya Ghoshal for Paattil Ee Pattil (Pranayam)

Best Lyrics
Onv Kurup - Paattil Ee Pattil (Pranayam)

KANNADA

Best Film
Olave Mandara

Best Director
Jayatheertha (Olave Mandara)

Best Actor Male
Puneeth Rajkumar (Hudugaru)

Best Actor Female
Ramya (Sanju Weds Geetha)

Best Supporting Actor Male
Ravishankar (Kempe Gowda)

Best Supporting Actor Female
Shruthi (Puttakkana Highway)

Best Music Director
Jassie Gift (Sanju Weds Geetha)

Best Playback Singer Male
Chethan - Yaarigelona Namma Problem - (Lifu Ishtena)

Best Playback Singer Female
Shreya Ghoshal - Gaganave - (Sanju Weds Geetha)

Best Lyrics
Kaviraj - Sanju Mathu Geetha - (Sanju Weds Geetha)

TELUGU

Best Film
Dookudu

Best Director
Sreenu Vaitla (Dookudu)

Best Actor Male
Mahesh Babu (Dookudu)

Best Actor Female
Nayantara (Sri Rama Rajyam)

Best Supporting Actor Male
M S Narayana (Dookudu)

Best Supporting Actor Female
Annie (Rajanna)

Best Music Director
S S Thaman (Dookudu)

Best Playback Singer Male
Rahul Nambiyar - Guruvaram March Okati - (Dookudu)

Best Playback Singer Female
Shreya Ghoshal - Jagadhannadha - (Sri Rama Rajyam)

Best Lyrics
Jonnavithula - Jagadhannadha - (Sri Rama Rajyam)

TAMIL

Best Film
Aadukalam

Best Director
Vetrimaran (Aadukalam)

Best Actor Male
Dhanush (Aadukalam)

Best Actor Female
Anjali (Engayum Eppodum)

Best Supporting Actor Male
Ajmal (Ko)

Best Supporting Actor Female
Ananya (Engayum Eppodum)

Best Music Director
G V Prakash (Aadukalam)

Best Playback Singer Male
Aalap Raju, Ennamo Edho (Ko)

Best Playback Singer Female
Chimayee - Sara Sara, Vaagai Sooda Va

Best Lyrics
Vairamuthu - Sara Sara, Vaagai Sooda Va


Special Awards

Lifetime Achievement Awards
S P Muthuraman (Director)
Seema Sasi (Actor)

Critics Award
Vikram (Deiiva Thirumagal)

Best Debut
Aadhi (Prema Kavaali)
Shruti Haasan (7aum Arivu, Anaga Anaga O Dheerudu)

Best Choreography
Prem Rakshit - Naath Naath Badrinath - (Badrinath)

Best Cinematography
Velraj (Aadukalam)