# 45th Filmfare Awards South

The 45th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honouring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema films released 1997, is an event that was held at the Mammoth Kamraj Hall, Madras 13 June 1998.The awards were distributed at Madras.

## Main awards
### Kannada cinema

| Best Film | Best Director |
| Amrutha Varshini | T. S. Nagabharana – Nagamandala |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Ramesh Aravind – Amrutha Varshini | Vijayalakshmi – Nagamandala |
| Best Music Director |
| Deva – Amrutha Varshini |

### Malayalam cinema

| Best Film | Best Director |
| Bhoothakkannadi | Jayaraj – Kaliyattam |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Mammootty – Bhoothakkannadi | Manju Warrier – Kaliyattam Aaraam Pathren |
| Best Music Director |
| Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri – Kaliyattam |

### Tamil cinema

| Best Film | Best Director |
| Iruvar | Cheran – Bharathi Kannamma |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| R. Sarathkumar - Suryavamsam | Meena – Bharathi Kannamma |
| Best Music Director |
| A. R. Rahman – Minsara Kanavu |

### Telugu cinema

| Best Film | Best Director |
| Annamayya | K. Raghavendra Rao - Annamayya |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Nagarjuna – Annamayya | Vijayashanti - Osey Ramulamma |
| Best Music Director |
| Vandemataram Srinivas - Osey Ramulamma |

## Technical Awards

| Best Choreography Brinda – from Preminchukundam Raa | Best Cinematography Santhosh Sivan – Iruvar | Best Playback Singer Mano - Pelli (for "Rukku Rukku Rukkumani") |

## Special awards

| Lifetime Achievement S. Janaki Nedumudi Venu | Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut - South Simran - Nerukku Ner, Once More, VIP |

## Awards Presentation

* Brinda (Best Choreography) Received Award from Khushbu
* Mano (Best Playback Singer) Received Award from K. T. Kunjumon
* Simran (Best Debut) Received Award from Nagma
* B Jayshree Devi (Best Film Kannada) Received Award from Priyadarshan
* Sibi Malayil Receives N. Krishnakumar Award (Best Film Malayalam) from G Venkateswaran
* V Doraiswamy Raju (Best Film Telugu) Received Award from Balu Mahendra
* P Henry (Best Film Tamil) Received Award from Suresh Krishna
* T. S. Nagabharana (Best Director Kannada) Received Award from R B Chowdhry
* Jayaraj (Best Director Malayalam) Received Award from Parthiban
* K S Prakash Receives Raghavendra Rao Award (Best Director Telugu) from Suriya
* Cheran (Best Director Tamil) Received Award from Prabhu
* Deva (Best Music Director Kannada) Received Award from Gemini Ganeshan
* Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri (Best Music Director Malayalam) Received Award from Prashanth
* Vandemataram Srinivas (Best Music Director Telugu) Received Award from Vineeth
* A. R. Rahman (Best Music Director Tamil) Received Award from K. Balachander
* Vijayalakshmi (Best Actress Kannada) Received Award from Shilpa Shetty
* Manju Warrier (Best Actress Malayalam) Received Award from Sonali Bendre
* Preity Zinta Receives Vijayashanti's Award (Best Actress Telugu) from Prabhu Deva
* Meena's Father Receives her award (Best Actress Tamil) from Jaya Prada
* Ramesh Aravind (Best Actor Kannada) Received Award from Boney Kapoor
* Dulquer Salman receives Mammootty's Award (Best Actor Malayalam) from Sridevi
* Nagarjuna (Best Actor Telugu) Received Award from Tabu and Akshay Kumar
* R. Sarathkumar (Best Actor Tamil) Received Award from Rekha and Karishma Kapoor