# 56th Filmfare Awards South

The 56th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honored its selection of the best South Indian films of 2008 and was held on Friday, 31 July 2009, in Hyderabad, India.

## Nominations

The nominees for the 56th Filmfare Awards were announced live on Monday, 16 June 2009, at 12:00 a.m. IST (7:30 UTC) by Filmfare chief editors in Mumbai. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony scheduled to take place on 31 July 2009, in Hyderabad.
The Filmfare Best Film Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films.
The award was first given in 1954. Here is a list of the award winners and the nominees of the respective years. Each individual entry shows the title followed by the production company, and the producer.

### Multiple nominations and awards

The following films received multiple nominations.

#### Telugu
## Awardees

* Winners in bold, nominees listed under.

### Kannada cinema

| Best Film | Best Director |
| Moggina Manasu – E. Krishnappa Aramane – K. Manju Gaalipata – A. M. Rathnam Psycho – Gurudutt Taj Mahal – Shivashanker Reddy Jigale | Shashank – Moggina Manasu Devadatta – Psycho Mahesh – Mussanjemaatu R. Chandru – Taj Mahal Yogaraj Bhat – Gaalipata |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Ganesh – Gaalipata Ajay Rao – Taj Mahal Sudeep – Mussanjemaatu Upendra – Buddhivantha Yash – Moggina Manasu | Radhika Pandit – Moggina Manasu Daisy Bopanna – Gaalipata Pooja Gandhi – Taj Mahal Ramya – Mussanjemaatu Suhasi – Haage Summane |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Yash – Moggina Manasu Ananth Nag – Aramane Ananth Nag – Taj Mahal Diganth – Gaalipata Rajesh Krishnan – Gaalipata | Shubha Poonja – Moggina Manasu Anu Prabhakar – Mussanjemaatu Bhavana Rao – Gaalipata Neethu – Gaalipata Padmaja Rao – Taj Mahal |
| Best Music Director | Best Lyricist |
| V. Harikrishna – Gaalipata Abhimann Roy – Taj Mahal Mano Murthy – Moggina Manasu Raghu Dixit – Psycho V. Sridhar – Mussanjemaatu | Jayanth Kaikini – "Minchaagi Neenu Baralu" – Gaalipata R. Chandru – "Khushiyaagide" – Taj Mahal Ramnarayan – "Nodalenthu" – Mussanje Maathu Shashank – "Moggina Manasali" – Moggina Manasu V. Sridhar – "Yenagali Mundhe Saagu" – Mussanjemaatu |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Best Female Playback Singer |
| Sonu Nigam – "Yenagali Mundhe Saagu" – Mussanjemaatu Gurukiran – "Kolle Nannanne" – Aramane Kunal Ganjawala – "Kaddalu Manasanna" – Mussanjemaatu Raghu Dixit – "Ninna Poojege Bandhe" – Psycho Sonu Nigam – "Mayavagide Manasu" – Haage Summane | Shreya Ghoshal – "Ninna Nodalenthu" – Mussanjemaatu K. S. Chithra – "Nadheem Dheem Tana" – Gaalipata Shreya Ghoshal – "Moggina Manasali" – Moggina Manasu Shreya Ghoshal – "Aakasha Bhoomi" – Mussanjemaatu Sunidhi Chauhan – "Rock Me Baby" – Haage Summane |

### Malayalam

| Best Film | Best Director |
| Thirakkatha – Ranjith Calcutta News – Thampi Antony Gulmohar – Uttam Jhavar Innathe Chintha Vishayam – Antony Perumbavoor Veruthe Oru Bharya – Salavudeen | Ranjith – Thirakkatha Akku Akbar – Veruthe Oru Bharya Blessy – Calcutta News Jayaraj – Gulmohar Madhupal – Thalappavu |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Lal – Thalappavu Dileep – Calcutta News Jayaram – Veruthe Oru Bharya Mohanlal – Akasha Gopuram Ranjith – Gulmohar | Priyamani – Thirakkatha Gopika – Veruthe Oru Bharya Meera Jasmine – Calcutta News Meera Nandan – Mulla Padmapriya – Panchamara Thanalil |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Anoop Menon – Thirakkatha Biju Menon – Mulla Indrajith – Calcutta News Jayasurya – Minnaminnikoottam Siddique – Gulmohar | Sukanya – Innathe Chintha Vishayam Geetu Mohandas – Akasha Gopuram Mohini – Innathe Chintha Vishayam Roma – Minnaminnikoottam Samvrutha Sunil – Thirakkatha |
| Best Music Director | Best Lyricist |
| Sharreth – Oduvil Oru Sonarekha – Thirakkatha Ilaiyaraaja – Kandu Kandu – Innathe Chintha Vishayam Jayachandran – Ammamazhakkaar – Madambi Johnson – Kaanum Kanninu – Gulmohar Vidyasagar – Kannin Vathil – Mulla | Girish Puthenchery – "Amma Mazhakkar" – Madambi Anil Panachuran – "Kadalolam Vatsa" – Minnaminnikoottam O. N. V. Kurup – "Amme Nee Oru" – Mizhikal Sakshi Rafeeq Ahmed – "Arikil Nee" – Thirakkatha Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma – "Enguninnu Vanna" – Calcutta News |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Best Female Playback Singer |
| K. J. Yesudas – "Amma Mazhakkar" – Madambi Devanand – "Kannin Vathil" – Mulla M. G. Sreekumar – "Kandu Kandu" – Innathe Chintha Vishayam Madhu Balakrishnan – "Arikil Nee" – Thirakkatha Unni Menon – "Omkaram Shankil" – Veruthe Oru Bharya | K. S. Chithra – "Oduvil Oru" – Thirakkatha Aparna Rajeev – "Manju Thara" – Mizhikal Sakshi Gayatri – "Kannin Vathil" – Mulla Manjari – "Kadaloram Vatsa" – Minnaminnikoottam Rimy Tomy – "Aarumugham" – Mulla |

### Tamil

| Best Film | Best Director |
| Subramaniyapuram – Sasikumar Anjathe – Nemichand Jhabak Dasavathaaram – Oscar Ravichandran Santosh Subramaniam – Kalpathi S. Agoram Vaaranam Aayiram – Oscar Ravichandran Yaaradi Nee Mohini – N. V. Prasad | Sasikumar – Subramaniyapuram Gautham Vasudev Menon – Vaaranam Aayiram K. S. Ravikumar – Dasavathaaram Mithran Jawahar – Yaaradi Nee Mohini M. Raja – Santosh Subramaniam Myshkin – Anjathe |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Suriya – Vaaranam Aayiram Dhanush – Yaaradi Nee Mohini Jayam Ravi – Santosh Subramaniam Kamal Haasan – Dasavathaaram Narain – Anjathe | Parvathy Thiruvothu – Poo Asin Thottumkal – Dasavathaaram Genelia D'Souza – Santosh Subramaniam Nayantara – Yaaradi Nee Mohini Sneha – Pirivom Santhippom Swathi – Subramaniyapuram Trisha Krishnan – Abhiyum Naanum |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Ajmal Ameer – Anjathey Prakash Raj – Abhiyum Naanum Prasanna – Anjathe Sampath Raj – Saroja Samuthirakani – Subramaniyapuram | Simran – Vaaranam Aayiram Aishwarya – Abhiyum Naanum Khushbu – Pazhani Lakshmi Rai – Dhaam Dhoom Saranya Mohan – Yaaradi Nee Mohini |
| Best Music Director | Best Lyricist |
| Harris Jayaraj – Vaaranam Aayiram A. R. Rahman – Sakkarakatti James Vasanthan – Subramaniyapuram Vijay Antony – Kadhalil Vizhunthen Yuvan Shankar Raja – Yaaradi Nee Mohini | Thamarai – "Nenjukkul Peithidum" – Vaaranam Aayiram Na. Muthukumar – "Mudhal Mazhai" – Bheema Thamarai – "Kangal Irandal" – Subramaniapuram Vaali – "Kallai Mattum" – Dasavathaaram Vairamuthu – "Vaa Vaa" – Abhiyum Naanum |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Best Female Playback Singer |
| Naresh Iyer – "Mundhinam Paarthene" – Vaaranam Aayiram Belly Raj – "Kangal Irandal" – Subramaniapuram Hariharan – "Nenjukkul Peithidum" – Vaaranam Aayiram Karthik – "Oru Naalukkul" – Yaaradi Nee Mohini Krish – "Yaaro Manathile" – Dhaam Dhoom Vijay Antony – "Nakka Mukka" – Kadhalil Vizhunthen | Deepa Miriam – "Kangal Irandal" – Subramaniapuram Bombay Jayashree – "Yaaro Manathile" – Dhaam Dhoom Sadhana Sargam – "Mukundha Mukundha" – Dasavathaaram Shreya Ghoshal – "Thaen Thaen" – Kuruvi Swetha – "Kandaen Kandaen" – Pirivom Santhippom |

### Telugu

| Best Film | Best Director |
| Gamyam – Saibabu Jagarlamudi Ashta Chamma – Ram Mohan Jalsa – Allu Aravind Kotha Bangaru Lokam – Dil Raju Parugu – Dil Raju Ready – Ravi Kishore | Radhakrishna Jagarlamudi – Gamyam Bhaskar – Parugu Ravi Babu – Nachavule Srinu Vaitla – Ready Trivikram Srinivas – Jalsa V. V. Vinayak – Krishna |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Allu Arjun – Parugu NTR Jr – Kantri Pawan Kalyan – Jalsa Ram – Ready Ravi Teja – Krishna | Swathi – Ashta Chamma Ileana D'Cruz – Jalsa Kamalini Mukherjee – Gamyam Shweta Prasad – Kotha Bangaru Lokam Trisha Krishnan – Krishna |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Allari Naresh – Gamyam Brahmanandam – Ready Jagapati Babu – Kathanayakudu Prakash Raj – Kotha Bangaru Lokam Srinivas Avasarala – Ashta Chamma | Jayasudha – Kotha Bangaru Lokam Meera Jasmine – Gorintaku Parvati Melton – Jalsa Poonam Kaur – Souryam Tabu – Pandurangadu |
| Best Music Director | Best Lyricist |
| Mickey J. Meyer – Kotha Bangaru Lokam Devi Sri Prasad – Jalsaa Mani Sharma – Kantri Sekhar Chandra – Nachavule Vishal–Shekhar – Chintakayala Ravi | Sirivennela Seetarama Sastri – "Entavaraku" – Gamyam Chandrabose – "Enduko" – Chintakayala Ravi Sirivennela Sitaramasastri – "Chalore Chalore" – Jalsaa Suddala Ashok Teja – "Matrudevobhava" – Pandurangadu Veturi – "Vayassunamee" – Kantri |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Best Female Playback Singer |
| Karthik – "Nijangaa Nenenaa" – Kotha Bangaru Lokam N. C. Karunya – "Andamaina Kalala" – Baladur Ranjith – "Entavaraku" – Gamyam S. P. Balasubrahmanyam – "Matrudevobhava" – Pandurangadu Saketh – "Nammavemo Ganee" – Parugu | Shweta Pandit – "Nenani Neevani" – Kotha Bangaru Lokam Geetha Madhuri – "Ninne Ninne" – Nachavule Sadhana Sargam – "Ninnenaa Nenu" – Salute Shreya Ghoshal – "Merupulaa" – Chintakayala Ravi Sunitha Upadrashta – "Vayassunamee" – Kantri |

### Other awards

(No nominees for these awards)
* Best Male Debutant: Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj – Sakkarakatti (Tamil)
* Best Female Debutant: Meera Nandan – Mulla (Malayalam)
* Best Choreography: Prem Rakshith – Kantri (Telugu)
* Best Cinematographer: S. Krishna – Haage Summane (Kannada); Chota K. Naidu – Kotha Bangaru Lokam (Telugu)
* Lifetime Achievement Award: Veturi