# 53rd Filmfare Awards South

The 53rd Filmfare Awards South ceremony honouring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema in films released 2005, is an event that was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai on 9 September 2006.

## Main awards

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

### Kannada cinema

| Best Film | Best Director |
| Nenapirali Aakash Amruthadhare Anna Thangi Jogi | Ratnaja – Nenapirali Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar – Amruthadhare Om Sai Prakash – Anna Thangi Prem – Jogi |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Prem Kumar – Nenapirali Puneeth Rajkumar – Aakash Shivaraj Kumar – Jogi Sudeep – My Autograph Upendra – Auto Shankar | Vidya Venkatesh – Nenapirali Meena – My Autograph Radhika – Anna Thangi Ramya – Amruthadhare Shilpa Shetty – Auto Shankar |
| Best Music Director |
| Hamsalekha – Nenapirali |

### Malayalam cinema

| Best Film | Best Director |
| Achuvinte Amma | Blessy – Thanmathra |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Mohanlal – Thanmathra | Meera Jasmine – Achuvinte Amma |
| Best Music Director |
| Ilaiyaraaja – Achuvinte Amma |

### Tamil cinema

| Best Film | Best Director |
| Anniyan | Shankar – Anniyan A. R. Murugadoss – Ghajini |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Vikram – Anniyan Jiiva – Raam Sarath Kumar – Ayya Suriya – Ghajini | Asin – Ghajini Asin – Majaa Jyothika – Chandramukhi Meera Jasmine – Kasthuri Maan Sadha – Anniyan |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Rajkiran – Thavamai Thavamirundhu | Saranya Ponvannan – Thavamai Thavamirundhu |
| Best Comedian | Best Villain |
| Vadivelu – Chandramukhi | Prakash Raj – Sivakasi |
| Best Music Director | Best Lyricist |
| Harris Jayaraj – Anniyan | Vairamuthu – Anniyan ("O Sukumari") Thamarai – Ghajini ("Oru Maalai") |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Best Female Playback Singer |
| Karthik – Ghajini ("Oru Maalai") | Binny Krishnakumar – Chandramukhi ("Raa Raa") |

### Telugu cinema

| Best Film | Best Director |
| Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana Athadu Chhatrapati Sankranthi Super | Trivikram Srinivas – Athadu Muppalaneni Siva – Sankranthi Prabhudeva – Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana Puri Jagannadh – Super S. S. Rajamouli – Chhatrapati |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Siddharth – Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana Mahesh Babu – Athadu Nagarjuna – Super Prabhas – Chhatrapati Venkatesh – Sankranthi | Trisha – Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana Trisha – Athadu Charmee Kaur – Anukokunda Oka Roju Ayesha Takia – Super Shriya Saran – Chhatrapati |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Srihari – Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana Srihari – Mahanandi Srikanth – Sankranthi Shafi – Chhatrapati Jagapati Babu – Anukokunda Oka Roju | Neha Oberoi – Balu ABCDEFG Veda – Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana Anushka Shetty – Super Sangeetha – Sankranthi Bhanupriya – Chhatrapati |
| Best Comedian | Best Villain |
| Ali – Super Sunil – Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana Brahmanandam – Athadu Venu Madhav – Chhatrapati Venu Madhav – Athanokkade | Ashish Vidyarthi- Athanokkade Pradeep Rawat – Chhatrapati Arbaaz Khan – Jai Chiranjeeva Sayaji Shinde – Andhrudu Prakash Raj – Bunny |
| Best Music Director | Best Lyricist |
| Devi Sri Prasad – Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana Mani Sharma – Athadu M. M. Keeravani – Chhatrapati S. A. Rajkumar – Sankranthi Sandeep Chowta – Super | Sirivennela Sitaramasastri – Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana ("Ghal Ghal") Sirivennela Sitaramasastri – Chakram "Jagamanta Kutumbam" Sirivennela Sitaramasastri – Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana "Chandrullo unde" Chandrabose – Balu ABCDEFG "Inthe Inthinte" Sivasakthi Datta – Chhatrapati "Agni Skalana" |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Best Female Playback Singer |
| Shankar Mahadevan – Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana ("Chandrullo Unde") Sagar – Bunny "Jabilammavo" Karthik – Athadu "Pilichina" S.P. Balasubrahmanyam – Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana "Ghal Ghal Ghal Ghal" M. M. Keeravani – Allari Bullodu "Trisha Achata Ichata" Tippu – Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana "Something Something" | Smita – Anukokunda Oka Roju ("Evaraina") Malathy – Bunny "Jabilammavo" Shreya Ghoshal – Athadu "Pillagali Allari" Shreya Ghoshal – Modati Cinema "Neeke Nuvvu" Kavitha Krishnamurthy – Athadu "Pilichina" K. S. Chitra – Nireekshana "Manasa Manasa" |

## Technical Awards

| Best Choreography Prabhudeva – Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana | Best Cinematography Ravi Varman & V. Manikandan – Anniyan | Best Art Director Sabu Cyril – Anniyan | Best Editor Anthony Gonsalves – Ghajini' | Best Action Director Peter Hein – Anniyan |

## Special awards

| Lifetime Achievement Sukumari Thilakan | Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South Arya – Arinthum Ariyamalum | Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South Padmapriya Janakiraman – Thavamai Thavamirundhu | Filmfare Award for Best Outstanding Background Score Harris Jayaraj – Ghajini Devi Sri Prasad – Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana |