# 65th Filmfare Awards South

The 65th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honoring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema in 2017 was an event that was held on 16 June 2018 at Novotel and HICC Complex in Hyderabad. The nominations for all the main awards were announced on 4 June 2018.

## List of nominees
### Main awards
#### Kannada cinema

| Best Film | Best Director |
| Ondu Motteya Kathe Chowka Dayavittu Gamanisi Shuddhi Urvi | Tarun Sudhir – Chowka Jayathirtha – Beautiful Manasugalu Raj B. Shetty – Ondu Motteya Kathe Rohith Padaki – Dayavittu Gamanisi Santhosh Ananddram – Raajakumara |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Puneeth Rajkumar – Raajakumara Darshan – Tarak Ganesh – Mugulu Nage Shiva Rajkumar – Mufti Sudeep – Hebbuli | Sruthi Hariharan – Beautiful Manasugalu Nivedhitha – Shuddhi Rashmika Mandanna – Chamak Shanvi Srivastava – Tarak Shraddha Srinath – Operation Alamelamma |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| P. Ravishankar – College Kumar Achyuth Kumar – Beautiful Manasugalu H. G. Dattatreya – Kempirve Devaraj – Tarak Vasishta N. Simha – Dayavittu Gamanisi | Bhavani Prakash – Urvi Aruna Balraj – Operation Alamelamma Samyukta Hornad – Dayavittu Gamanisi Usha Bhandari – Ondu Motteya Kathe Veena Sundar – Kaafi Thota |
| Best Music Director | Best Lyricist |
| B. J. Bharath – Beautiful Manasugalu Anoop Seelin – Dayavittu Gamanisi Arjun Janya – Chakravarthi Ravi Basrur – Anjani Putra V. Harikrishna – Raajakumara | V. Nagendra Prasad – "Appa I Love You" from Chowka Jayanth Kaikini – "Roopasi Summane" from Mugulu Nage K. Kalyan – "Bandano Sahukara" from Anjani Putra Santhosh Ananddram – "Bombe Heluthaithe" from Raajakumara Yogaraj Bhat – "Iduvarege Badukella" from Aprilna Himabindu |
| Best Playback Singer – Male | Best Playback Singer – Female |
| Armaan Malik – "Ondu Malebillu" from Chakravarthi Raghu Dixit – "Iduvarege Badukella" from Aprilna Himabindu Sonu Nigam – "Roopasi Summane" from Mugulu Nage Vasishta N. Simha – "Marethe Hodenu" from Dayavittu Gamanisi Vijay Prakash – "Bombe Heluthaithe" from Raajakumara | Anuradha Bhat – "Appa I Love You" from Chowka Eesha Suchi – "Preethi Maruva Santheyalli" from Beautiful Manasugalu Indu Nagaraj – "Sanje Hotthu" from Tarak R. K. Sparsha – "O Manase" from Kempirve Supriya Lohith – "Nee Nanna Olavu" from Chamak |
| Critics Best Actor | Critics Best Actress |
| Dhananjaya – Allama | Shraddha Srinath – Operation Alamelamma |

#### Malayalam cinema

| Best Film | Best Director |
| Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum Angamaly Diaries Mayanadhi Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu Take Off | Dileesh Pothan – Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum Aashiq Abu – Mayanadhi Lijo Jose Pellissery – Angamaly Diaries Mahesh Narayan – Take Off Soubin Shahir- Parava |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Fahadh Faasil – Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum Biju Menon – Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu Dulquer Salmaan – Solo Mohanlal – Munthiri Vallikal Thalirkkumbol Nivin Pauly – Sakhavu Tovino Thomas – Mayanadhi | Parvathy Thiruvothu – Take Off Aishwarya Lekshmi – Mayanadhi Anu Sithara – Ramante Edanthottam Manju Warrier – Udaharanam Sujatha Nimisha Sajayan – Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Alencier – Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum Joju George – Udaharanam Sujatha Kunchacko Boban – Take Off Renji Panicker – Godha Sarath – Angamaly Diaries | Shanthi Krishna – Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela Aishwarya Rajesh – Jomonte Suvisheshangal Anna Rajan – Angamaly Diaries Aparna Balamurali – Sarvopari Palakkaran Srinda – Sherlock Toms |
| Best Music Director | Best Lyricist |
| Rex Vijayan – Mayanadhi Bijibal – Ramante Edanthottam Gopi Sunder – Udaharanam Sujatha Prashant Pillai – Angamaly Diaries Shaan Rahman – Godha | Anwar Ali – "Mizhiyil Ninnu Mizhiyilekku" from Mayanadhi B. K. Harinarayanan – "Ee Kaattuvannu Kathil" from Adam Joan Rafeeq Ahamed – "Ekayayi Neeyente" from Kaattu Rafeeq Ahamed – "Kaattilila Polengo" from Udaharanam Sujatha Santhosh Varma – "Akale Oru Kadinte" from Ramante Edanthottam |
| Best Playback Singer – Male | Best Playback Singer – Female |
| Shahabaz Aman – "Mizhiyil Ninnu Mizhiyilekku" from Mayanadhi Haricharan – "Lailakame" from Ezra Karthik – "Ee Kaatu Vannu" from Adam Joan Shreekumar Vakkiyil – "Ayalathe penninte" from Angamaly Diaries Vijay Yesudas – "Kaiveesi neeyenne" from The Great Father | K. S. Chithra – "Nadavathil Thurannilla" from Kambhoji Gayathri Varma – "Kasavu Njorium" from Udaharanam Sujatha Shreya Ghoshal – "Akale Oru Kaadinte" from Ramante Edanthottam Shweta Mohan – "Orupuzhayarikil" from Munthiri Vallikal Thalirkkumbol Sithara Krishnakumar – "Vanamakalunnu" from Vimaanam |
| Critics Best Actor | Critics Best Actress |
| Tovino Thomas – Mayaanadhi | Manju Warrier – Udaharanam Sujatha |

#### Tamil cinema

| Best Film | Best Director |
| Aramm Aruvi Taramani Theeran Adhigaram Ondru Vikram Vedha | Pushkar-Gayathri – Vikram Vedha Arun Prabu Purushothaman – Aruvi Atlee – Mersal Dhanush – Power Paandi Gopi Nainar – Aramm H. Vinoth – Theeran Adhigaram Ondru |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Vijay Sethupathi – Vikram Vedha as Vedha Karthi – Theeran Adhigaram Ondru as Theeran Thirumaaran IPS Madhavan – Vikram Vedha as Vikram Rajkiran – Power Paandi as Pandian Pazhanisami Vijay – Mersal as Vetri / Maaran / Vetrimaaran | Nayantara – Aramm as Madhivadhani IAS Aditi Balan – Aruvi as Aruvi Amala Paul – Thiruttu Payale 2 as Agalya Selvam Andrea Jeremiah – Taramani as Althea Johnson Jyotika – Magalir Mattum as Prabhavathy Revathi – Power Paandi as Poonthendral |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Prasanna – Thiruttu Payale 2 as Balakrishnan Abhimanyu Singh – Theeran Adhigaram Ondru as Omveer "Oma" S. J. Suryah – Mersal as Daniel Arockiyaraj Vinay Rai – Thupparivaalan as John Richardson Holcha/Devil Vivek Oberoi – Vivegam as Aryan Singha | Nithya Menon – Mersal as Aishwarya Vetrimaaran Anjali Varadhan – Aruvi as Emily aka Jessica Bhanupriya – Magalir Mattum as Rani Amirthakumari Gothandaraman Urvashi – Magalir Mattum as Gomatha Silkurayappan Varalaxmi Sarathkumar – Vikram Vedha as Chandra |
| Best Music Director | Best Lyricist |
| A. R. Rahman – Mersal Anirudh Ravichander – Velaikkaran Anirudh Ravichander – Vivegam A. R. Rahman – Kaatru Veliyidai D. Imman – Bogan | Vairamuthu – "Vaan" from Kaatru Veliyidai Madhan Karky – "Azhagiye" from Kaatru Veliyidai Madhan Karky – "Idhayame" from Velaikkaran Vivek – "Aazhaporan" from Mersal Vivek – "Neethane" from Mersal |
| Best Playback Singer – Male | Best Playback Singer – Female |
| Anirudh Ravichander – "Yaanji" from Vikram Vedha A. R. Rahman – "Neethane" from Mersal Arjun Chandy & Haricharan – "Azhagiye" from Kaatru Veliyidai Sathyaprakash – "Nee Parkum" from Thiruttu Payale 2 Sid Sriram – "Macho" from Mersal | Shashaa Tirupati – "Vaan" from Kaatru Veliyidai Luksimi Sivaneswaralingam – "Senthoora" from Bogan Neeti Mohan – "Idhayame" from Velaikkaran Swetha Mohan – "Macho" from Mersal Shreya Ghoshal – "Neethane" from Mersal |
| Critics Best Actor | Critics Best Actress |
| Karthi – Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru as Theeran Thirumaaran R. Madhavan – Vikram Vedha as Vikram | Aditi Balan – Aruvi as Aruvi |

#### Telugu cinema

| Best Film | Best Director |
| Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Arjun Reddy Fidaa Gauthamiputra Satakarni Ghazi Sathamanam Bhavati | S. S. Rajamouli – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Krish – Gauthamiputra Satakarni Sandeep Reddy Vanga – Arjun Reddy Sankalp Reddy – Ghazi Satish Vegesna – Sathamanam Bhavati Sekhar Kammula – Fidaa |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Vijay Deverakonda – Arjun Reddy as Arjun Reddy Chiranjeevi – Khaidi No. 150 as Katthi Seenu Jr NTR – Jai Lava Kusa as Jai/Ravana/Lava/Kusa Nandamuri Balakrishna – Gauthamiputra Satakarni as Gautamiputra Satakarni Prabhas – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion as Amarendra Baahubali and Mahendra Baahubali Venkatesh – Guru as Aditya | Sai Pallavi – Fidaa as Bhanumathi Anushka Shetty – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion as Devasena Niveda Thomas – Ninnu Kori as Pallavi Rakul Preet Singh – Rarandoi Veduka Chudham as Bramarambha Ritika Singh – Guru as Rameswari |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Rana Daggubati – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion as Bhallaladeva Aadhi Pinisetty – Ninnu Kori as Arun Prakash Raj – Sathamanam Bhavati as Raghavaraju S. J. Suryah – Spyder as Bhairavadu Sathyaraj – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion as Kattappa | Ramya Krishna – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion as Sivagami Bhumika Chawla – Middle Class Abbayi as Jyothi Catherine Tresa – Nene Raju Nene Mantri as Devika Rani Jayasudha – Sathamanam Bhavati as Janakamma Saranya Pradeep – Fidaa as Renuka |
| Best Music Director | Best Lyricist |
| M. M. Keeravani – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Anoop Rubens – Hello Devi Sri Prasad – Duvvada Jagannadham Devi Sri Prasad – Khaidi No. 150 Mickey J Meyer – Sathamanam Bhavati Shakti Kanth – Fidaa | M. M. Keeravani – "Dandaalayyaa" from Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Chaithanya Pingali – "Oosupodhu" from Fidaa Chandrabose – "Nuvvele Nuvvele" from Jai Janaki Nayaka Chandrabose – "Ravana" from Jai Lava Kusa Ramajogayya Sastry – "Sathamanam Bhavathi" from Sathamanam Bhavati Shreshta – "Madhurame" from Arjun Reddy |
| Best Playback Singer – Male | Best Playback Singer – Female |
| Hemachandra – "Oosupodhu" from Fidaa Anurag Kulkarni – "Mellaga Tellarindoi" from Sathamanam Bhavati Armaan Malik– "Hello" from Hello L. V. Revanth – "Teliseney Na Nuvvey" from Arjun Reddy Sid Sriram – "Adiga Adiga" from Ninnu Kori | Madhu Priya – "Vachchinde" from Fidaa Geetha Madhuri & M. M. Manasi – "Mahanubhavudu" from Mahanubhavudu Neha Bhasin – "Swing Zara" from Jai Lava Kusa Sameera Bharadwaj – "Madhurame" from Arjun Reddy Sonu & Deepu – "Hamsa Naava" from Baahubali 2: The Conclusion |
| Critics Best Actor | Critics Best Actress |
| Venkatesh – Guru as Aditya | Ritika Singh – Guru as Rameswari |

### Technical Awards

Best Cinematographer :
* K. K. Senthil Kumar (Telugu) – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion |
* Best Production Design |
* Sabu Cyril (Telugu) – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion |
* Best Choreography |
* Sekhar (Telugu) – "Ammadu Let Us Kummudu" from Khaidi No. 150 & "Vachchinde" from Fidaa |

### Special awards

Lifetime Achievement :
* Kaikala Satyanarayana |
* Best Male Debut |
* Vasanth Ravi (Tamil) for Taramani |
* Antony Varghese (Malayalam) for Angamaly Diaries |
* Best Female Debut |
* Kalyani Priyadarshan (Telugu) for Hello |
* Aishwarya Lekshmi (Malayalam) for Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela |

## Superlatives
### Multiple nominations

* Kannada – Raajakumara – 5
* Malayalam – Mayaanadhi – 7
* Tamil – Mersal – 11
* Telugu – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion – 10

### Multiple awards

* Kannada – Chowka – 3
* Malayalam – Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum and Mayaanadhi – 4
* Tamil – Vikram Vedha – 4
* Telugu – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion – 8