# 67th Filmfare Awards South

The 67th Filmfare Awards South is an awards event that took place at Bangalore, India on 9 October 2022. The ceremony recognised and honoured the best films and performances from the Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam films and music released in between 2020 and 2021, along with special honours for lifetime contributions and few special awards. The event took place in Bangalore on 9 October 2022. The event was held at Bangalore International Exhibition Centre.

## Winners and nominees
### Main awards
#### Kannada cinema

| Best Film | Best Director |
| Act 1978 – Devaraj R Badava Rascal – Dhananjay Dia – D. Krishna Chaitanya Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana – Ravi Rai Kalasa, Vachan Shetty Salaga – K. P. Srikanth Shivaji Surathkal – Anup Gowda, Rekha K. N. | Raj B. Shetty – Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana Akash Srivatsa – Shivaji Surathkal Duniya Vijay – Salaga Darling Krishna – Love Mocktail Jadesh Kumar Hampi – Gentleman Mansore – Act 1978 Shankar Guru – Badava Rascal |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Dhananjaya – Badava Rascal Darshan – Roberrt Krishna – Love Mocktail Prajwal Devaraj – Gentleman Raj B. Shetty – Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana Ramesh Aravind – Shivaji Surathkal Rishab Shetty – Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana | Yagna Shetty – Act 1978 Aarohi Narayan – Bheemasena Nalamaharaja Amrutha Iyengar – Badava Rascal Asha Bhat – Roberrt Kushee Ravi – Dia Milana Nagaraj – Love Mocktail Reba – Rathnan Prapancha |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| B. Suresha – Act 1978 Achyuth Kumar – Bheemasena Nalamaharaja Balaji Manohar – Amruth Apartments Dhananjaya – Salaga Nagabhushana – Badava Rascal Pramod Panju – Rathnan Prapancha Sanchari Vijay – Gentleman | Umashree – Rathnan Prapancha Aarohi Narayan – Shivaji Surathkal Amrutha Iyengar – Love Mocktail Meghashree – Mugilpete Sparsha Rekha – Popcorn Monkey Tiger Usha Ravishankar – Salaga |
| Best Music Director | Best Lyricist |
| Vasuki Vaibhav – Badava Rascal Arjun Janya and V. Harikrishna – Roberrt B. Ajaneesh Loknath – Gentleman Charan Raj – Salaga Raghu Dixit – Love Mocktail Sridhar V Sambhavam – Mugilpete | Jayanth Kaikini – "Teladu Mugile" from Act 1978 Dhananjay – "Udupi Hotelu" from Badava Rascal Kaviraj – "Mellane" from Rider Nagarjun Sharma – "Malaye Malaye" from Salaga Pramod Maravanthe – "Doora Hogo Munna" from Mugilpete V. Nagendra Prasad – "Dheera Sammohagaara" from Bicchugatti |
| Best Playback Singer – Male | Best Playback Singer – Female |
| Raghu Dixit – "Maley Maley Maleye" from Ninna Sanihake Nakul Abhyankar – "Tareefu Maadalu" from Mugilpete Kadabarege Muniraju – "Teladu Mugilu" from Act 1978 Sanjith Hegde – "Mellane" from Rider Sid Sriram – "Haayagide" from Tom and Jerry Vijay Prakash – "Udupi Hotelu" from Badava Rascal | Anuradha Bhat – "Dheera Sammohagaara" from Bicchugatti Aishwarya Rangarajan – "Malaye Malaye" from Salaga Chinmayi Sripaada – "Soul of Dia" from Dia Shreya Ghoshal – "Kannu Hodiyaka" from Roberrt Shruthi VS – "Love you Chinna" from Love Mocktail Shwetha Devanahally – "Tareefu Maadalu" from Mugilpete |
| Critics Best Actor | Critics Best Actress |
| Darling Krishna – Love Mocktail | Amrutha Iyengar – Badava Rascal Milana Nagaraj – Love Mocktail |

#### Malayalam cinema

| Best Film | Best Director |
| Ayyappanum Koshiyum – Ranjith, P. M. Sasidharan Anjaam Pathiraa – Ashiq Usman Drishyam 2 – Antony Perumbavoor Joji – Fahadh Faasil, Dileesh Pothan, Syam Pushkaran Malik – Anto Joseph Minnal Murali – Sophia Paul Nayattu – Ranjith, P. M. Sasidharan, Martin Prakkat The Great Indian Kitchen – Dijo Augustine, Jomon Jacob, Vishnu Rajan, Sajin S Raj | Senna Hegde – Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam Basil Joseph – Minnal Murali Dileesh Pothan – Joji Jeethu Joseph – Drishyam 2 Jeo Baby – The Great Indian Kitchen Mahesh Narayanan – Malik Midhun Manuel Thomas – Anjaam Pathiraa Sachy – Ayyappanum Koshiyum |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Biju Menon – Ayyappanum Koshiyum as SI Ayyappan Nair Fahadh Faasil – Malik as Ahammadali Sulaiman / Alikka Indrans – Home as Oliver Twist Jayasurya – Vellam as Murali Nambiar/Vellam Murali Joju George – Madhuram as Sabu Kunchacko Boban – Anjaam Pathiraa as Dr. Anwar Hussain Mohanlal – Drishyam 2 as Georgekutty Tovino Thomas – Minnal Murali as Jaison Varghese / Minnal Murali and Martin Rangakala | Nimisha Sajayan – The Great Indian Kitchen as Wife Anna Ben – Kappela as Jessy Darshana Rajendran – C U Soon as Anumol Sebastian Grace Antony – Halal Love Story as Suhra Kani Kusruti – Biriyaani as Khadeeja Rima Kallingal – Santhoshathinte Onnam Rahasyam as Maria Shobhana – Varane Avashyamund as Neena |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Joju George – Nayattu as ASI Maniyan Guru Somasundaram – Minnal Murali as Shibu Joju George – Halal Love Story as Siraj Sharafudheen – Anjaam Pathiraa as Dr. Benjamin Louis Shine Tom Chacko – Kurup as Bhasi Pillai/Pillaichan Sidhartha Siva – Kilometers and Kilometers as Sunny/Veerbhai Suraj Venjaramoodu – Kaanekkaane as Paul Mathai | Gowri Nandha – Ayyappanum Koshiyum as Kannamma Asha Sharath – Drishyam 2 as Geetha Prabhakar Leona Lishoy – Anveshanam as ACP Latha Siddharth Nimisha Sajayan – One as Lathika Satheesh Srinda – Kuruthi as Sumathi Unnimaya Prasad – Joji as Bincy Jaison Urvashi – Varane Avashyamund as Dr. Sherly |
| Best Music Director | Best Lyricist |
| M. Jayachandran – Sufiyum Sujatayum Alphons Joseph – Varane Avashyamund Arun Muraleedharan – Anugraheethan Antony Ouseppachan – Ellam Sheriyakum Ronnie Raphael – Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham Sreehari K. Nair – Maniyarayile Ashokan | Rafeeq Ahmed – "Ariyathariyathe" from Ayyappanum Koshiyum Anwar Ali – "Pakaliravugalal from Kurup B. K. Harinaranayan – "Neeye En Thayee" from Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham B. K. Harinaranayan – "Medamasa" from Al Mallu Manu Manjith – "Marakkan Kazhiyilla" from Anugraheethan Antony Santosh Varma – Muthunne Kannugalil from Varane Avashyamund |
| Best Playback Singer – Male | Best Playback Singer – Female |
| Shahabaz Aman – "Akashamayavale" from Vellam K. S. Harisankar – "Kaamini" from Anugraheethan Antony K. S. Harisankar – "Pinnenthe" from Ellam Sheriyakum K. S. Harisankar – "Peyyum Nilavu" from Maniyarayile Ashokan Madhu Balakrishnan – "Kala Devadha" from Love FM Sid Sriram – "Uyire" from Gauthamante Radham Sid Sriram – "Olu" from Maniyarayile Ashokan Vijay Yesudas – "Poothalam Pularithalam" from Star | K. S. Chithra – "Theerame" from Malik Jyotsna Radhakrishnan – "Ithal Ithalayi" from Kshanam Mridula Warrier – "Enthinen Pranayame" from Bhoomiyile Manohara Swakaryam Neha Nair – "Pakaliravugalal" from Kurup Nithya Mammen – "Vaathikkalu Vellarippravu" from Sufiyum Sujatayum Sithara Krishnakumar – "Kadukumanikkoru" from Kappela Sujatha Mohan – "Neelambale" from The Priest Swetha Mohan – "Muthunne Kannugalil" from Varane Avashyamund |
| Critics Best Actor | Critics Best Actress |
| Jayasurya – Vellam as Murali Nambiar/Vellam Murali | Kani Kusruti – Biriyaani as Khadeeja |

#### Tamil cinema

| Best Film | Best Director |
| Jai Bhim – Jyothika, Suriya Ka Pae Ranasingam – Kotapadi J. Rajesh Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal – Anto Joseph Karnan – Kalaipuli S. Thanu Mandela – S. Sashikanth, Chakravarthy Ramachandra, Balaji Mohan Sarpatta Parambarai – Shanmugam Dhakshanraj, Pa. Ranjith Soorarai Pottru – Jyothika, Suriya, Guneet Monga | Sudha Kongara – Soorarai Pottru Desingh Periyasamy – Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal Madonne Ashwin – Mandela Mari Selvaraj – Karnan P. Virumaandi – Ka Pae Ranasingam Pa. Ranjith – Sarpatta Parambarai T. J. Gnanavel – Jai Bhim |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Suriya – Soorarai Pottru as Nedumaaran "Maara" Rajangam Arya – Sarpatta Parambarai as Kabilan Munirathnam Ashok Selvan – Oh My Kadavule as Arjun Marimuthu Dhanush – Karnan as Karnan Dulquer Salmaan – Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal as Siddharth K. Manikandan – Jai Bhim as Rajakannu Suriya – Jai Bhim as Adv. Chandru | Lijomol Jose – Jai Bhim as Sengeni Rajakannu Aishwarya Rajesh – Ka Pae Ranasingam as Ariyanachi Ranasingam Aparna Balamurali – Soorarai Pottru as Sundari "Bommi" Nedumaaran Dushara Vijayan – Sarpatta Parambarai as Mariyamma Jyothika – Ponmagal Vandhal as Venba / Angel / Sakthijothi Jyothika – Udanpirappe as Maathangi Sargunam |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Pasupathy – Sarpatta Parambarai as Rangan Vaathiyar Gautham Vasudev Menon – Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal as DCP Prathap Chakravarthi Paresh Rawal – Soorarai Pottru as Paresh Goswami Prakash Raj – Jai Bhim as IG Perumalsamy R. Sarathkumar – Vaanam Kottattum as Bose Kaalai Samuthirakani – Udanpirappe as Sargunam Vaathiyaar S. J. Suryah – Maanaadu as DCP V. Dhanushkodi | Urvashi – Soorarai Pottru as Pechi Rajangam Anupama Kumar – Sarpatta Parambarai as Bakkiyam Nivedhithaa Sathish – Udanpirappe as Keerthana Sargunam Radhika Sarathkumar – Vaanam Kottattum as Chandra Sanchana Natarajan – Sarpatta Parambarai as Lakshmi Sheela Rajkumar – Mandela as Thenmozhi Vani Bhojan – Oh My Kadavule as Meera |
| Best Music Director | Best Lyricist |
| G. V. Prakash Kumar – Soorarai Pottru Anirudh Ravichander – Darbar Anirudh Ravichander – Doctor Anirudh Ravichander – Master D. Imman – Annaatthe Leon James – Oh My Kadavule | Arivu – "Neeye Oli" from Sarpatta Parambarai Karthik Netha – "Idhuvum Kadandhu Pogum" from Netrikann Ko Sesha – "Kadhaippoma" from Oh My Kadavule Thamarai – "Yaar Azhaippadhu" from Maara Uma Devi – "Aarariro" from Kadaseela Biriyani Yugabharathi – "Kaiyilea Aagasam" from Soorarai Pottru |
| Best Playback Singer – Male | Best Playback Singer – Female |
| Christin Jos and Govind Vasantha – "Aagasam" from Soorarai Pottru Arivu – "Vaathi Raid" from Master Bharath Sankar – "Mandela Tribute" from Mandela Kapil Kapilan – "Adiye" from Bachelor Sid Sriram – "Kadhaippoma" from Oh My Kadavule Vijay – "Kutti Story" from Master | Dhee – "Kaattu Payale" from Soorarai Pottru Jonita Gandhi – "Chellama" from Doctor K. S. Chithra – "Thangam Thangam" from Annaatthe Kidakkuzhi Mariyammal – "Kandaa Vara Sollunga" from Karnan Shashaa Tirupati – "Bodhai Kaname" from Oh Manapenne! |
| Critics Best Actor | Critics Best Actress |
| Arvind Swamy – Thalaivii as M. J. Ramachandran Arya – Sarpatta Parambarai as Kabilan Munirathnam | Aparna Balamurali – Soorarai Pottru as Sundari Nedumaaran |

#### Telugu cinema

| Best Film | Best Director |
| Pushpa: The Rise – Naveen Yerneni & Y. Ravi Shankar Akhanda – Miryala Ravinder Reddy Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo – Allu Aravind, S. Radha Krishna Jathi Ratnalu – Nag Ashwin Love Story – Narayan Das K Narang, Puskar Ram Mohan Rao Palasa 1978 – Dhyan Atluri Uppena – Naveen Yerneni, Y. Ravi Shankar | Sukumar – Pushpa: The Rise Buchi Babu Sana – Uppena Karuna Kumar – Palasa 1978 Rahul Sankrityan – Shyam Singha Roy Sekhar Kammula – Love Story Trivikram Srinivas – Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo Uday Gurrala – Mail |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Allu Arjun – Pushpa: The Rise as Pushpa Raj Mahesh Babu – Sarileru Neekevvaru as Major Ajay Krishna Naga Chaitanya – Love Story as Revanth Nani – Shyam Singha Roy as Shyam Singha Roy and Vasudev Ghanta Naveen Polishetty – Jathi Ratnalu as "Jogipet" Srikanth Rakshit Atluri – Palasa 1978 as Mohan Rao Vaishnav Tej – Uppena as Aasirvadham | Sai Pallavi – Love Story as Mounika Rani Chandini Chowdary – Colour Photo as "Deepthi Varma" Krithi Shetty – Uppena as Sangeetha "Bebbamma" Pooja Hegde – Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo as Amulya Rashmika Mandanna –Bheeshma as Chaitra Rashmika Mandanna – Pushpa: The Rise as Srivalli Sai Pallavi – Shyam Singha Roy as Rosie "Maithreyi" |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Murali Sharma – Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo as Valmiki Jagapathi Babu – Republic as Panja Dashrath Praveen – Naandhi as Santosh Rahul Ramakrishna – Jathi Ratnalu as "Jogipet" Ravi Sunil – Pushpaka Vimanam as Sub-inspector Rangam Thiruveer – Palasa 1978 as Rangarao Vennela Kishore – Bheeshma as Parimal | Tabu – Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo as Yasoda Madonna Sebastian – Shyam Singha Roy as Lawyer Padmavathi Priyanka Jawalkar – Gamanam as Zara Ramya Krishna – Republic as 'Visakha' Vani Sharanya Pradeep – Jaanu as Subhashini Vijayashanti – Sarileru Neekevvaru as Bharathi |
| Best Music Director | Best Lyricist |
| Devi Sri Prasad – Pushpa: The Rise Devi Sri Prasad – Sarileru Neekevvaru Gopi Sundar – Most Eligible Bachelor Radhan – Jathi Ratnalu Thaman S – Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo Thaman S – Vakeel Saab Vishal Chandrashekhar – Varudu Kaavalenu | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry – "Life of Ram" from Jaanu Ananta Sriram – "Chalaaki Chinnammi" from Narappa Raghuram – "Hey Idi Nenena" from Solo Brathuke So Better Ramajogayya Sastry – "Maguva Maguva" from Vakeel Saab Rambabu Gosala – "Kola Kalle Ilaa" from Varudu Kaavalenu Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry – "Pranavalaya" from Shyam Singha Roy Viswa – "Ningi Chutte" from Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya |
| Best Playback Singer – Male | Best Playback Singer – Female |
| Sid Sriram – "Srivalli" from Pushpa: The Rise Sid Sriram – "Samajavaragamana" from Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo Sid Sriram – "Manasa Manasa" from Most Eligible Bachelor Sid Sriram – "Maguva Maguva" from Vakeel Saab Anurag Kulkarni – "Ramuloo Ramulaa" from Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo Anurag Kulkarni – "Sirivennala" from Shyam Singha Roy Armaan Malik – "Butta Bomma" from Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo Ram Miriyala – "Chitti" from Jathi Ratnalu | Indravathi Chauhan – "Oo Antava Oo Oo Antava" from Pushpa: The Rise Aditi Bhavaraju – "Baavochhadu" from Palasa 1978 Chinmayi – "Manasulone Nilichipoke" from Varudu Kaavalenu Madhu Priya – "He's So Cute" from Sarileru Neekevvaru Ramya Behara – "Korameesam Polisoda" from Krack Sinduri – "Chenguna Chenguna" from Varudu Kaavalenu |
| Critics Best Actor | Critics Best Actress |
| Nani – Shyam Singha Roy as Shyam Singha Roy and Vasudev Ghanta | Sai Pallavi – Shyam Singha Roy as Maithreyi / Rosie |

### Technical awards

Best Cinematographer :
* Miroslaw Brozek – Pushpa: The Rise (Telugu)
* Niketh Bommireddy – Soorarai Pottru (Tamil)
* Shreesha Kuduvalli – Rathnan Prapancha (Kannada)
* Shyju Khalid – Nayattu (Malayalam) |
* Best Choreography |
* Sekhar Master – "Ramuloo Ramulaa" from Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (Telugu)
* Dinesh Kumar – "Vaathi Coming" from Master (Tamil)
* Jani Master – "Feel the Power" from Yuvarathnaa (Kannada) |

### Special awards

Lifetime Achievement :
* Allu Aravind
* Puneeth Rajkumar |
* Best Female Debut |
* Krithi Shetty – Uppena (Telugu) as Sangeetha "Bebbamma" |
* Anaga Narayananan – Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam (Malayalam) as Suja |
* Dhanya Ramkumar – Ninna Sanihake (Kannada) as Amrutha |
* Best Male Debut |
* Panja Vaisshnav Tej – Uppena (Telugu) as Aasirvadham |
* Dev Mohan – Sufiyum Sujatayum (Malayalam) as Sufi |

## Superlatives

Films with multiple nominations :
| Nominations | Film |
| 10 | Soorarai Pottru |
| 9 | Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo |
| 8 | Sarpatta Parambarai |
| 8 | Badava Rascal |
| 7 | Pushpa: The Rise |
| 7 | Salaga |
| 6 | Act 1978 |
| 6 | Love Mocktail |
| 6 | Shyam Singha Roy |
| 6 | Jai Bhim |
| 6 | Act 1978 |
| 6 | Badava Rascal |
| 6 | Love Mocktail |
| 5 | Jathi Ratnalu |
| 5 | Palasa 1978 |
| 5 | Oh My Kadavule |
| 5 | Mugilpete |
| 4 | Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana |
| 4 | Shivaji Surathkal |
| 4 | Gentleman |
| 4 | Love Story |
| 4 | Uppena |
| 4 | Sarileru Neekevvaru |
| 4 | Varudu Kaavalenu |
| 4 | Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal |
| 4 | Karnan |
| 4 | Mandela |
| 4 | Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana |
| 4 | Gentleman |
| 4 | Roberrt |
| 3 | Vakeel Saab |
| 3 | Ka Pae Ranasingam |
| 3 | Udanpirappe |
| 3 | Dia |
| 3 | Shivaji Surathkal |
| 3 | Rathnan Prapancha |
| 2 | Bheeshma |
| 2 | Most Eligible Bachelor |
| 2 | Master |
| 2 | Bicchugatti |
| 2 | Bheemasena Nalamaharaja |
Films with multiple awards :
| Awards | Film |
| 8 | Soorarai Pottru |
| 7 | Pushpa: The Rise |
| 4 | Act 1978 |
| 4 | Ayyappanum Koshiyum |
| 3 | Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo |
| 3 | Badava Rascal |
| 3 | Sarpatta Parambarai |
| 2 | Uppena |
| 2 | Shyam Singha Roy |
| 2 | Jai Bhim |
| 2 | Love Mocktail |
| 2 | Ninna Sanihake |
| 2 | Rathnan Prapancha |

## Presenters and performers

Presenters :
| Award | Presenter |
Performers :
| Name | Work |
| Pooja Hegde | Dance |
| Mrunal Thakur | Dance |
| Krithi Shetty | Dance |
| Saniya Iyappan | Dance |
| Aindrita Ray | Dance |