# 61st Filmfare Awards South

The 61st Filmfare Awards South ceremony honouring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema in 2013 is an event held on 12 July 2014 at the Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai.

## Awards and nominees
### Main awards

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

#### Kannada cinema

| Best Film | Best Director |
| Myna Bhajarangi Bulbul Shravani Subramanya Simple Agi Ondh Love Story | Pawan Kumar – Lucia Harsha – Bhajarangi M. D. Sridhar – Bulbul Nagashekar– Myna Suni – Simple Agi Ondh Love Story |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Prem Kumar – Charminar Ganesh – Shravani Subramanya Shivarajkumar – Bhajarangi Sudeep – Bachchan Yash – Googly | Amulya – Shravani Subramanya Aindrita Ray – Bhajarangi Meghana Gaonkar – Charminar Rachita Ram – Bulbul Shwetha Srivatsav – Simple Agi Ondh Love Story |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Achyuth Kumar – Lucia Ambareesh – Bulbul Rangayana Raghu – Jayammana Maga Sai Kumar – Brindavana Sharath Lohitashwa – Kaddipudi | Kalyani Raju – Jayammana Maga Milana Nagaraj – Brindavana Parul Yadav – Bachchan Rukmini Vijayakumar – Bhajarangi Tara – Shravani Subramanya |
| Best Music Director | Best Lyricist |
| Arjun Janya – Bhajarangi B. J. Bharath – Simple Agi Ondh Love Story Jassie Gift – Myna Joshua Sridhar – Googly V. Harikrishna – Shravani Subramanya | Siddu Kodipura – "Baanalli Badalaago" from Simple Agi Ondh Love Story Jayanth Kaikini – "Jiya Teri" from Bhajarangi Kaviraj – "Modala Maleyante" from Myna M. Krishne Gowda – "Aakal Benne" from Shravani Subramanya V. Nagendra Prasad – "Kannalle Kannittu" from Shravani Subramanya |
| Best Playback Singer – Male | Best Playback Singer – Female |
| Poornachandra Tejaswi S. V. – "Thinbedakammi" from Lucia Shaan – "Kannalle Kannittu" from Shravani Subramanya Shankar Mahadevan – "Sri Anjaneyam" from Bhajarangi Sonu Nigam – "Baanalli Badalaago" from Simple Agi Ondh Love Story Vijay Prakash – "Khaali Quarter" from Victory | Sowmya Raoh – "Karagida Baaninalli" from Simple Agi Ondh Love Story Anuradha Bhat – "Sri Krishna" from Bhajarangi Manjula Gururaj – "Aakal Benne" from Shravani Subramanya Shachina Heggar – "Hedarabyadri" from Kaddipudi Shreya Ghoshal – "Modala Maleyante" from Myna |

#### Malayalam cinema

| Best Film | Best Director |
| Drishyam Amen Artist Celluloid Left Right Left | Shyamaprasad – Artist Jeethu Joseph – Drishyam Joy Mathew – Shutter Kamal – Celluloid Lijo Jose Pellissery – Amen |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Fahadh Faasil – North 24 Kaatham Indrajith Sukumaran – Left Right Left Jayaram – Nadan Mohanlal – Drishyam Prithviraj Sukumaran – Celluloid | Ann Augustine – Artist Mamta Mohandas – Celluloid Meena – Drishyam Shobhana – Thira Shweta Menon – Kalimannu |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Murali Gopy – Left Right Left Indrajith Sukumaran – Amen Mukesh – English: An Autumn in London Siddique – Drishyam Suraj Venjaramoodu – God for Sale | Asha Sarath – Drishyam Bindu Panicker – Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum Geetha – Zachariayude Garbhinikal Lena – Left Right Left Sanusha – Zachariayude Garbhinikal |
| Best Music Director | Best Lyricist |
| M. Jayachandran – Celluloid Afsal Yusuf – God for Sale Bijibal – Artist Ousepachan – Nadan Prashanth Pillai – Amen | Madhu Vasudevan – "Ottakku Padunna" from Nadan ONV Kurup – "Shalabhamai" from Kalimannu Prabha Varma – "Ethu Sundara" from Nadan P. S. Rafeeque – "Ee Solomanum" from Amen Rafeeq Ahmed – "Kaatte Kaatte" from Celluloid |
| Best Playback Singer – Male | Best Playback Singer – Female |
| Vijay Yesudas – "Thirayum Theeravum" from Memories G. Sreeram – "Kaatte Kaatte" from Celluloid Haricharan – "Mazhaye" from Pattam Pole Najim Arshad – "Ethu Sundara" from Nadan | Vaikom Vijayalakshmi – "Ottakku Padunna" from Nadan Anuradha Sriram – "Vadakkini Poomughathu" from Ayal Mridula Warrier – "Laalee Laalee" from Kalimannu Shreya Ghoshal – "Shalabhamayi" from Kalimannu Sithara – "Ennundodee" from Celluloid |

#### Tamil cinema

| Best Film | Best Director |
| Thanga Meenkal Haridas Paradesi Singam II Thalaimuraigal Vishwaroopam | Bala – Paradesi Balu Mahendra – Thalaimuraigal G. N. R. Kumaravelan – Haridas Hari – Singam II Kamal Haasan – Vishwaroopam Ram – Thanga Meenkal |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Adharvaa – Paradesi Ajith Kumar – Arrambam Dhanush – Maryan Kamal Haasan – Vishwaroopam Kishore – Haridas Suriya – Singam II | Nayanthara – Raja Rani Parvathy – Maryan Pooja Umashankar – Vidiyum Munn Sneha – Haridas Trisha – Endrendrum Punnagai Vedhicka – Paradesi |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Sathyaraj – Raja Rani Arya – Arrambam Jai – Raja Rani Jerry – Paradesi Rahman – Singam II | Dhansika – Paradesi Nandita Swetha – Ethir Neechal Nazriya Nazim – Raja Rani Padmapriya Janakiraman – Thanga Meenkal Taapsee Pannu – Arrambam |
| Best Music Director | Best Lyricist |
| A. R. Rahman – Kadal A. R. Rahman – Maryan Anirudh Ravichander – Ethir Neechal Anirudh Ravichander – Vanakkam Chennai D. Imman – Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam G. V. Prakash Kumar – Paradesi | Na. Muthukumar – "Aananda Yaazhai" from Thanga Meenkal Madhan Karky – "Anbin Vaasaley" from Kadal Na. Muthukumar – "Yaaro Ivan" from Udhayam NH4 Vairamuthu – "Chithirai Nila" from Kadal Vairamuthu – "Sengaade" from Paradesi |
| Best Playback Singer – Male | Best Playback Singer – Female |
| Sriram Parthasarathy – "Aananda Yaazhai" from Thanga Meenkal A. R. Rahman – "Elay Keechan" from Kadal Abhay Jodhpurkar – "Moongil Thottam" from Kadal G. V. Prakash – "Yaar Indha" from Thalaivaa Yuvan Shankar Raja – "Kadal Rasa Naan" from Maryan | Sakthisree Gopalan – "Nenjukulley" from Kadal Saindhavi – "Yaar Indha" from Thalaivaa Saindhavi – "Yaaro Ivan" from Udhayam NH4 Suchitra – "Ailasa Ailasa" from Vanakkam Chennai Vandana Srinivasan – "Avatha Paiyya" from Paradesi |

#### Telugu cinema

| Best Film | Best Director |
| Atharintiki Daaredi Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde Mirchi Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu Uyyala Jampala | Trivikram Srinivas- Atharintiki Daaredi Koratala Siva – Mirchi Srikanth Addala – Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu Vijaykumar Konda – Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde Virinchi Varma – Uyyala Jampala |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Mahesh Babu – Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu Nitin – Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde Pawan Kalyan – Atharintiki Daaredi Prabhas – Mirchi Ram Charan Teja – Nayak | Nithya Menen – Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde Anushka Shetty – Mirchi Nanditha Raj – Prema Katha Chitram Rakul Preet Singh – Venkatadri Express Samantha Ruth Prabhu – Attarintiki Daredi |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Sunil – Tadakha Brahmaji – Venkatadri Express Prakash Raj – Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu Sundeep Kishan – Gundello Godari Venkatesh – Masala | Lakshmi Manchu – Gundello Godari Anjali – Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu Nadiya Moidu – Atharintiki Daaredi Pranitha Subhash – Atharintiki Daaredi Punarnavi – Uyyala Jampala |
| Best Music Director | Best Lyricist |
| Devi Sri Prasad – Atharintiki Daaredi Anoop Rubens – Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde Devi Sri Prasad – Mirchi M. R. Sunny – Swamy Ra Ra Mickey J. Meyer – Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu | Sri Mani – "Aaradugula Bulletu" from Atharintiki Daaredi Anantha Sreeram – "Jabilli Nuvve Cheppamma" from Ramayya Vasthavayya Chandrabose – "Gundello Godari" from Gundello Godari Ramajogayya Sastry – "Pandagala Digivachavu" from Mirchi Vishwa – "Diamond Girl" from Baadshah |
| Best Playback Singer – Male | Best Playback Singer – Female |
| Kailash Kher – "Pandagala Digivachavu" from Mirchi Daler Mehndi – "Banthi Poola Janaki" from Baadshah Ranjith – "Jabilli Nuvve Cheppamma" from Ramayya Vasthavayya Shankar Mahadevan – "Bapu Gari Bomma" from Atharintiki Daaredi Suchith Suresan – "Meenakshi Meenakshi" from Masala | K. S. Chithra – "Seethamma Vakitlo" from Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu Chinnaponnu – "Mirchi" from Mirchi Geetha Madhuri – "Vechhani Vayasu" from Gundello Godari Indu Nagaraj – "Pyar Mein Padipoya" from Potugadu Shreya Ghoshal – "Hey Nayak" from Nayak |

### Technical Awards

* Best Choreography |
* Sekhar – "Top Lessi Poddi" (Iddarammayilatho) |
* Best Cinematographer |
* Rajeev Menon – Kadal |

### Special awards

Lifetime Achievement :
* Balu Mahendra (Cinematographer, director) |
* Jayabharathi (Actress) |
* Critics Best Actor |
* Prithiviraj (Malayalam) for Celluloid |
* Dhanush (Tamil) for Maryan |
* Best Male Debut |
* Nivin Pauly for Neram |
* Gautham Karthik for Kadal |
* Best Female Debut |
* Nazriya Nazim for Neram |