# 50th Filmfare Awards South

The 50th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honouring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema in films released 2002, is an event that was held at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, 24 May 2003. The awards were distributed at Hyderabad.

## Main awards

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

### Kannada cinema

| Best Film | Best Director |
| Dweepa | Girish Kasaravalli – Dweepa |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Sudeep – Nandhi | Soundarya – Dweepa |
| Best Music Director |
| Gurukiran – Dhumm |

### Malayalam cinema

| Best Film | Best Director |
| Nandanam | Lal Jose – Meesa Madhavan |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Dileep – Meesa Madhavan | Navya Nair – Nandanam |
| Best Music Director |
| Vidyasagar – Meesa Madhavan |

### Tamil cinema

| Best Film | Best Director |
| Azhagi | Mani Ratnam – Kannathil Muthamittal |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Ajith Kumar – Villain R. Madhavan - Kannathil Muthamittal | Simran – Kannathil Muthamittal |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Jayaram - Panchathantiram | Sneha - Unnai Ninaithu |
| Best Comedian | Best Villain |
| Vivek - Run | Kalabhavan Mani- Gemini |
| Best Music Director |
| Bharadwaj – Gemini |

### Telugu cinema

| Best Film | Best Director |
| Santhosham Jayam Manmadhudu Indra | Krishna Vamsi – Khadgam V. V. Vinayak - Aadi Teja - Jayam Puri Jagannadh - Idiot |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Chiranjeevi – Indra Jr. NTR - Aadi Nagarjuna - Santhosham Uday Kiran - Nee Sneham | Sadha – Jayam Kalyani - Avunu Valliddaru Ishtapaddaru Shriya Saran - Santhosham Aarthi Agarwal - Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Prakash Raj - Nuvve Nuvve Prakash Raj - Khadgam Ravi Teja - Khadgam Harikrishna - Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo | Sangeeta - Khadgam' Bhanupriya - Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo Gracy Singh - Santhosham Anshu - Manmadhudu |
| Best Comedian | Best Villain |
| Brahmanandam - Manmadhudu Kondavalasa Lakshmana Rao - Avunu Valliddaru Ishtapaddaru Suman Setty - Jayam Sunil - Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu | Shafi - Khadgam Gopichand - Jayam Rajan P. Dev - Aadi Mukesh Rishi - Indra |
| Best Music Director |
| R. P. Patnaik – Santhosham R. P. Patnaik – Jayam Mani Sharma - Indra Chakri - Avunu Valliddaru Ishtapaddaru Harris Jayaraj - Vasu |

## Technical Awards

| Best Choreography Lawrence – from Indra | Best Cinematography Ravi K. Chandran – Kannathil Muthamittal |

## Special awards

| Lifetime Achievement K. Raghavendra Rao Vishnuvardhan | Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut - South Nithiin - Jayam | Best Female Playback Singer Anuradha Sriram - Gemini |

## Awards Presentation

* Nithiin (Best Debut Award) Received Award from Namitha
* Shafi (Best Villain Award) Received Award from Ravi Teja
* Kalabhavan Mani (Best Villain Award) Received Award from Suriya
* Vivek (Best Comedian Award) Received Award from Kiran Rathod
* Sangeeta (Best Supporting Actress Award) Received Award from Jayanth C. Paranjee
* Sneha (Best Supporting Actress Award) Received Award from Aniruddha Jatkar
* Soundarya (Best Film Kannada) Received Award from D. Ramanaidu
* D Udhaya Kumar(Best Film Tamil) Received Award from Prabhu Deva
* Girish Kasaravalli (Best Director Kannada) Received Award from Uday Kiran
* Krishna Vamsi (Best Director Telugu) Received Award from Sunil Shetty
* Gurukiran (Best Music Director Kannada) Received Award from Sachiin J. Joshi
* Bharadwaj (Best Music Director Tamil) Received Award from Nagendra Babu
* Soundarya (Best Actress Kannada) Received Award from R. Sarathkumar
* Navya Nair (Best Actress Malayalam) Received Award from Khushbu
* Sadha (Best Actress Telugu) Received Award from Venkatesh Daggubati
* Sudeep (Best Actor Kannada) Received Award from Naghma
* Dileep (Best Actor Malayalam) Received Award from Ramya Krishnan
* Chiranjeevi father (Best Actor Telugu) Receive Chiranjeevi Award from K. Raghavendra Rao
* K. Raghavendra Rao (Lifetime Achievement Award) Received Award from Jeetendra and Jaya Prada
* Vishnuvardhan (Lifetime Achievement Award) Received Award from Jeetendra and Jaya Prada

### General

* 50th Manikchand Filmfare Awards