# 14th Santosham Film Awards

The 14th Santosham Film Awards was an awards ceremony held at Hyderabad, India on 14 August 2016. It recognized the best films and performances from the Tollywood films and music released in 2015, along with special honors for lifetime contributions and a few special awards. The awards are annually presented by Santosham Magazine.

## Honorary Awards

* Santosham Award for Completing 25 Years in Cinema – Malashri
* Santosham Allu Ramalingaiah Smarakam Award – Prudhvi Raj
* Santosham Akkineni Nageswara Rao Smarakam Award – Murali Mohan
* Santosham Daggubati Ramanaidu Smarakam Award – Editor Mohan

## Main Awards
### Film

| Award Category | Recipient | Film |
| Best Film | "Gunaa Team Works" | Rudhramadevi |
| Best Director | Koratala Siva | Srimanthudu |
| Best Producer | Shobu Yarlagadda, Prasad Devineni | Baahubali: The Beginning |
| Best Actor | Prabhas | Baahubali: The Beginning |
| Best Actress | Anushka Shetty | Rudhramadevi |
| Best Supporting Actor | Rajendra Prasad | Srimanthudu |
| Best Supporting Actress | Hema | Kumari 21F |
| Best Villain | Rana Daggubati | Baahubali: The Beginning |
| Best Editing | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao | Baahubali: The Beginning, Srimanthudu |
| Best Choreographer | Prem Rakshith | Baahubali: The Beginning |
| Best Debut Director | Anil Ravipudi | Pataas |
| Best Debut Actor | Akhil Akkineni | Akhil |
| Best Debut Actress | Hebah Patel | Kumari 21F, Ala Ela |

### Music

| Award Category | Recipient | Single/Album (film) |
| Best Music Director Award | Devi Sri Prasad | Srimanthudu, Kumari 21F |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Geetha Madhuri | "Jeeva Nadhi" from Baahubali: The Beginning |
| Best Lyricist Award | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | For whole album of Kanche |

## Special Awards

* Ever Green Beauty of India – Jaya Prada
* Special Jury Award for Best Actress – Hansika Motwani
* Special Jury Award for Best Actress – Pranitha Subhash
* Special Jury Award – Sivaji Raja
* Best New Face – Nikki Galrani
* Santosham Best Photographer Award – Tata Mallesh for Baahubali: The Beginning

## Presenters

| Category | Presenter(s) |
| Santosham Akkineni Nageswara Rao Smarakam Award | Giri Babu |
| Best Director Award | Allu Aravind |
| Best Film Award | Dasari Narayana Rao Allu Aravind |
| Best Supporting Actress Award – Hansika Motwani | Dasari Narayana Rao Allu Aravind |
| Santosham Daggubati Ramanaidu Smarakam Award | Dasari Narayana Rao Allu Aravind |
| Best Music Director Award | Dasari Narayana Rao |
| Best Editing Award | Dasari Narayana Rao |
| Ever Green Beauty of India | Dasari Narayana Rao |
| Santosham Award for Completing 25 Years in Cinema | Dasari Narayana Rao |
| Special Jury Award for Best Actress – Pranitha Subhash | Allu Sirish |
| Best Debut Actress Award | Koratala Siva Devi Sri Prasad |
| Special Jury Award for Best Actress | Sudheer Babu Aadhi Pinisetty |
| Best New Face Award | Sudheer Babu Aadhi Pinisetty |
| Special Jury Award | Sudheer Babu Aadhi Pinisetty |
| Best Debut Director Award | Koratala Siva |
| Best Debut Actor Award | Murali Mohan Rajendra Prasad |
| Best Villain Award | Jaya Prada Gunasekhar |
| Santosham Allu Ramalingaiah Smarakam Award | Allu Aravind |

## Performers

* Lavanya Tripathi
* Surbhi Puranik
* Hebah Patel
* Rashmi Gautam