# 57th Filmfare Awards South

The 57th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honoring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema in 2009 was held on 7 August 2010 in Chennai, India.

## Nominations

The Filmfare Best Film Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. The award was first given in 1954.
The following is a list of the award winners and nominees.

### Multiple nominations and awards

The following films received multiple nominations.

#### Telugu

*: Includes one special award, which has no nominees.

## Awardees

* Winners in bold, nominees listed under.

### Kannada

| Best Film | Best Director |
| MaLeyali Jotheyali Eddelu Manjunatha Josh Parichaya Savaari | Guruprasad – Eddelu Manjunatha Jacob Verghese – Savaari Prashant Raj – Love Guru Sanjay – Parichaya Shivamani – Josh |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Ganesh – Maleyali Jotheyali Diganth – Manasaare Jaggesh – Eddelu Manjunatha Raghu Mukherjee – Savaari Tarun Chandra – Parichaya | Radhika Pandit – Love Guru Haripriya – Kallara Santhe Priyamani – Raam Priyanka Kothari – Raaj The Showman Rekha – Parichaya |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Achyuth Kumar – Josh Dilip Raj – Love Guru Rangayana Raghu – Raam Sharan – Josh Tabla Nani – Eddelu Manjunatha | Tulasi Shivamani – Josh Anjana Sukhani – MaLeyali Jotheyali Nithya Menon – Josh Suman Ranganath – Savaari Yagna Shetty – Love Guru |
| Best Music Director | Best Lyricist |
| V. Harikrishna – Raaj The Showman Jassie Gift – Parichaya Joshua Sridhar – Love Guru V. Harikrishna – Maleyali Jotheyali V. Manohar – Kallara Santhe | Jayanth Kaikini – "Yello Maleyaagide" – Manasaare Jayanth Kaikini – "Ni Sanihake Bandare" – Maleyali Jotheyali Kaviraj – "Shuruvagide Sundara Kanasu" – MaLeyali Jotheyali Kaviraj – "Thanthane Thanthanthane" – Josh V. Manohar – "Kapadi Kapadi" – Kallara Santhe |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Best Female Playback Singer |
| Chetan Sosca – "Yaare Nee Devatheya" – Ambari Karthik – "Yaaru Kooda Ninna Haage" – Love Guru K. K. – "Nadedaaduva Kamanabillu" – Parichaya Shaan – "Shuruvagide Sundara Kanasu" – MaLeyali Jotheyali Shankar Mahadevan – "Muthuraja" – Raaj The Showman | Shamitha Malnad – "Madhura Pisu Maathige" – Birugaali Nanditha – "Neenendare" – Raam Sadhana Sargam – "Marali Mareyagi" – Savaari Shreya Ghoshal – "Hoovina Banadante" – Birugaali Shreya Ghoshal – "Yenu Helabeku" – Maleyali Jotheyali |

### Malayalam

| Best Film | Best Director |
| Pazhassi Raja Bhagyadevatha Bhramaram Evidam Swargamanu Paleri Manikyam | Hariharan – Pazhassi Raja Blessy – Bhramaram Ranjith – Paleri Manikyam Ranjith Sankar – Passenger Shyamaprasad – Ritu |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Mammootty – Paleri Manikyam Dileep – Swantham Lekhakan Jayaram – Bhagyadevatha Mohanlal – Evidam Swargamanu Prithviraj Sukumaran – Robinhood | Swetha Menon – Paleri Manikyam Gopika – Swantham Lekhakan Kanika – Bhagyadevatha Mamta Mohandas – Passenger Priyanka Nair – Vilapangalkkappuram |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Manoj K. Jayan – Pazhassi Raja Lalu Alex – Evidam Swargamanu Narain – Robinhood Nedumudi Venu – Bhagyadevatha Suresh Menon – Bhramaram | Padmapriya – Pazhassi Raja Lakshmi Gopalaswamy – Bhramaram Lakshmi Rai – Evidam Swargamanu Samvrutha Sunil – Neelathaamara Sona Nair – Passenger |
| Best Music Director | Best Lyricist |
| Vidyasagar – Neelathaamara Deepak Dev – Puthiya Mukham Ilaiyaraaja – Bhagyadevatha M. Jayachandran – Banaras M. Jayachandran – Robinhood | O. N. V. Kurup – "Kunnathe Konna" – Pazhassi Raja Anil Panachuran – "Kuzhaloothum" – Bhramaram Kaithapram – "Pichavacha" – Puthiya Mukham Sarathchandra Varma – "Azhithira" – Bhagyadevatha Sarathchandra Varma – "Anuraga" – Neelathaamara |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Best Female Playback Singer |
| K. J. Yesudas – "Adhi Usha Sandhya" – Pazhassi Raja Karthik – "Azhi Thira Thallipoyalum" – Bhagyadevatha Shankar Mahadevan – "Picha Vacha" – Puthiya Mukham Shreekumar Vakkiyil – "Anuraga Vilocha" – Neelathaamara Venugopal – "Kuzaloothi" – Bhramaram | K. S. Chithra – "Kunnathe Konna" – Pazhassi Raja Shreya Ghoshal – "Chanthu Thottille" – Banaras Shweta Mohan – "Priyanu Mathram" – Robinhood Shweta Mohan – "Thottal Pookkum" – Moz & Cat Sujatha Mohan – "Muthe Muthe" – Kanakanmani |

### Tamil

| Best Film | Best Director |
| Naadodigal Ayan Kanchivaram Naan Kadavul Pasanga Peranmai | Priyadarshan – Kanchivaram Bala – Naan Kadavul K. V. Anand – Ayan Pandiraj – Pasanga Samuthirakani – Naadodigal Suseenthiran – Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Prakash Raj – Kanchivaram Arya – Naan Kadavul Jayam Ravi – Peranmai Kamal Haasan – Unnaipol Oruvan Suriya – Ayan | Pooja Umashanker – Naan Kadavul Padmapriya Janakiraman – Pokkisham Sriya Reddy – Kanchivaram Sneha – Achamundu Achamundu Tamannaah Bhatia – Kandein Kadhalai |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Jayaprakash – Pasanga Jagan – Ayan Prabhu – Ayan Rajendran – Naan Kadavul Vadivelu – Aadhavan Vivek – Padikathavan | Shammu – Kanchivaram Abhinaya – Naadodigal Anuja Iyer – Unnaipol Oruvan Renuka – Ayan Sujatha Sivakumar – Pasanga |
| Best Music Director | Best Lyricist |
| Harris Jayaraj – Ayan Devi Sri Prasad – Kanthaswamy Devi Sri Prasad – Villu Harris Jayaraj – Aadhavan Vidyasagar – Kandein Kadhalai | Na. Muthukumar – "Vizhi Moodi" – Ayan Ilaiyaraaja – "Piychai Paathiram" – Naan Kadavul Kabilan – "Karikaalan" – Vettaikaaran Thamarai – "Oru Vetkam" – Pasanga Vairamuthu – "Nenje Nenje" – Ayan Vivega – "Chinna Thamarai" – Vettaikaaran |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Best Female Playback Singer |
| Karthik – "Hasili Fisili" – Aadhavan Harish Raghavendra – "Nenje Nenje" – Ayan Karthik – "Vizhi Moodi" – Ayan Krish – "Chinna Thamarai" – Vettaikaaran Naresh Iyer – "Oru Vetkam" – Pasanga Tippu – "Vaada Mapillai" – Villu | Chinmayi – "Vaarayo Vaarayo" – Aadhavan Harini – "Hasili Fisili" – Aadhavan Rita – "Allegra" – Kanthaswamy Shreya Ghoshal – "Oru Vetkam" – Pasanga Suchitra – "Chinna Thamarai" – Vettaikaaran |

### Telugu

| Best Film | Best Director |
| Magadheera Arundhati Arya 2 Kick Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam | S. S. Rajamouli – Magadheera Chaitanya Danthaluri – Banam Kodi Ramakrishna – Arundhati Sukumar – Arya 2 Surender Reddy – Kick |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Ram Charan Teja – Magadheera Allu Arjun – Arya 2 Kamal Haasan – Eenadu Prabhas – Ek Niranjan Ravi Teja – Kick | Anushka Shetty – Arundhati Kajal Aggarwal – Magadheera Kamalinee Mukherjee – Gopi Gopika Godavari Ileana D'Cruz – Kick Tamannaah Bhatia – Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Sonu Sood – Arundhati Prakash Raj – Aakasamantha Sayaji Shinde – Arundhati Srihari – Magadheera Venkatesh – Eenadu | Ramya Krishnan – Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam Kalpika – Prayanam Lakshmi – Eenadu Manorama – Arundhati Namitha – Billa |
| Best Music Director | Best Lyricist |
| M. M. Keeravani – Magadheera Chakri – Gopi Gopika Godavari Devi Sri Prasad – Arya 2 Koti – Arundhati Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy – Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam | Sirivennela Sitaramasastri – "Indiramma" – Mahatma Chandrabose – "Panchadara Bomma" – Magadheera C. Narayana Reddy – "Kammukunna Cheektlona" – Arundhati Ramajogayya Sastry – "Nuvvakkadunte" – Gopi Gopika Godavari Vanamali – "Karigeloga Jeevitam" – Arya 2 |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Best Female Playback Singer |
| Anuj Gurwara – "Panchadara Bomma" – Magadheera Baba Sehgal – "Mr. Perfect" – Arya 2 Kailash Kher – "Kammukunna Cheekatlona" – Arundhati Shankar Mahadevan – "Konchem Ishtam" – Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam S. P. Balasubrahmanyam – "Indiramma" – Mahatma | Priya Himesh – "Ringa Ringa" – Arya 2 Amrita Varshini – "Meghama" – Prayanam Nikita Nigam – "Dheera Dheera" – Magadheera Sunidhi Chauhan – "Saradaga" – Oy! Sunitha – "Neela Neela Mabbulu" – Pravarakhyudu |

### Special awards

* Special Jury Awards:
** Mohanlal – Bhramaram (Malayalam),
** Yuvan Shankar Raja – Oy! (Telugu),
** Srinagar Kitty – Savaari (Kannada)
** Yagna Shetty – Eddelu Manjunatha (Kannada)
* Best Male Debutant: Naga Chaitanya – Josh (Telugu)
* Best Female Debutant: Abhinaya – Naadodigal (Tamil)
* Best Cinematographer:
** K.K. Senthil Kumar – Magadheera (Telugu)
* Best Choreography:
** Prem Rakshith – Arya 2 (Telugu)
** Dinesh – Ayan (Tamil)
* Lifetime Achievement Awards:
** K. P. A. C. Lalitha
** Ambareesh