# 59th Filmfare Awards South

The 59th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honouring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema in 2011 was held on 7 July 2012 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, India. For this year more than 451 films from each of the four film industries were considered for nominations in various categories.

## Awards and nominees
### Main awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

#### Kannada cinema

| Best Film | Best Director |
| Olave Mandhara Bettada Jeeva Kempe Gowda Lifu Ishtene Puttakkana Highway | Jayathirtha – Olave Mandhara Dinakar Thoogudeepa – Saarathi Pawan Kumar – Lifu Ishtene P. Kumar – Vishnuvardhana P. Sheshadri – Bettada Jeeva |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Puneeth Rajkumar – Hudugaru Ajay Rao – Krishnan Marriage Story Darshan – Saarathi Srinagar Kitty – Sanju Weds Geetha Sudeepa – Kempe Gowda | Ramya – Sanju Weds Geetha Deepa Sannidhi – Paramathma Nidhi Subbaiah – Krishnan Marriage Story Radhika Pandit – Hudugaru Ragini Dwivedi – Kempe Gowda |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| P. Ravi Shankar – Kempegowda H. G. Dattatreya – Bettada Jeeva Rangayana Raghu – Olave Mandhara Sharath Lohitashwa – Saarathi Yogesh – Hudugaru | Shruti – Puttakkana Highway Abhinaya – Hudugaru Aindrita Ray – Paramathma Ramya Barna – Hudugaru Veena Sundar – Olave Mandhara |
| Best Music Director | Best Lyricist |
| Jessie Gift – Sanju Weds Geetha Mano Murthy – Lifu Ishtene V. Harikrishna – Paramathma V. Harikrishna – Hudugaru V. Sridhar – Krishnan Marriage Story | Kaviraj – "Sanju Mattu Geetha" in Sanju Weds Geetha Jayanth Kaikini – "Paravasha Naadenu" in Paramathma Kaviraj – "Gaganave Baagi" in Sanju Weds Geetha V. Nagendra Prasad – "Yen Chandane Hudugi" in Hudugaru V. Nagendra Prasad – "Haago Heege" in Saarathi |
| Best Playback Singer - Male | Best Playback Singer - Female |
| Chethan Sosca – "Yaarige Healona" in Lifu Ishtene Rajesh Krishnan – "Parijathada" in Krishnan Marriage Story Sonu Nigam – "Paravasha Naadenu" in Paramathma Sonu Nigam – "Neerinalli Sanna Ale" in Hudugaru V. Harikrishna – "Kathlalli Karadige" in Paramathma | Shreya Ghoshal – "Gaganave Baagi" in Sanju Weds Geetha Lakshmi Manmohan – "Parijathada" in Krishnan Marriage Story Shamita Malnad – "Neerige Baare Chenni" in Jarasandha Shamita Malnad – "Manase Manase" in Saarathi Shreya Ghoshal – "Maayavi Maayavi" in Lifeu Ishtene |

#### Malayalam cinema

| Best Film | Best Director |
| Traffic Beautiful Indian Rupee Pranayam Salt N' Pepper | Blessy – Pranayam Aashiq Abu – Salt N' Pepper Rajesh Pillai – Traffic Renjith – Indian Rupee Salim Ahamed – Adaminte Makan Abu |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Salim Kumar – Adaminte Makan Abu Anupam Kher – Pranayam Mohanlal – Arabiyum Ottakavum P. Madhavan Nairum Mohanlal – Pranayam Prithviraj – Indian Rupee | Kavya Madhavan – Khaddama Jaya Prada – Pranayam Rima Kallingal – City of God Samvrutha Sunil – Swapna Sanchari Shwetha Menon – Salt N' Pepper |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Thilakan – Indian Rupee Anoop Menon – Beautiful Baburaj – Salt N' Pepper Fahadh Faasil – Chappa Kurish Jagathi Sreekumar – Urumi | Lena – Traffic Meghna Raj – Beautiful Mythili – Salt N' Pepper Nithya Menen – Urumi Ramya Nambeeshan – Chappa Kurish |
| Best Music Director | Best Lyricist |
| M. Jayachandran – Pranayam Bijibal – Salt N' Pepper Deepak Dev – Urumi M. K. Arjunan – Nayika Ramesh Narayan – Makaramanju | O. N. V. Kurup – "Paattil Ee Paattil" in Pranayam Anoop Menon – "Mazhaneer Thullikal" in Beautiful Mullanezhi – "Ee Puzhayum" in Indian Rupee Murugan Kattakada – "Madhumasa Mounaragam" in Rathinirvedam Rafeeq Ahammed – "Chembavu" in Salt N' Pepper |
| Best Playback Singer - Male | Best Playback Singer - Female |
| Vijay Yesudas – "Ee Puzhayum" in Indian Rupee Hariharan – "Amruthamayi Abhayamai" in Snehaveedu P. Jayachandran – "Premikkumbol" in Salt N' Pepper Srinivas – "Ithile Varoo" in The Train Unni Menon – "Mazhaneer Thullikal" in Beautiful | Shreya Ghoshal – "Paattil Ee Paattil" in Pranayam Gayatri – "Ninviral Thumbil" in Beautiful Jyotsna – "Chantham Thikanjoru" in Mohabbath Manjari – "Chimmi Chimmi" in Urumi Shreya Ghoshal – "Kaanamullal" in Salt N' Pepper |

#### Tamil cinema

| Best Film | Best Director |
| Aadukalam – Kathiresan 7aum Arivu – Udhayanidhi Stalin Deiva Thirumagal – M. Chinthamani, Ronnie Screwvala Ko – Kumar, Jayaraman Mankatha – Dhayanidhi Alagiri, Vivek Rathnavel | Vetrimaaran – Aadukalam A. L. Vijay – Deiva Thirumagal A. R. Murugadoss – 7aum Arivu K. V. Anand – Ko Venkat Prabhu – Mankatha |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Dhanush – Aadukalam Ajith Kumar – Mankatha Jiiva – Ko Suriya – 7aum Arivu Vikram – Deiva Thirumagal | Anjali – Engaeyum Eppothum Asin Thottumkal – Kaavalan Anushka Shetty – Deiva Thirumagal Ineya – Vaagai Sooda Vaa Richa Gangopadhyay – Mayakkam Enna Shruthi Haasan – 7aum Arivu |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Ajmal Ameer – Ko Santhanam – Deiva Thirumagal Santhanam – Siruthai Sunder Ramu – Mayakkam Enna V. I. S. Jayabalan – Aadukalam | Ananya – Engaeyum Eppothum Amala Paul – Deiva Thirumagal Lakshmi Rai – Mankatha Manisha Koirala – Mappillai Mithra Kurian – Kaavalan |
| Best Music Director | Best Lyricist |
| G. V. Prakash Kumar – Aadukalam G. V. Prakash Kumar – Deiva Thirumagal Harris Jayaraj – 7aum Arivu Harris Jayaraj – Ko M Ghibran – Vaagai Sooda Vaa | Vairamuthu – "Saara Saara" from Vaagai Sooda Vaa Madhan Karky – "Nee Korinaal" from Nootrenbadhu Na. Muthukumar – "Mun Andhi" from 7aum Arivu Na. Muthukumar – "Vizhigalil Oru" from Deiva Thirumagal Thamarai – "Engeyum Kadhal" from Engeyum Kadhal |
| Best Playback Singer - Male | Best Playback Singer - Female |
| Aalap Raju – "Enamo Aedho" from Ko G. V. Prakash Kumar – "Yathe Yathe" from Aadukalam Karthik – "Mun Andhi" from 7aum Arivu Richard – "Nangai" from Engeyum Kadhal S. P. Balasubrahmanyam – "Yamma Yamma" from 7aum Arivu | Chinmayi – "Saara Saara" from Vaagai Sooda Vaa Madhushree – "Un Pere Theriyadhu" from Engaeyum Eppothum Neha Bhasin – "Poranae" from Vaagai Sooda Vaa Saindhavi – "Vizhigalil Oru" from Deiva Thirumagal Swetha Mohan – "Nee Korinaal" from Nootrenbadhu |

#### Telugu cinema

| Best Film | Best Director |
| Dookudu 100% Love Mr. Perfect Rajanna Sri Rama Rajyam | Sreenu Vaitla – Dookudu Bapu – Sri Rama Rajyam Dasaradh – Mr. Perfect Nandini Reddy – Ala Modalaindi Sukumar – 100% Love |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Mahesh Babu – Dookudu Balakrishna – Sri Rama Rajyam Nagarjuna – Rajanna Prabhas – Mr. Perfect Ram Pothineni – Kandireega | Nayantara – Sri Rama Rajyam Kajal Aggarwal – Mr. Perfect Nithya Menen – Ala Modalaindi Samantha Ruth Prabhu – Dookudu Tamannaah Bhatia – 100% Love |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| M. S. Narayana – Dookudu Akkineni Nageswara Rao – Sri Rama Rajyam Jagapati Babu – Jai Bolo Telangana Prakash Raj – Dookudu Sonu Sood – Kandireega | Annie – Rajanna Aksha Pardasany – Kandireega Lakshmi Manchu – Anaganaga O Dheerudu Poonam Kaur – Gaganam Taapsee Pannu – Mr. Perfect |
| Best Music Director | Best Lyricist |
| Thaman – Dookudu Devi Sri Prasad – 100% Love Ilaiyaraaja – Sri Rama Rajyam Kalyani Malik – Ala Modalaindi M. M. Keeravani – Rajanna | Jonnavithhula Ramalingeswara Rao – "Jagadhannadha" in Sri Rama Rajyam Anantha Sreeram – "Chali Chali Ga" in Mr. Perfect Ramajogayya Sastry – "Guruvaram March Okati" in Dookudu Sirivennela Sitaramasastri – "Ammammo Ammo" in Ala Modalaindi Suddala Ashok Teja – "Lachuvamma Lachuvamma" in Rajanna |
| Best Playback Singer - Male | Best Playback Singer - Female |
| Rahul Nambiar – "Guruvaram March Okati" in Dookudu Karthik – "Champakamala" in Kandireega Hemachandra – "Oka Vithanam" in Golconda High School Tippu – "Kalaya Nijama" in Sri Rama Rajyam Vijay Prakash – "Niharika" in Oosaravelli | Shreya Ghoshal – "Jagadhananda Karaka" in Sri Rama Rajyam Swathi – "A Square B Square" in 100% Love Neha Bhasin – "Hello Hello" in Dhada Nithya Menen – "Ammammo Ammo" in Ala Modalaindi Ramya – "Poovai Poovai" in Dookudu |

### Technical Awards

| Best Choreography | Best Cinematography |
| Prem Rakshith – "Nath Nath" from Badrinath | Velraj – Aadukalam |

### Special awards

Lifetime Achievement :
* S. P. Muthuraman (Director)
* Critics Best Actor – Tamil |
* Vikram for Deiva Thirumagal |
* Best Male Debut |
* Aadi for Prema Kavali |
* Best Female Debut |
* Shruti Haasan for 7aum Arivu and Anaganaga O Dheerudu |

## Multiple nominations and awards

The following films received multiple nominations.

### Telugu

* Number in brackets after the film title indicates the number of special awards included, which have no nominees.