59th Filmfare Awards South

59th Filmfare Awards South
Date	7 July 2012
Site	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Hosted by	Karthik Chinmayi
Produced by	Idea Cellular
Highlights
Best Picture	Olave Mandhara (Kannada) Traffic (Malayalam) Aadukalam (Tamil) Dookudu (Telugu)
Most awards	Dookudu (six; Telugu)
Most nominations	Dookudu (10; Telugu)

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.^[1] For this year more than 451 films from each of the four film industries were considered for nominations in various categories.^[2]

Awards and nominees

Main awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.^[3]

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 Sudeep – 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 – "Haago Heege" in Saarathi V. Nagendra Prasad – "Yen Chandane Hudugi" in Hudugaru
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 "Manase Manase" in Saarathi Shamita Malnad "Neerige Baare Chenni" in Jarasandha Shreya Ghoshal "Maayavi Maayavi" in Lifeu Ishtene

Malayalam cinema

Best Film	Best Director
Traffic Indian Rupee Beautiful Salt N' Pepper Pranayam	Blessy – Pranayam Renjith – Indian Rupee Salim Ahamed – Adaminte Makan Abu Aashiq Abu – Salt N' Pepper Rajesh Pillai – Traffic
Best Actor	Best Actress
Salim Kumar – Adaminte Makan Abu Prithviraj – Indian Rupee Mohanlal – Arabiyum Ottakavum P. Madhavan Nairum Anupam Kher – Pranayam Mohanlal – Pranayam	Kavya Madhavan – Khaddama Jaya Prada – Pranayam Shwetha Menon – Salt N' Pepper Samvrutha Sunil – Swapna Sanchari Rima Kallingal – City of God
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 K. V. Anand – Ko A. R. Murugadoss – 7aum Arivu Venkat Prabhu – Mankatha A. L. Vijay – Deiva Thirumagal
Best Actor	Best Actress
Dhanush – Aadukalam Ajith Kumar – Mankatha Jiiva – Ko Suriya – 7aum Arivu Vikram – Deiva Thirumagal	Anjali – Engaeyum Eppothum Anushka Shetty – Deiva Thirumagal Iniya – Vaagai Sooda Vaa Richa Gangopadhyay – Mayakkam Enna Shruthi Haasan – 7aum Arivu
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Ajmal Ameer – Ko V. I. S. Jayabalan – Aadukalam Santhanam – Siruthai Santhanam – Deiva Thirumagal Sunder Ramu – Mayakkam Enna	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 M Ghibran – Vaagai Sooda Vaa G. V. Prakash Kumar – Deiva Thirumagal Harris Jayaraj – Ko Harris Jayaraj – 7aum Arivu	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 Nandini Reddy – Ala Modalaindi Dasaradh – Mr. Perfect 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 Tamannaah – 100% Love Samantha Ruth Prabhu – Dookudu
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
SP. Muthuraman (Director)	Seema (Actress)
Critics Award for Best Actor
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.

Kannada

Nominations 8 nominations: Hudugaru 6 nominations: Paramathma 5 nominations: Lifeu Ishtene, Sanju Weds Geetha, Krishnan Marriage Story, Saarathi 4 nominations: Kempe Gowda, Olave Mandhara 2 nominations: Bettada Jeeva, Puttakkana Highway 1 nomination: Vishnuvardhana, Jarasandha

Awards 4 awards: Sanju Weds Geetha 2 awards: Olave Mandhara 1 award: Lifeu Ishtene, Hudugaru,Kempe Gowda, Puttakkana Highway

Malayalam

Nominations 9 nominations: Salt N' Pepper 8 nominations: Pranayam 6 nominations: Beautiful, Indian Rupee 4 nominations: Traffic, Urumi 2 nominations: Adaminte Makan Abu, Chappa Kurish 1 nomination: Arabiyum Ottakavum P. Madhavan Nairum, City of God, Khaddama, Makaramanju, Mohabbath, Nayika, Rathinirvedam, Snehaveedu, Swapna Sanchari, The Train

Awards 4 awards: Pranayam 2 awards: Indian Rupee, Traffic 1 award: Adaminte Makan Abu, Khaddama

Tamil

Nominations 9 nominations: Deiva Thirumagal 7 nominations: 7aum Arivu 6 nominations: Aadukalam, Ko 5 nominations: Vaagai Sooda Vaa 4 nominations: Mankatha 3 nominations: Engaeyum Eppothum 2 nominations: Engeyum Kadhal, Mayakkam Enna, Nootrenbadhu 1 nomination : Kaavalan, Mappillai, Siruthai

Awards 5 awards: Aadukalam(1) 2 awards: Engaeyum Eppothum, Ko, Vaagai Sooda Vaa 1 award : Deiva Thirumagal (1), 7aum Arivu (1)

Telugu

Nominations 10 nominations: Dookudu 9 nominations: Sri Rama Rajyam 6 nominations: Mr. Perfect 5 nominations: 100% Love, Ala Modalaindi, Rajanna 4 nominations: Kandireega 1 nomination: Jai Bolo Telangana, Anaganaga O Dheerudu, Gaganam, Golconda High School, Oosaravelli, Dhada

Awards 6 awards: Dookudu 3 awards: Sri Rama Rajyam 1 award: Anaganaga O Dheerudu (1), Badrinath (1), Rajanna, Prema Kavali (1)

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

References

1. "Rana Daggubati announces the 59th Idea Filmfare Awards (South)". Filmfare. Times Internet Limited. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
2. "Filmfare awards on July 7". The Times of India. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
3. Filmfare Editorial (9 July 2012). "59th Idea Filmfare Awards South (Winners list)". Filmfare. Times Internet Limited. Retrieved 20 July 2012.

External links

• 59th Filmfare Awards South - 2012 at the Internet Movie Database
• Filmfare Awards South at the Internet Movie Database
• 59th Filmfare Awards South Winners
• 59th Filmfare Awards South Nominees