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. More than 451 films from each of the four film industries were considered for nomination in various categories.
Awards and nominees Main awards The winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Kannada cinema Best FilmBest 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 StoryKaviraj – "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 - FemaleChethan 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 ParamathmaShreya 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 FilmBest 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 – MakaramanjuO. 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 FilmBest Director Aadukalam – Kathiresan 7 Aum Arivu – Udhayanidhi Stalin Deiva Thirumagal – M. Chinthamani, Ronnie Screwvala Ko – Kumar, Jayaraman Mankatha – Dhayanidhi Alagiri, Vivek Rathnavel | valign="top" | Vetrimaaran – Aadukalam A. L. Vijay – Deiva Thirumagal A. R. Murugadoss – 7 Aum Arivu K. V. Anand – Ko Venkat Prabhu – Mankatha Best Actor Best Actress Dhanush – Aadukalam Ajith Kumar – Mankatha Jiiva – Ko Suriya – 7 Aum Arivu Vikram – Deiva Thirumagal Anjali – Engaeyum Eppothum Asin Thottumkal – Kaavalan Anushka Shetty – Deiva Thirumagal Ineya – Vaagai Sooda Vaa Richa Gangopadhyay – Mayakkam Enna Shruthi Haasan – 7 Aum 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 – 7 Aum 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 7 Aum 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 7 Aum Arivu Richard – "Nangai" from Engeyum Kadhal S. P. Balasubrahmanyam – "Yamma Yamma" from 7 Aum 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 FilmBest 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 – RajannaJonnavithhula 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 ChoreographyBest CinematographyPrem Rakshith – "Nath Nath" from BadrinathVelraj – Aadukalam
Special awards Lifetime AchievementS. P. Muthuraman (Director)Seema (Actress) Critics Best Actor – TamilVikram for Deiva Thirumagal Best Male DebutAadi for Prema Kavali Best Female DebutShruti Haasan for 7 Aum 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: 7 Aum 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), 7 Aum 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
External links
59th Filmfare Awards South Winners 59th Filmfare Awards South Nominees