The 49th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honouring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema for films released 2001, was held on 20 April 2002 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai.

Multiple nominations and awards

Kannada

Nominations 5 nominations: Huchcha 3 nominations: Vaalee 2 nominations: Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu 1 nomination: Nanna Preethiya Hudugi, Kotigobba, Kanasugara, Gattimela and Chithra

Awards 1 award: Huchcha, Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu, Nanna Preethiya Hudugi, Kanasugara and Chithra

Malayalam

Nominations 4 nominations: Meghamalhar and Uthaman 2 nominations: Theerthadanam and Kattu Vannu Vilichappol 1 nomination: Karumadikkuttan, Ravanaparabhu and Ishtam

Awards 2 awards: Meghamalhar 1 award: Karumadikkuttan, Theerthadanam, and Ravanaparabhu

Tamil

Nominations 4 nominations: Aanandham and Kasi 2 nominations: Nandhaa and Poovellam Un Vasam 1 nomination: Friends, Pandavar Bhoomi, Aalavandhan and Minnale

Awards 3 awards: Minnale (including female debut and female playback singer) 2 awards: Nandhaa (including cinematography) 1 award: Aanandham, Pandavar Bhoomi, Kasi and Paarthale Paravasam (Choreography)

Telugu

Nominations 5 nominations: Murari 4 nominations: Nuvvu Nenu and Narasimha Naidu 3 nominations: Kushi 1 nomination: Preminchu

Awards 4 awards: Nuvvu Nenu 1 award: Kushi

Main awards Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

Kannada cinema Best FilmBest Director Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu Huchcha Vaalee Nagathihalli Chandrashekar – Nanna Preethiya Hudugi S. Mahendar – Vaalee Om Prakash Rao – Huchcha Best Actor Best Actress Sudeep – Huchcha Ramesh Aravind – Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu Vishnuvardhan – Kotigobba Prema – Kanasugara Rekha Vedavyas – Huchcha Shruthi – Gattimela Best Music Director Gurukiran – Chitra Rajesh Ramanath – Huchcha Rajesh Ramanath – Vaalee

Malayalam cinema Best FilmBest Director Meghamalhar Theerthadanam Uthaman Vinayan – Karumadikkuttan Anil Babu – Uthaman Kamal – Meghamalhar Best Actor Best Actress Jayaram – Theerthadanam Biju Menon – Meghamalhar Jayaram – Uthaman Samyuktha Varma – Meghamalhar Chippy – Kattu Vannu Vilichappol Sindhu Menon – Uthaman Best Music Director Suresh Peters – Ravanaparabhu Mohan Sitara – Ishtam M. G. Radhakrishnan – Kattu Vannu Vilichappol

Tamil cinema Best FilmBest Director Aanandham Friends Kasi Cheran – Pandavar Bhoomi Bala – Nandhaa N. Lingusamy – Aanandham Vinayan - Kasi Best Actor Best Actress Vikram – Kasi Ajith Kumar – Poovellam Un Vasam Kamal Haasan – Aalavandhan Laila – Nandhaa Devayani – Aanandham Jyothika – Poovellam Un Vasam Best Music Director Harris Jayaraj – Minnale Ilaiyaraja – Kasi S. A. Rajkumar – Aanandham

Telugu cinema Best FilmBest Director Nuvvu Nenu Kushi Murari Teja – Nuvvu Nenu B. Gopal – Narasimha Naidu Krishna Vamsi – Murari Best Actor Best Actress Uday Kiran – Nuvvu Nenu Balakrishna Nandamuri – Narasimha Naidu Mahesh Babu – Murari Pawan Kalyan - Kushi Bhoomika Chawla – Kushi Laya – Preminchu Sonali Bendre – Murari Simran - Narasimha Naidu Best Music Director R. P. Patnaik – Nuvvu Nenu Mani Sharma – Narasimha Naidu Mani Sharma – Murari

Technical Awards Best Choreography Lawrence – from Paarthale ParavasamBest Cinematography R. Rathnavelu – Nandhaa

Special awards Lifetime Achievement M. S. Viswanathan Dasari Narayana Rao Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut - South Reemma Sen - Minnale Best Playback Singer Bombay Jayashri - Minnale

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