The 45th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honouring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema films released in 1997, was an event that was held at the Mammoth Kamraj Hall, Madras 13 June 1998.
Main awards
Kannada cinema Best FilmBest Director Amrutha Varshini T. S. Nagabharana – Nagamandala Best Actor Best Actress Ramesh Aravind – Amrutha Varshini Vijayalakshmi – Nagamandala Best Music Director Deva – Amrutha Varshini
Malayalam cinema Best FilmBest Director Bhoothakkannadi Jayaraj – Kaliyattam Best Actor Best Actress Mammootty – Bhoothakkannadi Manju Warrier – Kaliyattam Aaraam Pathren Best Music Director Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri – Kaliyattam
Tamil cinema Best FilmBest Director Iruvar Cheran – Bharathi Kannamma Best Actor Best ActressR. Sarathkumar - Suryavamsam Meena – Bharathi Kannamma Best Music Director A. R. Rahman – Minsara Kanavu
Telugu cinema Best FilmBest Director Annamayya K. Raghavendra Rao - Annamayya Best Actor Best Actress Nagarjuna – Annamayya Vijayashanti - Osey Ramulamma Best Music Director Vandemataram Srinivas - Osey Ramulamma
Technical Awards Best Choreography Brinda – from Preminchukundam RaaBest Cinematography Santhosh Sivan – IruvarBest Playback Singer Mano - Pelli (for "Rukku Rukku Rukkumani")
Special awards Lifetime Achievement S. Janaki Nedumudi Venu Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut - South Simran - Nerukku Ner, Once More, VIP
Awards Presentation Brinda (Best Choreography) Received Award from Khushbu Mano (Best Playback Singer) Received Award from K. T. Kunjumon Simran (Best Debut) Received Award from Nagma B Jayshree Devi (Best Film Kannada) Received Award from Priyadarshan Sibi Malayil Receives N. Krishnakumar Award (Best Film Malayalam) from G Venkateswaran V Doraiswamy Raju (Best Film Telugu) Received Award from Balu Mahendra P Henry (Best Film Tamil) Received Award from Suresh Krishna T. S. Nagabharana (Best Director Kannada) Received Award from R B Chowdhry Jayaraj (Best Director Malayalam) Received Award from Parthiban K S Prakash Receives Raghavendra Rao Award (Best Director Telugu) from Suriya Cheran (Best Director Tamil) Received Award from Prabhu Deva (Best Music Director Kannada) Received Award from Gemini Ganeshan Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri (Best Music Director Malayalam) Received Award from Prashanth Vandemataram Srinivas (Best Music Director Telugu) Received Award from Vineeth A. R. Rahman (Best Music Director Tamil) Received Award from K. Balachander Vijayalakshmi (Best Actress Kannada) Received Award from Shilpa Shetty Manju Warrier (Best Actress Malayalam) Received Award from Sonali Bendre Preity Zinta Receives Vijayashanti's Award (Best Actress Telugu) from Prabhu Deva Meena's Father Receives her award (Best Actress Tamil) from Jaya Prada Ramesh Aravind (Best Actor Kannada) Received Award from Boney Kapoor Dulquer Salman receives Mammootty's Award (Best Actor Malayalam) from Sridevi Nagarjuna (Best Actor Telugu) Received Award from Tabu and Akshay Kumar R. Sarathkumar (Best Actor Tamil) Received Award from Rekha and Karishma Kapoor
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