The 50th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honouring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema in films released in 2002, was held at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, 24 May 2003.
Main awards Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.
Kannada cinema Best FilmBest Director Dweepa Girish Kasaravalli – Dweepa Best Actor Best Actress Sudeep – Nandhi Soundarya – Dweepa Best Music Director Gurukiran – Dhumm
Malayalam cinema Best FilmBest Director Nandanam Lal Jose – Meesa Madhavan Best Actor Best Actress Dileep – Meesa Madhavan Navya Nair – Nandanam Best Music Director Vidyasagar – Meesa Madhavan
Tamil cinema Best FilmBest Director Azhagi Mani Ratnam – Kannathil Muthamittal Best Actor Best Actress Ajith Kumar – Villain R. Madhavan - Kannathil Muthamittal Simran – Kannathil Muthamittal Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Jayaram - Panchathantiram Sneha - Unnai Ninaithu Best Comedian Best Villain Vivek - Run Kalabhavan Mani- Gemini Best Music Director Bharadwaj – Gemini
Telugu cinema Best FilmBest Director Santhosham Jayam Manmadhudu Indra Krishna Vamsi – Khadgam V. V. Vinayak - Aadi Teja - Jayam Puri Jagannadh - Idiot Best Actor Best Actress Chiranjeevi – Indra Jr. NTR - Aadi Nagarjuna - Santhosham Uday Kiran - Nee Sneham Sadha – Jayam Kalyani - Avunu Valliddaru Ishtapaddaru Shriya Saran - Santhosham Aarthi Agarwal - Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Prakash Raj - Nuvve Nuvve Prakash Raj - Khadgam Ravi Teja - Khadgam Harikrishna - Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo Sangeeta - Khadgam' Bhanupriya - Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo Gracy Singh - Santhosham Anshu - Manmadhudu Best Comedian Best Villain Brahmanandam - Manmadhudu Kondavalasa Lakshmana Rao - Avunu Valliddaru Ishtapaddaru Suman Setty - Jayam Sunil - Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu Shafi - Khadgam Gopichand - Jayam Rajan P. Dev - Aadi Mukesh Rishi - Indra Best Music Director R. P. Patnaik – Santhosham R. P. Patnaik – Jayam Mani Sharma - Indra Chakri - Avunu Valliddaru Ishtapaddaru Harris Jayaraj - Vasu
Technical Awards Best Choreography Lawrence – from IndraBest Cinematography Ravi K. Chandran – Kannathil Muthamittal
Special awards Lifetime Achievement K. Raghavendra Rao Vishnuvardhan Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut - South Nithiin - Jayam Best Female Playback Singer Anuradha Sriram - Gemini
Awards Presentation
Nithiin (Best Debut Award) Received Award from Namitha Shafi (Best Villain Award) Received Award from Ravi Teja Kalabhavan Mani (Best Villain Award) Received Award from Suriya Vivek (Best Comedian Award) Received Award from Kiran Rathod Sangeeta (Best Supporting Actress Award) Received Award from Jayanth C. Paranjee Sneha (Best Supporting Actress Award) Received Award from Aniruddha Jatkar Soundarya (Best Film Kannada) Received Award from D. Ramanaidu D Udhaya Kumar(Best Film Tamil) Received Award from Prabhu Deva Girish Kasaravalli (Best Director Kannada) Received Award from Uday Kiran Krishna Vamsi (Best Director Telugu) Received Award from Sunil Shetty Gurukiran (Best Music Director Kannada) Received Award from Sachiin J. Joshi Bharadwaj (Best Music Director Tamil) Received Award from Nagendra Babu Soundarya (Best Actress Kannada) Received Award from R. Sarathkumar Navya Nair (Best Actress Malayalam) Received Award from Khushbu Sadha (Best Actress Telugu) Received Award from Venkatesh Daggubati Sudeep (Best Actor Kannada) Received Award from Naghma Dileep (Best Actor Malayalam) Received Award from Ramya Krishnan Chiranjeevi father (Best Actor Telugu) Receive Chiranjeevi Award from K. Raghavendra Rao K. Raghavendra Rao (Lifetime Achievement Award) Received Award from Jeetendra and Jaya Prada Vishnuvardhan (Lifetime Achievement Award) Received Award from Jeetendra and Jaya Prada
General 50th Manikchand Filmfare Awards
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