The 21st Santosham Film Awards, officially known as Santosham South Indian Film Awards 2022, was an awards ceremony held at Hyderabad, India on 26 December 2022. The ceremony recognized the best films and performances from the Tollywood and other Indian language films and music released between 2021 and November 2022, along with special honors for lifetime contributions and a few special awards. The awards are annually presented by Santosham Magazine.
Honorary awards
Lifetime Achievement Award – P. Susheela Santosham Allu Ramalingaiah Smaraka Award – Rajendra Prasad Santosham NTR Smaraka Award – Krishnaveni, Vanisri, Latha, Roja Ramani, Prabha, Jayamalini, Kutty Padmini, Baby Rani, Kavitha, Santosham Krishnam Raju Smaraka Award – Murali Mohan Santosham Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry Smaraka Award – R. P. Patnaik
Main awards +CategoryRecipientWorkBest FilmY. Ravi Shankar, Naveen YerneniPushpa: The RiseBest DirectorSukumarBest ActorAllu ArjunAdivi SeshMajorBest ActressPooja HegdeMost Eligible Bachelor, Radhe ShyamBest Supporting ActorPrakash RajMajorBest VillainSrikanthAkhandaBest Music DirectorDevi Sri PrasadPushpa: The RiseBest Female Playback SingerMangli"Saranga Dariya" from Love StoryIndravathi Chauhan"Oo Antava Oo Oo Antava" from Pushpa: The RiseBest LyricistChandrabosePushpa: The RiseSuddala Ashok Teja"Komuram Bheemudo" from RRRBest DialogueBurra Sai MadhavRRRBest ChoreographySekharLove StoryBest CinematographerShamdatUppenaRam PrasadAkhandaBest Debut DirectorBuchi Babu SanaUppenaMallidi VashistBimbisaraBest Debut ActorAshish ReddyRowdy BoysBest Debut Music DirectorSamarth Gollapudi7 Days 6 NightsBest Director – TamilBrindaHey SinamikaBest Actor – TamilVasanth RaviRockyBest Actress – TamilShraddha SrinathChakra and MaaraBest Supporting Actor – TamilMahendranMasterBest Supporting Actress – TamilRaveena RaviRockyLove TodayBest Debut Actor – TamilPradeep RanganathanLove TodayBest Film – KannadaRavi KumarRhymesSoumya SantoshKapalaBest Director – KannadaS. Mahesh KumarMadhagajaHari SanthoshBy Two LoveBest Actress – KannadaApporvaKrishna TalkiesSangeetha Sringeri777 Charlie, Lucky ManBest Actress (Critics) – KannadaManvitha KamathShiva 143Best Supporting Actor – KannadaShivaraj K. R. PeteDhamakaBest Debut Actor – KannadaAkshith ShashikumarOh My LoveBest Villain – MalayalamGuru SomasundaramMinnal MuraliAjmal AmeerBest Debut Actor – MalayalamRanjith SajeevMikeBest Actress – MalayalamVinitha KoshyPakaBest Director – MalayalamJeo BabyThe Great Indian KitchenVinayanPathonpatham Noottandu
Special awards
Youth Icon of the year (Kannada) – Rajavardan
Presenters +CategoryPresenter(s)Santosham Allu Ramalingaiah Smarakam AwardAllu Aravind, Srikanth ReddyBest Actress – TamilBest Director – TamilSantosham NTR Smaraka Award (Krishnaveni)Nandamuri Ramakrishna, V. Vijayendra Prasad, V. Srinivas RaoBest Supporting ActorSantosham Krishnam Raju Smaraka AwardTalasani Srinivas Yadav, SyamaladeviSantosham NTR Smaraka Award (Vanisri)Santosham NTR Smaraka Award (Latha)Murali MohanSantosham NTR Smaraka Award (Roja Ramani)Santosham NTR Smaraka Award (Roja Prabha)Santosham NTR Smaraka Award (Jayamalini)Santosham NTR Smaraka Award (Kutty Padmini)Santosham NTR Smaraka Award (Baby Rani)Santosham NTR Smaraka Award (Kavitha)Murali Mohan, Ambhika KrishnaLifetime Achievement AwardChiranjeeviBest Debut DirectorBest Debut Actor – TamilBest Actor (Adivi Sesh)Best DialogueBest ChoreographyBest Debut ActorBest Lyricist (Suddala Ashok Teja)Best Female Playback SingerBest ActressMurali MohanBest Debut Music DirectorBest Villain – Malayalam (Guru Somasundaram)Ambhika Krishna, Meher Ramesh, Anil SunkaraBest Debut Actor – MalayalamBest Actress – MalayalamBest Director – MalayalamBest Villain – Malayalam (Ajmal Ameer)Best Supporting Actress – TamilAmbhika Krishna, Y. Kasi Viswanath, Madala RaviBest Actor – TamilBest Supporting Actor – TamilBest Cinematographer (Shamdat)Best Supporting Actor – KannadaBabu Mohan, Y. Kasi Viswanath, Madala RaviBest Actress – KannadaBest Film – KannadaBest Director – KannadaBest Debut Director – KannadaBest Debut Actor – KannadaYouth Icon of the year (Kannada)Best Actress (Critics) – KannadaSantosham Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry Smaraka AwardRaja Chembolu, SukumarBest Cinematographer (Ram Prasad)Devi Sri Prasad, SukumarBest Lyricist (Chandrabose)Babu Mohan, Urvashi RautelaBest FilmBabu MohanBest Music DirectorBest DirectorBest Actor (Allu Arjun)
Performers +NamePerformanceUrvashi RautelaDanceR. P. Patnaik, Keerthana SrinivasSingingWarina HussainDanceKalpika Ganesh
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