The 69th Filmfare Awards South is an awards event that recognised and honoured the best films and performances from the Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada films and music released in 2023 along with special honours for lifetime contributions and few special awards. The nominations were announced on 16 July 2024 and took place on 3 August 2024.
Chithha is the most awarded film with seven awards, followed by Dasara with six, Baby and Ponniyin Selvan: II with five, Sapta Saagaradaache Ello with four, and Balagam, Daredevil Musthafa and Kaathal – The Core with three each. Dasara is the most awarded Telugu film. Chithha is the most awarded Tamil film. Kaathal – The Core is the most awarded Malayalam film. Sapta Saagaradaache Ello is the most awarded Kannada film.
Every Best Film winner have also won the Best Director award, expect for Kannada cinema. Kapil Kapilan is the most awarded individual having won Best Male Playback Singer – Malayalam and Best Male Playback Singer – Kannada, making him the only individual to win an award in two different languages (Malayalam and Kannada). Dasara is the only film to have two lead acting role awards won by Nani (Best Actor – Telugu) and Keerthy Suresh (Best Actress – Telugu).
Winners and nominees Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.
Main awards
Kannada cinema
Best FilmBest DirectorDaredevil Musthafa 19.20.21 Devaraj R, producer Kaatera Rockline Venkatesh, producer Kousalya Supraja Rama B. C. Patil and Shashank, producers Sapta Saagaradaache Ello Rakshit Shetty, producer Swathi Mutthina Male Haniye – Ramya, Ravi Rai Kalasa and Vachan Shetty, producersHemanth M. Rao – Sapta Saagaradaache Ello Mansore – 19.20.21 Nithin Krishnamurthy – Hostel Hudugaru Bekagiddare Raj B. Shetty – Swathi Mutthina Male Haniye Shashank Soghal – Daredevil Musthafa Tharun Sudhir – Kaatera Best Actor Best ActressRakshit Shetty – Sapta Saagaradaache Ello as Manu Darshan – Kaatera as Kaatera Nagabhushana – Tagaru Palya as Chikka Raj B. Shetty – Swathi Mutthina Male Haniye as Aniketh Shishir Baikady – Daredevil Musthafa as Jamal Abdul Musthafa Hussain Shiva Rajkumar – Ghost as Dalavayi Muddanna / Anand RaoSiri Ravikumar – Swathi Mutthina Male Haniye as Prerana Akshatha Pandavapura – Pinki Elli Amrutha Prem – Tagaru Palya as Jyothi Milana Nagaraj – Kousalya Supraja Rama as Muthulakshmi Rukmini Vasanth – Sapta Saagaradaache Ello as Priya Sindhu Sreenivasa Murthy – Aachar & Co as Suma Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting ActressRangayana Raghu – Tagaru Palya as Chikka Nagabhushana – Kousalya Supraja Rama as Santhu Poornachandra Mysore – Daredevil Musthafa as Sulthankeri Usman Rajesh Nataranga – 19.20.21 as Rafi Ramesh Indira – Sapta Saagaradaache Ello as SomaSudha Belawadi – Kousalya Supraja Rama as Kousalya Gunjalamma – Pinki Elli M. D. Pallavi – 19.20.21 Shruti – Kaatera as Kumari Tara – Tagaru Palya as Shantha Best Music Director Best LyricistCharan Raj – Sapta Saagaradaache Ello Arjun Janya – Kousalya Supraja Rama Midhun Mukundan – Swathi Mutthina Male Haniye Vasuki Vaibhav – Tagaru Palya V. Harikrishna – KaateraB. R. Lakshman Rao – "Yava Chumbaka" from Chowka Bara Dhananjaya – "Sambanja Annodu Doddu Kana" from Tagaru Palya Dhananjay Ranjan – "Sapta Saagaradaache Ello Title Track" from Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A Jayanth Kaikini – "Preethisuve" from Kousalya Supraja Rama Prithvi – "Mellage" from Swathi Mutthina Male Haniye Best Playback Singer – Male Best Playback Singer – Female Kapil Kapilan – "Sapta Saagaradaache Ello Title Track" from Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A Ravindra Soragavi– "Nodalaagade Deva" from Viratapura Viraagi Sonu Nigam – "Bombe Bombe" from Kranti Vasuki Vaibhav – "Tagaru Palya Title Track" from Tagaru Palya Vijay Prakash – "Punyathma" from Kaatera Srilakshmi Belmannu – "Kadalanu" from Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A Madhuri Seshadri – "Mellage" from Swathi Mutthina Male Haniye Mangli – "Pasandaagavne" from Kaatera Prithwi Bhat – "Kousalya Supraja Rama" from Kousalya Supraja Rama Sangeetha Katti – "Kaayo Shiva Kapado Shiva" from PentagonCritics Best ActorCritics Best Actress Poornachandra Mysore – Orchestra Mysuru as Poorna Rukmini Vasanth – Sapta Saagaradaache Ello as Priya
Malayalam cinema
Best FilmBest Director2018 – Anto Joseph, C.K. Padmakumar and Venu Kunnappilly, producers Iratta – Joju George, Martin Prakkat and Sijo Vadakkan, producers Kaathal – The Core – Mammootty, producer Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam – Mammootty, producer Neru – Antony Perumbavoor, producer Pachuvum Athbutha Vilakkum –Sethu Mannarkkad, producer Romancham – Girish Gangadharan, Joby George and Johnpaul George, producersJude Anthany Joseph – 2018 Jeethu Joseph – Neru Jeo Baby – Kaathal – The Core Jithu Madhavan – Romancham Krishand RK – Purusha Pretham Lijo Jose Pellissery – Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam Rohit M. G. Krishnan – Iratta Best Actor Best ActressMammootty – Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam as James / Sundaram Alexander Prasanth – Purusha Pretham as Sebastian Biju Menon – Thankam as Mathews Joju George – Iratta as Pramod Kumar and Vinod Kumar Mammootty – Kaathal – The Core as Mathew Devassy Nivin Pauly – Thuramukham as Mattancherry Moidu Tovino Thomas – 2018 as AnoopVincy Aloshious – Rekha as Rekha Rajendran Anjana Jayaprakash – Pachuvum Athbutha Vilakkum as Hamsadhwani Jyothika – Kaathal – The Core as Omana Philip Mathew Kalyani Priyadarshan – Sesham Mike-il Fathima as Fathima Noorjahan Lena – Article 21 as Tamara Manju Warrier – Ayisha as Nilambur Ayisha Navya Nair – Janaki Jaane as Janaki Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting ActressJagadish – Purusha Pretham as Dileep Arjun Ashokan – Romancham as Sinu Solomon Biju Menon – Garudan as Nishanth Kumar Jagadish – Falimy as Chandran Siddique – Corona Papers as Shankararaman / Govindan Nambiar Vineeth Sreenivasan – Thankam as Kannan Vishnu Agasthya – RDX: Robert Dony Xavier as PaulsonPoornima Indrajith – Thuramukham Anaswara Rajan – Neru as Sara Mohammed Anaswara Rajan – Pranaya Vilasam as Anusree Aswathy B – B 32 Muthal 44 Vare as Jaya Darshana Rajendran – Purusha Pretham as Susan Manju Pillai – Falimy as Rema Chandran Best Music Director Best LyricistSam C. S. – RDX: Robert Dony Xavier 4 Musics – Jawanum Mullapoovum Deepankuran Kaithapram – Mehfil Hesham Abdul Wahab – Madhura Manohara Moham Justin Prabhakaran – Pachuvum Athbutha Vilakkum M. Jayachandran – Ayisha P S Jayhari – SanthoshamAnwar Ali – "Ennum En Kaaval" from Kaathal – The Core B. K. Harinarayanan – "Ayisha Ayisha" from Ayisha B. K. Harinarayanan – "Muttathe Mulla" from Jawanum Mullapoovum Manu Manjith – "Nin Koode Njan Illayo" from Pachuvum Athbutha Vilakkum Muhsin Parari – "Puthuthayorith" from Iratta Vinayak Sasikumar – "Januvariyile Then Mazha" from Santhosham Best Playback Singer – Male Best Playback Singer – FemaleKapil Kapilan – "Neela Nilave" from RDX: Robert Dony Xavier Arvind Venugopal – "Oru Nokkil" from Madhura Manohara Moham K. S. Harisankar – "Januvariyile Then Mazha" from Santhosham Madhu Balakrishnan – "Kanchana Kannezhuthi" from Njanum Pinnoru Njanum Shahabaz Aman – "Puthuthayorith" from Iratta Sooraj Santhosh – "Maayunnuvo Pakale" from Janaki Jaane Vijay Yesudas – "Onnu Thotte" from Jawanum MullapoovumK. S. Chithra – "Muttathe Mulla" from Jawanum Mullapoovum K. S. Chithra – "Ee Mazhamukilo" from Jaladhara Pumpset Since 1962 Karthika Vaidyanathan – "Neeyum Njaanum" from Pazhanjan Pranayam Madhuvanthi Narayan – "Chembarathi Poo" from Janaki Jaane Nakshathra Santhosh – "Vidaathe Vichaaram" from Phoenix Nithya Mammen – "Mizhiyo Niraye" from Dear Vaappi Shreya Ghoshal – "Ayisha Ayisha" from AyishaCritics Best ActorCritics Best Actress Joju George – Iratta as Pramod Kumar and Vinod Kumar Jyothika – Kaathal – The Core as Omana Philip Mathew
Tamil cinema
Best FilmBest DirectorChithha – Siddharth, producerAyothi – R. Ravindran, producer Maamannan – Udhayanidhi Stalin, producer Ponniyin Selvan: II – Mani Ratnam and Subaskaran Allirajah, producers Viduthalai Part 1 – Elred Kumar, producer | valign="top" |S. U. Arun Kumar – Chithha Madonne Ashwin – Maaveeran Mani Ratnam – Ponniyin Selvan: II Mari Selvaraj – Maamannan Vetrimaaran – Viduthalai Part 1 Best Actor Best ActressVikram – Ponniyin Selvan: II as Aditha Karikalan Siddharth – Chithha as Eeswaran Sivakarthikeyan – Maaveeran as Sathya / Maaveeran Soori – Viduthalai Part 1 as Kumaresan Vadivelu – Maamannan as Sa. MaamannanNimisha Sajayan – Chithha as Shakthi Aishwarya Rai Bachchan – Ponniyin Selvan: II as Nandini Aishwarya Rajesh – Farhana as Farhana / Isha Aparna Das – Dada as Sindhu Manikandan Bhavani Sre – Viduthalai Part 1 as Tamilarasi / Pappa Shraddha Srinath – Irugapatru as Mithra Manohar Trisha – Ponniyin Selvan: II as Kundavai Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting ActressFahadh Faasil – Maamannan as Rathnavelu M. S. Bhaskar – Parking as S. Ilamparuthi S. J. Suryah – Mark Antony as Jackie Pandian and Madhan Pandian Vinayakan – Jailer as Varman Yogi Babu – Maaveeran as KumarAnjali Nair – Chithha Raichal Rabecca – Good Night as Maha Rama – Parking as Selvi Saritha – Maaveeran as Eshwari Subatra Robert – Bommai Nayagi as Kayalvizhi Best Music Director Best LyricistDhibu Ninan Thomas & Santhosh Narayanan – Chithha Anirudh Ravichander – Jailer Anirudh Ravichander – Leo A. R. Rahman – Ponniyin Selvan: II Ilaiyaraaja – Viduthalai Part 1 G. V. Prakash Kumar – VaathiIlango Krishnan – "Aga Naga" from Ponniyin Selvan: II Ilango Krishnan – "Veera Raja Veera" from Ponniyin Selvan: II Krithika Nelson – "Oru Vezham" from Nitham Oru Vaanam Ku Karthik – "Nira" from Takkar Suka – "Onnoda Nadandhaa" from Viduthalai Part 1 Best Playback Singer – Male Best Playback Singer – FemaleHaricharan – "Chinnanjiru Nilave" from Ponniyin Selvan: II Anirudh Ravichander – "Hukum" from Jailer Anirudh Ravichander – "Badass" from Leo Sean Roldan – "Naan Gaali" from Good Night Sid Sriram and Gautham Vasudev Menon – "Nira" from Takkar Vijay Yesudas – "Nenjame Nenjame" from MaamannanKarthika Vaidyanathan – "Kangal Edho" from Chithha K. S. Chithra and Harini – "Veera Raja Veera" from Ponniyin Selvan: II Shakthisree Gopalan – "Aga Naga" from Ponniyin Selvan: II Shakthisree Gopalan – "Nenjame Nenjame" from Maamannan Shilpa Rao – "Kaavaalaa" from JailerCritics Best ActorCritics Best Actress Siddharth – Chithha as Eeswaran Aishwarya Rajesh – Farhana as Farhana / Isha Aparna Das – Dada as Sindhu Manikandan
Telugu cinema
Best FilmBest DirectorBalagam – Hanshitha Reddy and Harshith Reddy, producers Baby – Sreenivasa Kumar Naidu, producer Dasara – Sudhakar Cherukuri, producer Hi Nanna – Mohan Cherukuri, Murthy K. S. and Vijender Reddy Teegala, producers Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty – Pramod Uppalapati and V. Vamsi Krishna Reddy, producers Samajavaragamana – Razesh Danda, producer Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire – Vijay Kiragandur, producerVenu Yeldandi – Balagam Anil Ravipudi – Bhagavanth Kesari Karthik Varma Dandu – Virupaksha Prashanth Neel – Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire Sai Rajesh Neelam – Baby Shouryuv – Hi Nanna Srikanth Odela – Dasara Best Actor Best ActressNani – Dasara as Dharani Anand Deverakonda – Baby as Anand Balakrishna – Bhagavanth Kesari as Nelakonda Bhagavanth Kesari Chiranjeevi – Waltair Veerayya as Waltair Veerayya Dhanush – Sir as Bala Gangadhar Thilak Nani – Hi Nanna as Viraj Naveen Polishetty – Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty as Sidhu Polishetty Prakash Raj – Ranga Maarthaanda as Raghava RaoKeerthy Suresh – Dasara as Vennela Anushka Shetty – Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty as Anvitha Ravali Shetty Mrunal Thakur – Hi Nanna as Yashna / Varsha Samantha – Shaakuntalam as Shakuntala Vaishnavi Chaitanya – Baby as Vaishnavi Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Brahmanandam – Ranga Maarthaanda as Chakrapani Ravi Teja – Waltair Veerayya as Vikram Sagar Dheekshith Shetty – Dasara as Siddham Suryam Kota Jayaram – Balagam as Gajula Ailayya Naresh – Samajavaragamana as Uma Maheswara Rao Vishnu Oi – Keedaa Cola as Sikander Rupa Lakshmi – Balagam as Lakshmi Ramya Krishna – Ranga Maarthaanda as Raju Garu