The 22nd Santosham Film Awards, officially known as Santosham South Indian Film Awards 2023, was an awards ceremony held at Panaji, India on 2 December 2023. The ceremony recognized the best films and performances from the Tollywood and other Indian language films released in 2023, along with special honors for lifetime contributions and a few special awards. The awards are annually presented by Santosham magazine.
Honorary awards
Santosham Allu Ramalingaiah Smaraka Award – Harsha Chemudu Santosham Akkineni Nageswara Rao Smaraka Award – Jayasudha
Main awards +CategoryRecipientWorkBest FilmVenu YeldandiBalagamBest DirectorGopichand MalineniVeera Simha ReddySai RajeshBabyBest ProducerSreenivasa Kumar NaiduBabyBest ActorAnand DeverakondaBabyBest ActressSamyukthaVirupakshaBest Supporting ActorSrikanth IyengarBedurulanka 2012Best VillainVishwak SenDas Ka DhamkiBest LyricistChandrabose"Naatu Naatu" from RRRBest Debut DirectorDandela Yelleshwara RaoLove You RamBest Debut ActressVaishnavi ChaitanyaBabyBest Child ActorAllu ArhaShaakuntalamBest CinematographerRam PrasadBhagavanth KesariBest ActionRam LakshmanWaltair VeerayyaBest Supporting Actress – TamilSarithaMaaveeranBest Debut Actress – TamilMalvika SharmaCoffee with KadhalBest Film – KannadaB. Suresha, Shylaja NagKrantiBest Director – KannadaHarshaVedhaBest Actress – KannadaShriya SaranKabzaaBest Debut Director – KannadaNithin KrishnamurthyHostel Hudugaru BekagiddareBest Film – MalayalamJana Gana ManaBest Director – MalayalamBash MohammedEnnalum Ente AliyaBest Actor – MalayalamSreenath BhasiSumesh and RameshBest Actress – MalayalamGayatri ArunEnnalum Ente AliyaBest Supporting Actress – MalayalamMerin PhilipVaathilBest Family Entertainer – MalayalamSanoop ThykoodamSumesh and RameshBest Music Director – MalayalamRanjin RajMalikappuramBest Writer – MalayalamSharis MohammedJana Gana Mana
Special awards
Special Jury Award – Karthik Varma Dandu – Virupaksha
Presenters +CategoryPresenter(s)Best Music Director – MalayalamK. Atchi Reddy, S. V. Krishna ReddyBest Family Entertainer – MalayalamBest Director – MalayalamChota K. Naidu, Mallidi VassishtaBest Actress – MalayalamBest Writer – MalayalamBest Film – MalayalamBest Supporting Actress – MalayalamGopichand Malineni, KL Damodar, Vamsi Krishna MarellaBest ActionBest LyricistBest CinematographerBest Actor – MalayalamAllu AravindBest DirectorBest ProducerBest VillainAllu Ramalingaiah Smaraka AwardSantosham ANR Smaraka AwardAllu Aravind, Murali MohanBest Child ActorJayasudhaBest Supporting Actress – TamilBest Debut Actress – TamilBharatBest Actress – KannadaBest ActressSpecial Jury AwardBest Supporting ActorKarthik Varma Dandu, SamyukthaBest Debut ActressAmbika Krishna, Murali MohanBest ActorBest Debut DirectorAmbika Krishna, Ramesh Aravind, Sapthami GowdaBest Director – KannadaBest Film – KannadaBest Debut Director – KannadaRamesh Aravind, Viranika Shettty
Performers +NamePerformanceDimple HayathiDanceYashwanth Kumar Master
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