Madhavan, Samantha win at Filmfare Awards South
Hyderabad
June 18, 2017
R. Madhavan won the Best Actor for
Tamil sports drama "Irudhi Suttru" while Samantha Ruth Prabhu bagged
the Best Actress trophy for her role in Telugu romantic drama "A...Aa"
for 2016 at a star-studded 64th Filmfare Awards southern edition.
The best talents across the four southern industries -- Tamil, Telugu,
Malayalam and Kannada -- were felicitated by Filmfare here on Saturday.
In Tamil, Madhavan's "Irudhi Suttru" pocketed three awards while
Gautham Vasudev Menon's "Achcham Yenbathu Madamaiyada" and National
award-winning, critically-acclaimed "Joker" bagged two awards each.
Superstar Rajinikanth's "Kabali" won awards for Best Supporting Actor
(Female) for Dhansikaa and Best Playback Singer (Female) for Shweta
Mohan for the song "Maaya nadhi".
"Irudhi Suttru", a story of a washed-up boxing coach and his protege,
also won Best Director award for Sudha Kongara and Best Actor (Female)
award for Ritika Singh.
Actor Samuthirakani won the award for Best Supporting Actor (Male) for
his performance in "Visaaranai", which also earned him a National award.
Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman bagged the Best Music Director award
for "Achcham Yenbathu Madamaiyada", which also fetched Thamarai an
award for Best Lyrics for the song "Thalli pogathey".
"Joker", about the need for a toilet in every household, bagged the
award for Best Film and Best Playback Singer (Male) for Sundarayyar for
the song "Jasmine-u".
Actor Shirish won the Best Debut (Male) award for action-thriller
"Metro".
The critics' award for Best Actor (Male) went to Suriya for his
powerful performance in science-fiction action film "24". In the same
category, Manjima Mohan won the best actor female award for "Achcham
Yenbathu Madamaiyada".
Trisha won Critics Choice Best Actor (Female) award for her negative
performance in Dhanush's "Kodi".
In Telugu, junior NTR's "Naanaku Prematho", directed by Sukumar, bagged
three awards including the Best Actor (Male), Best Supporting Actor
(Male) for Jagapathi Babu and Best Music Director for Devi Sri Prasad.
Trivikram's "A...Aa", which earned Samantha Best Actor Award (Female),
also won Karthik Best Playback Singer (Male) award for the song
"Yellipoke shyamala".
Indie sensation "Pellichoopulu" was awarded the Best Film and Critics
Choice Best Actor (Female) for Ritu Varma while Vamsi Paidipally got
the Best Director trophy for his film "Oopiri".
Ramajogayya Sastry won the Best Lyricist Award for the song Praanam
from "Janatha Garage".
Nandita Swetha won the Best Supporting Actor (Female) award for
"Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada".
K.S. Chitra was awarded Best Playback Singer (Female) for the song "Ee
prema ki" from "Nenu Sailaja".
The Critics Choice Best Actor (Male) award went to Allu Arjun for
"Sarrainodu".
In Malayalam, Dileesh Pothen-directed "Maheshinte Prathikaarama bagged
three awards and they include Best Director, Best Film and Best Music
Album for Bijibaal.
Nivin Pauly won the Best Actor (Male) award for his performance as a
policeman in "Action Hero Biju", which also bagged the Best Playback
Singer (Female) award for Chinmayi for the song "Oonjalil aadi".
Critically acclaimed "Premam" fetched Vijay Yesudas Best Playback
Singer (Male) award for the song "Malare ninne".
Priyadarshan's "Oppam", starring Mohanlal, bagged two awards for Best
Lyrics for Madhu Vasudevan and Best Playback Singer (Male) for MG Sree
Kumar for the song "Chinamma".
Nayanthara won the Best Actor (Female) award for her performance in
"Puthiya Niyamam".
Vinayakan and Asha Sharrath won the Best Supporting Actor (Male and
Female) awards for "Kammatipaadam" and "Anuraga Karikkin Vellam"
respectively.
Dulquer Salmaan won Critics Choice Best Actor (Male) award for "Kalia
and "Kammatipaadam".
In Kannada, campus drama "Kirik Party" bagged five awards including
Best Director for Rishab Shetty, Best Supporting Actor (Female) for
Samyuktha Hegde, Best Music Album for Ajaneesh Loknath, Best Playback
Singer (Male) for Vijay Prakash for the chartbuster "Belageddu yaara
mukhava" and a special Critics Choice Best Actor (Male) for Rakshit
Shetty.
Veteran actor Ananth Nag and Vasishta Simha won the Best Actor (Male)
and Best Supporting Actor (Male) awards for their performance in "Godhi
Banna Sadharana Mykattu" respectively.
Shraddha Srinath won the Best Actor (Female) award for his performance
in "U-Turn". Shruti Hariharan won the Best Actor (Female) by Critics
Choice for the film "Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu".
Raam Reddy's "Thithi" was judged the Best Film.
Jayanth Kaikini won the Best Lyrics award for the song "Sariyaagi
nenepide" from the "Mungaru Male 2".
Best Playback Singer (Female) award went to Ananya Bhatt for the song
"Namma kaayo devare" from "Rama Rama Re".
Veteran Telugu actress-filmmaker Vijaya Nirmala was bestowed upon with
the Lifetime Achievement Award.
In the technical awards category, Sekhar VJ won Best Choreography award
for "Janatha Garage" and PS Vinod and Tirru won Best Cinematography
award for "Oopiri" and "24" respectively.
Hyderabad
June 18, 2017
R. Madhavan won the Best Actor for
Tamil sports drama "Irudhi Suttru" while Samantha Ruth Prabhu bagged
the Best Actress trophy for her role in Telugu romantic drama "A...Aa"
for 2016 at a star-studded 64th Filmfare Awards southern edition.
The best talents across the four southern industries -- Tamil, Telugu,
Malayalam and Kannada -- were felicitated by Filmfare here on Saturday.
In Tamil, Madhavan's "Irudhi Suttru" pocketed three awards while
Gautham Vasudev Menon's "Achcham Yenbathu Madamaiyada" and National
award-winning, critically-acclaimed "Joker" bagged two awards each.
Superstar Rajinikanth's "Kabali" won awards for Best Supporting Actor
(Female) for Dhansikaa and Best Playback Singer (Female) for Shweta
Mohan for the song "Maaya nadhi".
"Irudhi Suttru", a story of a washed-up boxing coach and his protege,
also won Best Director award for Sudha Kongara and Best Actor (Female)
award for Ritika Singh.
Actor Samuthirakani won the award for Best Supporting Actor (Male) for
his performance in "Visaaranai", which also earned him a National award.
Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman bagged the Best Music Director award
for "Achcham Yenbathu Madamaiyada", which also fetched Thamarai an
award for Best Lyrics for the song "Thalli pogathey".
"Joker", about the need for a toilet in every household, bagged the
award for Best Film and Best Playback Singer (Male) for Sundarayyar for
the song "Jasmine-u".
Actor Shirish won the Best Debut (Male) award for action-thriller
"Metro".
The critics' award for Best Actor (Male) went to Suriya for his
powerful performance in science-fiction action film "24". In the same
category, Manjima Mohan won the best actor female award for "Achcham
Yenbathu Madamaiyada".
Trisha won Critics Choice Best Actor (Female) award for her negative
performance in Dhanush's "Kodi".
In Telugu, junior NTR's "Naanaku Prematho", directed by Sukumar, bagged
three awards including the Best Actor (Male), Best Supporting Actor
(Male) for Jagapathi Babu and Best Music Director for Devi Sri Prasad.
Trivikram's "A...Aa", which earned Samantha Best Actor Award (Female),
also won Karthik Best Playback Singer (Male) award for the song
"Yellipoke shyamala".
Indie sensation "Pellichoopulu" was awarded the Best Film and Critics
Choice Best Actor (Female) for Ritu Varma while Vamsi Paidipally got
the Best Director trophy for his film "Oopiri".
Ramajogayya Sastry won the Best Lyricist Award for the song Praanam
from "Janatha Garage".
Nandita Swetha won the Best Supporting Actor (Female) award for
"Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada".
K.S. Chitra was awarded Best Playback Singer (Female) for the song "Ee
prema ki" from "Nenu Sailaja".
The Critics Choice Best Actor (Male) award went to Allu Arjun for
"Sarrainodu".
In Malayalam, Dileesh Pothen-directed "Maheshinte Prathikaarama bagged
three awards and they include Best Director, Best Film and Best Music
Album for Bijibaal.
Nivin Pauly won the Best Actor (Male) award for his performance as a
policeman in "Action Hero Biju", which also bagged the Best Playback
Singer (Female) award for Chinmayi for the song "Oonjalil aadi".
Critically acclaimed "Premam" fetched Vijay Yesudas Best Playback
Singer (Male) award for the song "Malare ninne".
Priyadarshan's "Oppam", starring Mohanlal, bagged two awards for Best
Lyrics for Madhu Vasudevan and Best Playback Singer (Male) for MG Sree
Kumar for the song "Chinamma".
Nayanthara won the Best Actor (Female) award for her performance in
"Puthiya Niyamam".
Vinayakan and Asha Sharrath won the Best Supporting Actor (Male and
Female) awards for "Kammatipaadam" and "Anuraga Karikkin Vellam"
respectively.
Dulquer Salmaan won Critics Choice Best Actor (Male) award for "Kalia
and "Kammatipaadam".
In Kannada, campus drama "Kirik Party" bagged five awards including
Best Director for Rishab Shetty, Best Supporting Actor (Female) for
Samyuktha Hegde, Best Music Album for Ajaneesh Loknath, Best Playback
Singer (Male) for Vijay Prakash for the chartbuster "Belageddu yaara
mukhava" and a special Critics Choice Best Actor (Male) for Rakshit
Shetty.
Veteran actor Ananth Nag and Vasishta Simha won the Best Actor (Male)
and Best Supporting Actor (Male) awards for their performance in "Godhi
Banna Sadharana Mykattu" respectively.
Shraddha Srinath won the Best Actor (Female) award for his performance
in "U-Turn". Shruti Hariharan won the Best Actor (Female) by Critics
Choice for the film "Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu".
Raam Reddy's "Thithi" was judged the Best Film.
Jayanth Kaikini won the Best Lyrics award for the song "Sariyaagi
nenepide" from the "Mungaru Male 2".
Best Playback Singer (Female) award went to Ananya Bhatt for the song
"Namma kaayo devare" from "Rama Rama Re".
Veteran Telugu actress-filmmaker Vijaya Nirmala was bestowed upon with
the Lifetime Achievement Award.
In the technical awards category, Sekhar VJ won Best Choreography award
for "Janatha Garage" and PS Vinod and Tirru won Best Cinematography
award for "Oopiri" and "24" respectively.
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