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{{Short description|Achievement Award given annually  by the Filmfare Magazine}}
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The '''Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award''' is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual [[Filmfare Awards South]] ceremonies.
The '''Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award''' is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual [[Filmfare Awards South]] ceremony. Following is a list of the award recipients.The lifetime Achievement award south was first instituted in 1984 & those who are recognised Legendary filmmakers, artists, film personalities for outstanding contributions to Indian cinema.


==Recipients==
==Recipients==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- bgcolor="#d1e4fd"
! Year ||Honorees ||Nature of work||Ref.
! Year ||Image ||Honorees ||Ref.
|-
|-
| 1983
| [[32nd Filmfare Awards South|1984]] || [[Sowkar Janaki]]
| {{border|[[File:S. P. Balasubrahmanyam in 2013.JPG|95px|centre]]|width=4px|style=solid |color=gold}}||[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]  
! style="background:Khaki;| Actress || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/sowkar-janaki-filmfare-outstanding-contributions-to-south-indian-films|title= 32nd Annual Filmfare Awards South| date= 24 February 2026 }}</ref>
|<ref name="filmfare1">{{cite web|url=http://www.filmfare.com/features/lifetime-achievement-award-south-winners-down-the-years-6684.html|title=Lifetime Achievement Award (South) winners down the years|work=Filmfare.com|date=2014-07-10|access-date=2016-03-16}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 1984
| [[33rd Filmfare Awards South|1985]] || [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]]
| {{dash}}||[[Sowcar Janaki]]  
! style="background:Pink;| Actress || <ref>{{cite web |url = https://ia600500.us.archive.org/4/items/33rd-annual-filmfare-awards-south/33rd%20Annual%20Filmfare%20Awards%20South.jpg|title = 33rd annual filmfare awards south}}</ref>
|
|-
|-
| 1985
| rowspan="2" | [[34th Filmfare Awards South|1986]]
|{{border|[[File:Padmini Ramachandran.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=4px|style=solid |color=gold}}
|[[Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair]]
|[[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]]
! style="background:SkyBlue;| Lyricist  || rowspan="2" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/download/34th-filmfare-south-winners/34th%20Filmfare%20South%20winners.jpg|title=34th Filmfare South Winners}}</ref>
|
|-
|-
| 1986
|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
||{{border||width=4px|style=solid |color=gold}}||[[Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair]] ||
! style="background:Khaki;| Playback Singer
|-
|-
| 1987
| [[35th Filmfare Awards South|1987]] || [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]]
|{{border|[[File:Bhanumathi Ramakrishna 2013 stamp of India.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=4px|style=solid |color=gold}}||[[Bhanumathi Ramakrishna]]  
! style="background:Pink;| Actor ||  
|
|-
|-
| 1988  
| [[36th Filmfare Awards South|1988]] || [[Bhanumathi Ramakrishna]]
|{{border|[[File:A.Nageswara Rao.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=4px|style=solid |color=gold}}||[[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] ||
! style="background:Khaki; | Actress || <ref>{{cite web|url =https://archive.org/details/36th-annual-filmfare-south-winners|title = 36th annual Filmfare south winners}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://archive.org/details/36th-filmfare-awards-south-winners|title = 36th Filmfare Awards South}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 1989  
| [[37th Filmfare Awards South|1989]] || [[Ilayaraja]]
|{{border|[[File:Ilaiyaraaja BHung.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=4px|style=solid |color=gold}}||[[Ilaiyaraaja]] ||
! style="background:SkyBlue;| Music Director ||<ref>{{cite web|url = https://archive.org/download/39thAnnualFilmfareTamilBestDirectorFilmMusic/39th%20Annual%20Filmfare%20Tamil%20Best%20Director%20Film%20Music.jpg|title= 39th Annual Filmfare Tamil Best Director Film Music}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 1990
| [[38th Filmfare Awards South|1990]]|| [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]]
|{{border|[[File:M T Vasudevan nair.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=4px|style=solid |color=gold}}||[[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]] ||
! style="background:Pink;| Screenplay Writer/Filmmaker || <ref>{{cite web| url=https://archive.org/details/38th-annual-filmfare-south| title = 38th Annual Filmfare Awards South}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 1992
| [[39th Filmfare Awards South|1991]]  
|{{border|[[File:LV Prasad 2006 stamp of India.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=4px|style=solid |color=gold}}||[[L. V. Prasad]] ||<ref>https://archive.org/download/40thSouthFilmfareLifetimeAchievement/40th%20south%20filmfare%20lifetime%20achievement.jpg</ref><ref>https://archive.org/download/40thFilmfareSouthBestActorActressFilmsLifetimeMusicDirector/40th%20filmfare%20south%20best%20actor%20actress%20films%20lifetime%20music%20director.jpg</ref>
| colspan="3" |'''No award'''
|-
|-
| 1993
| [[40th Filmfare Awards South|1992]]||[[L. V. Prasad]]  
|{{border|[[File:Gemini-ganesan 1 1401893717.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=4px|style=solid |color=gold}}||[[Gemini Ganesan]] ||<ref>https://archive.org/download/FilmfareLifetimeAchievement/filmfare%20lifetime%20achievement.jpg</ref>
! style="background:Khaki;| Director / Producer||<ref>https://archive.org/download/40thSouthFilmfareLifetimeAchievement/40th%20south%20filmfare%20lifetime%20achievement.jpg {{Bare URL image|date=March 2022}}</ref><ref>https://archive.org/download/40thFilmfareSouthBestActorActressFilmsLifetimeMusicDirector/40th%20filmfare%20south%20best%20actor%20actress%20films%20lifetime%20music%20director.jpg {{Bare URL image|date=March 2022}}</ref>
|-
|-
| rowspan="6" | 1994
| [[41st Filmfare Awards South|1993]] ||[[Gemini Ganesan]]  
|{{border|[[File:K Balachander.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=4px|style=solid |color=gold}}||[[K. Balachander]]|| rowspan="6" |
! style="background:SkyBlue;| Actor ||<ref>https://archive.org/download/FilmfareLifetimeAchievement/filmfare%20lifetime%20achievement.jpg {{Bare URL image|date=March 2022}}</ref>
|-
|-
|{{border|[[File:The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Information & Broadcasting, Shri Manish Tewari presenting the Limca Book of Record ‘People of the Year’2013 to Dr. K Vishwanath, at a function, in New Delhi on April 10.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=4px|style=solid |color=gold}}
| rowspan="6" | [[42nd Filmfare Awards South|1994]]
|[[K. Viswanath]]
|[[B. Saroja Devi]]
! style="background:Pink;| Actress || rowspan="6" | <ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/42nd-annual-filmfare-lifetime-achievement-award-winners-south | title=42nd Annual Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award Winners South | date=5 August 2024 }}</ref>
|-
|-
|{{border|[[File:Saroja Devi.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=4px|style=solid |color=gold}}
|[[K. Balachander]] †
|[[B. Saroja Devi]]
! style="background:Khaki;| Director
|-
|[[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]]  
! style="background:SkyBlue;| Actor
|-
|-
|{{border|[[File:Madhu 2008.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=4px|style=solid |color=gold}}
|[[K. Viswanath]] †
|[[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]]
! style="background:Khaki;| Director
|-
|-
|{{border|[[File:Hrishikesh Mukherjee 2013 stamp of India.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=4px|style=solid |color=gold}}
|[[Soumitra Chatterjee]] †
|[[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]
! style="background:SkyBlue;| Actor
|-
|-
|{{border|[[File:Soumitra Chatterjee - Kolkata 2011-05-09 2856.JPG|95px|centre]]|width=4px|style=solid |color=gold}}
|[[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]] †
|[[Soumitra Chatterjee]]
! style="background:Khaki;| Director
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1995
| rowspan="2" | [[43rd Filmfare Awards South|1995]]||[[Nagesh]]  
|{{border|[[File:Nagesh2005.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=4px|style=solid |color=gold}}||[[Nagesh]]|| rowspan="2" |<ref name="1995ff">{{cite web|url=http://www.filmfare.com/site/nov96/update2.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/19970428122419/http://www.filmfare.com/site/nov96/update2.htm |archive-date=28 April 1997 |title=Special Updates |work=Web.archive.org |date=1997-04-28 |access-date=2016-03-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
! style="background:SkyBlue;| Actor || rowspan="2" |<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.filmfare.com/site/nov96/faward.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991010171143/http://www.filmfare.com/site/nov96/faward.htm | archive-date=10 October 1999 | title=Filmfare Awards }}</ref>
|-
|-
|{{border|[[File:Manorama at Cinema Journalist Association Event.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=4px|style=solid |color=gold}}
|[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]]  
|[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]]
! style="background: Pink;| Actress
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1996
| rowspan="2" | [[44th Filmfare Awards South|1996]]||[[Ghattamaneni Krishna|Krishna]]  
|{{border|[[File:Siva Rama Krishna Ghattamaneni.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=4px|style=solid |color=gold}}||[[Ghattamaneni Krishna|Krishna]] || rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.filmfare.com/site/october97/south3a.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=8 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991103142737/http://www.filmfare.com/site/october97/south3a.htm |archive-date=3 November 1999 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
! style="background:SkyBlue;| Actor || rowspan="2" |<ref>https://archive.org/details/filmfare-life-time-achievement</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.filmfare.com/site/october97/south3a.htm |title=Filmfare - South Special |access-date=8 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991103142737/http://www.filmfare.com/site/october97/south3a.htm |archive-date=3 November 1999 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|-
| {{dash}}
|[[Sarada (actress)|Sarada]]  
|[[Sharada (actress)|Sharada]]
! style="background: Pink;| Actress
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |1997
| rowspan="2" |[[45th Filmfare Awards South|1997]]||[[S. Janaki]]
|{{border|[[File:S Janaki in Pune, India 2007.JPG|95px|centre]]|width=4px|style=solid |color=gold}}||[[S. Janaki]]|| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MOgDAAAAMBAJ&q=tamil+filmfare+award&pg=PA791|title=Competition Science Vision&nbsp;— Google Books|page=791|access-date=2016-03-16|last1=Darpan|first1=Pratiyogita|date=August 1998}}</ref>
! style="background:Plum;| Singer || rowspan="2" |<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MOgDAAAAMBAJ&q=tamil+filmfare+award&pg=PA791|title=Competition Science Vision&nbsp;— Google Books|page=791|access-date=2016-03-16|last1=Darpan|first1=Pratiyogita|date=August 1998}}</ref>
|-
|-
|{{border|[[File:Nedumudi Venu 2008.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=4px|style=solid |color=gold}}
|[[Nedumudi Venu]]  
|[[Nedumudi Venu]]
! style="background:SkyBlue;| Actor
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |1998
| rowspan="2" |[[46th Filmfare Awards South|1998]]
|{{border|[[File:Allu Ramalingaiah 2013 stamp of India.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=4px|style=solid |color=gold}}||[[Allu Ramalingaiah]]|| rowspan="2" |<ref>https://archive.org/download/46thFilmfareAwardsSouthWinners/46th%20Filmfare%20Awards%20south%20winners.jpg</ref>
|[[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]]  
! style="background: Pink;| Actress || rowspan="2" |<ref>https://archive.org/download/46thFilmfareAwardsSouthWinners/46th%20Filmfare%20Awards%20south%20winners.jpg {{Bare URL image|date=March 2022}}</ref>
|-
|-
|{{border|[[File:Lakshmi at Naan Suvasikkum Sivaji Book Launch.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=4px|style=solid |color=gold}}
|[[Allu Ramalingaiah]]  
|[[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]]
! style="background:SkyBlue;| Actor
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1999
| rowspan="2" | [[47th Filmfare Awards South|1999]]||[[Pandari Bai]]  
| {{dash}}
! style="background: Pink;| Actress || rowspan="2" |<ref>{{cite web | url=http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/site/june2000/if3.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140218224739/http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/site/june2000/if3.html | archive-date=18 February 2014 | title=Filmfare - Print Edition }}</ref>
|[[Pandari Bai]]
| rowspan="2"|<ref name="filmfare1" />
|-
|-
| {{dash}}
|[[Mugur Sundar|Sundaram]]  
|[[Mugur Sundar|Sundaram]]
! style="background: CadetBlue;| Choreographer
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2000
| rowspan="2" | [[48th Filmfare Awards South|2000]]
|{{border|[[File:RamaNaidu.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=4px|style=solid |color=gold}}
|[[D. Rama Naidu]] †
|[[D. Rama Naidu]]|| rowspan="2" |<ref name="filmfare1" />
! style="background: Lavender;| Producer || rowspan="2" |
|-
|-
|{{border|[[File:Sheela.png|95px|centre]]|width=4px|style=solid |color=gold}}
|[[Sheela]]  
|[[Sheela]]
! style="background: Pink;| Actress
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2001
| rowspan="2" | [[49th Filmfare Awards South|2001]]||[[M. S. Viswanathan]]  
|{{border|[[File:Msv224.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=4px|style=solid |color=gold}}||[[M. S. Viswanathan]]|| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.today/20130710024450/http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/south2001/winners.html|title = 49th Annual Filmfare Awards - South}}</ref>
! style="background:Cornsilk;| Music Director || rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/south2001/winners.html |title = 49th Annual Filmfare Awards - South |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130710024450/http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/south2001/winners.html |archive-date=10 July 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|-
|{{border|[[File:Dasari Narayana Rao in New Delhi on April 13, 2005 (cropped).jpg|95px|centre]]|width=4px|style=solid |color=gold}}
|[[Dasari Narayana Rao]]  
|[[Dasari Narayana Rao]]
! style="background:Khaki;| Director
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2002
| rowspan="2" | [[50th Filmfare Awards South|2002]]
|  {{dash}} ||[[K. Raghavendra Rao]]
|[[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]]  
| rowspan="2"|<ref name="Indiatimes">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-05-19/news-interviews/27262587_1_film-award-playback-singer-girish-kasaravalli|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024115602/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-05-19/news-interviews/27262587_1_film-award-playback-singer-girish-kasaravalli|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-10-24|title=Manikchand Filmfare Awards in Hyderabad|access-date=2009-08-09|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=2003-05-19}}</ref>
! style="background:SkyBlue;| Actor
| rowspan="2"|<ref name="Indiatimes">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Manikchand-Filmfare-Awards-in-Hyderabad/articleshow/46815950.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024115602/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-05-19/news-interviews/27262587_1_film-award-playback-singer-girish-kasaravalli|url-status=live|archive-date=2012-10-24|title=Manikchand Filmfare Awards in Hyderabad|access-date=2009-08-09|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=2003-05-19}}</ref>
|-
|-
|{{border|[[File:Vishnuvardhan 2013 stamp of India.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=4px|style=solid |color=gold}}
|[[K. Raghavendra Rao]]  
|[[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]]
! style="background:Khaki;| Director
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2003
| rowspan="2" | [[51st Filmfare Awards South|2003]]||[[Vijayashanti]]  
|{{border|[[File:K.J. Yesudas.JPG|95px|centre]]|width=4px|style=solid |color=gold}}||[[K. J. Yesudas]]|| rowspan="2" |<ref name="indiatimes.com">{{cite news|url=http://movies.indiatimes.com/articleshow/719104.cms|title=51st Annual Manikchand Filmfare South Award winners|publisher=indiatimes.com|access-date=2009-08-05|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717020003/http://movies.indiatimes.com/articleshow/719104.cms|archive-date=2012-07-17}}</ref>
! style="background: Pink;| Actress || rowspan="2" |<ref name="indiatimes.com">{{cite news|url=http://movies.indiatimes.com/articleshow/719104.cms|title=51st Annual Manikchand Filmfare South Award winners|publisher=indiatimes.com|access-date=2009-08-05|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717020003/http://movies.indiatimes.com/articleshow/719104.cms|archive-date=2012-07-17}}</ref>
|-
|-
| {{dash}}
|[[K. J. Yesudas]]
|[[Vijayashanti]]
! style="background: Plum;| Singer
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2004
| rowspan="2" | [[52nd Filmfare Awards South|2004]]||[[K. R. Vijaya]]  
|  {{dash}}||[[K. R. Vijaya]]
! style="background:Pink;| Actress
| rowspan="2" |<ref name="Filmfare Awards 2005">{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/filmfareawards2005.html|title=Filmfare Awards 2005|publisher=idlebrain.com|access-date=2009-08-05}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" |<ref name="Filmfare Awards 2005">{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/filmfareawards2005.html|title=Filmfare Awards 2005|publisher=idlebrain.com|access-date=2009-08-05}}</ref>
|-
|-
| {{dash}}
|[[Ramoji Rao]]  
|[[Ramoji Rao]]
! style="background:Lavender;| Producer
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2005
| rowspan="2" | [[53rd Filmfare Awards South|2005]]||[[Thilakan]]
|{{border|[[File:Thilakan.JPG|95px|centre]]|width=4px|style=solid |color=gold}}||[[Thilakan]]|| rowspan="2" |
! style="background: SkyBlue;| Actor || rowspan="2" |
|-
|-
|{{border|[[File:Sukumari at kollam.JPG|95px|centre]]|width=4px|style=solid |color=gold}}
|[[Sukumari]]  
|[[Sukumari]]
! style="background: Pink;| Actress
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2006
| rowspan="2" | [[54th Filmfare Awards South|2006]]||[[Krishnam Raju]]
|{{border|[[File:Uppalapati Krishnam Raju.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=4px|style=solid |color=gold}}||[[Krishnam Raju]]|| rowspan="2" |<ref name="Filmfare Awards presented">{{cite web|url=http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/movietidbits/filmfareawards_aug0407.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100130015438/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/movietidbits/filmfareawards_aug0407.php|archive-date=2010-01-30|title=Filmfare Awards presented|publisher=telugucinema.com|access-date=2009-08-05}}</ref>
! style="background: SkyBlue;| Actor || rowspan="2" |<ref name="Filmfare Awards presented">{{cite web|url=http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/movietidbits/filmfareawards_aug0407.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100130015438/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/movietidbits/filmfareawards_aug0407.php|archive-date=2010-01-30|title=Filmfare Awards presented|website=[[Telugucinema.com]]|access-date=2009-08-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/54thAnnualFilmfareAwardssouthLifetimeAchievementandLegendaryawards | title=54th Annual Filmfare awards south Lifetime achievement award winners & Legendary honorary winners | date=27 January 2025 }}</ref>
|-
|-
|{{border|[[File:P. Susheela.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=4px|style=solid |color=gold}}
|[[P. Susheela]]  
|[[P. Susheela]]
! style="background: Plum;| Singer
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2007
| rowspan="2" | [[55th Filmfare Awards South|2007]]||[[Sivakumar]]  
|{{border|[[File:Sivakumar in 2016.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=4px|style=solid |color=gold}}||[[Sivakumar]]|| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bollyspice.com/view.php/1411-happy-days-at-the-55th-tiger-balm-filmfare-south-awards.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708082036/http://bollyspice.com/view.php/1411-happy-days-at-the-55th-tiger-balm-filmfare-south-awards.html|archive-date=8 July 2011|title=Happy Days at the 55th Tiger Balm Filmfare South Awards|work=bollyspice.com|url-status=dead}}</ref>
! style="background: SkyBlue;| Actor || rowspan="2" |{{Citation needed|date=June 2025}}  
|-
|-
|{{border|[[File:JayaPrada.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=4px|style=solid |color=gold}}
|[[Jaya Prada]]  
|[[Jayaprada]]
! style="background: Pink;| Actress
|-
|-
| [[56th Filmfare Awards South|2008]]  
| [[56th Filmfare Awards South|2008]] ||[[Veturi]]  
| {{dash}}||[[Veturi]]
! style="background: DarkSeaGreen;| Lyricist ||{{Citation needed|date=June 2025}}  
||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bollyspice.com/view.php/3173-a-sparkling-triumph-8211-the-56th-filmfare-south-awards.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708082040/http://bollyspice.com/view.php/3173-a-sparkling-triumph-8211-the-56th-filmfare-south-awards.html|archive-date=8 July 2011|title=A Sparkling Triumph — The 56th Filmfare South Awards|work=bollyspice.com|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[57th Filmfare Awards South|2009]]
| rowspan="2" | [[57th Filmfare Awards South|2009]]
|{{border|[[File:Ambareesh.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=4px|style=solid |color=gold}}
|[[Ambareesh]]  
|[[Ambareesh]]|| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-09/news-interviews/28320515_1_filmfare-awards-winners-prakash-raj-k-j-yesudas | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811095903/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-09/news-interviews/28320515_1_filmfare-awards-winners-prakash-raj-k-j-yesudas | url-status=dead | archive-date=2011-08-11 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Filmfare Awards winners | date=2010-08-09}}</ref>
! style="background: SkyBlue;| Actor || rowspan="2" |<ref>{{cite news| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Filmfare-Awards-winners/articleshow/6280143.cms | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811095903/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-09/news-interviews/28320515_1_filmfare-awards-winners-prakash-raj-k-j-yesudas | url-status=live | archive-date=2011-08-11 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Filmfare Awards winners | date=2010-08-09}}</ref>
|-
|-
| {{dash}}
|[[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]]
|[[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]]
! style="background: Pink;| Actress
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[58th Filmfare Awards South|2010]]
| rowspan="2" | [[58th Filmfare Awards South|2010]]||[[Chiranjeevi]]  
|{{border|[[File:Chiranjeevi at Amitabh Bachchan's 70th birthday celebration (cropped).jpg|95px|centre]]|width=4px|style=solid |color=gold}}||[[Chiranjeevi]]|| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{cite news|url=http://kasepu.com/movies/news-movies/telugu-news-movies/58-filmfare-awards-south-india-2-07-2011/|title=58 Filmfare Awards South India 2-07-2011|date=2011-07-02|work=Kasepu.com|access-date=2016-03-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403233952/http://kasepu.com/movies/news-movies/telugu-news-movies/58-filmfare-awards-south-india-2-07-2011/|archive-date=2012-04-03|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news365today.com/58th-filmfare-awards-south-2011-complete-winner-lists/#axzz1agSTZqJS|title=58th Filmfare Awards South 2011- A Complete Winner Lists|work=News365Today|date=2011-07-03|access-date=2016-03-16}}</ref>
! style="background: SkyBlue;| Actor || rowspan="2" |<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/ChiranjeeviFilmfareBestActorAwards | title=Chiranjeevi Filmfare Best Actor Awards | date=25 May 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://kasepu.com/movies/news-movies/telugu-news-movies/58-filmfare-awards-south-india-2-07-2011/|title=58 Filmfare Awards South India 2-07-2011|date=2011-07-02|work=Kasepu.com|access-date=2016-03-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403233952/http://kasepu.com/movies/news-movies/telugu-news-movies/58-filmfare-awards-south-india-2-07-2011/|archive-date=2012-04-03|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news365today.com/58th-filmfare-awards-south-2011-complete-winner-lists/#axzz1agSTZqJS|title=58th Filmfare Awards South 2011- A Complete Winner Lists|work=News365Today|date=2011-07-03|access-date=2016-03-16}}</ref>
|-
|-
| {{dash}}
|[[Jayasudha]]  
|[[Jayasudha]]
! style="background: Pink;| Actress
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[59th Filmfare Awards South|2011]]
| rowspan="2" | [[59th Filmfare Awards South|2011]]
|{{border|[[File:Director SP Muthuraman at Be the Change 2015 Calendar Launch.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=4px|style=solid |color=gold}}
|[[S. P. Muthuraman]]
|[[S. P. Muthuraman]]|| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{cite news|title=The 59th Idea Filmfare Awards 2011(South)|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-08/news-interviews/32588512_1_aadukalam-pranayam-shreya-ghoshal|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103092442/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-08/news-interviews/32588512_1_aadukalam-pranayam-shreya-ghoshal|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=10 July 2012}}</ref>
! style="background: Khaki;| Director || rowspan="2" |<ref>{{cite news|title=The 59th Idea Filmfare Awards 2011(South)|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-08/news-interviews/32588512_1_aadukalam-pranayam-shreya-ghoshal|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103092442/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-08/news-interviews/32588512_1_aadukalam-pranayam-shreya-ghoshal|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=10 July 2012}}</ref>
|-
|-
|{{border|[[File:Seema at 61st FF.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=4px|style=solid |color=gold}}
|[[Seema (actress)|Seema]]
|[[Seema (actress)|Seema]]
! style="background: Pink;| Actress
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[60th Filmfare Awards South|2012]]
| rowspan="2" |[[60th Filmfare Awards South|2012]]
|{{border|[[File:Director-bapu-death.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=4px|style=solid |color=gold}}
|[[Bapu (director)|Bapu]]
|[[Bapu (director)|Bapu]]|| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/filmfare-awards-south-dhanush-eega-win-big-awards/408186-71-177.html |title=Filmfare Awards (South): The complete list of Winners |work=ibnlive.in.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510051756/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/filmfare-awards-south-dhanush-eega-win-big-awards/408186-71-177.html |archive-date=2015-05-10 }}</ref>
! style="background:Khaki;| Director || rowspan="2" |<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/filmfare-awards-south-dhanush-eega-win-big-awards/408186-71-177.html |title=Filmfare Awards (South): The complete list of Winners |work=ibnlive.in.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510051756/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/filmfare-awards-south-dhanush-eega-win-big-awards/408186-71-177.html |archive-date=2015-05-10 }}</ref>
|-
|-
|{{border|[[File:Vani Jairam 2014 FF (cropped).jpg|95px|centre]]|width=4px|style=solid |color=gold}}
|[[Vani Jairam]]
|[[Vani Jairam]]
! style="background: Plum;| Singer
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[61st Filmfare Awards South|2013]]
| rowspan="2" |[[61st Filmfare Awards South|2013]]||[[Balu Mahendra]] {{small|(posthumous)}}
|{{border|[[File:Balu Mahendra.JPG|95px|centre]]|width=4px|style=solid |color=gold}}||[[Balu Mahendra]]|| rowspan="2" |
! style="background:slategray;| Cinematographer || rowspan="2" |
|-
|-
|{{border|[[File:Jayabharathi at 61st FF.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=4px|style=solid |color=gold}}
|[[Jayabharathi]]  
|[[Jayabharathi]]
! style="background: Pink;| Actress
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[62nd Filmfare Awards South|2014]]
| rowspan="2" |[[62nd Filmfare Awards South|2014]]||[[IV Sasi]]
| {{border|[[File:IV Sasi 62nd Filmfare Awards South.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=4px|style=solid |color=gold}}||[[IV Sasi]]|| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{cite web|title=Winners of 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards South |url=http://www.filmfare.com/news/winners-of-62nd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-9643.html |website=[[Filmfare]] |access-date=27 June 2015 |date=27 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129092825/http://www.filmfare.com/news/winners-of-62nd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-9643.html |archive-date=29 January 2016 }}</ref>
! style="background:Khaki;| Director || rowspan="2" |<ref>{{cite web|title=Winners of 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards South |url=http://www.filmfare.com/news/winners-of-62nd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-9643.html |website=[[Filmfare]] |access-date=27 June 2015 |date=27 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129092825/http://www.filmfare.com/news/winners-of-62nd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-9643.html |archive-date=29 January 2016 }}</ref>
|-
|-
|{{border|[[File:Raadhika at 62nd Britannia Filmfare South Awards 2014.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=4px|style=solid |color=gold}}
|[[Radhika Sarathkumar|Radhika]]  
|[[Raadhika]]
! style="background:Pink;| Actress
|-
|-
| [[63rd Filmfare Awards South|2015]]  
| [[63rd Filmfare Awards South|2015]] ||[[Mohan Babu]]  
|{{border|[[File:Mohan-babu-manchu.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=4px|style=solid |color=gold}}||[[Mohan Babu]] ||<ref>[http://www.filmfare.com/news/winners-of-the-63rd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-13996.html Winners of the 63rd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702102328/http://www.filmfare.com/news/winners-of-the-63rd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-13996.html |date=2016-07-02 }}</ref>
! style="background: SkyBlue;| Actor ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/winners-of-the-63rd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-13996.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702102328/http://www.filmfare.com/news/winners-of-the-63rd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-13996.html|url-status=live|title=Winners of the 63rd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South)|archivedate=2 July 2016|website=filmfare.com}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[64th Filmfare Awards South|2016]]  
| [[64th Filmfare Awards South|2016]] || [[Vijaya Nirmala]]
| {{border||width=4px|style=solid |color=gold}}
! style="background: Pink;| Actress ||
|[[Vijaya Nirmala]]  
!
|-
|-
| [[65th Filmfare Awards South|2017]]  
| [[65th Filmfare Awards South|2017]]  
| {{dash}}||[[Kaikala Satyanarayana]] ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/winners-of-the-65th-jio-filmfare-awards-south-2018_-28887-2.html|title = Winners of the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018}}</ref>
||[[Kaikala Satyanarayana]]
! style="background: SkyBlue;| Actor ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/winners-of-the-65th-jio-filmfare-awards-south-2018_-28887-2.html|title = Winners of the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[66th Filmfare Awards South|2018]] ||[[Hariharan (director)|Hariharan]]
! style="background: Khaki;| Director ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[67th Filmfare Awards South|2020–2021]]||[[Puneeth Rajkumar]] {{small|(posthumous)}}
! style="background: SkyBlue;| Actor||
|-
|[[Allu Aravind]]
! style="background: Lavender;| Producer||
|-
|  [[68th Filmfare Awards South|2022]]
| colspan="3" |'''No award'''
|-
|[[69th Filmfare Awards South|2023]]
|[[Srinath (Kannada actor)|Srinath]]
! style="background:SkyBlue;| Actor||
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[70th Filmfare Awards South|2024]]
|[[Sreenivasan]] {{small|(posthumous)}}
!Actor
! rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 February 2026 |title=Full List of Winners of The 70th Filmfare Awards South With Kerala Tourism (Malayalam) |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/south/full-list-of-winners-of-the-70th-filmfare-awards-south-with-kerala-tourism-malayalam-81914.html |access-date=23 February 2026 |website=[[Filmfare]] |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[Sreekumaran Thampi]]
!Director / Writer
|}
|}


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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.bharatstudent.com/cafebharat/view_news-Malayalam-News%20and%20Gossips-4,27721.php 55th Filmfare Awards South Winners]
* [http://www.bharatstudent.com/cafebharat/view_news-Malayalam-News%20and%20Gossips-4,27721.php 55th Filmfare Awards South Winners] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302155252/http://www.bharatstudent.com/cafebharat/view_news-Malayalam-News%20and%20Gossips-4,27721.php |date=2 March 2009 }}


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[[Category:Filmfare Awards South|Lifetime Achievement]]
[[Category:Filmfare Awards South|Lifetime Achievement]]
[[Category:Lifetime achievement awards]]
[[Category:Lifetime achievement awards]]
[[Category:Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award winners]]

Latest revision as of 12:30, 25 March 2026

The Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South ceremony. Following is a list of the award recipients.The lifetime Achievement award south was first instituted in 1984 & those who are recognised Legendary filmmakers, artists, film personalities for outstanding contributions to Indian cinema.

Recipients[edit | edit source]

Year Honorees Nature of work Ref.
1984 Sowkar Janaki Actress [1]
1985 Padmini Actress [2]
1986 Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair Lyricist [3]
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Playback Singer
1987 Akkineni Nageswara Rao Actor
1988 Bhanumathi Ramakrishna Actress [4][5]
1989 Ilayaraja Music Director [6]
1990 M. T. Vasudevan Nair Screenplay Writer/Filmmaker [7]
1991 No award
1992 L. V. Prasad Director / Producer [8][9]
1993 Gemini Ganesan Actor [10]
1994 B. Saroja Devi Actress [11]
K. Balachander † Director
Madhu Actor
K. Viswanath † Director
Soumitra Chatterjee † Actor
Hrishikesh Mukherjee † Director
1995 Nagesh Actor [12]
Manorama Actress
1996 Krishna Actor [13][14]
Sarada Actress
1997 S. Janaki Singer [15]
Nedumudi Venu Actor
1998 Lakshmi Actress [16]
Allu Ramalingaiah Actor
1999 Pandari Bai Actress [17]
Sundaram Choreographer
2000 D. Rama Naidu † Producer
Sheela Actress
2001 M. S. Viswanathan Music Director [18]
Dasari Narayana Rao Director
2002 Vishnuvardhan Actor [19]
K. Raghavendra Rao Director
2003 Vijayashanti Actress [20]
K. J. Yesudas Singer
2004 K. R. Vijaya Actress [21]
Ramoji Rao Producer
2005 Thilakan Actor
Sukumari Actress
2006 Krishnam Raju Actor [22][23]
P. Susheela Singer
2007 Sivakumar Actor [citation needed]
Jaya Prada Actress
2008 Veturi Lyricist [citation needed]
2009 Ambareesh Actor [24]
K. P. A. C. Lalitha Actress
2010 Chiranjeevi Actor [25][26][27]
Jayasudha Actress
2011 S. P. Muthuraman Director [28]
Seema Actress
2012 Bapu Director [29]
Vani Jairam Singer
2013 Balu Mahendra

(posthumous)

Cinematographer
Jayabharathi Actress
2014 IV Sasi Director [30]
Radhika Actress
2015 Mohan Babu Actor [31]
2016 Vijaya Nirmala Actress
2017 Kaikala Satyanarayana Actor [32]
2018 Hariharan Director
2020–2021 Puneeth Rajkumar

(posthumous)

Actor
Allu Aravind Producer
2022 No award
2023 Srinath Actor
2024 Sreenivasan

(posthumous)

Actor [33]
Sreekumaran Thampi Director / Writer

Notes[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

General[edit | edit source]

  • Filmfare Editorial (10 July 2014). "Lifetime Achievement Award (South) winners down the years..." Filmfare. Retrieved 29 August 2014. Here is a list of the legendary stars who won the Lifetime Achievement Award (South)

Specific[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "32nd Annual Filmfare Awards South". 24 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "33rd annual filmfare awards south".
  3. ↑ "34th Filmfare South Winners".
  4. ↑ "36th annual Filmfare south winners".
  5. ↑ "36th Filmfare Awards South".
  6. ↑ "39th Annual Filmfare Tamil Best Director Film Music".
  7. ↑ "38th Annual Filmfare Awards South".
  8. ↑ https://archive.org/download/40thSouthFilmfareLifetimeAchievement/40th%20south%20filmfare%20lifetime%20achievement.jpg [bare URL image file]
  9. ↑ https://archive.org/download/40thFilmfareSouthBestActorActressFilmsLifetimeMusicDirector/40th%20filmfare%20south%20best%20actor%20actress%20films%20lifetime%20music%20director.jpg [bare URL image file]
  10. ↑ https://archive.org/download/FilmfareLifetimeAchievement/filmfare%20lifetime%20achievement.jpg [bare URL image file]
  11. ↑ "42nd Annual Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award Winners South". 5 August 2024.
  12. ↑ "Filmfare Awards". Archived from the original on 10 October 1999.
  13. ↑ https://archive.org/details/filmfare-life-time-achievement
  14. ↑ "Filmfare - South Special". Archived from the original on 3 November 1999. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  15. ↑ Darpan, Pratiyogita (August 1998). Competition Science Vision — Google Books. p. 791. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  16. ↑ https://archive.org/download/46thFilmfareAwardsSouthWinners/46th%20Filmfare%20Awards%20south%20winners.jpg [bare URL image file]
  17. ↑ "Filmfare - Print Edition". Archived from the original on 18 February 2014.
  18. ↑ "49th Annual Filmfare Awards - South".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  19. ↑ "Manikchand Filmfare Awards in Hyderabad". The Times of India. 19 May 2003. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  20. ↑ "51st Annual Manikchand Filmfare South Award winners". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 5 August 2009.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  21. ↑ "Filmfare Awards 2005". idlebrain.com. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
  22. ↑ "Filmfare Awards presented". Telugucinema.com. Archived from the original on 30 January 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
  23. ↑ "54th Annual Filmfare awards south Lifetime achievement award winners & Legendary honorary winners". 27 January 2025.
  24. ↑ "Filmfare Awards winners". The Times of India. 9 August 2010. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011.
  25. ↑ "Chiranjeevi Filmfare Best Actor Awards". 25 May 2018.
  26. ↑ "58 Filmfare Awards South India 2-07-2011". Kasepu.com. 2 July 2011. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  27. ↑ "58th Filmfare Awards South 2011- A Complete Winner Lists". News365Today. 3 July 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  28. ↑ "The 59th Idea Filmfare Awards 2011(South)". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 July 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  29. ↑ "Filmfare Awards (South): The complete list of Winners". ibnlive.in.com. Archived from the original on 10 May 2015.
  30. ↑ "Winners of 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards South". Filmfare. 27 June 2015. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  31. ↑ "Winners of the 63rd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South)". filmfare.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2016.
  32. ↑ "Winners of the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018".
  33. ↑ "Full List of Winners of The 70th Filmfare Awards South With Kerala Tourism (Malayalam)". Filmfare. 22 February 2026. Retrieved 23 February 2026.

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