63rd Filmfare Awards South

63rd Filmfare Awards South
63rd Filmfare Awards South
Date	18 June 2016
Site	Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Hosted by	Chinmayi, Rahul
Produced by	Britannia
Highlights
Best Picture	Pathemari (Malayalam),; RangiTaranga (Kannada),; Baahubali: The Beginning (Telugu),; Kaaka Muttai (Tamil)
Most awards	Ennu Ninte Moideen (Malayalam), 7
Most nominations	Ennu Ninte Moideen (Malayalam), 10; Baahubali (Telugu), 8; Srimanthudu (Telugu), 8; O Kadhal Kanmani (Tamil), 7; Rangitharanga (Kannada), 6
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The 63rd Filmfare Awards South^[1] ceremony honouring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema in 2015 is an event held on 18 June 2016 at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre.^[2]

List of nominees[edit | edit source]

Main awards[edit | edit source]

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

Kannada cinema[edit | edit source]

Best Film	Best Director
H.K.Prakash -RangiTaranga Aatagara Krishna Leela Mythri Rana Vikrama	Anup Bhandari –RangiTaranga K. M. Chaitanya – Aatagara Pavan Wadeyar – Rana Vikrama Shashank- Krishna Leela Duniya Soori – Kendasampige
Best Actor	Best Actress
Puneeth Rajkumar – Rana Vikrama Ajay Rao – Krishna Leela Sanchari Vijay – Naanu Avanalla...Avalu Shivarajkumar – Vajrakaya Yash – Masterpiece	Parul Yadav – Aatagara Mayuri Kyatari – Krishna Leela Nabha Natesh – Vajrakaya Rachita Ram – Ranna Shanvi Srivastava – Masterpiece
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Saikumar – RangiTaranga Ananth Nag – Vaastu Prakaara Ramakrishna – Raja Rajendra P. Ravi Shankar – Aatagara Sundar – Naanu Avanalla...Avalu	Sudharani –Vaastu Prakaara Avantika Shetty – RangiTaranga Chandrika – Kendasampige Madhoo – Ranna Pavana Gowda – Aatagara
Best Music Director	Best Lyricist
Sridhar V. Sambhram – Krishna Leela Anup Bhandari – RangiTaranga Arjun Janya – Vajrakaya Jassie Gift – Luv U Alia V. Harikrishna – Rhaatee	Jayant Kaikini – "Nenape Nitya Mallige" from Kendasampige Kaviraj – "Nee Muddada" from Rathavara Pavan Wadeyar – "Jagave Ondu Ranaranga" from Rana Vikrama V. Nagendra Prasad – "Edeyal Yaro Ghazal" from Muddu Manase Yogaraj Bhat – "Manege Naaku Moole" from Vaastu Prakaara
Best Playback Singer – Male	Best Playback Singer – Female
Santhosh Venky – "Raja Raniyanthe" from Rhaatee Dhanush – "No Problem" from Vajrakaya Javed Ali – "Sanje Veleli" from Luv U Alia Karthik – "Nenape Nitya Mallige" from Kendasampige Vijay Prakash – "Thuttoori Thalavarayya" from Bullet Basya	Inchara Rao – "Kareyole" from RangiTaranga Shreya Ghoshal – "Shuru Shuru" from 1st Rank Raju Anuradha Bhat – "Irali Heege" from Benkipatna Indu Nagaraj – "Ka Thalkattu Kaa" from Mr. Airavata Vani Harikrishna – "Raata Patta" from Rhaatee

Malayalam cinema[edit | edit source]

Best Film	Best Director
Pathemari Anarkali Charlie Ennu Ninte Moideen Premam	R. S. Vimal – Ennu Ninte Moideen Alphonse Putharen – Premam Martin Prakkat – Charlie Salim Ahmed- Pathemari V. K. Prakash – Nirnayakam
Best Actor	Best Actress
Mammootty – Pathemari Dulquer Salman – Charlie Jayasurya – Su Su Sudhi Vathmeekam Nivin Pauly – Premam Prithviraj Sukumaran – Ennu Ninte Moideen	Parvathy Thiruvothu – Ennu Ninte Moideen Amala Paul – Mili Anusree – Chandrettan Evideya Mamta Mohandas – Two Countries Manju Warrier – Rani Padmini
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Tovino Thomas – Ennu Ninte Moideen Biju Menon – Madhura Naranga Indrajith Sukumaran – Amar Akbar Anthony Nedumudi Venu – Charlie Sreenivasan – Pathemari	Lena – Ennu Ninte Moideen Namitha Pramod – Chandrettan Evideya Ann Augustine – Nee-Na Aparna Gopinath – Charlie Miya – Anarkali
Best Music Director	Best Lyricist
M. Jayachandran – Ennu Ninte Moideen Bijibal – Pathemari Gopi Sunder – Charlie Rajesh Murugesan – Premam Vidyasagar – Ennum Eppozhum	Rafeeq Ahamed – "Kaathirunnu" from Ennu Ninte Moideen BK Harinarayanan – "Manju Peyyume" from Mili Rafeeq Ahamed – "Oru Karimukilinu" from Charlie Rafeeq Ahamed – "Padiyirangunnu" from Pathemari Shabareesh Varma – "Malare Ninne" from Premam
Best Playback Singer – Male	Best Playback Singer – Female
Vijay Yesudas – "Malare Ninne" from Premam Hariharan – "Padiyirangunnu" from Pathemari Najim Arshad – "Manju Peyyume" from Mili P. Jayachandran – "Malarvaka Kombath" from Ennum Eppozhum Vijay Yesudas – "Hemanthamen" from Kohinoor	Shreya Ghoshal – "Kaathirunnu" from Ennu Ninte Moideen Shreya Ghoshal – "Mele Mele" from Life of Josutty Chitra Arun – "Oru Makara Nilavayi" from Rani Padmini Shweta Mohan – "Kayampoo Niramayi" from Su Su Sudhi Vathmeekam Vaikom Vijayalakshmi – "Kaikkottum" from Oru Vadakkan Selfie

Tamil cinema[edit | edit source]

Best Film	Best Director
Kaaka Muttai 36 Vayathinile I OK Kanmani Papanasam Thani Oruvan	Mohan Raja – Thani Oruvan Jithu Joseph – Papanasam Mani Ratnam – OK Kanmani M. Manikandan – Kaaka Muttai Roshan Andrews – 36 Vayadhinile Shankar – I
Best Actor	Best Actress
Vikram – I Jayam Ravi – Thani Oruvan Kamal Haasan – Papanasam Dhanush – Anegan Ajith Kumar – Yennai Arindhaal	Nayantara – Naanum Rowdy Dhaan Nithya Menen – OK Kanmani Jyothika – 36 Vayadhinile Aishwarya Rajesh – Kaaka Muttai Gautami – Papanasam
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Arvind Swamy – Thani Oruvan Arun Vijay – Yennai Arindhaal R. Parthiepan – Naanum Rowdy Dhaan Prakash Raj – OK Kanmani K. S. Ravikumar – Thanga Magan	Raadhika – Thanga Magan Asha Sarath – Papanasam Devadarshini – 36 Vayadhinile Leela Samson – OK Kanmani Parvathy Nair – Yennai Arindhaal
Best Music Director	Best Lyricist
A. R. Rahman – I Anirudh Ravichander – Maari Anirudh Ravichander – Naanum Rowdy Dhaan A. R. Rahman – OK Kanmani Harris Jayaraj – Yennai Arindhaal	*Madhan Karky – "Pookkale Sattru"* from I** Kabilan – "Ennodu Nee Irundhaal" from I Thamarai – "Unakenna Venum Sollu" from Yennai Arindhaal Vignesh Shivan – "Thangamey" from Naanum Rowdy Dhaan Vivek – "Vaadi Rasaathi" from 36 Vayadhinile
Best Playback Singer – Male	Best Playback Singer – Female
*Sid Sriram – "Ennodu Nee Irundhaal"* from I** Anirudh Ravichander – "Thangamey" from Naanum Rowdy Dhaan A. R. Rahman – "Mental Manadhil" from OK Kanmani Dhanush – "Oh Ohh" from Thanga Magan Vijay – "Yeandi Yeandi" from Puli	Swetha Mohan – "Enna Solla" from Thanga Magan Shreya Ghoshal – "Pookkale Sattru" from I Kharesma Ravichandran – "Kadhal Cricket" from Thani Oruvan Neeti Mohan – "Neeyum Naanum" from Naanum Rowdy Dhaan Shruti Haasan – "Yeandi Yeandi" from Puli

Telugu cinema[edit | edit source]

Best Film	Best Director
Baahubali: The Beginning Bhale Bhale Magadivoy Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju Kanche Srimanthudu	S. S. Rajamouli – Baahubali: The Beginning Koratala Siva – Srimanthudu Kranthi Madhav – Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju Krish – Kanche Trivikram Srinivas – S/O Satyamurthy
Best Actor	Best Actress
Mahesh Babu – Srimanthudu Allu Arjun – S/O Satyamurthy Nani – Bhale Bhale Magadivoy N. T. Rama Rao Jr. – Temper Prabhas – Baahubali: The Beginning	Anushka Shetty – Rudhramadevi Nithya Menen – Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju Hebah Patel – Kumari 21F Shruti Haasan – Srimanthudu Tamannaah – Baahubali: The Beginning
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Allu Arjun – Rudhramadevi Jagapati Babu – Srimanthudu Posani Krishna Murali – Temper Rana Daggubati – Baahubali: The Beginning Sathyaraj – Baahubali: The Beginning	Ramya Krishna – Baahubali: The Beginning Kriti Kharbanda – Bruce Lee - The Fighter Pavithra Lokesh – Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju Revathi – Loafer Sukrithi – Kerintha
Best Music Director	Best Lyricist
Devi Sri Prasad – Srimanthudu Anoop Rubens – Gopala Gopala Chirantan Bhat – Kanche Gopi Sunder – Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju M. M. Keeravani – Baahubali: The Beginning	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry – "Raa Mundadugeddam" from Kanche Chandrabose – "Enduko Enduko" from Gopala Gopala Anantha Sreeram & Sri Mani – "Meghalu Lekunna" from Kumari 21F Ramajogayya Sastry – "Pora Srimanthuda" from Srimanthudu Sri Mani – "Sithakalam Suryudulaga" from S/O Satyamurthy
Best Playback Singer – Male	Best Playback Singer – Female
M. L. R. Karthikeyan – "Pora Srimanthuda" from Srimanthudu Dhanunjay – "Bhaje Bhaje" from Gopala Gopala Keerthi Sagathia – "Neeku Theliyanida" from Kanche Yazin Nizar – "Charusheela" from Srimanthudu Yazin Nizar – "Meghalu Lekunna" from Kumari 21F	Geetha Madhuri – "Jeevanadhi" from Baahubali: The Beginning Shreya Ghoshal – "Nijamenani" from Kanche Aishwarya/K. S. Chithra – "Marhaba" from Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju Jonita Gandhi – "Ye Katha" from Kerintha Mohana Bhogaraju – "Size Sexy" from Size Zero

Technical Awards[edit | edit source]

Best Cinematographer – South
K. K. Senthil Kumar – Baahubali: The Beginning
Best Choreography
Sekhar VJ – "Kung Fu Kumaari" from Bruce Lee - The Fighter

Special awards[edit | edit source]

Lifetime Achievement
Mohan Babu (Actor)
Critics Award for Best Actor
Sanchari Vijay for Naanu Avanalla...Avalu
Jayasurya for Su Su Sudhi Vathmeekam
Jayam Ravi for Thani Oruvan
Nani for Bhale Bhale Magadivoy
Critics Award for Best Actress
Rachita Ram for Ranna
Amala Paul for Mili
Jyotika for 36 Vayadhinile
Nithya Menon for Malli Malli Idhi Rani Roju
Best Male Debut
Akhil Akkineni for Akhil
G. V. Prakash Kumar for Darling
Best Female Debut
Sai Pallavi for Premam
Pragya Jaiswal for Kanche