The Filmfare Awards South 2022 was held on October 9 at the Bengaluru International Exhibition Centre. The awards show celebrated the best of the Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam film industries.
Filmfare Awards South
Stars from across south India came dressed in their finest to take the coveted black lady in the best movies, actors, and technical categories. Best of the films which hit screens in 2020 and 2021 were celebrated with the awards night hosted in Bengaluru for the very first time.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Filmfare Awards did not take place in 2021. However, they are now back after a short break.
Here is the complete list of winners of the 67th Filmfare Awards South.
Kannada
Best Actor in a leading role (Male) – Dhananjay for Badava Rascal
Best Actor in a leading role (Female) – Yagna Shetty for ACT 1978
Best Film – ACT 1978
Best Director – Raj B Shetty for Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana
Best Actor in a supporting role (Male) – B Suresh for ACT 1978
Best Actor in a supporting role (Female) – Umashree for Rathnan Prapancha
Best Music Album – Vasuki Vaibhav for Badava Rascal
Best Lyrics – Jayanth Kaikini for Teladu Mugile from ACT 1978
Best Playback Singer (Male) – Raghu Dixit for Maley Maley Maleye from Ninna Sanihake
Best Playback Singer (Female) – Anuradha Bhat for Dheera Sammohagaara from Bicchugatti
Best Choreography – Jani Master for Feel The Power from Yuvarathnaa
Lifetime Achievement Award – Puneeth Rajkumar (posthumous), Allu Aravind
Telugu
Best Actor in a leading role (Male) – Allu Arjun for Pushpa: The Rise
Best Actor in a leading role (Female) – Sai Pallavi for Love Story
Best Film – Pushpa: The Rise
Best Director – Sukumar Bandreddi for Pushpa: The Rise
Best Actor in a supporting role (Male) – Murali Sharma for Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo
Best Actor in a supporting role (Female) – Tabu for Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo
Best Actor – Critics – Nani for Shyam Singha Roy
Best Lyrics – Seetama Sastry for Life of Ram from Jaanu
Best Playback Singer (Male) – Sid Sriram for Srivalli from Pushpa: The Rise
Best Playback Singer (Female) – Indravathi Chauhan for Oo Antava from Pushpa: The Rise
Best Choreography – Sekhar Master for Ramuloo Ramulaa for Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo
Best Cinematography – Miroslaw Kuba Brozek for Pushpa: The Rise
Best Debut Male – Panja Vaisshnav Tej for Uppena
Best Debut Female – Krithi Shetty for Uppena
Lifetime Achievement Award – Allu Aravind
Tamil
Best Actor in a leading role (Male) – Suriya for Soorarai Pottru
Best Actor in a leading role (Female) – Lijomol Jose for Jai Bhim
Best Film – Jai Bhim
Best Director – Sudha Kongara for Soorarai Pottru
Best Actor in a supporting role (Male) – Pasupathy for Sarpatta Parambarai
Best Actor in a supporting role (Female) – Urvashi for Soorarai Pottru
Best Music Album – GV Prakash Kumar for Soorarai Pottru
Best Playback Singer (Male) – Christin Jos and Govind Vasantha for Aagasam from Soorarai Pottru
Best Playback Singer (Female) – Dhee for Kaattu Payale from Soorarai Pottru
Best Choreography – Dinesh Kumar for Vaathi Coming
Best Cinematography – Niketh Bommirredy for Soorarai Pottru
Malayalam
Best Actor in a leading role (Male) – Biju Menon for Ayyappanum Koshiyum
Best Actor in a leading role (Female) – Nimisha Sajayan for The Great Indian Kitchen
Best Film – Ayyappanum Koshiyum
Best Director – Senna Hegde for Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam
Best Actor in a supporting role (Male) – Joju George for Nayattu
Best Actor in a supporting role (Female) – Gowri Nandha for Ayyappanum Koshiyum
Best Music Album – M Jayachandran for Sufiyum Sujatayum
Best Lyrics – Rafeeq Ahmed for Ariyathariyathe for Ayyappanum Koshiyum
Best Playback Singer (Male) – Shahabaz Aman for Akashamayavale from Vellam
Best Playback Singer (Female) – KS Chithra for Theerame from Malik
The Filmfare Awards South will be aired on Zee Telugu and Kannada on October 16 at 3 pm. The Telugu and Malayalam versions will be telecast on Zee Telugu and Zee Keralam on October 23 at 3 pm.
