All roads led to the Hyderabad International Convention Centre on Saturday evening as members of all the four South Indian film industries got together to celebrate the best of Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam films of 2017 at the 65Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018.While ‘’ was the Best Film,took home his fourth Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) forwon her second Filmfare Award, this time for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female) forOndu Motteya KatheSruthi Hariharan for Beautiful ManasugaluPuneeth Rajkumar for Raajakumara Dhananjaya for Allama Shraddha Srinath for Operation AlamelammaTharun Sudhir for ChowkaP Ravi Shankar for College KumaraBhavani Prakash for UrviArmaan Malik for Ondu Malebillu- ChakravarthyAnuradha Bhat for Appa I Love You- ChowkaNagendra Prasad for Appa I Love You- ChowkaBharath BJ for Beautiful Manasugalu<doc-sep>SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali 2: The Conclusion turned out to be the big winner in Telugu category while, Mersal and Vikram Vedha, Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum and Mayaanadhi, Beautiful Manasugalu turned out to be the big winners of Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada categories respectively.<doc-sep>Among the Best Film trophy winners at the Filmfare Awards South 2018 include Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (Telugu), Aramm (Tamil), Ondu Motteya Kathe (Kannada) and Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum (Malayalam). The past year has been eventful for the south Indian film industry as a whole. With the unprecedented success of SS Rajamouli's Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, in India as well as overseas, the south Indian film industry has seen global recognition. Whether it was Aramm, Vikram Vedha in Tamil; Arjun Reddy, Fidaa in Telugu; Chowka, Ondu Motteya Kathe in Kannada or Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum, Take Off in Malayalam — these films garnered both critical acclaim as well as commercial success. In the recently-held Filmfare Awards South, the above-mentioned films, among many others, were rewarded for their success. The major winners include Baahubali 2, Fidaa, Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum, to name a few. Here's a complete list of the winners : TAMIL Best Film: Aramm Best Director: Pushkar Gayathri, Vikram Vedha Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male): Vijay Sethupathi, Vikram Vedha Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female): Nayanthara, Aramm Best Debut: Vasanth Ravi, Taramani Critics Award for Best Actor: Karthi, Theeran Adigaram Ondru and R Madhavan, Vikram Vedha Critics Award for Best Actress: Aditi Balan, Aruvi Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male): Prasanna, Thiruttupayale 2 Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female): Nithya Menen, Mersal Best Music Album: AR Rahman, Mersal Best Lyrics: Vairamuthu, 'Vaan' (Kaatru Veliyidai) Best Playback Singer (Male): Anirudh Ravichander, 'Yaanji' (Vikram Vedha) Best Playback Singer (Female): Shashaa Tirupati, 'Vaan' (Kaatru Veliyidai) TELUGU Best Film: Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Best Director: SS Rajamouli, Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male): Vijay Deverakonda, Arjun Reddy Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female): Sai Pallavi, Fidaa Critics Award for Best Actor: Venkatesh, Guru Critics Award for Best Actress: Ritika Singh, Guru Best Debut (Female): Kalyani Priyadarshan, Hello Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male): Rana Daggubati, Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female): Ramya Krishna, Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Best Music: MM Keeravani, Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Best Lyrics: M M Keeravani, 'Dandaalayyaa' (Baahubali 2: The Conclusion) Best Playback Singer (Male): Hemachandra, 'Oosupodhu' (Fidaa) Best Playback Singer (Female): Madhu Priya, 'Vachchinde' (Fidaa) KANNADA Best Film: Ondu Motteya Kathe Best Director: Tarun Sudhir, Chowka B est Actor in a Leading Role (Male): Puneet Rajkumar, Rajakumara Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female): Shruthi Hariharan, Beautiful Manasugalu Critics Award for Best Actor: Dhananjaya, Allama Critics Award for Best Actress: Shradha Srinath, Operation Allemellama Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male): P Ravishankar, College Kumar Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female): Bhavani Prakash, Urvi Best Music: BJ Bharath, Beautiful Manasugalu Best Lyrics: V Nagendra Prasad, 'Appa I Love You' (Chowka) Best Playback Singer (Male): Armaan Malik, 'Ondu Malebillu' (Chakravarthi) Best Playback Singer (Female): Anuradha Bhat, 'Appa I Love You' (Chowka) MALAYALAM Best Film: Thondimuthalum Driksakshium Best Director: Dileesh Pothen, Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male): Fahadh Faasil, Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female): Parvathy, Take Off Critics Award for Best Actor: Tovino Thomas, Mayaanadhi Critics Award for Best Actress: Manju Warrier, Udhaharanam Sujatha Best Debut (Male): Antony Varghese, Angamali Diaries Best Debut (Female): Aishwarya Lekshmi, Njandukalude Naatil Oru Idavela Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male): Alencier Ley, Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female): Shanthi Krishna, Njandukalude Nattil Oru Idavella Best Music: Rex Vijayan, Mayanadhi Best Lyrics: Anvar Ali, 'Mizhiyil Ninnu Mizhiyilekku' (Mayanadhi) Best Playback Singer (Male): Shabaz Aman, 'Mizhiyil Ninnum' (Mayanadhi) Best Playback Singer (Female): KS Chitra, 'Nadavaathil' (Kambhoji)<doc-sep>When got to hug her childhood crush… Emotional moment for Lissy The story behind the selfie Baahubali 2: The Conclusion sweeps the awards Kaikala Satyanarayana honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award The 65th Jio Filmfare Awards South 2018 was a night to remember with jaw-dropping dance performances, recognition for cinema and the customary red carpet show. But there were other moments and sidelights that made filmfare special.“And the award goes to my childhood crush,” announced actress Amala Paul as Madhavan was adjudged the winner for The Best Actor (Critics) for his role in Tamil film Vikram Vedha. For someone who grew up watching Madhavan on-screen, it truly was a special moment for Amala Paul, as the actor got up and hugged her before receiving the award. A true Filmfare moment!Winning her first ever Filmfare award for the Best Debut Actor (Female), Kalyani Priyadarshan decided to share the moment with her mother. The actress, who won the award for herperformance in the Akhil-starrer Hello, called her mum to the stage and the both of them got quite emotional, as they hugged each other. “This is the first time I’m attending the awardsfunction as an actor and this (the black lady) reminds me of how far I’ve come,” said an emotional Kalyani.It was all-smiles in the Fidaa camp. Actress Sai Pallavi was the cynosure of all eyes as she won the Best actor (female) award amid loud cheer from the audience. Singer Hemachandra, who won the award for the Best Playback Singer (Male) for Oosupodhu (Fidaa) shared that he too was a huge admirer of the actress. “When I sang this song, I wanted to take a selfie with Sai Pallavi. However, I couldn’t. Tonight, I want a selfie,” the singer said, before going down from the stage and clicking a selfie with a rather amused Sai.The Baahubali effect dominated the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards South 2018, with the magnum opus bagging eight awards, including the award for the Best Film. Even though director SS Rajamouli and the film’s lead pair – Prabhas and Anushka Shetty – couldn’t make it, actor Rana Daggubati , who played the fiery Bhallaladeva, made up for it when he came tocollect his award for the Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male). ‘Jai Mahismati...’ the crowd thundered when Ranacame on stage. Director SS Rajamouli won the award for the Best Director, Ramya Krishnan for the Best Supporting Actor (Female), MM Keeravani for music and lyrics, while technicians Sabu Cyril and KK Senthil took home the black lady for Best Cinematography and Best Production Design respectively.Veteran actor Kaikala Satyanarayana was honoured with the Lifetime achievement award for his immense body of work. In his trademark baritone, that has become the voice of Ghatotkacha for an entire generation of Telugu movie fans — he said, “Sometimes I wonder if I’m worthy of this honour. It's extremely humbling to be given this award. But I have been in this industry for 60 years now and have acted in over 780 films, and have produced a few as well. So when I look back on this, I feel maybe I do deserve it.” Heaping praises on him, producer Allu Aravind, who gave him the award amid a thunderous standing ovation, said, “It’s an honour for me to present this award to Kaikala Satyanarayana garu. People of this generation might not know about him all that much, but he has been a pillar of strength for this film industry and his contribution is unparalleled,” Aravind said.<doc-sep>
The best-known names in cinema from all the south Indian states converged at Hyderabad International Convention Centre, Novotel, on Saturday to celebrate the best in cinema. It was a night of glitz and glamour at the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards South 2018. The Telugu section of awards was dominated by Baahubali 2: The Conclusion which won many awards including Best Director (SS Rajamouli), Best Actor In A Supporting Role - Male (Rana Daggubati) and Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Female (Ramya Krishnan). Other films that made a mark were Arjun Reddy, Guru and Fidaa with Vijay Deverakonda, Sai Pallavi, Ritika Singh and Venkatesh winning awards for their work. Actors Sai Pallavi and Varun Tej in a still from their film Fidaa. Nayanthara in a still from the Tamil film Aramm. In the Tamil section, the awards were quite a mix, with films like Aramm, Vikram Vedha, Theeran Adhigaram Ondru, Aruvi, Taramani and Mersal claiming awards. Mani Ratnam’s ambitious project Kaatru Veliyidai picked up awards for its music. R Madhavan shared the best actor trophy (Critics’ Choice category) with Karthi. While the former got it for Vikram Vedha, the latter was awarded for his work in Theeran Adigaram Ondru. Nayanthara won the Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female) for Aramm while Vijay Sethupathi picked up the Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) for Vikram Vedha. Karthi in a still from Theeran Adigaram Ondru. In Malayalam movies, films like Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum and Mayaanadhi were the big winners. Actors Parvathi, Fahadh Faasil and Manju Warrier too were felicitated. Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum won awards in categories such as Best Film (Popular), Best Actor In A Leading Role - Male (Popular), Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Male) while Mayaanadhi won many music awards. Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum stars Suraj Venjaramoodu, Fahadh Faasil, Nimisha Sajayan, Alencier Ley Lopez and Sibi Thomas. In the Kannada section, actors Sruthi Hariharan, Puneeth Rajkumar and Shraddha Srinath were the popular names who won awards. Actor Sruthi Hariharan won the best actor (female) for her work in Beautiful Manasugalu The film Chowka made a mark picking up three awards — Best Director (Tharun Sudhir), Best Lyrics (Nagendra Prasad) and Best Playback Singer (Female, Anuradha Bhat). Check out the complete list here Follow @htshowbiz for more ott:10:ht-entertainment_listing-desktop